Nate Voss
Designer + illustrator

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NATE'S BIO.

Nate Vosis a designer, illustrator, talkshow host and design journalist. Working in Omaha since 2001, Nate served four years on the Board of Directors for AIGA Nebraska and currently teaches design for Metropolitan Community College in addition to his freelance work. Nate has interviewed design luminaries such as Kit Hinrichs, Debbie Millman, Joe Duffy, Marian Bantjes, Chip Kidd, Ann Willoughby, and many others. Currently, Nate's work can be seen here at Vossome.com and at 36Point.com, where he maintains the webcomic 1PT.Rule and hosts The Reflex Blue Show. In 2009, Nate became the only person to guest host Design Matters with Debbie Millman, a leading industry talkshow focusing on design and contemporary culture. Nate has also illustrated two children's books, The Legend of Lil' Red and Tiny and His Big Adventures.

:: Previous Work ::

 

A new section of work samples is on the way! For now, please visit the old portfolio page. Thanks and check back soon!

:: The Vossome Blog ::

 

Monday, July 14, 2008

Speakin' in Lincoln

Yesterday I was invited to speak to a family-writing workshop of some 64 parents and kids about The Legend of Lil' Red at Walt Library in Lincoln, Nebraska. Read on for the story and a cool preview!

I'd never been to Walt Library before, it's in the newer, South-er part of town. I was always a Gear Library guy growing up. I showed up about a half-hour into the session as Paul Rea (the author) was winding down a reading of the story using what I supposed to be the final PDF of the book. I wasn't sure that the group would get to see the whole story (illustrations included) so the presentation I brought didn't include a lot from the second half of the book, because I didn't want to spoil anything. Too late!

There were lots of parents and children there, and after we were done talking they asked a lot of really great questions ranging from how the project got started, how many drafts the story took to complete, and a few questions on the process of illustration. Afterwards I got to talk to a few of the kids who really liked to draw; one girl beat out all the other first- and second-graders to win a local art contest — when she was still in Kindergarten!

This was the first group that ever got to see the book from start to finish, and they seemed to enjoy it. A few parts of my presentation elicited some laughs, including an "11-Nate" reference photo I'll post … someday. For now, here's a portion of what I was able to show; the complete coming together of one of the opening pages:


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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The Legend of Lil' Red: Sample Illustrations

Since the beginning of 2008 I have been hard at work on a new children's book titled The Legend of Lil' Red. Lil' Red, as most Nebraska sports fans know, is the Huskers' highly energetic inflatable mascot sidekick, seen on the sidelines of most UNL sporting events. He was first introduced in 1993 and has been a fixture ever since.

Lincoln author Paul W. Rea penned The Legend of Lil' Red as his first foray into children's books and hired me to illustrate it. The book is 64 pages long and required 28 full-color, two-page-spread illustrations to tell the tale. It will be available this Fall.

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Keep your eyes posted here at Vossome.com for more news on The Legend of Lil' Red!

media: brush and ink, digital color

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

New Work: Bernard Uy



The third in my series of ten planned watercolors for the Reflex Blue Show, Bernard Uy is a designer who has lived everywhere, and now finds himself in Honolulu, Hawaii. He's brilliant and engaging, and shows off his mad ukulele skills in this video (just so you know I'm not playing to stereotypes here).

Check out all of The Relfex Blue Show with Nate Voss and Donovan Beery at 36 Point.com.

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