Poul Lange Blog

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2011-06-10T19:07:00.005-04:00

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See you there.

New illustration for Washington Post.

2009-10-14T16:56:00.002-04:00

This illustration was assigned by Diamond James, Art Director of Washington Post's Home Section.
It will be on the cover of the section tomorrow, Thursday.
Thanks Diamond, it was fun.

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Typetalk #1

2009-09-07T16:27:00.008-04:00

When I saw this poster in my neighborhood, Bed-Stuy, I could not help being impressed by the inventive type treatment.

But when I paused to read the poster one more time, I realized something

was wrong.

If you really say no to surgery, how could you have such a beautiful fresh hemorrhoid to use as the o in proctology?

Be careful: If your type fights your message, it could end up a real pain in the butt.

The Lost Pictures Files #14

2009-08-11T18:26:00.009-04:00

When Cecilia asked Juan how many days in a year,
he was amazed to find the correct answer on the claim check
for his sports jacket.

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Poul's Atlas #2: Frida Kahlo's Mexico

2009-08-06T12:39:00.008-04:00

A map I did in Attaché Magazine for a story about Frida and Diego's Ciudad de México.

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The Lost Pictures Files #13

2009-08-04T14:07:00.006-04:00

It was around this time little Billy realized that he liked his aunt Ruth much more than his own mom.

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Poul's Atlas #1: Puerto Rico

2009-08-03T18:00:00.002-04:00

Puerto Rico for Attache Magazine.

2009-07-30T23:43:00.003-04:00

Blogging from beautiful St. John.

I made my first music video ever!

With a PoS $100 underwater camera that broke down on the third day.

I think I got enough footage to show the kind of Underwater Love you'll experience on the reefs of St.John. Snorkel only - no scuba involved.

Thanks to Smoke City for the beautiful music and to Kayoko, the Turtle, the Silversides, Mr. and Mrs. Pufferfish, Ray, and all the other fishes for just being themselves ...

Enjoy!

You can see a slightly better version on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnAoJTTkDgI

The Lost Pictures Files #12

2009-07-20T17:00:00.004-04:00

The only thing Lydia learned from all her fence sitting was that her feet were put on backwards.

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The Lost Pictures Files #11

2009-07-19T14:41:00.005-04:00

As Cody the dog grew older he still loved posing for photographs,
but he now found that he needed a helping hand to keep his balance on the chair.

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The Lost Pictures Files #10

2009-07-16T17:51:00.004-04:00

With the piggy back race 3 month away Stanley thought daily practice was a bit excessive, but Howard insisted.

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Book jacket for Paul Auster's new novel, "Invisible"

2009-07-15T19:06:00.008-04:00

Here is a cover I did for the Danish version of Paul Auster's novel Invisible to be published shortly by Per Kofod Publishers.

The novel takes place in both New York and Paris, so I needed a setting that could represent either place.
I chose an old photo I took at the pond in Central Park showing reflections of the Fifth Avenue buildings.

I tried to make the visual at the same time realistic/straight forward and mysterious/surreal - much like Auster's prose.

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The Lost Pictures Files #9

2009-07-15T17:48:00.007-04:00

Using Raymond's stick to search for water in the garden,
Cecilia was so confident that she insisted on carrying an umbrella.

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The Lost Pictures Files #8

2009-07-14T16:04:00.001-04:00