“What makes Thomas James such a singular talent is his ability to find the perfect visual imagery to explain complicated concepts.”
- Adam Lisberg, Art Director of The Capitol & City Hall News
“His work is witty, intellectual, and always on target.”
- Suji Allen, Art Director of The Portland Mercury
About Thomas James
Thomas develops smart visual concepts for magazines, newspapers, books, album covers, and apparel, some of which have been recognized by the Society of Illustrators and American Illustration. He is also the Editor and Art Director of Illustration Age, as well as a board member of the ICON Illustration Conference. When he’s not obsessing over Illustration, he enjoys life with his beautiful wife, his twin daughters, his best friend down the street, and strong coffee.
Thomas is also a proud member of the Illo Confidential Illustration Collective.
Contact:
(503)680-6519
thomasjamesillustration@hotmail.com
Partial Client List
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The Los Angeles Times |
Nashville City Paper |
Recognition, Interviews, and Press
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Society of Illustrators 54 |
Graphic Artists Guild |
Client Recommendations
“What makes Thomas James such a singular talent — and such an important contributor to our pages — is his ability to find the perfect visual imagery to explain complicated concepts. We don’t call on Thomas for the simple stories; we call him to illustrate stories about political forces, power structures and emerging issues. And every time, he finds the perfect visual metaphor for ideas that take half a page of text to explain in words. He’s fast and talented and technically sharp at his craft, but what sets Thomas apart is his mind. Our pages are richer for having him in them.” - Adam Lisberg, Art Director of The Capitol
“The Portland Mercury is lucky to work with an illustrator of Thomas’ caliber. He has that rare talent of simplifying the complex, visually distilling that idea, then bringing it to life. His work is witty, intellectual, and always on target. What impresses me most about Thomas though, is his unique point of view, attention to detail and enthusiasm for his craft. He loves what he does, and it shows.” – Suji Allen, Art Director of The Portland Mercury
