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Jean-Pierre Le Roux Character Series for Coca-Cola

Jean-Pierre Le Roux Character Series for Coca-Cola (Advertising Campaigns, Animation/Motion Graphics, illustrator, Meiklejohn)

Jean-Pierre Le Roux was commissioned by 360i to create a series of cool characters for Coca-Cola Freestyle. Jean-Pierre illustrated and produced six animations for this exciting social media and web campaign, which is live now.

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Miguel Ordóñez and Jimmy Fallon present ‘Dada’

Miguel Ordóñez and Jimmy Fallon present ‘Dada’ (Artist Partners Ltd, Children’s Books, illustrator)

Miguel Ordóñez recently worked with American talk show host Jimmy Fallon on a children’s book for US publisher Macmillan. The tongue-in-cheek book encourages babies to utter ‘Dada’ as their first word. We think Miguel did a great job with the fun illustrations!

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Corking Illustrations from Dave Hopkins

Corking Illustrations from Dave Hopkins (Advertising Campaigns, Design Projects, Editorial Commissions, illustrator, Phosphor Art)

Phosphor Art’s Dave Hopkins recently illustrated two master cider makers both called Bob! Bob Chaplin and Bob Clark are the men behind Chaplin & Cork's - purveyors of fine Somerset Cider made at The Shepton Mallet Cider Mill.

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Sarah Maycock – RFU Rugby World Cup 2015 Launch Party

Sarah Maycock – RFU Rugby World Cup 2015 Launch Party (Advertising Campaigns, Design Projects, illustrator)

As you’re probably well aware, we’re currently in the midst of a Rugby World Cup, which is being hosted right here in England. To launch what the third biggest sporting event in the world, the RFU (Rugby Football Union) last week hosted a party at London’s Dunbar Court attended by rugby legends like Jonny Wilkinson and Jason Leonard, as well as Prince Harry and Prime Minister David Cameron. Right there in the middle of proceedings was a specially commissioned series of Sarah Maycock’s beautiful illustrations.

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Jonny Duddle & Cyber Group Studios Present Gigantosaurus at Cartoon Forum

Jonny Duddle & Cyber Group Studios Present Gigantosaurus at Cartoon Forum (Animation/Motion Graphics, Arena Illustration, Children’s Books, illustrator)

Bestselling author/illustrator, Jonny Duddle and Cyber Group Studios, presented the Gigantosaurus trailer based on Jonny's picture book at Cartoon Forum 2015 in Toulouse this month. The forum is an event where all the great and the good of the European animation world gather together to pitch their projects to broadcasters and investors.

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The SAA Welcome Column Arts Agency

The SAA Welcome Column Arts Agency

Last month we welcomed Column Arts Agency and founder Will Astbury to the Society of Artist Agents.

The SAA Welcome Column Arts Agency

Column Arts Agency

Interview with Will Astbury

Q. What drove you to establish Column Arts Agency?

I dreamt up the idea for Column Arts Agency in Manchester in January 2011. A self-employed journalist and marketer at the time, I had been helping artist-friends to do their tax returns. I’d been doing my own for years and I’d always been meticulous when running my business and doing my own accounting.

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Fred Blunt launches Captain Falsebeard aboard The Golden Hinde!

Fred Blunt launches Captain Falsebeard aboard The Golden Hinde! (Bright Group, Children’s Books, Events)

21st July, Bright and Puffin Books hosted a swashbuckling soirée to launch Fred Blunt’s debut author/illustrated picture book Captain Falsebeard in a Very Fishy Tale, aboard the 16th Century galleon, The Golden Hinde.

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