TASK FORCE BLACK

Two artists have been working in synergy and collaboration on  a new, and  highly anticipated non-fiction title by Mark Urban, entitled  TASK FORCE BLACK  

Two great talents  working on  the one cover, commissioned by the designer Sean Garrehy at Little Brown Publishing – 
The book telling the secret story of Britain’s war in Iraq was illustrated by : 

Larry Rostant,  who produced a graphic and journalistic approach to the cover with his very own  trademark photographic  eye and imagery. 

John Harwood who  created  in 3D  a specialised typographical approach for a book of this calibre and weight  .

A  great collaboration of talents merge for a book which has gone straight to no 1 this week!!

Both artists are represented by Artist Partners ltd. 

Open Larry Rostant's portfolio here

Open John Harwood's portfolio here

David Whittle works with South Eastern Railway

With the dawn of Oyster card travel on London's over ground network, illustrator David Whittle has been busy working on a big advertising campaign for South Eastern trains. His wonderful artwork will grace key poster sites at railway stations across the network. The artwork is also used in direct mail, press, on buses, underground sites, and online, with his quirky characters being used for an animation on the South Eastern Railway home page. Be sure to check out his illustrations on your travels this February and March!

David is represented by The Organisation

You can open his portfolio here

“Spiffing” Pop-up print shop and Exhibition

'Spiffing' A pop-up print shop and exhibition will celebrate the fantastic illustration work of The Artworks artists. Held in Kingly Court the exhibition will run from Monday 1st to Saturday 13th March (private view 1st March 6-9pm)

If you wish to see more work from the ARtworks, please click here

Joe Baglow: new Recruit at Phosphor Art

New recruit Joe Baglow currently exhibiting in Hong Kong, is set to make his mark on the design and advertising world with his cool characters, and off the wall sense of humour.  His “Web Cam Ladies” from his recent exhibition in Camberwell received huge acclaim, so watch out for Joe’s distinctive style in the press soon.

Joe is represented by Phosphor Art .

You can see more of his work here

Ben Mantle wins Children’s Interactive BAFTA 2009!

Congratulations go to Ben Mantle who recently won a Children’s Interactive BAFTA (2009) as lead animator on the Cbeebies website ‘Big and Small’. It was Ben’s job to bring to life the two main characters from the hit TV show, who interactively talk to the viewer, guiding them through the groundbreaking 3D website

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/bigandsmall

He also helped design, build and animate the extensive garden, which includes many more interactive games and activities.

Ben is represented by Bright Agency

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Anne Cakebread and the Samaritans

Anne Cakebread has created an Image for a  Samaritans leaflet entitled "Who Are The Samaritans?" and  aimed at Young People

The resulting leaflet  has been honoured with an Award by the Plain English Campaign

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Retro Project by John Harwood

John Harwood is represented by Artists Partners

The Little Stranger by Sarah Walters

This is the highest new entry in Bookscan list, Man Booker shortlisted and first book to come under  Channel Four’s The TV Book Club 
David Frankland illustrated it in collaboration with designer Duncan Spilling for Little Brown Books (Virago)

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Paul Boston

Lighter Life magazine chose Paul Boston to illustrate their 16 page supplement ‘The Good Life Formula’. Paul’s conceptual and typographical talent were both utilised for this project, his charming illustrations are full of his trademark humour and give the booklet the feel good factor that the client was looking for.

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Garry Walton

Garry Walton was commissioned by The Financial Times to create this phenomenal artwork. The illustration was used to launch the FT’s series on the growing force of consumers in Brazil, Russia, India and China. Garry was asked to portray the economic landscape of each country using an illustrative style traditional to each region. Garry’s amazing talent makes each of the very different styles flow cohesively as one piece. Garry’s artwork is currently being used as 48 sheet posters, in store displays and online.

Gary is represented by Meiklejohn

More of his work can be viewed here