“His great wit, sophisticated color, and the carved play of positive and negative shapes engages our reading of his images. But at the heart of his work is drawing: the serious business of putting pen to paper. Craig found a language that rewards curiosity, challenges conformity, and welcomes contradiction.”
—Joe Morse, Illustrator and Educator, Toronto, Canada
I’ve been an illustrating designer since 1978. My work is recognized internationally for its wit, optimism and simplicity.
I’m a frequent contributor to the NY Times and publications like Time Magazine, Fortune, Bloomberg Business Week, Harvard Business Review, and The Wall Street Journal to name a few. Amongst my corporate clients are Adobe, American Express, Boeing, Chevrolet, Deloitte, MasterCard, Mohawk Paper, Navigant, The Royal Mail, U.S. Postal Service, and United Airlines. I’ve created eight postage stamps including the 2006 Love stamp and the 2010/11 commemorative Scouting stamps.
I have a monograph titled Craig Frazier Drawn due out in early 2024. I’ve published a 176-page monograph titled The Illustrated Voice, (Graphis Press, 2003.) I’m the author and illustrator of twelve children’s books.
Awards and Distinctions
Numerous awards from Communication Arts, The New York Art Director’s Club, Print Magazine, Society of illustrators, American Illustration and Graphis. Two Silver medals from the Society of Illustrators and was featured on the cover of their Illustrators 42 Annual (2000). Published as one of the top 100 illustrators in 100 Illustrators, (Taschen 2013). Featured in Communication Arts in 1999 and three times in Graphis magazine in 2003, 2004 and 2018.
Founding member of the San Francisco Chapter of the AIGA in 1985 and served on the Board as its Treasurer in 1987. Chair of Sponsorship for the 2005 ICON 4 Illustration Conference. Frequent lecturer at universities and design conferences.