What I enjoy the most is developing designs that quickly identify a concept. In practice, a logo is the most basic example I can use as an illustration. However, there are larger applications -- my most recent example is a poster for a local civic theater.
This is a work in progress [I’m missing copy]. The Dracula visual is a simple marker line drawing that was scanned, auto traced, altered quite a bit, and then filled with color. The red and black color palette is simple and dramatic. The serif font [Clarendon] is easy to read and doesn’t compete with the graphic. I thought about finding a more visual font, but the edited artwork turned out well enough that I didn’t think it needed the additional competition of a special font.
This original marker drawing was my starting point for the art. The hair, eyes, eyebrows, and mouth were heavily adjusted in Illustrator (CS3) as the graphic took shape. Adding attitude via an arched eyebrow and slight smile gave the Count rogueish personality. The final design was assembled in InDesign.
This is a work in progress [I’m missing copy]. The Dracula visual is a simple marker line drawing that was scanned, auto traced, altered quite a bit, and then filled with color. The red and black color palette is simple and dramatic. The serif font [Clarendon] is easy to read and doesn’t compete with the graphic. I thought about finding a more visual font, but the edited artwork turned out well enough that I didn’t think it needed the additional competition of a special font. 
This original marker drawing was my starting point for the art. The hair, eyes, eyebrows, and mouth were heavily adjusted in Illustrator (CS3) as the graphic took shape. Adding attitude via an arched eyebrow and slight smile gave the Count rogueish personality. The final design was assembled in InDesign.
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