Isabelle Cardinal created this imaginative illustration of Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy for an article entitled,  “How Dressing as Mr. Darcy Taught Me Not to Be an Academic Snob” for the Chronicle of Higher Education. The article is about an academic dressing up as Mr. Darcy and how his look, attire, and in a way his character, […]

Isabelle Cardinal created a full page illustration and an animated gif for an article appearing in Ad Age on the trend to hire creative staff for in-house creative teams to promote a brand. The article explores the pros and cons of having an in-house creative team. In her illustration, Cardinal employs magnets to keep creatives connected to […]

Isabelle Cardinal’s collage illustration of three monkeys–say no evil, hear no evil, see no evil–done originally for Commerce magazine. This is one of Cardinal ‘s vintage images still so relevant today. Cardinal points to the current craze of cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin hype hitting the marketplace.    

Isabelle Cardinal recently completed a cover illustration for The Chronicle of Higher Education for an article entitled, “When Students See Only Themselves.” The article discusses how identity politics is fracturing society. Cardinal’s illustration of a shattered hand mirror depicts the subject simply and powerfully.

This fanciful collaged illustration accompanies a work of fiction entitled, “Spin the wheel” featured in the July issue of the St. Anthony Messenger. The story tells of a woman finding the courage to love again. She’s pictured searching the web at home with her beloved cat; a wheel of alternating question marks and hearts spinning in her mind. Depicted […]

Nothing beats putting headphones on and listening to good old music (and the universe) … call it nostalgia of simpler times.

The story was titled:”The moon does that to you” and was about the reactions of passerby as an astronomer is showing them the “magic’ of seeing the moon from a telescope for the fist time. For Sky & Telescope Magazine.

Trump spiraling down like a tornado and taking everything with him, even his own political party.

The personal piece “Mr.Buffalo, an illustration by Isabelle Cardinal, has won the great honor to be featured on the Series 6 labels of Collective Arts Brewing. This series features 68 different artists from all over the world. They received over 2000 submissions for this series. Cheers!

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated for D Magazine, a story named “The 5 Worst ZIP Codes For Teen Pregnancy’ about a new movement to prevent teen pregnancy in poor areas of urban centers .

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated on an education subject: ‘Do classroom “trigger warnings” harm or help?’ Client: The Chronicle of Higher Education.

A digital collage about the famous FrankenTrump saga. This illustration was done as a personal project and not yet published, so it is available for editorial rights purchasing..

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated a full page illustration for Women’s Running magazine about the different running injuries, how to prevent them and understand more about what they are.

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated for Women’s Running magazine, a story about a marathon runner’s journey to get back on her feet. A very interesting and humorous story describing miles after miles how she felt throughout her marathon.

Isabelle Cardinal illustrates the common running myths… is it true that running is terrible for your joints? Do you have to stretch before every workout? Etc.

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated an article for Billboard Magazine on Garth Brooks & the music industry titled: ‘Does Garth Brooks Still Have Country Superstar Clout?’

Isabelle Cardinal created this illustration for the Austin Monthly, about the fact that nothing can replace “Good ol’ vinyl”.

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated “The art of handling difficult personality types”: L’art de gérer les gens difficiles, for Coup de Pouce Magazine, March issue.

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated an article for Coup de Pouce magazine on the “sandwich generation”.

Isabelle Cardinal illustrate a full page and two small spot illustrations for Up! Magazine, for the story: “Rack up WestJet Dollars”/ Accumulez les dollars WestJet.

Isabelle Cardinal illustrated a full page illustration for Coup de Pouce magazine on alternative ways to cure 6 current illnesses. Original title: “Des approches alternatives à 6 maux courants” .