As a result of the enthusiastic response to Siggi Eggertsson’s brilliant virtual lecture at Aktionklasse (you may remember we posted this link a few weeks back) he’s been asked to deliver another public address at “Eskapade” the typography conference taking place at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund, Germany on the 4th of April, at 4:15 pm. There’s more information available at the 33pt Eskapade site.

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

Next month Big Active will be exhibiting in Paris for the spring Lebook Connections show. We’ll be showing a full range of illustration and photography with much of the work being displayed for the very first time. Please join us on April 1st and 2nd at Musee de L’Homme. To register for Connections please click here: http://www.lebook.com/connections

24 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration | - Tags: Big Active | Permalink

Filipe Jardim continues his collaboration with the Anglo Brazilian fashion label Issa who have just launched a new website featuring Filipe’s classically chic drawings http://www.issalondon.com

20 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Filipe Jardim, Illustration | - Tags: Filipe Jardim, Illustration | Permalink

We have new prints available though ProductOfGod. Please visit the site for more information and details of how to order.

Jesse Auersalo ‘Surprise’

Jasper Goodall ‘Poster Girl’

18 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jesse Auersalo | - Tags: Illustration, ProductOfGod | Permalink

Parra’s band LeLe plays a showcase this Wednesday 18th at the annual South by South West music conference in Austin, Texas. We’ll post more on this after the show.

16 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Parra | - Tags: Illustration, Parra | Permalink

If video games are going to ever be as popular as TV they’re going to need to exploit our humblest fantasies suggests Charlie Brooker…

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

Next week, Klaus Haapaniemi will appear as one of the guest speakers at the 3rd Annual Pictoplasma Symposium. The international showcase and celebration of the world of character design will be held in Berlin with Klaus holding his presentation on Saturday 21st from 2pm.

13 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | - Tags: Illustration, Klaus Haapaniemi | Permalink

Laurent Fetis recently asked Jesse Auersalo to produced this centre fold artwork for the March/April edition of Social Club. The issue also features Andrew Weatherall and NiL as well as full listings for the Montmartre club. Well worth a night out in Paris then…

10 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jesse Auersalo | - Tags: Illustration, Jesse Auersalo | Permalink

Read this week’s Charlie Brooker. Apparently 95% of us have lied about reading the great works of literature to make ourselves appear more sexy. Charlie says we needn’t have bothered….

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

Kate Gibb is currently taking part in an exhibition of illustration and design inspired by ‘lost words’. The Art Of Lost Words is curated by Text/Gallery and money raised from sale of the work will be donated to The National Literacy Trust. Kate’s word chosen word is Obrumpent – an adjective which means to break or burst… http://kategibb.blogspot.com/

09 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Kate Gibb | - Tags: Illustration, Kate Gibb | Permalink