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Adam Hayes and Ciara Phelan

Our very own Adam Hayes and Ciara Phelan gave a talk at an event called 'Massive Favour' as part of Cardiff School of Art and Design's illustration day. Nice work guys! 

Favourite website of the week!

Beautiful images on a beautiful website-  enjoy some new work by Massimo Vitali - Simply Stunning! 

Jeff Mermelstein- 'Right Here, Right Now'

Jeff Mermelstein is a photographer’s photographer. Schooled on the streets of New York in the instant reflex art of Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank and Garry Winogrand, Mermelstein expands upon that iconographic idiom by shooting exclusively in color.

4th March – 3rd April 2011

Derby, UK

Lejeanclode

LESJEANCLODE is a french collective of three illustrators (Nicolas, Mathieu et Sebastien), six hands which work together on the same pictures...Find out more...

Lactofree milk

Owen Gildersleeve's new Lactofree milk  campaign!

Owen is a designer and illustrator currently based in London. He graduated from The University of Brighton in 2008, and has since worked for a range of international clients including The TATE, Cadbury, The Guardian, Wired and Scientific American. His work explores a range of hand-crafted methods, and he finds great enjoyment in experimenting with new materials and techniques.

A Shore thing

Stephen Shore: "A Shore Thing." British Journal of Photography
A lovely article about one of the most influential photographs of the 20th century - have a read and enjoy! 

Ben Newman - The Bento Bestiary

In the 18th Century, Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien attempted to depict each spirit of the ‘yokai’ tradition; an ancient race of demons whose descendents would later terrorise the earth under the guises of Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan. Now, two Bristolian men aim to rediscover the near-forgotten Yokai, and return these ancient beasts to their former glory, in the form of the Bento Bestiary.

Fourteen spirits and demons are lovingly rendered by Ben Newman in the bold and colourful illustration style we have come to expect from him. Newman draws heavily on early and mid-20th century design in his work, incorporating worldwide themes from European deco to Japanese film posters and 50’s American cartoons, never losing his strong sense of a most English deadpan humour. Bento Bestiary is available from Nobrow Press.

Ben Newman Illustrates For Teaching Tolerance Magazine

Editorial work by Ben Newman for 'Teaching Tolerance' magazine in the U.S. The article was about the 'digital divide' in American schools and how some children who have computers, mobile phones and internet access at home have the opportunity to develop further and faster than those who don't.

Close up character details.

Olaf Hajek - Animated!

 

If you are a fan of Olaf Hajek, and you really should be by now, then we've got a real treat for you! Olaf has been working in Brazil the past couple on an animated project, which sees his paintings and whimsical worlds come to life with breathtaking motion.

"Afinal, o Que Querem as Mulheres?"  is a new television series debuting in Brazil this month, and features a whopping 60-seconds of animated Olaf during the title sequence. This beautiful work can be seen here