Multi-talented Paul Sahre is a man on a mission to produce quality design

Date
23 April 2012

Intrigued as to whose voice it was narrating the design work over on karlssonwilker’s portfolio site, I was reminded of the very established graphic work of Paul Sahre. Operating a small design studio “fondly” referred to as O.O.P.S (Office of Paul Sahre), a quick look will reveal a plethora of great book works, regular illustration spots, music visuals and a sense of humour. A closer look, will uncover a number of satellite sites for his dedicated sidelines which are occasionally random but absolutely worth your time.

A case in point are Paul’s illoops! illustrations, in fact. A clever’n’sharp style that uses design tactics with photography and found imagery to create visual one-liners for The New York Times Op-ed, Book Review and Week-In-Review pages, Freakenomics and Bloomberg Businessweek (to name a few.)

It’s a vast, all round and continuously surprising body of work and, most importantly, as honest as it is great – just see the regrets section on his site.

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Paul Sahre: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities 2012, book cover design. Publisher: New Directions

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Paul Sahre: Why America Needs A Left 2012, book cover design. Publisher: Polity

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Paul Sahre: 2011, book cover design. Publisher: New Directions

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Paul Sahre: Punishing Wrongdoing on Wall Street 2011, Op-Ed letters Illustration, The New York Times

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Paul Sahre: Does Washington Need Fixing? 2010, The New York Times Week In Review

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Bryony Quinn

Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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