“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
Craig Frazier has been an illustrating designer since 1978. His work is recognized internationally for its wit, surprise and simplicity.
He is 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 his corporate clients are Adobe, American Express, Boeing, Chevrolet, Deloitte, MasterCard, Mohawk Paper, Navigant, The Royal Mail, U.S. Postal Service, and United Airlines. Craig has created eight postage stamps including the 2006 Love stamp and the 2010/11 commemorative Scouting stamps.
Craig published his second monograph titled Drawn, (Goff Books) in January of 2024 following his first monograph titled The Illustrated Voice, (Graphis Press) in 2003.
He is also 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, 2018 and most recently in 2024.
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.