INSIDE OUT: The new look Heston range by Waitrose
How illustrator Bob Venables produced a quintessentially English look for chef Heston Blumenthal’s delectable food range and its packaging.
Written by Garrick Webster
Alan Kitching – Crossrail
Alan Kitching / Crossrail
Alan Kitching is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of letterpress typographic design and printmaking. Alan Kitching is renowned for his expressive use of wood and metal letterforms in creating visuals for commissions and his own limited edition prints.
Meet New Artist Nick Diggory!
"In 1985 I started my own studio and became a full time illustrator. That was Over 30 years ago and now here I am, 20,000+ commissions later ...
Ben Scruton – NESTA Futurefest
In the run up to their Futurefest event NESTA have been asking the Great British public what kind of futurist they are. Ben Scruton was commissioned to illustrate their online questionnaire, bringing the different personality types to life in his inimitable style.
Darren Whittington’s 20 Year Anniversary
Phosphor Art's Darren Whittington is celebrating 20 years of working as an illustrator by sharing 100 images of his work throughout the years in 100 days. So far the illustrations he's shared have showed a vast portfolio of very different jobs and paint quite an interesting picture of how the world we live in has changed since Darren's first job.
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Neil Webb / Royal Mail Agatha Christie Stamps
2016 marks the centenary of Agatha Christie writing her first detective story – The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The Royal Mail is marking the occasion with a set of six stamps illustrated by Neil Webb and designed by Jim Sutherland. The stamps represent some of her best-known novels – Murder on the Orient Express, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Body in the Library, And Then There Were None, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and A Murder is Announced.
Mardo El-Noor’s Collaboration with Tom Scott Is Exhibited in New Zealand Parliament
Phosphor's digital artist Mardo El-Noor recently worked on an exciting project with award-winning editorial cartoonist Tom Scott. Mardo created 8 large-scale digital paintings of Tom’s cartoons, the oldest of which was from 1988. The original cartoons were black and white felt-tip illustrations, on yellowing, coffee-stained paper and were all based on our impact on the environment.
Ana Seixas for Vicino Pizza Bar
Ana Seixas produced this fabulous artwork for Vicino Pizza Bar in Barcelona. New Division artist Ana, used vibrant colours and bold shapes to create this stunning poster for the restaurant's summer campaign. To see more of Ana's work, click here.
Tom Haugomat – Target coffee packaging
Tom Haugomat has brewed up this stunning set of illustrations for American retail giant Target, which will be used across their rebranded range of Archers Farm Coffee.
Introducing Chris Skinner
We are delighted to welcome artist Chris Skinner to Début Art. Chris joins us as a highly successful illustrator and designer. He has worked for a variety of companies across a range of sectors and media, including interactive, broadcast, motion graphics and print. For the last 6 years Chris has worked as a freelancer and has focussed on illustration work.