I draw from my imagination. But of course you never really make anything up entirely. My books generally come from some picture that I would like to do – it starts from something visual. My book The Green Ship started from a picture of this ship made of trees and bushes, all cut into [...]
On Materials… When I make an image, I always start off with handmade collages and drawings. I like to work with material I have collected over the years; I hate throwing away paper! I also use stickers and sweet wrappers as well. I recently exhibited some new pieces of work for a group show called The [...]
When did you realise you wanted to design products for a living? I pretty much fell into this profession. When I graduated I was really unsure what to do, but I was painting a lot (which I love) and as a quick money spinner I did some illustrations and put them on filofax sheets. I [...]
It’s this combination of idiosyncratic humor, refreshingly childlike spontaneity, and down-to-earth nature that has allowed Höhne to quickly establish himself as one of Germany’s leading illustrators, with clients including BMW Mini, Nike, Aveda, as well as a broad range of German newspapers and magazines. Höhne’s first monograph, The Book of Bock, is now avaialbe from [...]
How would you rate your course ? I would recommend the Arts University College at Bournemouth to anyone. As an arts university there is a sense of community because we all appreciate the arts in one form or another. Students can collaborate with other courses, bounce ideas off each other and share their experiences. When [...]
Inspired by the Burmese proverb “beware of a man’s shadow and of a bee’s sting,” Canadian-born, London-based illustrator Tara Dougans juxtaposes the graphic beauty of the honey-making insect with a selection of striking menswear designs from the F/W12 season. In anticipation of the first ever London Men’s Fashion Week, which kicks off June 15, Dougans [...]
Joe McKendry is a painter and illustrator whose work has appeared in over 50 publications worldwide, including the New York Times, the London Times, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and TIME Magazine. His books, Beneath the Streets of Boston: Building America’s First Subway (David R. Godine, 2005) and One Times Square: A Century of Change at the Crossroads of [...]
What’s your background? How did you first get into illustration? I studied graphic-design in Pforzheim, Germany. I Used to work as a graphic designer for about two years and got a scholarship to do a MFA in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York (Illustration as a Visual Essay Programme). Since I’ve [...]
Over the two-day workshop, Francesco Franchi, a master of information design and the art director of IL, will give insight into how graphic editors filter information, establish relationships, discern patterns, and develop inspiring and stimulating solutions to contextualize information that simultaneously inspires, informs, entertains and even encourages critical thought. Date: July 2 – 3, 2012 Location: Gestalten [...]
Do you suffer for your art? I suppose so yes. I am super critical of my work, and sometimes unfair to myself. Have you always been creative? I have always been creative, and always done illustration, before I realised what it was. What’s the highlight of your career so far? The highlight of my career [...]
