Rosie Sanders has worked on seven packaging illustrations for Sunniva Fruit Juices. Commissioned via Stromme Throndsen Design in Norway, we see two of the mouth-watering artworks here.
Chris Garbutt was commissioned by the Usborne Foundation to create character designs and backgrounds for a new online interactive educational game for children. Teach Your Monster to Read: First Steps helps children master the first stages of reading by using synthetic phonics. Chris designed LOADS of monsters so the children can choose their own monster avatar to explore the magical world, meet the island kings and collect letters to win prizes.
Adam Stower's picture book Naughty Kitty! is published by Templar this month. In this charming sequel to the popular Silly Doggy! we meet Lily again, just as her mum finally agrees to buy her a pet - but it's not a doggy, it's a kitten! When things start to go wrong around the house, Lily is quick to blame her new little furry friend with hilarious consequences.
Here are some spreads from the book. Adam will also be appearing at the Edinburgh Book Festival this summer.
It's not often that you get a brief which asks you to design a bear equivalent of Ray Winstone with the swagger of a chain-smoking cockney for 7 to 9 year olds! Kristyna Litten rose to the challenge and came up with this brilliant wrap-a-round cover for Mr McCool, published by Egmont this month.
This retro inspired illustration was created by Migy Blanco for the BBC’s classical music magazine. His great use of lettering and clever mix of iconography provides a super stylish advert that shows what musical events are happening around the UK. This is just one of the many pieces that Migy has produced for magazines around the world
Another year, another nomination for Artist Partners very own talented artist Larry Rostant! The David Gemmell Awards are just around the corner, being hosted this year at The Magic Circle, congregating together will the well known and highly respected fantasy Authors from the fantasy genre, top fantasy publishers and their editors who will also attend.
Many great talented names this year will be celebrating the 2012 awards ! The David Gemmell awards, was named after one of Britain’s most talented and best selling fantasy author’s David Gemmell who died in 2006 . David was the main judge of the national literary competition, "the Legend Writing Award" which was named after his breakthrough novel “Legend”. These awards were established and intended to "restore fantasy to its proper place in the literary pantheon”.
As in previous years, Larry Rostant appears once again in the shortlist, this time for his hugely successful cover for "Among Thieves" by Douglas Hulick. the book was published by Macmillan Books (Tor Imprint) and art directed by Neil Lang
Since Rob joined The Artworks, only a matter of weeks ago, we have had such an amazing response to his work! He has been busy with various projects, including this one for Corporate Council magazine in the States. Watch this space for more exciting work from Rob Ball very soon!
Kate Forrester has illustrated a beautiful set of covers for Barnes and Noble in the States. This is the first in a series of 6 special leather bound children’s classics to be released this year. The series includes Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in the Willows and Grimms Fairy Tales. All are printed directly onto leather with embossed foil finishes, pretty end papers and silver edged pages.
Lindsey Spinks was asked by Sovereign Capital to produce some very British illustrations to decorate their special gift boxes for the Jubilee. To celebrate the reign of our ‘Sovereign’ and also be a bit playful with their own name and logo, they sent out a select number of boxes with sovereign penguin biscuits inside (the penguin is their logo). Lindsey’s illustrations were the perfect touch to tie the idea together, well done Lindsey!