I was invited by  MAC+ Magazine – the main brazilian publication focused on Apple goodies – to come up with a nice concept illustration for the new iPhone 3G and its newest major feature: the AppStore.

Briefing, brainstorm, first concept draft.

The hard work. None of the iPhone images provided by Apple Press Center would fit my desired layout.  I then made a vector illustration from ground zero:

From Illustrator to Photoshop. Here is the complete Illustration+Layout.

Translation: The magic of iPhone – We’ve tested the new Apple’s launch and it’s proven: It’s faster, the GPS works, The AppStore is great, and, when it arrives in Brazil, it’ll be a success.

Also, I could never give enough thanks to Louie Mantia, for having helped me out on the final composition. As a fan of whis work, I’ve featured most of his wonderful app icons on the final layout. I’ve just talked to him this morning by email, and he asked me a copy of the magazine. =)
MAC+ #27 has just been published and can be found in any big book/magazine store in Brazil. If you prefer to order a subscription, you can do it here (in portuguese).

That’s it. Can’t wait to get my iPhone 3G, 16gb. Hope that happens soon. =)