12 March 2010

Will Sweeney Them And Us

Posted by Will Sweeney

The theme given to Cameron Platter and myself was ‘Sickness & Health‘ so I decided to resurrect Helmut The Hot Dog Man to tell a short tale based on the lyrics to Macy Skipper’s classic rockabilly track, Bop Pills.

‘Them and Us’ takes 20 leading European image makers and teams them up with 20 African counterparts. Each team of two was asked to create a double sided poster in an open exchange of ideas. Both works share thinking but we are able, through the final executions, to compare and contrast African and European views and aesthetics.

The works are being exhibited in 2010 in Europe and South Africa with all proceeds going to Amnesty International.

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12 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Will Sweeney | | Permalink

08 March 2010

Siggi Eggertsson XLR8R Interview

Check out this recent XLR8R magazine interview with Siggi Eggertsson. Click on this link to download the full magazine pdf.

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08 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Siggi Eggertsson | - Tags: | Permalink

05 March 2010

Jesse Auersalo International Playboy

Here’s a remarkable new piece of work by Jesse Auersalo for this month’s Playboy Magazine. The original draft was purely monochrome, but when Hugh Hefner himself took the trouble to request the addition of colour, Jesse was more than happy to oblige.

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05 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jesse Auersalo | | Permalink

04 March 2010

Parra It’s Nice That Issue #3

It’s Nice That Issue #3 is the third edition of the bi-annually printed publication from our good friends at creative blog It’s Nice That. All pre-orders received before midnight on March 31st will receive an exclusive, large-scale screen print from Parra. The silk screen print on bible paper is 980 x 550mm when unfolded and has been commissioned exclusively for everyone who orders the publication early. It is available nowhere else in the world and can be ordered here for only £10.

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04 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Parra | | Permalink

03 March 2010

Kam Tang Loops Magazine Cover

Loops is a bi-annual collaboration between Domino Records and Faber and Faber. The journal offers a platform for today’s exceptional writers to engage with subjects, individuals and issues that colour all corners of the pop music world. Kam Tang’s cover illustration, Art Directed by Wallzo (aka Darren Wall), is inspired by Paul Morley’s piece on Michael Jackson’s life, and in particular the rivalry between Jackson and Prince during the eighties, when both were at the height of their powers.

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03 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Kam Tang | | Permalink

02 March 2010

David Foldvari GQ Italy

Over the past few months David Foldvari has been doing a regular piece for Italian GQ Magazine. The result is a set of beautifully drawn portraits cementing his reputation as one of the foremost draftsmen in the business. Here is a selection of the best.

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02 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, David Foldvari, Illustration | - Tags: | Permalink

01 March 2010

Jesse Auersalo AIGA NY Small Talk

POLISHED / CLEAN / STICKY / DIRTY

If you’re in New York on this Wednesday 3rd March, be sure to check out Jesse Auersalo’s first-ever U.S. presentation as part of the AIGA NY Small Talk series. He’ll be discussing his design background, its relationship to his personal background and how they all affect what he is doing now. Jesse divides his time between Brooklyn and Helsinki, his distinctive, character-driven work is marked by an aesthetic he describes as, “polished and clean, as well as sticky and dirty.

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01 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Jesse Auersalo | - Tags: | Permalink

10 February 2010

Geneviève Gauckler Medicom Porter Bags

Medicom teams up with Porter (great Japanese bag label) and continues its collaboration with Geneviève Gauckler. The range includes bum bags, wallets and notebooks. If you’re lucky, and in Paris, you may find them at Colette.

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10 February, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Genevieve Gauckler, Illustration | - Tags: | Permalink

21 January 2010

1,2,3,4,5,6,7 by Job & Roel Wouters

If you haven’t all ready visited the If You Could Collaborate exhibition in London, we really recommend making the time before Sunday 23rd January. One of the stand out exhibits in the show is this film by Letman (Job Wouters), his brother Roel and art mechanic Rene Bakker.

21 January, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Letman, Moving Image | - Tags: | Permalink

21 January 2010

Siggi Eggertsson Eye Berlin

Here’s a nice new editorial piece by Siggi Eggertsson for Eye magazine.

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21 January, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Siggi Eggertsson | - Tags: | Permalink

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