Art and Illustration by ZSO

About & Resumé

Hello, I'm ZSO. (AKA Sara Blake.) I'm an illustrator, designer, and fine artist living and loving in New York City.

ZSO (pronounced |zō|) is a collection of letters that I find aesthetically and phonetically beautiful. Together they make sound much like “so,” the adverb which means "to such a great extent.” I am a person of extremes, for better or worse (most often the latter), so the ring of it was fitting, and the moniker has since stuck for good.

I graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a concentration in Graphic Art and Postmodern Studies—I've been working in design and art direction ever since. With a background in advertising I now work as a freelance illustrator and exhibiting artist, as well as work as a small one woman design shop offering digital services.

EDUCATION

2007 / BA, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University, New York

WORK HISTORY

2010 — present // Freelance Artist

2010 // Euro RSCG // Art Director

2009 // Rapp Collins // Art Director

2009 // Strawberry Frog // Freelance Interactive Designer

2008 // Hudson Union // Interactive Designer

2005 — 2007 // Engine Three // Production Artist

SELECTED CLIENTS

Brooklyn Machine Works // Charles Schwab // Condé Nast // Bacardi // Dos Equis // Elle // Kraft // Hearst Publishing // Hennessy // Hurley // The KDU // Koko & Me // Marc Jacobs // Merck // Nicorette // Nike // Pfizer // Pilot Magazine // The Sak // SGCNY // TED