Zumba Kids

 

Ben Tallon has fun with these posters for the Zumba Kids campaign in the US.
Commissioned by Zumba Fitness in Florida, Ben was asked to use his electrifying lines to create some dynamic art. The results have gained a superb reaction; he says "Zumba chose me for the energy in my work and wanted me to bring their photography to life with vibrant mark making. They provided 'personality profiles' for a series of fifteen children of different ages and I created three dimensional environments based on these."

Turner's Heroes

When the Sun Goes Down

Fluorescent Adolescent

Brianstorm

NME Magazine has commissioned pen master Ben Tallon to illustrate an article called 'Turner's Heroes'. The special edition of the weekly magazine features the band 'Arctic Monkeys' and looks at the characters created in their songs written by Alex Turner. Ben supplied artwork for the tracks 'When The Sun Goes Down',  'Brianstorm' and 'Fluorescent Adolescent' and the feature coincides with the launch of the band's 5th studio album 'AM'.

Ben Tallon works with CALM and launches transmedia awareness campaign Xpress

No stranger to working with some major charities, Ben Tallon uses his skills as illustrator and art director to launch Xpress; an awareness campaign to raise money for the The Campaign Against Living Miserably.

CALM works to prevent male suicide in the UK, and after meeting the charity, Ben was given a blank canvas to direct a campaign focused on raising money and awareness. His response has come from an urge to share the benefits of his own artistic expression, and so along with the support of his fellow creatives, Ben has launched Xpress.

On May 3rd 2013, Ben's company Quenched Music will release an exclusive album from which 100% of proceeds will go directly to the charity. It will feature the best of new UK and international music and some overseas 'heavyweights' who will be announced soon. Also featuring men working in the arts, Ben and the team now have the support of Stephen Merchant, Danny Dyer, Jon McClure and more. In addition, a campaign newspaper will be released alongside the album containing all interviews and features including the portrait above. It was created to support an exclusive interview with Steve for the campaign in which he discusses comedy, growing up, art and his movie career. The Xpress website will also showcase contemporary art, design, comedy, illustration, film and poetry.

Please support the cause through the crowdfunding campaign here.

Faces Of Evil

Ben Tallon has completed one of his ultimate jobs! Commissioned by WWE Magazine in the US, Ben has created a set design for a feature called 'Faces Of Evil.' A Creative Director whom Ben has known for a while spotted some banners Ben had created as Art Director of a feature film shot in Manchester, and so wanted a similar set of backdrops to use in a photo shoot. Ben says "They're all original artwork....(it was a) bit of a dream job for me this one since I'm a lifelong fan of pro wrestling". In these images we see AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan, Jack Swagger and Kane. 

Dirty North

These punchy drawings for Manchester's 'Dirty North' are by pen and ink master Ben Tallon. Working with the band, Ben has produced  gritty artworks for the single and album inlay. Ben says "'The Blues' is the new single from Dirty North, a three piece from Wythenshawe, Manchester fusing reggae with rap and guitar music...... I met the boys in Wythenshawe, Europe's biggest council estate. We toured the local hangouts where the boys grew up, providing much fuel for the lyrics and musical identity. I photographed everything from graffiti on the underpass to melted wheelie bins, attracting attention from a few bystanders. The results delighted the band and The Blues is out now on Corporate Records." Dirty North are also rumoured to be supporting The Stone Roses at Heaton Park.

Skins Logo

Ben Tallon's vivid Skins logo and graphics have been airing for the new season on E4. The fresh, 'just painted' logo is also being used on the Skins Twitter account and Facebook page.

Lufthansa Mural

Chris Ede

Chris Ede

Miss Led

Miss Led

Ben Tallon

Working with Wunderman in Germany for Lufthansa, several of our artists have contributed to an amazing mural exhibited in Berlin. Chris Ede, Ben Tallon and Miss Led along with others illustrated the "Zukunft-Berlin-campaign", "Sieh doch, was Du willst". Each piece from the individual artist has been combined to create a massive mural in a giant public space in Berlin.

BDA Cover

Ben Tallon completes this cover for the British Dental Association's products catalogue. This piece takes Ben in a new exciting direction with his work, he says "It's a huge step forward for me in terms of working full colour, (a) whole new world opened up after I turned a technical corner".

Ben's Freelancing Adventures

An Illustration career can be a tough one, and generally those that do it are the ones that love it. But as Ben Tallon's latest preoccupation shows, there are times when it can drive you mad!
Ben's new blog is a very frank chronicling of his freelancing adventures both good and bad. And one of his latest posts; 'Getting Out of Bed' is being published full page in Creative Review on 22nd September, all about inspiration and motivation for designers. Ben says: "People are really relating to it (and) I'm talking to several magazines about a possible serializing of it. When it's done I'll be seeing publishers." Whether a freelance Illustrator or a commissioning client, 'On The Edge: A Freelancer in Recession" is a great read.

Ben Tallon April Flair Winner

We are immensly proud to announce Ben Tallon has won April 2011's Flair competition run by Creativematch. His conceptual, beautifully drawn piece brings Ben a second win...and another ipod!

Tallon on Design Week

Ben Tallon is the artist behind this powerful image which was used last month on the front cover of Design week.Illustrating a feature on designers’ music projects, Ben’s portrait perfectly captures the strength and attitude of D.J, mu

Decked

This dynamic skate deck art springs from the imagination of Ben Tallon and features at the up-coming ‘Decked’ exhibition in London, where some fifty artists have created art directly onto a skate deck.

The exhibition takes place at Stolenspace Gallery, 91 Brick Lane, Poplar, London, E15, UK, and runs from 25th to 30th August, with a private view on Thursday the 27th from 7pm.

The Memories Project

Ben Tallon has just completed an illustration for the 'Memories' project which is a book of fully illustrated stories by either cancer survivors or people who have lost loved ones to cancer. The book will be sold in order to raise money for Maggies cancer charity.
Ben's story was about Antony Kitson, a designer who responded positively to the loss of his father and set up his own design company which has been doing well since. Ben says: ".... Lovely project to be involved with...."

Ben Tallon's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Ben Tallon takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work. Ben Tallon's Scrapbook.

Tallon Brightens Next

Ben Tallon once again wows us with his raw and urban illustrations.

This time he turns his talented hand at brightening up the High Street with this image, it's one of two which are currently gracing the walls of the new Next Store recently opened on Bond Street. These bold images will soon be used in various stores across the country.

Quenched Music

Ben Tallon quenches our thirst this month with this refreshing illustration for his latest project Quenched Music.

Ben explains, "Quenched has been set up by myself and Danni Skerritt as a site which offers services to new musical talent. As Designer and Creative Director I have branded and provided illustrations for the whole project." An online magazine is currently in the pipeline, click here to see what it’s all about.

Ben Tallon's New eBook Portfolio

Our talented Ben Tallon has created an eBook portfolio on a brand new platform for you to have a peek at.

Ben Tallon's eBook 


eBook is a fantastic tool that can be as complex or as simple as you want it to be- flash, audio, video, you name it. He's also included some new sleeve cover art that he's been working on. Ben's amazing portfolio on our site

A Big Voice

A big shout for Ben Tallon who has just completed the VOICE Project with this dynamic image.

Ben explains that it's the start of a "long term project aimed at rallying creative professionals to turn their talents to important issues in important times". The images are about speaking on behalf of those that need to be heard but don't have the voice to do so.

Skins on E4

Check out Ben Tallon’s new work on E4’s trailer for the new series of Skins.

Working closely with directors at Channel 4, and animation experts Mike Moloney studios, Ben provided all the illustrations and type right from the original pencil skeleton through to the final illustration. See the trailer here http://www.e4.com/video/nkdUYA3aBIWNo9r8DRDfcw/play.e4