These Days

Interview with Korduroy TV

2010-05-05T07:40:00.000-07:00

Recently I was interviewed at by the guys at surfing site Korduroy TV check it out here!

Illustration by Cristóbal Schmal A.K.A. Nomono

2010-04-01T14:45:00.000-07:00

I have a new favourite illustrator today, Cristobal Schmal A.K.A. Nomono. He was born in Africa, Chile, worked as a graphic designer in Barcelona for 7 years and is currently a freelance illustrator living in Berlin.

His colours and bold shapes are just so pleasing to the eye but most of all I love his use of overprinting and the textures in his work. Check out his site here!

Kemistry Gallery - Shoreditch

2010-03-28T09:14:00.000-07:00

I love it when you go somewhere and find a better version of where you where going on the way. Yesterday I went for a wander down to the White Cube gallery in Shoreditch to see a show when on the way I happened upon the Kemistry Gallery in a close-by lane. They had an amazing show on modern Polish Poster Design with work from Warsaw-based studio 'Homework'. There was also some nice work by on-going artists working with the gallery all in poster form for purchase. I may just have to buy a few to cover up the cracks in the walls of my new room. I particulary liked the wood-block prints of Polish-born Roman Klonek (see duck with lighting-bolt eyes above). Also loved the typographical illustrations of Come de Bouchony, a French illustrator and designer.

London town

2010-03-28T09:03:00.000-07:00

Well the move has been made from Melbourne to London, I've been here about a month now and not had the time to do much illustration until now that I have my own room in Clapham. It's currently pretty uninspiring besides that when I look out the window there's a tree with a squirrel living in it, I named him Hector and plan to feature him in my work soon. It's been a busy and cold month but more coming up soon!

Bustin' surfboards

2010-03-11T05:18:00.000-08:00

Aw yeah, my ultimate dream.. drawing bears acting like people for a living! Well I'm not quite there but I did just win the 'Mooks and Monster Children Artspace' comp on the theme 'surfing'. Yay! I suspected a surfing bear might be a little weird for some but apparently it just hit the mark! Watch out for a page on me in the new Monster Children this month. Part of the prize involved a full page advert/promo for Mooks featuring myself looking 'natural' mime drawing away as I usually do ie. standing up at a table with a mooks hoodie on indoors. Check it here!

Post Zero

2010-03-05T10:02:00.000-08:00

Welcome to 'These days', this is my first post so I'm going to put up some recent (and old) developments in my illustrating.

First of all is illustration work I did for the new INQ Mobile 'Chat 3G' phone. I was lucky enough to be selected as a featured illustrator for their new phone's help cards and on their new site (which I quite like the design of).

Secondly is a poster design which I sent in to Don't Panic was chosen as a runner-up in a recent competition for whisky label 'Cutty Sark'. I also awesomely won a case of 12 bottles for my efforts. Unfortunately I only received the prize a week before re-locating to London! Despite rather weak efforts at getting through it (can't say I'm a whisky fan) it proved profitable to friends and family and I didn't need to spend a cent for 'going away' gifts. I also made it onto the new Cutty Sark site, check it out.

2010-03-05T08:33:00.000-08:00

Stay tuned for some bloggidge in the near future..