Clash of icons

The New Yorker, October 17, 2011 - Illustration by Barry Blitt

When Steve Jobs died in 2011 there was an outpouring of emotion and tributes.

I was going through some old magazines and found this issue of The New Yorker. Barry Blitt, the illustrator is one of my favourites. He shows a great, subtle sense of humour in all of his illustrations. He is originally from Montreal, and I first saw his work in magazines such as Toronto Life back in the 1980s.

I think the best part of this cover is the omnipresence of the iPad, including in the hands of Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates. Now that is market domination.