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Wes McCabe 
Art Director & Designer
Work
 Studies
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Editorial Illustrations

A collection of editorial illustrations completed during my time at The Athletic across a wide range of topics. 

Service: Photo Illustration, Art Direction
Client: The Athletic
"A different Beast: Marshawn Lynch and the greatest trade deadline deal in NFL history" // Illustration for The Athletic "What happened to Earl Thomas?" // Illustration for The Athletic "True grit: Max Scherzer operates strictly on his terms; try to keep up" // Illustration for The Athletic "Stalker of legends: How the Suns’ Mikal Bridges has become a modern-day stopper" // Illustration for The Athletic "Inside the final days of the James Harden era with the Houston Rockets" // Illustration for The Athletic "Kawhi, chemistry and a failed Clippers title run: Inside the issue that defines 2021" // Illustration for The Athletic "All hoops, no hoopla: Underestimate North Carolina’s Hubert Davis at your own risk" // Illustration for The Athletic "Protecting the ‘child inside of me’: Donald Brashear’s toughest fight" // Illustration for The Athletic "The Great Hope: Ricardo Pepi shows the promise of an untapped USMNT talent pool as Europe takes notice" // Illustration for The Athletic "‘It doesn’t stop’: NBA players aren’t turning down heat on equality concerns" // Illustration for The Athletic Baseball’s rich, colorful and (sometimes) profane history of the lineup card exchange" // Illustration for The Athletic Insights from a tour caddie on the most important tee shot, playing the wind on 12 and more" // Illustration for The Athletic The man who computerized the Cowboys — and revolutionized the NFL Draft" // Illustration for The Athletic From Luckman to Trubisky: A series about the Bears’ tortured QB history" // Illustration for The Athletic How an assist from the NBA set up a small Yale lab for a COVID breakthrough" // Illustration for The Athletic ‘You’re stealing my money’: StubHub leaves customers feeling screwed" // Illustration for The Athletic