WE LOST OUR HUMAN – ON NETFLIX!
Created by Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern, this epic animated interactive special invites the audience to help pet siblings on their journey to save the universe and find their human.
Created by Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern, this epic animated interactive special invites the audience to help pet siblings on their journey to save the universe and find their human.
Once again we took the Handsome Frank podcast on the road, this time to a snow covered Liverpool to meet up with the wonderful Joël Penkman. Based in Maghull, on the northern outskirts of the city we turned up at the beautiful mid-century family house that Joël and her partner James call home. The smell of fresh coffee and freshly baked bread greeted us, offering a very welcome sanctuary from the unseasonable elements of the morning.
Sitting down in a sun soaked front room, we talked to Joël at length about an array of subjects, spanning from her journey from Christchurch NZ to the Liverpool suburbs, and how she discovered, and mastered, the ancient art of painting with egg tempera.
Fix yourself a cup of tea, make yourself comfortable and join us for an art adventure that spans the globe and the centuries. Listen to the podcast over at our website; https://www.handsomefrank.com/insights/read/joelpodcast
We’d love to introduce you to the effortlessly cool world of Tayana Alanis, and say hello to our new signing!
Phosphor has recently welcomed Jean-Manuel Duvivier, a French illustrator living and working in Brussels. For nearly thirty years, Jean-Manue was Head of the Visual Communication department at La Cambre School of Visual Arts, teaching and coordinating the Bachelor’s and the Master’s teams.
Jean-Manuel specialises in not specialising: he loves to do editorial work for magazines and newspapers, advertising campaigns, murals, calendars and stationery, or children books illustrations.
Previous clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Smithsonian Journeys Magazine, The National Geographic Traveler, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Marie-Claire, Yale University Press and Pushkin Press.
Take a look at Jean-Manuel's portfolio to find more of his stunning work, or get in touch with Trina to commission him.
Phosphor's Bill Sanderson has created some art for The Battle of Maldon, the first ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas.
The book, which will be coming out on 30th March, will feature several black and white scraperboard illustrations by Bill.
See more of Bill's iconic work in his portfolio on the Phosphor website, or get in touch with Trina to commission him.
To celebrate the launch of their new Shenzen Store, Kiton commissioned a tailoring-inspired design from Caroline Tomlinson.
The image was reproduced as a token of appreciation for customers in the form of a silk foulard.
Prada encouraged their VIP customers to celebrate mothers day with a week-long live illustration event in stores nationwide.
Jess Rose Bird was busy in action across their London Flagship locations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Suzanne Carpenter is an illustrator in her own right, and also in partnership with her husband Chris designing and working under their own company @Patternistas,creating wonderfully vivid and vibrant pattern designs. Suzanne has the most colourful and uplifting palette, and her own unique illustrative style which reflects that.
Here are just a couple of her fabulous images : for more work by Suzanne Carpenter please go to her folder on the AP website: