Beware Of Artists?
The jury is out on the legitimacy of this poster’s origins. The alternate states just ‘artists’ and is rumoured to be a genuine poster issued in the American McCarthy era, in the mid-1950′s at the...
View ArticleBen Tallon, Xpress Director Interview
Ben Tallon is best known for his illustration work. But he has been quietly steering the creative direction of Quenched Music and new musicians for almost four years. Now he is directing Xpress, an...
View ArticleMaking This Possible
When I talked to the guys at CALM, there was no way in hell that I would have signed up to direct a campaign, given that I had never done anything close to this before, without knowing I had a team of...
View ArticleNew Official CALM Site
CALM have recently launched their great looking brand spanking new website over at http://thecalmzone.net Part of the reason we decided to work with CALM was their inspiring use of new music and great...
View ArticleInterview: Charles Williams, Made Up
Charles Williams goes under the name ‘Made Up.’ His innovative style is intricate and detailed, vector based illustrations and typography that challenges existing ideas. He recently broke out from the...
View Article#WhyIgetoutofbed: Ross Phillips
Who are you and what do you do? I’m Ross Phillips, I’m a designer and animator. How are you? I’m full of cold and there’s some people making a load of noise outside. It’s doing my head in. Relocation...
View Article#whyIgetoutofbed: Dave Kirkwood
Who are you and what do you do? I’m Dave Kirkwood. I’m a designer and now I draw stories. How are you? I’m OK. Tell us about your work My background is design and marketing. I have a graphic design...
View Article#WhyIGetOutOfBed : Gabhriela Swann
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Gabhriela Swann and I come from a little town in Derbyshire. I am 21 years old, and I am in my final year at Loughborough University studying Illustration and...
View Article#WhyIgetoutofbed: Peter O’Toole
Who are you and what do you do? I’m Peter O’Toole, not the actor, the illustrator! I have been illustrating freelance since 2010 and work in my studio in Huddersfield. I have worked for clients like...
View ArticleRare Xpress T-Shirt ON SALE SATURDAY
The T-Shirts have landed courtesy of www.peter-otoole.co.uk They’ll be on sale at our launch gig at Factory 251, 8pm, Saturday 9th March 2013 at £15 each in sizes S/M/L/XL. The money will help to make...
View Article#WhyIgetoutofbed: Ian Wharton
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Ian Wharton, I’m a creative director in London and partner of my company Zolmo. How are you? Working hard and wouldn’t have it any other way. We’re about to...
View ArticleDirty Freud: Agendas EP, Exclusive Interview
Dirty Freud cuts a shifty figure when we meet him on the leather sofas in the back corner of Gullivers on Oldham Street, Manchester. Sporting a dusty military knee length coat and a backpack, he nods...
View ArticleOpinions and Actions
Seven years ago, in my final year at university on my Illustration BA (Hons) degree, I put the finishing touches on a distinctly average dissertation. Back then I believed it would change the world....
View ArticleMemories
A couple of years ago, I heard about this beautiful project that resonated with me in a big way. When I was twelve years old, I lost my grandmother to cancer. I think I was too young to fully...
View ArticleThe Master and the Pupil
Ken Garland is one of the most respected and important British designers in over the last fifty years and a hero of mine. Everyone we’ve spoken to so far has been wonderful, but when you talk about Ken...
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