Polaroid Letter

Polaroid self-portrait for a friend’s book project.

2007

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Steve Volk Gets His Ass Kicked

Philadelphia Weekly Cover – 06.13.07

Cover for a story by staff writer Steve Volk, about his experience signing up for Muay Thai Boxing.

Photograph: Michael Persico
Art Direction, Design, and Illustration: Sara Green
Models: Angel Cartagena (above) and Steve Volk

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Philadelphia Mayoral Election, 2007

Philadelphia Weekly Cover Series – 05.16.07

These four covers were created for the issue slated to come out the morning after the 2007 mayoral primaries. The cover depicting the winning candidate (Nutter!) was sent to press at midnight, after he had been announced the democratic winner.

Letterpress Type: Common Press
Art Direction and Illustration: Sara Green

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DJ Action Figures

Philadelphia Weekly Cover – 04.18.07

Cover for a story about Philly’s 12 best DJs. For the story’s art, we determined each DJ’s “super power”, and then put together a photo shoot where they dressed according to those powers. Each image was photo-illustrated to convert the DJs into a plastic action figures.

Art Direction, Illustration and Design: Sara Green
Photograph: Jeff Fusco
Photo Assistant: Michael Persico
Cover Model: DJ Brendan
Clothing courtesy of WTHN boutique

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Photo Shoot: DJ Action Figures

Photo Shoot: DJ Action Figures – 04.18.07

Cover for a story about Philly’s 12 best DJs. For the story’s art, we determined each DJ’s “super power”, and then put together a photo shoot where they dressed according to those powers. Each image was photo-illustrated to convert the DJs into a plastic action figures.

Art Direction, Illustration and Design: Sara Green
Photograph: Jeff Fusco
Photo Assistant: Michael Persico
Models: DJ Brendan, DJ Skeme Richards, DJs John Redden and Ian St.Laurent, DJ Ant Live
Clothing courtesy of WTHN boutique

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Popped! Chart

04.11.07 – A&E section cover

To highlight the Philly Popped! Independent music festival happening that week, we gathered as many of the participating musicians as we could on the steps of the art museum for a photoshoot. And turned them into a diagram.

Photograph: Manuel Rodriguez Jr.

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Spring Guide 2007: Street Games

Philadelphia Weekly Cover – 03.21.07

Cover for the 2007 Spring Guide, about street games.

Art Direction and Design: Sara Green
Photograph: Jeff Fusco
Photo Assistant: Michael Persico
Cover Model: Jaamal Benjamin
Stylist: Melanie Cotton

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Mexican Tissue Paper

Philadelphia Weekly Cover – 03.14.07

Cover for a story about Jose Garces, a Philly-based Mexican restauratuer, and the opening of his restaurant, Tinto. The cover illustration was inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead tissue paper decorations collected on a recent trip.

Photograph: Jeff Fusco
Illustration and Design: Sara Green

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King of the Columnists

Philadelphia Weekly Cover – 03.07.07

Cover for a story about the split personalities of Peter Dexter.

Illustration done in Photoshop and Illustrator.

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Next Philadelphia

Opening page for a cover story about predictions for the upcoming year in Philadelphia. This particular year the theme was peace, in response to what was then a recent violence epidemic.

Photograph: Jeff Fusco

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