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Large-format editorial illustration printed on a backlit glass wall in a stark white gallery — saturated, hand-authored, razor-sharp

Jordan Vance

Editorial Illustration for Technology, Culture & Ideas

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Abstract ink illustration depicting tangled recommendation algorithms — black and white with dense cross-hatching
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Ink · Editorial2025

The Atlantic

The Quiet Bias Inside Your Recommendation Engine

Commissioned to visualize algorithmic bias for a 6,000-word Atlantic feature — ink on board, scanned at 1200 dpi.

Detailed ink illustration of a fragmented cloud structure dissolving into geometric fragments — high-contrast black and white
02 / 05
Ink · Cover2025

Wired

When the Cloud Forgets: Data Loss in the Age of AI

Two-page spread for Wired's November cover feature — monochrome ink work evoking fragmented memory and digital entropy.

Vivid full-color digital illustration of a stylized world map with glowing data flow lines connecting major tech hubs
03 / 05
Digital · Color2024

MIT Technology Review

The New Geography of Power

Full-color digital commission for the print edition — mapping geopolitical data flows through a cartographic illustration language.

Explosive full-color digital illustration of abstract financial infrastructure rendered as a glowing isometric cityscape
04 / 05
Digital · Brand2024

Stripe

Annual Report 2024 — Hero Visual

Hero art for Stripe's annual report — commissioned to render the abstract infrastructure of global payments as a physical landscape.

Richly layered digital cover illustration — a human figure surrounded by swirling internet iconography in deep saturated color
05 / 05
Digital · Cover2024

New York Times Magazine

Fifty Years of the Internet: What We Got Wrong

Cover illustration for the NYT Magazine's internet anniversary issue — layered digital painting over pencil sketch base.

The Atlantic·Wired·MIT Technology Review·New York Times Magazine·The New Yorker·Fast Company·Bloomberg Businessweek·Scientific American·Stripe·Figma·
The Atlantic·Wired·MIT Technology Review·New York Times Magazine·The New Yorker·Fast Company·Bloomberg Businessweek·Scientific American·Stripe·Figma·
140+Commissionssince 2018
28Publicationsprint & digital
72hRush turnaroundon request
Behind the work

The hand
behind the screen.

Every commission moves through the same three-stage process — transparent, fast, and built around your deadline.

Pencil rough sketch on layout paper showing compositional thumbnails for an editorial illustration — gestural lines and value blocking
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Rough Sketch

Pencil on layout paper — three compositional options delivered within 4 hours of brief.

Digital color study over pencil sketch — loose color blocking in a muted editorial palette with key accent colors tested
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Color Study

Digital color comp over the approved sketch — palette locked before final execution.

Final editorial illustration in full color — richly detailed digital painting ready for magazine print at 300 dpi
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Final Print

Press-ready TIFF at 300 dpi — delivered alongside RGB screen versions and web crops.

"The brief is a constraint. The illustration is the argument."

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