James Gulliver Hancock

These illustrations on North Carolina are by James Gulliver Hancock and was for travel magazine Go. I think they are really wonderful! Such lovely muted colours mixed with hand rendered and digital styles. Check out the rest of his web site its full of lots of other visual delights :)

James Gulliver Hancock feels horrible when he's not drawing. He panics that he may not be able to draw everything in the world, at least once. He's anxious to close his eyes.

33 Ways to stay creative

Last night Katie Chappell linked the image above on twitter. As it is hosted on something called 'Pinterest' its difficult to find out who it is that I'm supposed to credit for this image so if anybody knows please let me know! I found a lot of these point to be very true. I think I will make sure that I do many of these. For one my work space is an absolute tip and I rarely finish anything... This is going to be a great list for me :)

Little Fox

Just to confuse everyone I have changed my profile picture on here and many other places! This is actually a sneaky peek at an old University Project that I intend to re-invent into a new format! And that is all I am going to say on that matter because its a secret! So ssssh :)

Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo

This is the work of Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo, a Chile born graphic designer and film maker who is currently  living and working in Spain. The work is incredibly textured and very well executed. I very much love the animal section of the web site but I find the people a little scary! There is an absolute wealth of work over on Alvaro's web site so please take a few minutes to have a look :)

Blanca Gomez

Blana Gomez is an illustrator and designer living and working in Madrid. There is a lot of work over on her web site so take some time out to have a look! :) These wallpapers were designed for Poolga so if you want them for your iPod or iPhone click here.

Gemma Milly

This is the work of Gemma Milly. I first discovered her work when I saw the gorgeous portrait above of Catherine Middleton and Prince William. Since the wedding I have become obsessed with them! Gemmas portrait is just stunning and captures the famous moment very well indeed. The rest of her work is just as gorgeous so pop over to her web site to have a little look :)

Matt Spencer

Matt Spencer recently contacted me and asked if he could illustrate my twitter bio and this is the result! I really am a massive teapot! In fact I may go make a brew now! To see others pop over to his web site by clicking his name :)

Matts description of his latest project:
'Have you ever noticed that lots of illustrators are declaring their love for caffeine and cute animals in their Twitter bio's? Is this just an innocent coincidence?, or are these illustrators part of a secret tea worshipping cult? In this project I attempt to uncover the mystery by drawing tea, kittens and some of the random things these illustrators claim to love...'

Holly Maguire

This is the lovely work of Holly Maguire. I first discovered her wonderful hand drawn pieces when we both took part in the Attic Exhibition in Cardiff City Centre.

'A History of Fashionable Food is a history and recipe book illustrated and written by myself. It was created to be a playful exploration of 20th centuries culinary development within western civilization. These image are of the products.'

'Holly is a Bristol based Illustrator. Her work includes intricate surface pattern as well as whimsical narratives, made using pen and ink. The inspiration for her work is drawn from influences which include nature, advertising, branding, 20th century history, popular culture, food and fashion.'

Sarah Abbott

This is the wonderful work of Sarah Abbott. She is a graduate of Manchester Met '09 where she studied for a first class degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Her work is so simple but very sweet. If you have a few spare minutes today pop over to her portfolio page to view the rest of her lovely work :)

Hello Wilson

This tea towel was designed exclusively for To Dry For by Hello Wilson. In fact it was on To Dry For that I first discovered Hello Wilson. If you'd like to purchase this lovely tea towel please click here.

'HelloWilson (better known as Rachel) is a Yorkshire girl living in Oxford and graduate of Kingston University. Having first studied English Literature at University of Oxford she worked for a time in publishing but inevitably returned to her first love of making things. She works as a freelance graphic designer, makes crazy patterned illustrations and dreams of being in Mad Men. Her versatile work spans everything from branding and print design to highly patterned illustrations of sea creatures.'

Jesse LeDoux

These are super sweet mobile phone wallpapers created by Jesse LeDoux. I think I may have to put them all on my phone! Pop over to his web site to view the rest of his wonderful work :)

Taken from Jesse's about page:
'Born in Portland, Oregon, Jesse LeDoux worked for many years as an art director for Seattle-based Sub Pop Records where he created iconic album and poster artwork for such artists as the Shins ('Best album packaging' Grammy nominee for Chutes Too Narrow), Iron and Wine and Death Cab for Cutie before leaving in 2004 to focus on his client-based and personal work at LeDouxville. Parallel to working on commercial illustration and collaborative projects for such clients as Nike, Kidrobot, Giro, Penguin UK, Rome Snowboards and Target, he has exhibited internationally. His work was included in the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial (2007) and an installation at the University of Maryland (2008). A large-scale mural of his work can currently be seen in downtown Denver, Colorado. He currently lives and works in Seattle, WA.'

Hannah Warren

This is the gorgeous work of Hannah Warren who is a London based illustrator and recent graduate from the Royal College of Art.

NOMA; Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine, Rene Redzepi.
Comissioned by Phaidon to create map illustrations and hand drawn type for forth coming book of award winning restaurant NOMA.
The map shows the locations of the restaurants' suppliers and the journey Rene took to find them. I took inspiration from the natural landcape of the Nordic region and used collaged tree bark, native to each country to create the land.

Cover Designed by Studio Frith

Andrew Lyons

This is the wonderful work of Andrew Lyons. This piece is what he says is based on 'twitter envy', where people tweeting from high profile events can cause jealousy amongst their twitter followers.

I was also very surprised to find that he also studied at the same University as myself! Here is a bit about Andrew that I pinched from his gorgeous web site:

'I'm a English freelance illustrator based in Normandy, France. I speak both French and English. I studied Fine Art at the University of Wales, Cardiff, (where I specialized in painting) and more recently graphic design here in France.'

First Ever Animated Tattoo

This is amazing! :)

Stephen Cheetham

Sorry for the lack of posts this weekend! The hard drive on my Mac decided to die on saturday so I spent much of the weekend in Apple waiting for it to be fixed! I've only just started putting all the software back on it. What a job that is!

Anyway, enough about me! This is the work of Stephen Cheetham an illustrator and designer from London. Above is his vinyl based kids wall chart which I thought was really sweet. I wonder where I would be on this? If you want one you can get one from Places and Spaces in Clapham.

Tuesday Bassen

Recently I discovered the wonderful work of Tuesday Bassen. I love her style and cute little characters. Make sure you spare 5 minutes today to pop over to her web site to have a little look :)

'Tuesday Bassen is a Brooklyn based illustrator and one half of studio-sweet-studio.com Tuesday earned her BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, but has also studied abroad in England at the University of Brighton (BA Hons) and in Samara, Russia.'

Envelop

I've got another shop! This time its on Envelop. I've been slowly uploading my Bambi work as the various products but it takes a while so more designs will be slowly arriving on there within the next few days or so. Have a nosey, maybe buy something if you like it :)

Stolle Art

This is the work of Stolle Art a.k.a Scott. He has some wonderful work over on his website and here is a bit about him below.

'To put it simply, Scott is a toy junkie. He's obsessed with collecting, designing, and creating toys. He draws inspiration from many areas, including pop culture, comic books, his family, and toys from his childhood. Scott prefers to elicit a sense of child-like wonder and nostalgia in his artwork. He enjoys working in both digital and traditional mediums, depending on his mood.'

'Scott is happiest when he is working on multiple projects. He has self-produced numerous designer toys, including Otis and Otto, Tricycle Terror, Doc Von Block and Big Rollin’ Rascal. Since ’98, he has worked for the Walt Disney Company in the Entertainment Productions Department where he has designed pieces for various parades, venues and merchandise.'

My New iPhone Case

Today my new iPhone case arrived in the post! I can now use it without scratching it up anymore than it already is. It turned out a little darker than I expected but I am very pleased none the less! Its nice to have something that you made in your pocket. Should you want one too please visit my Society6 shop :)

Bomboland

This is the work of Bomboland. I love these little illustrations for Unilever so wonderfully eye catching and happy. But I especially love their about us section! Far more interesting and quirky than many that I come across!

'Bomboland is a studio. It's in Lucca and you can only get here on foot. We do the things you see written in the menu above, and we do them for the clients you see written in the list below. We try to do them well because we hate things done badly. We try to keep on doing them well because the recession can't be an excuse for everyting. We try to be punctual because why should we make people wait? We try not to take ourselves too seriously because, ultimately, we make a living by drawing pictures.'

'At Bomboland, you'll find Maurizio at the drawing table, Elisa at the cutting table, and Missy every place, including forbidden ones, like the couch.
Maurizio has been looking for the prefect chair for years, and it is sure to take the credit for the masterpiece he will soon make. Elisa keeps on failing to understand the connection between the chair and the masterpiece, but is sure he will make it soon.
Missy keeps on sitting on the couch with impunity.'

Nick Deakin

Wonderfully simple work by Nick Deakin.

A selection of the prints for The Becton Centre for Children and Young People, a part of Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 

A project lead by The Children's Hospital Charity, contemporary Sheffield artists including Lord Bunn, Pete McKee and TADO were commisioned to produce work for the new site. 

'The Arts for Health programme aims to improve the environment and amenities of the hospital and the Trust’s other sites for patients, their families and visitors. It also enables our young patients to get involved in activities whilst in hospital, which help pass time and alleviate some of the anxieties, as well as adding a lot of fun along the way.'