Brett Affrunti

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!

Yeti drawings for Seattle Met

Brett Affrunti — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:45:40 +0000

I had the great opportunity to work with Andre and Chris over at Seattle Met Magazine on a really fun project for their December 2011 issue! Andre called me in early in the process with an idea of having a bunch of spot drawings of a Yeti for their “Reasons to Love Seattle in the Winter” feature. It was a wonderful collaboration, and I had a blast working on these little drawings. It definitely made me step outside of my comfort zone a bit and just have some fun. Thanks again to Andre and Chris – and great typography by Friends of Type

Portrait for Money Magazine

Brett Affrunti — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:50:39 +0000

Out on stands now is a portrait of Michael Cuggino for Money Magazine! Special thanks to Laura for the assignment – I was very happy with this one. Enjoy!

First NY Times illustration

Brett Affrunti — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:25:16 +0000

I was thrilled to get a call from the New York Times a couple of weeks ago to illustrate the headline flag for the special section on the NYC Marathon. Every year they do some kind of illustrated take on this flag, and in the past there has been some really great pieces! This is my first assignment for the NY Times and I couldn’t be happier about it. Thanks very much to Wayne for the great opportunity! Enjoy!

Detail of the illustration

Another detail

Chicago Magazine Turkey Day

Brett Affrunti — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:01:52 +0000

I was asked by Todd at Chicago Magazine to do a quarter page illustration on story about a man who decides to pick out his Thanksgiving day turkey from a live poultry shop. The story was a bit on the dark side, which was fun for me – especially when the author talks about whether or not to butcher his turkey. The challenge was to make this piece represent the ominous feel of the story, without showing a knife, or too much blood. Special thanks to Todd – I had a great time with this one. Enjoy!

Travel + Leisure, Maxim, and more!

Brett Affrunti — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:08:25 +0000

I have a bunch of new work out in the October/November issues of Travel + Leisure, Maxim, Car and Driver and a few more. Here is a little bit of the work I’ve done recently! Thanks to Maria, David, Darin, and Pamela.

Half page illustration for a story on Brussels in Travel + Leisure!

Some men’s style illustrations for Maxim!

3/4 spread for Trunk Magazine on the protests/riots in Alexandria, Egypt

Henrik Fisker for Car and Driver

Washington Post illustration

Brett Affrunti — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:55:00 +0000

I am very excited to share this section cover I illustrated for the Washington Post! The Art Director was awesome to work with, and we really met eye to eye on the direction of this cover. Thanks a bunch to Tim for assigning this and kind of letting me run with it, but also having some great insight. Fun job!