"Melinda Beck is an illustrator and graphic designer who works out of her studio in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. Since then she has done illustration and graphic design for such client as Nickelodeon, Nike, MTV, Island Records, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Progressive, and Time Magazine. Her work has received awards from and publication in annuals including American Illustration, The Art Directors Club, Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, The AIGA and ID Magazine. In addition her work has been exhibited in various shows, most recently at a new acquisitions show at the Library of Congress."
I love Beck's work! She uses clean lines coupled with bold flat colours. All her work is highly stylised but maintains a strong visual impact as it captures the most important elements. The work is fun and child-like. The shapes are mostly geometric but there are areas of detail and pattern where needed. There isnt a huge variety in the colours she uses in each piece usually limited to two or three colours. This allows her to accentuate the most important parts.
