Grantland Quarterly
Grantland Quarterly was a collaboration between McSweeney's and Bill Simmons's online magazine Grantland.
It featured the best sports and entertainment writing from the website, delivered in full-color hardcover books featuring original artwork and a host of print-exclusives—including original fiction, new writing from editor-in-chief Bill Simmons, posters and pull-out sections, old-school baseball cards and mini-booklets, and a cover that looked and felt like you were holding a basketball.
Like its namesake website, Grantland Quarterly regularly included some of the most exciting and form-pushing sports writers plying the trade, including Chuck Klosterman, Malcolm Gladwell, Tom Bissell, Harris Wittels, John Brandon, Anna Clark, Chris Jones, Colson Whitehead, and many more.
Editor Juliet Litman reached out to me for illustration work beginning with the second issue, as well as a special full color piece for a book that was exclusive to ESPN’s 30 for 30 box set, and a number of illustrations for online features about film and music.
Grantland Quarterly remains unmatched in its quality of writing and production values.
Role: Illustrator, Hand Letterer
Agency: Casey Burns Creative
