Brett Affrunti

X Games map

Brett Affrunti — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:15:40 +0000

This image above was done for Wieden + Kennedy NY for their client, the X Games 2012. The awesome team at W+K needed a comp illustration to pitch a digital interactive map for the upcoming X Games in Los Angeles 2012. They asked for a mix of Los Angeles landmarks and venues, and certain elements and athletes from the X Games. This was a very quick turnaround job, but I really had fun with it, and am looking forward to doing more work like this in the future! Special thanks to Michelle and Nate at W+K!

Illustrations for Pratt Institute’s 125th Anniversary PRATTFOLIO

Brett Affrunti — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:58:45 +0000

I was so excited to get a call back in November from Christine, the Creative Director for Pratt Insitute’s Publications and Communications. She wanted to commission me to do some drawings of some of the beautiful buildings around Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn and Manhattan Campuses for their 125th Anniversary Architecture issue of Prattfolio. Luckily, we had a pretty mild winter, so I was able to draw on location at Pratt and take advantage of this wonderful assignment. It’s really nice to be a part of this beautifully designed issue of Prattfolio, as a proud Pratt alumni. I received my issue in the mail today, so if you are a Pratt alumni – look out for your copy in the mail soon! Thanks so much to Christine and Pratt for this opportunity! Enjoy!

Main Building, South Hall and Memorial Hall

Chemistry Building, Machinery Building, and Engineering Building

Pratt Library

Higgins Hall

The Juliana Curran Design Center

Pratt Manhattan Building, 14th Street Manhattan. This drawing was used for The Fund For Pratt envelope enclosed in the book

Washington Post – Sunday Style illustrations

Brett Affrunti — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:11:23 +0000

I was very excited to get a call from Allie over at the Washington Post last week to do some illustrations for their Sunday Style section. Allie asked if I could do some reportage drawings or neighborhood scenes to go along with a review for HBO’s upcoming show “Girls”. The show takes places in New York City – where the main characters live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and look for jobs in Lower Manhattan. If you are familiar at all with Greenpoint or Greenwich Village area, you may recognize some of these spots. I had a lot of fun on these, and am very happy with the outcome. Special thanks to Allie and the Washington Post editors! Enjoy!

New Portraits for Adweek and more

Brett Affrunti — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:29:04 +0000

I’ve been asked to do a lot of portraits lately, which is always a lot of fun! Below are just a few new portraits for Adweek, Runner’s World, Men’s Health and Money Magazine! Special thanks to Ron, Marc, Tom, Rich, and Linda for thinking of me for these portraits. Enjoy!

Rep. Ed Markey for Adweek

Assorted portraits for Men’s Health

Assorted portraits for Money Magazine

Wear-tester Judy Hanson for Runner’s World

Washington Post and Hollywood Reporter

Brett Affrunti — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:52:53 +0000

Two very different illustrations that came out in the past week or so:

First one, was on the cover of the Washington Post Outlook this past sunday – for a story on how the conservative wing of the Supreme Court could actually help uphold President Obama’s healthcare reform. The case is set to go before the Supreme Court in late March. This one was a bit challenging – trying to show all 9 Supreme Court justices, with the idea of two Justices definitely voting no, four voting yes, with the future of “Obamacare” riding on the vote of three justices. Thanks so much to Kristin on this one!

I did this fun illustration below for a recent issue of the Hollywood Reporter. The illustration goes with a story on the increasingly nasty trench warfare going on amongst fashion reporters on the red carpet. The art director and editor on this wanted to go for a bit of a humorous depiction, so I went a little overboard – but I’m happy with it! Thanks to Peter and Shanti for the assignment!

New York Times Travel Section

Brett Affrunti — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:25:24 +0000

I was thrilled to get a call from Corinne over at the New York Times to do an illustration for their Travel section! This illustration is for a story on all inclusive hotels and resorts that are targeted toward specific kinds of travelers (couples, families, spa lovers, party animals, etc). You can catch this in print this Sunday, may 11th issue, or online here NYTimes

Casino movie poster

Brett Affrunti — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:40:21 +0000

I’ve always wanted to illustrate movie posters, but never know what movie to do a sample poster of. I decided to pick out some of my favorite movies who’s original movie posters could be much better. Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” is the first of this series and is one of my favorite movies! If you haven’t seen this movie before, do check it out – it’s really a great flick. This has been a personal project I’ve been working on for the past several weeks in between assignments so I hope you enjoy!

Portraits for Spirit and Delta Sky

Brett Affrunti — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:21 +0000

A couple of months ago I was asked by both Spirit Southwest Airlines Magazine and Delta SKY to do some portraits for their magazines. I had a lot of fun with some of these celebrities for Spirit Magazine – such as Regis Philbin, Shaquille O’neal, Mario Batali, Condoleezza Rice, Michael Oher, and Erin Andrews. And below, some Microsoft past and present executives for Delta Sky. Enjoy!

Below is the Microsoft feature for Delta Sky, and a little tiny portrait I liked of Warren Buffet

End of the year roundup!

Brett Affrunti — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:26:15 +0000

2011 has been a really great year for me, and I’m very thankful for all of the work I’ve received from clients old and new! Here is a last roundup of work from the past couple of months! Thanks to Rufus, Darin, Nathan, Scott, and Peter for these! Enjoy – and Happy Holidays!

P Diddy and Damien Hirst partying it up at the W Hotel in Miami – for the NY Observer. Thanks Scott!

A couple of portraits from my weekly gig with the NY Commercial Observer. Thanks to Peter!

Half page illustration for Robb Report – for a story on private security for wealthy Americans to protect against kidnappings and pirates! Thanks Rufus!

Dennis Anderson for Car and Driver – always a big thank you to Darin and Nathan!

Hoarding for Johns Hopkins

Brett Affrunti — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:17:22 +0000

Here is an illustration for Johns Hopkins Magazine, for an article on the study of Hoarding. There was a point in the article where the author describes the loneliness, isolation and anxiety that a hoarder tends to feel, and I really wanted to try to show that aspect of the story. Thanks very much to Pamela for this assignment, I’m really happy with the outcome. Enjoy!