How is an op-ed illustration different from an editorial cartoon?
Kolsti: Editorial cartoons use traditional comic book techniques, bubbles, captions, and humor while editorial illustration is a cartoon without words. In my opinion, op-ed illustrations tend to illustrate a theme as opposed to a topic. A topic is a concrete event that will be in the public’s mind only for a short time, but a theme may last for years. WW: You have been doing op-ed illustrations for over two decades. Do you know how many newspapers have used your work? Kolsti: About 100, including some foreign publications in Belgium, Canada, China, and the Netherlands. WW: Could you name a few? Kolsti: Sure:The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe, NRC Handelsblad, Le Soir, Hong Kong Standard, and the Toronto Star. Drug War WW: Your work is quite distinctive in both style and its originality. How did you develop your style? Kolsti: I didn’t do my first pen and ink drawing until I was 23. At that time I used mechanical pens. When I started wor
