May 2012
21 posts
1 tag
Adam Hayes
Illustrator turned animator Adam Hayes, graduated from Kingston University last year having completed an MA in Communication Design. Having never intended to deviate from his plan of becoming an ‘illustrator to the stars’, it came as a surprise to find himself a year on putting the finishing touches on a three month long stop-motion animation project ‘Properties’ as his final submission to the...
1 tag
Nicole Tan
Creating a book can sometimes be a tricky thing, especially when it involves capturing the essence of another person.
Today’s post features the work of the very talented Nicole Tan and her piece, Sigmund Freud: Genius.
Currently studying Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent Uni, Nicole has certainly created a thing of beatuy in my eyes. Her idea was to create an illustrative journal of...
1 tag
Studio: WSA - Sarah Benson
WSA Level 1 Fine art students recently had their studio spaces transformed into their first show, and a successful at that it was.
As part of their second semester’s work, this exhibition was the finale to a 10 week self initiated project, that had taken the students down through the realms of sculpture, printmaking, film and many more exciting and vibrant outcomes.
Curating this show must...
1 tag
Hannah Lewis
Illustrator Hannah Lewis is an old friend of mine. Since college days, I always remember seeing her illustrations, and thinking, ‘wow, these are really cool’ !
Today’s post shows not only Hannah’s talents in being an illustrator, but also her abilities in sculptural making.
Currently at her final year at Southampton Solent University, Hannah’s work...
1 tag
Carl Reed
Here at Plog, we absolutely love zines! and when I stumbled across Illustrator Carl Reed, and his beautifully screenprinted concertina zine, I felt obliged to post about it.
The zine itself is based around online interaction and pseudonyms (14cm x 20cm on 300gsm card).
Currently studying illustration at the University of Portsmouth, Carl is certainly one to look out for in the future. From a...
1 tag
Phil Cooper
Today’s post features some great work by Phil Cooper.
Since graduating in 2006 from NSAD, Phil has continued to experiemnt and try out new techinques within the world of illustrations.
Phil works with the imagined; narrative imagery found in folk tales, hallucinatory fiction and occult symbolism. This vivid source material is intensified by his use of graphic line-work, negative space and...
1 tag
Emily May
Picking up a First Class BA Hons Degree in Graphic Art and Design at Leeds Metropolitan University, Emily May is currently a freelance Illustrator and Graphic Artist based in London.
Her work is a mix of hand-drawn illustration and computer manipulation. Primarily working in pen and pencil, she later develops her work on screen by playing with colours and layering. Emily’s subject matter is...
1 tag
Francesco D'Isa
Francesco D’Isa is an Italian artist and art curator. After studying philosophy in Florence, Italy, he pursued his path as a self-taught artist and cultivated a healthy fascination with visual imagery that has driven him to master the corresponding skills. Although already a pioneer of digital art in Italy, his drawing abilities have also allowed him work with more traditional media.
As...
1 tag
Lucy Eldridge
Freelance illustrator, Lucy Eldridge loves to get stuck into any illustrated designs, especially when watercolours are introduced, as todays post shows!
Currently living in Brighton, Lucy enjoys making narrative based images, not to mention creating various mini-books based on anything that inspires her. On the subject of inspiration, Lucy tends to find hers from, taking photographs, clouds,...
1 tag
Anthony Zinonos
Different, yet enticing! These were simply two words that certainly went through my mind, when I discovered the works of Anthony Zinonos.
Exploring the idea behind simple shapes, colours and imagery is what Anthony does best. He has a visual eloquence and amazing understanding of materials, which allows him to produce some of the most innovative collage-based images around.
Anthony is currently...
1 tag
Matt Lyon
C86 showcases the work of Matt Lyon, a UK-based artist and illustrator.
After studying at The Slade School of Fine Art at UCL, he spent time teaching photography and graphic design whilst honing his skills and creative interests. Turning professional in 2008, Matt’s designs have been widely published in books and magazines, and selected works have been exhibited in his hometown of London, as well...
1 tag
Michael Lester
Currently studying Illustration at the University of Westminster, Michael Lester has a particular interest in using narrative to communicate ideas. He works with hand drawn elements that are refined and reworked digitally and then combined with his love of writing to produce outcomes which show some form of start, finish and sense of place.
Inspiration for Michael comes almost always from...
1 tag
Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson is a UK Illustrator, who’s work consists of detailed, hand-drawn illustrations created in pen and ink. Focusing on intense details and strong drawing, he creates unique and contemporary illustrations with a nod to the past. Joe is keen on screen printing and poster creation, and tries to feed this into his personal work as much as possible.
A few of the things that Joe finds...
1 tag
Kellie Black
Kellie Black is a freelance Illustrator and Designer from the south coast of England.
She specialises in portraiture and humorous imagery, but also works in 3-D when required. This means that she has a very varied portfolio of work, ranging from images for Making Magazine and Gnaeus Julius Comics to an Alien parody video! Her work has been published in Images 34 (The Association of...
1 tag
Thanks, But No Thanks
Failure, rubbish, useless - three words that you hope never to hear when pitching for a job, but it can often be the case for designers and illustrators alike. But what happens to the rejected and unwanted work that had been painstakingly produced to suit a clients needs?
Kingston University students Alex Brown and Ben West have collected various donated works by well-known (and some not so well)...
1 tag
Ekaterina Garipova
Today’s post features British art director / graphic designer, Ekaterina Garipova. She is a graduate from our very own Winchester School of Art- swooping up a First Class Honours in BA Graphic Arts.
Ekaterina is currently based in Toronto, Canada where there she is embracing life as a designers across the pond.
What I love about Ekaterina’s work is the consistency of high standards...
1 tag
David Shrigley and High Seriousness. 
Finishing shortly on the 13th of May at the Hayward on London’s South Bank is “Brain Activity”, a wide ranging exhibition of work in various media by Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley. “For over two decades”, opines the literature, “Shrigley has been making some of the most darkly humorous and slyly disquieting art of our times… [his work] displays an inventively mordant wit, while...
1 tag
Rosie Grindrod
I absolutely love it when I find an artist with such a beautiful flair of creativity, but I love it even more when I find out the journey which that person took, to be where they are now.
Rosie Grindrod is certainly in that category. Studying an A - level in Art & Drama , Rosie then went on to college where there she did a foundation in Art and Design.
“For some insane reason” -...
1 tag
Claire Wood
Studying Illustration in her final year at the University of Cumbria (formerly Cumbria Institute of the Arts), Claire Wood is certainly one to keep in mind for the near future.
Everything about the way Claire has presented herself as a designer is fantastic! From the initial design layout of her website, down to every little design and illustration featured on there. There is certainly an obvious...
1 tag
Scott Balmer
With a plethora of materials and the occasional game of Tetris to get the ideas flowing, illustrator (and occasional designer) Scott Balmer produces work of varying complexity. From simple designs to more complex scenery and characters through the different styles and mediums he can get his hands on.
After graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone college of Art & Design. Scott has produced work...
1 tag
Blisters Submission Call - Print Club London
I got a lovely email the other day from Lousie at Print Club London, letting us know about their upcoming show Blisters. She gave us a nice insight about this years show and the previous one they did in 2010. Have a read of the brief below and get submitting, the deadline is Sunday 10th of June.
Blisters has had a year off, Print Club has been expanding, but now our summer show is back...
