Islam and the Bomb, The New York Times Magazine, 2006:
JAMES VICTORE.
AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE MAGAZINE GRAPHIC INDUSTRY.
Esquire Magazine asked James Victore to transcribe parts of Stephen King's short story "Morality" for their July 2009 cover. Using what may or may not be shoe polish Victore tried to give the lettering some energy, with varying sizes and styles of lettering, even underlining a sentence and leaving a scrawled-out word.
Victore's work in the 2006 "Economy" Theme Critique Magazine show's James thrifty use of black type on a white field. It hones the viewers straight to the message and leaves little to get in the way of the concept.
Victore’s work has a very distinct visual style: scrawled handwriting, collaged images and layered compositions make up almost every piece. It is hard to see Victore’s work and not know immediately that it is his. His formal style is important to the success of the work. It allows his ideas and opinions to be seen for what they are: the expression of personal belief. James Victore doesn’t work on anything if he doesn’t believe in it. This unapologetic stance is his greatest strength and what makes his work so memorable and speak to so many people.
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