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Juliette Toma for Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music.

Juliette Toma for Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music. (Editorial Commissions, Illustration Ltd, illustrator)

Icelandic sensation Bjork is illustrated by Juliette Toma for Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music.

The new and popular Rebel Girl's series now has the addition of a book on musical icons; inspirational women who have achieved success in this alluring industry, as a singer, songwriter or instrumentalist.

Juliette's portrait of Bjork is an electrifying illustration, with a spot-on likeness and animated composition.

The publisher says, Belt out pop anthems with Lizzo, bang on the drums with Nandi Bushell, and write country hits with Dolly Parton. The women in this book come from all around the world. They play different instruments, experiment with new sounds, and stand out in their genres. But one thing is true of them all: They rock!

More info on the book here.

Juliette Toma is represented by IllustrationX

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

Laurindo Feliciano’s beautiful bird display for Granado Apothecary.

Laurindo Feliciano’s beautiful bird display for Granado Apothecary. (Design Projects, illustrator, The Artworks)

 

Granado is a historic Brazilian apothecary  that produces a range of cosmetic and personal care products. In 2020, Granado celebrated its 150th anniversary, and to commemorate the occasion, they commissioned Laurindo Feliciano to create a series of illustrations for their packaging and branding materials.

Laurindo Feliciano’s beautiful bird display for Granado Apothecary. (Design Projects, illustrator, The Artworks)

 

Feliciano’s illustrations were inspired by vintage Brazilian advertising and design from the early 20th century, with a focus on botanical elements and natural ingredients.

Laurindo Feliciano’s beautiful bird display for Granado Apothecary. (Design Projects, illustrator, The Artworks)

The resulting designs feature colorful, whimsical illustrations of plants and flowers, with a hand-drawn feel that evokes a sense of nostalgia and heritage, including a pop-up store at the famous Galeries Lafayette in Paris, located on the Champs Elysées.

Laurindo Feliciano’s beautiful bird display for Granado Apothecary. (Design Projects, illustrator, The Artworks)

Laurindo Feliciano is represented by The Artworks

Royal Mail reveals King Charles Silhouette, illustrated by Andrew Davidson, on special flowers stamps.

Royal Mail reveals King Charles Silhouette, illustrated by Andrew Davidson, on special flowers stamps. (Design Projects, illustrator, The Artworks)

 

The new HM King Charles III silhouette; a collaboration between illustrator Andrew Davidson, Head of Design and Editorial at Royal Mail, Marcus James, and Ian Chilvers, from design agency, Atelier Works is out now.

The project began with Andrew working on a likeness that would work at stamp size.

Royal Mail reveals King Charles Silhouette, illustrated by Andrew Davidson, on special flowers stamps. (Design Projects, illustrator, The Artworks)

The second major stage of development was the digitising and fine-tuning of the detail in the silhouette. This was conducted by both Royal Mail and Atelier Works with visual adjustments that were tested at actual size to ensure the silhouette would work at the diminutive dimensions required.

The final image was adjusted to ensure a likeness to the new Definitive ’everyday’ stamp.

To mark such an incredible project, we spoke to Andrew to gather his thoughts on the commission.

 

How does it feel to capture such an important moment in British Monarchy History?

I feel a great sense of honour to have been asked to work on such an important job.

It’s a hard act to follow one of my heroes, David Gentleman, whose design of the Queen’s silhouette has been in use since 1968.

 

What were your initial feelings when the commission came in?

When Marcus James of Royal Mail and Ian Chilvers of Atelier Design asked me to work on this project, I was very excited, but knew it was a great challenge.

 

You’ve created and worked on many iconic campaigns in your career, how does this compare with what you would consider to be other major projects?

Over the many years I have been working as a designer/illustrator, I have always taken the view that each job no matter how large or important, should be treated with the same amount of consideration and respect as smaller less prestigious commissions. It keeps me grounded.

 

Andrew Davidson is represented by The Artworks

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