Ben Tallon on the WIA2022 Longlist
Submitted in the Design Product & Packaging category, Ben Tallon's work for Lynx & Axe makes it through the first round of the prestigious awards.
Mlle Belamour/Black Music Month with Hershey
Mlle Belamour creates new packaging for Hershey’s treats in celebration of Black Music Month.
GARETH LUCAS / ABRAMS APPLESEED
Odd Birds is a wonderful new board book written by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Gareth Lucas. Featuring some of the most unique birds in the world; the oilbird, the burrowing owl and a fascinating array of others.
NATALIA ZARATIEGUI / WORLD ILLUSTRATION AWARD
Huge congratulations to Natalia Zaratiegui for being longlisted in the Commercial Publishing category of the World Illustration Awards 2022.The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Storiesby G. K. Chesterton, features cover and inside illustrations by Natalia, using a limited colour palette to create a series of strong contrast images, beautifully capturing the spirit of the book.
Phosphor Welcomes Erin Jones
Phosphor are now representing Erin Jones, a multi-award-winning illustrator currently based in Lancashire. Erin strives to make uplifting art that inspires optimism while keeping things chic. She has previously created work for Lancashire Council and Bloom & Folk Magazine.
Erin would love to work on more publishing, editorial and packaging illustration briefs but is open to all opportunities. Contact Trina at Phosphor to commission her.
Jhon Boy Wins First Prize
Phosphor's Jhon Boy recently won first prize at the Versiona Thyssen XIII, an open international competition for young creators. Artists are encouraged to make their own version of one of the paintings of the collection in the Thyssen Museum. Jhon Boy's piece recreated Charles Willson Peale's portrait of The Stewart Children in his signature style.
The 13th edition of #VersionaThyssen featured Alexey Kondakov, SakoAsko and Chamosan as guest artists and jury members. The awards ceremony was held in the museum's garden in June and featured a performance by Dani.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is an art museum in Madrid, Spain. It is known as part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofía national galleries. Find out more about the competition and enter next time here.
Take a peek at Jhon Boy's portfolio for more of his work and contact Trina at Phosphor to commission him.
Empire Magazine – Tim Burton – 30 Years Of Batman Returns – Jacey
Jacey was commissioned by Empire magazine to create a series of illustrations to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman Returns.
Temenos – Excel Optical Illusion Floor Print – Hitandrun
Hitandrun were commissioned by Spiro to create an optical illusion floor print for Temenos conference at London’s Excel centre.
Holly Maguire – Workman Publishing
Book Nerd is a celebration of the Bibliophile and is full of fun illustrations and anecdotes that should resonate with every avid reader. Holly made this little book with the wonderful Workman Publishing.
Adam Allsuch Boardman – UFOS
An illustrated History of UFOS is the second of Adam's illustrated history books for Nobrow.