Dave the Chimp

I found Dave the Chimp when researching for the 'Don't Panic: Vogue' brief. He designed one of their envelopes and I really liked his style. Turns out his main focus is street art. His pieces have a message to them and are open to all to see. I really like his work and love his style of illustration. He works with rubbish and I especially like his series on mattresses, its really effective. I guess you have to stand out with street art so you get noticed and produce work which is recognisable as an individual style.

- "ever wondered what lurks in those green boxes? now you know..." Dave the Chimp

- If you smoke, I smoke (one off addition to government campaign poster), East London, Dave the Chimp

- Street sleepers (pieces on mattresses on the streets of London to demonstrate the amount of people especially kids who sleep rough, Dave the Chimp

- 75 little people containing mini magazine called 'smile', drawings and a letter to the finder encouraging them to greet everyone with a smile, London, Dave the Chimp

Something else I found was this video showing how he makes alot of his characters using only one line. This is a brilliant idea and really effective at producing art in his style. I think it is really interesting and has got me thinking about what else you can make from just one line of something. Brilliant work. 

Alyoisiuss Pyker

Sunscreen 2008
screenprint workshop

Drew Millward

I learnt about Drew Millward at the screenprint workshop at Blenhiem. His work is really interesting and busy, he is also based in Leeds which is a bonus! "He has exhibited throughout the US, UK, Europe and beyond, as well as having the pleasure of creating work for an ever growing international client base."

- The Unfortunate Hybrid of an owl and an Ice Cream Sundae, Drew Millward

- Drew Millward

- Headache by Drew Millward

Seripop

 Yanick Desranleau and Chloe Lum make up Seripop, an artists studio based in Montreal, Canada. The work which caugh my eye was their EP designs for their band AIDS Wolf. The prints we got shown at the workshop were for another cover and they had screen printed the design using alot of different techniques including colour half tone... it made an interesting and impressive effect, but id more simple to create than it looks. Good stuff.

Marloes Duyker

Marloes Duyker runs Naked Design who produce amazing stitching designs. She has a great portfolio and has done some really impressive work for some major clients...

- Horoscope illustrations created for Home and Living Magazine, Naked Design

- Lady In Red designed for Fortis Bank, Naked Design

- Volvo designed for Amsterdam Fashion Week 2010, 

Naked Design

Rosie James

I have never seen anything like this before and after attempting to stitch recently for the Book Fair I really admine Rosie James work. She stitches everyday scenes, normally involving people, in such a human way. They look realistic and so detailed. I really like how you can see the off cuts of thread and the simplicity of the black thread against the white linen. On some of her works she used fabric also which adds another amazing element and makes the whole thing seem more complex. I prefer the purely stitched pieces and really want one!

-  The New Photographers, 2008, Rosie James

- Durer Stitching, 2007, Rosie James

- Supermarket, 2006, Rosie James

Vogue Photography

VOGUE PHOTOGRAPHY

Niki de Saint Phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle - Niki & Jean Posters

Eye Saw

EYE SAW POSTERS - Graphis Poster Annual 2007

Don't Panic

Don't Panic have a poster competition where anyone can enter and get their poster made and distributed to loads of people! It's a good idea. But... it is also pretty difficult to know what poster they would like from a one word brief. Here are some of my favourite posters which have won in the past. As you can see they are all very different and there does not seem to be a preferred style.

- Original by Jake Evans

- Nature by Sam Ashton

- Home by Matt Macgregor Glen

- Foreign by Ferry Gouw