September 30, 2016
National Post
Frank Viva’s Sea Change appears on the National Post’s best seller list.
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August 26, 2016
The New York Times Children’s Book Review
Frank Viva makes his debut as a children’s book book reviewer for The New York Times.
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June 20, 2016
New Yorker Cover Story
“It’s a celebration of love–it’s just that simple.”
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May 27, 2016
Globe and Mail Profile
Frank Viva blurs the lines between the written word and illustration.
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May 3, 2016
Quill and Quire Review of Sea Change
“Viva writes with a subtle strength, never overplaying his hand. Pitched perfectly for an audience of 10-to-12-year-olds, the attention to detail will captivate older readers well aware of the implications of things Eliot has virtually missed.”
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December 31, 2015
Globe and Mail – Most Anticipated Canadian Books
The Globe’s books editor includes Sea Change in a look at the most anticipated (Canadian) books of the (first half of the) year
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May 22, 2015
Globe and Mail Video
The Globe and Mail produced a short video on the origins of Frank’s book of oronyms.
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April 27, 2015
New Yorker Cover Story
“It hit me only after I finished the image that it is the antithesis of the very first New Yorker cover I did,” Frank Viva says about “Golden Hour.”
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April 15, 2015
Review of “Outstanding in the Rain”
“Viva conveys a kind of humane sophistication, inviting us to see the unity in people and things that are, on one level, completely and totally different — and to have some smart, jazzy fun at the same time.”
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March 16, 2015
American Illustration Profiles Frank Viva
Each New Yorker cover is a unique journey.
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February 11, 2015
The Art of Saving a Life
Artist Frank Viva brings his style and vision to imagine days when war briefly ceases and health workers can bring services to children.
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November 19, 2014
Webpick – Communication Arts Airborne
The site we created for Airborne Sensing was chosen as a Webpick of the Day over at Communication Arts.
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July 18, 2014
Leading Cultural Destinations – Romina Tina Fontana
Romina’s profile and new role with Viva & Co are now featured on the LCD site:
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December 4, 2013
New Yorker Cover Story
When it comes to technology, I’m not what you’d call an early adopter,” says Frank Viva, an artist who used Adobe Illustrator to render this week’s cover, “Asleep at the Wheel,” as a vector image.
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August 27, 2013
New Yorker Cover Story
I’m a graphic designer,” he added, “so typography has always really been an interest of mine.
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August 14, 2013
MoMA – Young Frank, Architect
A post introducing Young Frank, Architect is now up on MoMA’s Inside Out blog.
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August 7, 2013
Webpick – Communication Arts
Viva & Co. was chosen as a Webpick of the Day over at Communication Arts.
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June 13, 2013
Interview with American Illustration
I am going through a Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen phase (again).
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June 4, 2013
The Proust Questionnaire, with Frank Viva
Q: What is your favourite bird?
A: Anything from the pecker family.
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May 10, 2013
Review of A Long Way Away
Illustrated with the joyous aesthetic of a Matisse cut-paper collage…“A Long Way Away” delivers an exciting out-and-back adventure while proving there’s still room for invention in the nondigital book format.
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May 1, 2013
Review of Along Way Away
“The result is a work of the highest calibre that can truly be enjoyed by children of all ages.”
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February 13, 2013
Review of A Long Way Away
Meticulously designed, from its art direction to the print and finish on the pages, this is a thoughtful and thought-provoking work.
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February 11, 2013
Review of A Long Way Away
Intelligently conceived and handsomely executed, it’s a potential classic.
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December 27, 2012
Webpick
Trufflepig was chosen as a Webpick of the Day over at Communication Arts.
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September 30, 2012
Flavorwire List
The 20 Most Beautiful Children’s Books of All Time.
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July 30, 2012
Cover Story
There’s a kind of hopefulness around the Olympics – that you can fiercely compete and still be civilized.
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April 16, 2012
Cover Story
When I was a student, I delivered seltzer to the Upper West Side.
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April 5, 2012
Interview
Because many covers for The New Yorker have a kind of narrative, the role of the artist is similar to that of a writer with Françoise filling the role of an editor, helping to shape the piece.
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April 2, 2012
The New Yorker
I knew nothing about golf, apart from lugging my grandfather’s clubs around when I was five years old.
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November 9, 2011
Annual Top Ten List
The 10 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books.
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November 7, 2011
Review of Along a Long Road
Viva’s love of cycling is obvious to anyone who’s read his debut children’s book, Along A Long Road.
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August 21, 2011
Review of Along a Long Road
This is one of those rare picture books that deserves a place not only on a child’s bookshelf but in an art museum – and would be equally at home in both.
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August 5, 2011
Review of Along a Long Road
This book will appeal to any and all whose eyes (and minds) light up when visual pleasures, not to mention the call of the open road, beckon.
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July 27, 2011
Home Tour
I’ve been a big fan of [Frank Viva’s] work for some time now, and it was such a treat to get a glimpse into his beautiful home in Toronto.
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June 6, 2011
Interview
An interview with Frank Viva on the occasion of his first cover for The New York Times Book Review.
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May 15, 2011
Review of Along a Long Road
A terrific debut from Viva, this sleek and stylish travelogue follows a lone cyclist on a continuous path that runs from first page to last.
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