Young Illustrators Award 2010

Be a part of Illustrative in Berlin!
Until October 22, 2010 applications for Illustrative 2011 can be submitted
In May 2011, the 6th Illustrative- the leading international festival for contemporary illustration and graphic arts, will take place in Berlin again. Artists from all over the world can now apply for the festival: Until October 22nd, 2010 they can submit works in order to be considered for the Young Illustrators Award. On November 5th, 2010 the nominees will be awarded in advance and invited to the “Illustrators Night”, a celebration at Direktorenhaus in Berlin. The Young Illustrators Award is an unique competition awarding creativity and innovation in personal contemporary illustration and graphics.
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RETURN TO LONDON

After many wonderful aquatic adventures I have returned to London and the studio on
De Beauvior Road.
A few exciting projects are slowly coming to their final stages.
If by chance you live in San Francisco, check out the SFMOMA shop for t-shirts and tote bags, pictures coming soon!

Today

Today this is my favourite book.
I am going to be working out of the country from July 10th to September 1st, with limited email access. I shall not be working on commissions during this time, if you'd like to get in touch about anything, please email in September, Thank you!

BELIEVE IN MAKE BELIEVE

The fantastically talented Sophie Kern has a solo exhibition at the lovely little shop/gallery Beyond The Valley.

STUDIO!

This morning I finished the mural down at the Zizzi restaurant at Tower Hill. It should be opening next week, check out the cogs and ravens and type if you're there! I'll get some pictures up soon.
For now here is a picture of my desk in the new studio, lovely.

IDLER

I got this is the post today, a lovely surprise! And it is beautiful, amazing illustrations and words that I shall be reading very soon. Check Idler out here

NEW NEW

Check out this new book, It's got good things in it.

PAINT

Here is a very little piece of a mural I have been painting down at Tower Hill.

COLOUR IT

Here is a small preview of a piece just finished for the lovely Anorak Magazine

MANY THINGS

I have been working on many new things. Some which are working and some which are not.
This is a sneak peak of a shoe that I very much enjoyed drawing on for the wonderful people at Decked.

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER

If you're down in Brighton between today and June 10th, make sure to check out the degree show.
The illustration and graphic design is incredible, more information on the graduates and their exhibitions here.

New things being made!

I've added a new link at the bottom of the typography page, it's for all those lost pieces of work that never quite found a home, work in progress, and things I felt like making.

STUDIO LOVELINESS

I'm moving in to a new studio in London with some wonderful talented designers and illustrators. Check them out because they are all awesome, Landfill Editions, Holly Wales, Telegramme, Loligo, David Callow, Patternity, I Am Ciara, Ryan Todd, Damien Weighill, Adam Hayes, Melvin Galapon, James Dawe

PRINTS AND PUZZLES

A Puzzle! The wonderful Fedrigoni have made my illustration into a puzzle promoting their paper.


A new print done specially for the Pick Me Up exhibition at Somerset House.
Shall be available in the shop along with a few other new prints soon.

SUCCESS!

We survived! An epic 4,500km drive through deserts over rivers and up mountains.
A huge thank you to everybody who came down to London to see the Pick Me Up exhibition, and to all the other lovely artists involved.
Prints from the exhibition will be online soon!