ZARA PICKEN – NEW SIGNING
We’re thrilled to introduce and extend a warm Meiklejohn welcome to Zara Picken, the latest artist to join the agency.
UK based Zara Picken’s bold illustration style incorporates vibrant colours, geometric forms and subtle paper textures to create striking layered compositions. Blurring the line between computer and paper-cut art, Zara works digitally to deliver concise concepts with strong visual impact.
ELENA RESKO – SAMSUNG PUBLISHING
Elena had great fun illustrating lots of colourful, global foodie favourites for a fantastic interactive sticker book.
The Handsome Frank Podcast EP16 – Luke McConkey
In our latest podcast we embark on a magical mystery tour into the wonderful world of Liverpool based artist Luke McConkey. Luke spills the beans on how he first grabbed our attention, the fact that he "draws like he's a nice guy", and his side project as an independent record label owner.
Read all about it, and see some photos from our visit to Luke’s studio at: www.handsomefrank.com/insights/read/luke_podcast
You can find ‘The Handsome Frank illustration podcast’ on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon as well as most other podcast providers.
Nike – Force9 – Marta Cerda
Marta Cerda was commissioned by Nike to create a new logo for footballer Erling Haaland to celebrate his return to the Nike family. The logo will be used across branding and merchandise globally.
More of Marta’s work can be viewed at - https://www.debutart.com/artist/marta-cerda
Ben Hasler/Legal & General
Ben Hasler teamed up with Legal & General to create a series of illustrations for their report and accounts.
GARRY WALTON – UNCOMMON
Garry Walton’s superb etching style illustrations added to the humour of the brilliant new British Airways City Flyer campaign.
Lisa Sheehan / AT&T 147th Anniversary Ampersand
AT&T was inspired by the logos Lisa created for Saatchi & Saatchi, but they wanted their own unique spin on it. Lisa heavily utilized AT&T blue, and the CGI Ampersand features a variety of items that represent important moments from AT&T’s long history, including a phone for Alexander Graham Bell and the moon to represent the first call made from the moon. Lisa worked with AT&T’s creative team to lock in how to represent historical moments that would be instantly recognizable to the viewer. The piece was originally intended for social channels and internal use only, but the brand loved it so much, Lisa re-worked the image to jumbo size and the piece was projected onto AT&T’s building for all passers-by to enjoy.
More of Lisa’s work can be viewed here: https://www.debutart.com/artist/lisa-sheehan
SAVE THE CHILDREN – SHORT FILM
To mark the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Aardman and Save the Children have launched a new animated short featuring background concept work by Graham Carter.