The SAA are very pleased to be supporting the World Illustration Awards by sponsoring The SAA Agents Award for New Talent.
Design Projects 
Phosphor's Laura Redburn has recently embarked on an exciting new project for an innovative new beer brand. Good Karma Beer Co are alcohol free beers that taste like their alcoholic counterparts and aim to spread good vibes and mindfulness in the process. They are part of a culture shift towards a more sustainable, diverse and equal society.
Shine Creative Solutions recently approached Phosphor's Lynn Hatzius to create their new logo and branding.
The company, who provide bespoke promotion services to arts and theatre clients, wanted a more modern look and images that reflected the various fields of entertainment that they work in. It was an exciting project, and MD at Shine Becky felt that Lynn had come up with exactly the perfect solution - a very happy client and a very happy artist!
See more of Lynn's work in her Phosphor portfolio
Megan St Clair was delighted to create a bespoke digital pastel illustration for the John Lewis Jewellery Advent calendar 2020. Embellished With gold foil, Megans signature pastel touch shines through from the belly band and front cover to the inside doors.
Talbots commissioned three internationally renowned female artists including our very own Jessica Durrant anbd Karen Mabon to interpret the courage, strength and determination of women. The result is their 3rd annual limited-edition collection of one-of-a-kind scarves which are available to purchase HERE
Jessica and Karen both shared with Talbots the inspiration behind their scarves:
Jessica, "I wanted to create a light, ethereal work of art, and I use flowers and butterflies in my artwork as symbols of endless change and a quiet strength."
Karen, "As females we are strongest when we lift each other up. I wanted the scarf to celebrate the importance of building networks and helping other women"
Heather Gatley has illustrated an in-store mural design for Canadian Liquor retailer LCBO, following on from a previous mural for their craft beer station, this time it’s all about “coolers”; cocktail mixers to keep cool in the warm weather.
Phosphor's Lynn Hatzius was pleased to see her designs installed (in the form of large vinyls) at the Bee Urban Evolution Lab in Sweden recently.
This was Lynn's first large scale installation and she now hopes to see her work scaled up on a more regular basis.Bee Urban offers interactive and living environmental services in an urban environment in the form of hives & gardens for biological diversity.
Situated in Tarnów near Kraków in Karolina's Native Poland, sits a girly cafe called called PINK SOFA. Karolina was asked to create a new brand identity featuring 4 character illustrations with different personalities.
Used throughout the pink interior, the characters can be seen enjoying bottles of Prosecco , popcorn and sweets all available to enjoy form the menu!
Jesús Sotés was commisioned by Xauxa, a fair trade and organic chocolatier, to illustrate the packaging for their new range of vegan chocolate, ethically sourced from Peru.
We are delighted to announce that Rachael Saunders’ packaging designs, in collaboration with Whole Foods Supermarket Natural Grocers, have officially hit the shelves!
MBDesign approached Rachael from the US last year to ask for her assistance in developing a new look for the ‘home brand’ products for Natural Grocers. Rachael told us how excited she was to help create a new brand based on her charming Illustrations, “I was asked to create an animal character to compliment each product, as well as reflecting the natural and organic ethos of the brand. Character designing is a dream job of mine so I enjoy every moment of working on this!”
Rachael worked alongside the in house team at MBD to develop the brand’s look. “This involved a lot of experimentation, sketches and colour tests. Once we were happy, the rest fell into place quite easily.” Her deliciously cute Illustrations cover each item in the new product range, from silly squirrels spinning honey to fluffy polar bears chowing down on frozen mango chunks!
We have even more exciting news as Rachael let us know there should be even more as the brand grows “As the Natural Grocers brand products continue to expand, I look forward to sharing more fun characters with you.
Doughnut Time release their Christmas Collection with art brightly illustrated by Season of Victory.