Monstrous Book of Monsters

Jonny Duddle and Aleksei Bitskoff have teamed up to illustrate The Monstrous Book of Monsters, published by Templar this month. The book is written in notebook form with pop-up and lift-up elements for readers to delve into. It's packed with plenty of foul facts on how to spot and avoid monsters, including defensive tactics, monstrous infections, monster myths and monster mysteries.

This is Aleksei's debut picture book, and Jonny's second book with Templar, following his hugely successful picture book The Pirate Cruncher.

Jonny Duddle and Aleksei Bitskoff are represented by Arena

Stefan Walter for the Time Out magazine

Stefan Walter created this striking typographic cover for the current issue of Time Out New York.

Stefan Walter is represented by Debut Art

Chris Labrooy

Among our most exciting recent signings is the brilliant Chris Labrooy. After graduating from the RCA with an MA in design products, Chris first began to use 3D as a simple tool to visualise ideas for furniture and products that he could not afford to produce. As 3D technology and hardware evolved, Chris saw an opportunity to explore CGI as a creative medium in itself with which he could subvert and twist familiar everyday things into new typographic and sculptural forms. Chris LaBrooy is interested in the intersection between typography, architecture, product design and visual art as these images here show.

Chris Labrooy is represented by Debut Art

Olympic stamp

Anthony Pike illustrates a Royal Mail Stamp to commemorate The Olympic and Paralympic Games (Athletics : Field) to be held in London in July 2012.
Anthony Pike is represented by The Art Market.

The Kashmir Shawl

Sarah Perkins has illustrated this lovely cover for Rosie Thomas’s book, The Kashmir Shawl published by Harper Collins. Sarah is represented by Eastwing

Matt Cooper and The Artic Monkeys

Matt Cooper has worked with The Artic Monkeys for several years, creating the iconic sleeve designs for most of their releases. Here is his latest work to promote their upcoming gig at Hollywood Bowl in LA.

Matt Cooper is represented by Debut Art

Peter Grundy for Creative Review

This month's eye catching Creative Review cover has been designed by Peter Grundy. The issue contains the Illustration Annual hence the letter 'I' constructed from all the tools of an Illustrator's trade. Peter Grundy is represented by Debut Art

Terry Pratchett Covers

Now on his fifth cover, Tom Steyer gives the German Terry Pratchett editions some modernisation. Manhatten (Random House) commissioned Tom to illustrate bright, bold and memorable images, Tom says: "The technique I use enables them to apply the illustrations in various ways. For example the back covers and insides and tear-out bookmarks can have different versions i.e. different camera angles or lighting of the same subjects. All elements can be isolated and reorganized to form additional scenes. Furthermore all objects can be animated to promote the books on websites". Tom Steyer is represented by Illustration

Stonefly Sculptures

Gail Armstrong exceeds herself with these shoebox sculptures for Stonefly in Italy.
The brief was to create two different environments which appear to have developed and unfolded from the shoeboxes themselves, one summery and rural, the other youthful and active. Gail built the pieces keeping in mind that they may be animated in the future, she says of the commission; "The trick with the images was to use multiple layers of paper bonded together where the sculpture had to look convincing as a cardboard shoebox, and single layers of paper where the sculpture required depth and form."

Gail is represented by Illustration

Hilary Alexander

Nick Murray Willis works for the British Fashion Council to produce this tribute animation.
Filmed and produced by Crispy Duck Productions, Nick's expertise is put to fun use in this playful portrait of Hilary Alexander;  The Telegraph’s fashion writer for her retirement party.  Watch it here.

Nick Murray Willis is represented by Illustration.