David Foldvari has been creating the imagery for Charlie Brooker’s G2 column in the Guardian for over a year now. As regular fans of Charlie’s acerbic sense of humour we thought we’d give you a nudge at the start of each week to check out the latest. So here’s this Monday’s rant about empowerment through nudity and why Sky TV has taken this maybe too literally with their new reality show ‘Credit Crunch Monty’. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/23/television-nudity-recession-credit-crunch . Ouch…

23 February, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, David Foldvari, Illustration | - Tags: David Foldvari, Illustration | Permalink

Kate Gibb has donated an original piece of Chemical Brothers artwork to Cancer Research’s annual Sound & Vision auction which is next Thursday 26th at London’s Abbey Road studios. The one-off silkscreen print was used as the sleeve artwork for the band’s ‘We Are The Night’ album and originally commissioned by Tappin Gofton.  There’s still a chance to win tickets for the evening where Paul Weller and Stereophonics will play live and there’s sure to be lots of champagne floating about. All of this is in aid of an excellent cause that I imagine has affected us all in one way or another. For more information please visit http://www.soundandvisionofficial.com

23 February, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Kate Gibb, Music | - Tags: Illustration, Kate Gibb | Permalink

Jasper Goodall is going to be hosting two evenings of Q&A at the Electric Blue Gallery in London to coincide with his current exhibition. The dates are Thursday 19th February from 7pm to 8pm, and also the following Thursday 26th from 7pm to 8pm. If you’re interested in coming along to join the conversation please RSVP the gallery to book your place. See you there.

18 February, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jasper Goodall | - Tags: Illustration, Jasper Goodall | Permalink

We have just rediscovered a short film made by Jody Barton that offers a rare and personal glimpse into the delinquent mind of this maverick graphic powerhouse. Watch and learn – but don’t necessarily try this at home…

18 February, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jody Barton | - Tags: Illustration, Jody Barton | Permalink

The Hope Gallery Los Angeles presents “Overgrown”, a solo exhibition of new works by Will Sweeney. The show opens on the 14th Feb and runs until 10th March
http://hopegalleryla.com

16 February, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Will Sweeney | - Tags: Illustration, Will Sweeney | Permalink

Lecture at die Aktionklasse from Siggi Eggertsson on Vimeo. Last Friday Siggi delivered an brilliant lecture about himself, his inspiration and his work at the Weißensee design school in Berlin. If you want to check it out in full here’s the link http://blog.vanillusaft.com/archives/148 It is a part of the “Die Aktionklasse” program, which consists of workshops with people like Elektrosmog & Radim Pesko and lectures from Alex Jordan, Siggi and others.

04 February, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Siggi Eggertsson | - Tags: Illustration, Siggi Eggertsson | Permalink