Ben Mantle wins Children’s Interactive BAFTA 2009!

Congratulations go to Ben Mantle who recently won a Children’s Interactive BAFTA (2009) as lead animator on the Cbeebies website ‘Big and Small’. It was Ben’s job to bring to life the two main characters from the hit TV show, who interactively talk to the viewer, guiding them through the groundbreaking 3D website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/bigandsmall

He also helped design, build and animate the extensive garden, which includes many more interactive games and activities.

Ben is represented by Bright Agency

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Anne Cakebread and the Samaritans

Anne Cakebread has created an Image for a  Samaritans leaflet entitled "Who Are The Samaritans?" and  aimed at Young People

The resulting leaflet  has been honoured with an Award by the Plain English Campaign

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Retro Project by John Harwood

John Harwood is represented by Artists Partners

The Little Stranger by Sarah Walters

This is the highest new entry in Bookscan list, Man Booker shortlisted and first book to come under  Channel Four’s The TV Book Club 
David Frankland illustrated it in collaboration with designer Duncan Spilling for Little Brown Books (Virago)

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Paul Boston

Lighter Life magazine chose Paul Boston to illustrate their 16 page supplement ‘The Good Life Formula’. Paul’s conceptual and typographical talent were both utilised for this project, his charming illustrations are full of his trademark humour and give the booklet the feel good factor that the client was looking for.

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Garry Walton

Garry Walton was commissioned by The Financial Times to create this phenomenal artwork. The illustration was used to launch the FT’s series on the growing force of consumers in Brazil, Russia, India and China. Garry was asked to portray the economic landscape of each country using an illustrative style traditional to each region. Garry’s amazing talent makes each of the very different styles flow cohesively as one piece. Garry’s artwork is currently being used as 48 sheet posters, in store displays and online.

Gary is represented by Meiklejohn

More of his work can be viewed here

Safari Animal Crackers by James Croft

A charming and lively packaging design by children’s book illustrator James Croft. To see more, view his updated SAA Hub portfolio. 

James is represented by Arena.

The Jolly Rotten by Chris Garbutt

A swashbuckling new sample by Chris Garbutt, features in The Art Book 2010. See more new work by Chris in his updated SAA Hub portfolio. 

Gingerbread Viral

Alex T Smith worked closely with Abbot Mead Vickers London BBDO, to create a picture book to be used in an animated viral for the charity Gingerbread. 

Gingerbread works nationally and locally, for and with single parent families, to improve their lives. They try to achieve change and challenge the single parent stereotype by providing support services.

The key issue is that single parenthood is ‘a fact’. Research shows that the vast majority of kids growing up in single parent families do fine, but rather than applaud these parents for trying to do the job of two, we stereotype them – especially single mums.

Alex’s subtle illustrations help to educate against these stereotypes.

http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/portal/page/portal/Website

Alex is represented by Arena

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The Promise of Rain

Sarah Perkins has illustrated the cover for the second novel by Canadian
author Donna Milner. Sarah's illustration sensitively depicts Hong Kong
around the time of the second world war. The Promise of Rain is published by
Quercus in February 2010.
Sarah Perkins is represented by Eastwing.

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