This series of spot illustrations was created for Westchester Magazine’s 2009 review of Best Places to Live. Each neighborhood reviewed was characterized by the type of residents it most appealed to (art lovers, foodies, hearty partiers, urban families, commuters, and outdoor enthusiasts).

Creative direction: Aiko Masazumi.

This illustration accompanied an article in Westchester Magazine about the various social groups and activities in Westchester County. The adjacent headline was “Love to Flock with Birds of Your Feather?”.

Creative direction: Aiko Masazumi – Westchester Magazine.

Hot Off The Pesses. 17×4.5″. Graphite on Bristol with digital coloring. 2008.

Art Director: SooJin Buzelli.

Illustration for Planadviser magazine’s “Hot Off The Presses” section.

“Swing clubs and orgies were happening long before there were bowls to throw keys in. But in the days before a 2005 Supreme Court of Canada ruling, called R. vs Labaye, which overturned charges against a Montreal swingers club, it would have been hard to imagine so many middle-class straight Ontarians gathered in a space so specifically tooled for exhibitionistic, orgiastic group sex.”

- Paul Gallant, Eye Weekly Magazine

Read the full article at:

All Laid Out – Eye Weekly Magazine