Artist Jorge Colombo took about an hour to fingerpaint a cool-looking Times Square scene on his iPhone using Brushes, a $4.99 iPhone drawing app. Now, it’s the June 1st cover for The New Yorker. Talk about going places.

I’m guessing the editors of the magazine saw some kind of weighty symbolism in such a stunt, but landing a New Yorker cover is the kind of honor that would define an entire career for many illustrators. That’s not to say this kind of thing isn’t impressive (it really is), but we can’t help imagining some 93-year-old editor at the top floor of the Conde Nast building seeing his first iPhone in the hands of an intern, amazed at the technology of the device, and wanting to be the first to flex its muscle.

The New Yorker isn’t known for being at the height of trends gadget wise, needless to say.

Another point: For quite a few weeks now, the magazine has been running full-page iPhone App Store ads on its back cover, making this issue a probable iPhone sandwich. The New Yorker has definitely caught onto the iPhone, and won’t let go anytime soon.