Illustrations by R. Kikuo Johnson

Dec 1

This week I came across a bizarre story accompanied by wonderful illustrations by R. Kikuo Johnson. The story was "How to Hide $400 Million", by Nicholas Confessore. It appeared in the New York Times Magazine with a dateline of November 30, 2016.

The illustration that grabbed my attention appeared right below the headline and byline

This image captured the essence of the article--a couple that had irreconcilable differences. And the husband was willing to take extreme measures to prevent his wife from securing a reasonable settlement.

Via a quick Google search, I learned that Ms. Johnson also was the illustrator for the cover of the New Yorker Magazine of October 10, 2016. The "Cover Story" piece for that edition offers a brief perspective on this obviously talented artist. And here is an image of that cover.

H. Pike Oliver

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, H. Pike Oliver has worked on real estate development strategies and master-planned communities since the early 1970s, including nearly eight years at the Irvine Company. He resided in the City of Irvine for five years in the 1980s and nine years in the 1990s.

As the founder and sole proprietor of URBANEXUS, Oliver works on advancing equitable and sustainable real estate development and natural lands management. He is also an affiliate instructor at the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the University of Washington.

Early in his career, Oliver worked for public agencies, including the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research where he was a principal contributor to An Urban Strategy for California. Prior to relocating to Seattle in 2013, Oliver taught real estate development at Cornell University and directed the undergraduate program in urban and regional studies. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association and a founder and emeritus member of the California Planning Roundtable.

Oliver is a graduate of the urban studies and planning program at San Francisco State University and earned a master’s degree in urban planning at UCLA.

https://urbanexus.com

Illustrations by R. Kikuo Johnson

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