Wednesday, 9 January 2008

David Hughes




David Hughes is an artist whose work combines illustration, graphic design, photography and animation.
His darkly humorous, satirical drawings, often dealing with issues of war, politics and social crisis, have appeared in Punch, The Observer and The New Yorker, and have been exhibited internationally.
He has also received great acclaim for his children’s picture books and for his D&AD award-winning illustrated version of Shakespeare’s Othello.
I really like his style of illustration. they seemed rough and rushed but still effective this one of Queen is good straight away you can tell who it is.

Micheal Gondry

Michel Gondry, born 1963, is a French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial and music video director. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène.
According to the 2004 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, Michel Gondry's Levi's 501 Jeans "Drugstore" spot holds the record for "Most awards won by a TV commercial".


I can't actually believe that I hadn't heard of Michel Gondry before now, but having researched I realize i have seen loads of his music videos such as Around The World by Daft Punk and Fell in Love with a Girl by The White Stripes.

Kyle Cooper

Kyle Cooper is a designer of motion picture title sequences. His work includes the opening credit sequences of Se7en (1995), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Flubber (1997), The Mummy (1999), Spider-Man (2002), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Godzilla Final Wars (2004); and the video games Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004).

Lauren Child

Lauren Child is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books.
I like this style of illustration, i like how the eyes overlap on Charlies hair and how it look like she uses collage to create the areas of colour shows more texture than just colouring it in.

J Otto Seilbold


J. Otto Seibold is an illustrator of children's books he is best known for illustrating picture books. His most notable books were created with the author Vivian Walsh. Seibold and Walsh live in San Francisco.
Books illustrated by J.Otto

Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride (1993),
Mr. Lunch Borrows a Canoe (1994),
Monkey Business (1995),
Free Lunch (1996),
Going to the Getty (1997),
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1997),
Penguin Dreams (1999),
The Pig in the Spigot (2000),
Gluey: A Snail Tale (2002),
Alice in (pop-up) Wonderland (2003),
Olive, My Love (2004),

David Carson


David Carson is an American graphic designer. He is best known for his innovative magazine design, and use of experimental typography. He was the art director for the magazine Ray Gun. Carson was perhaps the most influential graphic designer of the nineties. In particular, his widely-imitated aesthetic defined the so-called "grunge" era.

Meta Design


MetaDesign has been one of Europe's most respected design agencies for over ten years. Its portfolio of services ranges from strategic brand management to the design and implementation of complex corporate identities and images. Initially set up in Berlin 1992 by Uli Mayer-Johanssen and Erik Speikermann, Metadesign now has offices in Berlin, San Francisco and Zurich, employs over 100, and handles global branding for Adobe, Volkswagen, Audi and Lufthansa.