Reel Fashion Project

Lucia Emanuela Curzi works with Air Paris and Reel Shanghai to produce several exquisite illustrations for the Reel Fashion Show. Completed towards the end of last year, the advertising campaign is now live in the lavish department store in Shanghai. Lucia says "...a lot of high-luxury fashion brands were involved directly in the creative process featuring fashion illustrations from the Spring Summer 2013 collections; Alexander Mcqueen, Alexander Wang, Gucci, Marni, Moncler, Givenchy, Saint Laurent, Stella McCartney, Lanvin, Emilio Pucci, Sergio Rossi, Bobby Brown, Mac, Lancome, Clinique and Clarins." The work was also included in a fashion illustrated magazine/look book called "The Reel Spring Magazine' which is for clients inside the store and features 35 illustrations. Light boxes inside and outside the mall, life size cut-outs of the models and a maxi poster and invitation card, were also part of this major fashion event.

Prevost Tackles Health Issue

Mikela Prevost creates an illustration with impact for Marquette University. The image illustrates an article on the dilema of African American women being over looked in the AIDS/HIV+ community.

Excuse My French

Alyana Cazalet illustrates 'Excuse My French', published by Kyle Books. 

Originally commissioned for the front cover,  Alyana was then asked to make another 13 black and white drawings for the inside after much positive feedback from the Frankfurt Book Fair. Alyana says "(The) brief was to create humourous images at the opening of each chapter, providing visual intrepretation to some confusing (and amusing!) French and English idiomatic expressions." The book is out now.

Mortal Business

Richard Phipps creates fabulous spreads for France's 'Liberation Next'. The story entitled Mortal Business is set in the future where people with terminal illnesses sell their life insurances to make money. Richard's classic work looks wonderful in this popular magazine.

Wendy's Logo

Kathryn Rathke has been keeping a secret for over 3 years! But now with the unveiling of the new Wendy’s logo, she can finally reveal her part in the project.
Back in 2009 Kathryn was approached by Tesser to aid them in re-designing the Wendy's logo. She worked with them very closely; sketching, getting feedback and revising over a period of months. Tesser were very happy with the animation and expression that Kathryn was able to distil into a few elegant lines, and Kathryn was honoured to be a part of such an iconic job working with such a great design team.

Miss Led in Shoreditch to Saatchi

Next week - 18th April to be precise sees Miss Led doing one of the many things she does so amazingly well - LIVE PAINTING.  It's been 3 years since Miss Led's last live event, and next Thursday's will take place at The Book Club, 100-106 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4RH. The large canvas creation will then be exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery the following Tuesday 23rd April. For more info go to the Liquitex Facebook page.

Palmolive Pleasure

Barry Patterson works with Colgate Palmolive to produce these images for a European in-store campaign. With a brief to create a border of natural ingredients used in the Palmolive range of products, Barry triumphs with these wonderful frames giving both scent and colour.

Hunger

There was good news for Paul Holland recently when he was selected and then won 'HUNGER' Magazine's competition with this submission of Lisa-Marie Presley. The illustration competition has run for the last few publications for which there is a cash prize and the opportunity to illustrate from Rankin's celebrity photographs. Paul says "I will be in pretty good company as Von & Oriol Angrill Jorda have previously been selected winners and featured". Issue 4 which is just out, features Paul's commissioned illustrations of Derek Blasberg, Labrinth & Elle Macpherson.

Trunki's Paddlepaks

With Duncan Beedie's fine character animation talents, Trunki's ad for the new range of summer swimming/beach bags is now aired. Duncan was brought to the project as a house client for Aardman Animations and used Adobe Flash to create the character animation for the lobster, jellyfish, octopi and clown fish. The new 'Paddlepaks', shaped like underwater creatures are a fun new range from the popular brand Trunki, the ad can be seen here.

Tequila Mockingbird

Towards the end of last year Lauren Mortimer illustrated 'Tequila Mockingbird'; a cocktail book published by Running Press.  The book which contains recipes based on classic novels is now out and available to buy!

Lauren was commissioned to produce 40 full page illustrations, as well as the cover. She says "My job was to illustrate the recipes incorporating key themes from the book upon which it was based. I used only graphite, creating quite surreal images throughout; (Lord of the Mai Tai's, Charlie and the Chocolate Faketini, Gin Eyre are a few of the titles....), it was such a fun and great creative project for me...it also got a great review in the Evening Standard (news)paper.".

A Little Piece of Rohan

Exhibiting at The Fox Reformed until 5th May is Rohan Daniel Eason in 'A Little Piece of Me'; a collection of works showing at 'the only wine bar in Stoke Newington'. If you're local, take a look.