CRAIN's Cleveland Business (USA): Made of money

Editorial Illustration
Written By Charis Tsevis

Mosaic illustration portraying the highest-paid athletes in Cleveland. Created for CRAIN'S Cleveland Business newspaper.

In these mosaics, you can find Joe Haden, Corey Kluber, Johan Santana, J. R. Smith, Joe Thomas, and Tristan Thompson. Parts of 20 different U.S. currency notes and 10 different Ohio maps to create the portraits.

The portraits of the highest-paid Cleveland athletes won two Awards of Excellence at the Society for News Design's 38th Annual Creative Competition. The Society for News Design is an international association of news professionals.

Athletes mosaic from dollar bills and Ohio maps – Browns cornerback in currency fragments.
mosaic from banknotes and state road maps
Mosaic from money and Ohio geography.
Newspaper spread, Made of money, with mosaic portraits of Cleveland athletes in uniform above an article and a salary table

I had the honor of receiving two Awards of Excellence, one in the category of Illustration and one in the category of Multiple Illustrations, at the 38th edition of the Society for News Design's Annual Creative Competition.

Two Society for News Design Award of Excellence certificates presented to Crain's Cleveland Business for illustration
Charis Tsevis
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