The Economist

A bunch of artists were commisioned by Dye Holloway Murray to create and ad each for The Economist, The brain chap doing a dot to dot was mine- See the rest of the ads here : http://www.dhmlondon.com/work.php?work=25

...we'll be ploughing the fields by summer time!

Kipling Monkey world tour website

I've been working with 'And Partners' in New York on this competition micro site - Win a trip to the destination of your dreams at http://kiplingpromo.com/

i'm not an artist -Elisava school of design

SooninTokyo commissioned me to draw a story about a man who is struggling with a creative idea. The posters are to advertise and promote Elisava School of Design in Barcelona and is named after the slogan of the school - 'I'm not an artist' (The daily odyssey of the creative process). The artwork has been used for posters, print ads (featured in this months Creative Review), and a book is currently in production. You can see all the artwork in more detail at the exciting new interactive website, http://iamnotanartist.org/

IdN - The craft issue

http://www.idnproshop.com/

Chris Oldland illustration blog Q&A

I chose to contact successful illustrator Serge Seidlitz last week, and after a little luck with my e-mails managed to gain his attention. A successful illustrator with a great clients list and available through Debut Art, I thought he would be interesting for gaining a little insight into how the successful get along in the industry.

So, anyway, he was kind enough to reply to my e-mail questionnaire this week and here I have his answers and a little insight into how he works and his path into the profession.

• What was your first commission?
My first actual commission as an illustrator was a portrait of Brian Wilson for Mojo magazine,
I had been working four or five years as a graphic designer/ in-house illustrator at cartoon network before becoming freelance and taking on proper commissions.

• Did it take long for you to find work?
I got a job at Cartoon Network straight out of college which helped in giving me a foundation in the industry.

• How was this achieved?
Portfolio and guidance from tutors.

• You're with Heart agency at the moment, but how did you promote yourself before that?

No I'm not! (He’s with Debut Art. My mistake, I had a cold when I wrote the questions!) I didn't promote myself before I was represented as I was full time in house (see above).

• Does most of your work come from repeat clients?
No, it comes from all sorts of different clients, - some comes from repeat clients.

• You have a very distinct style; do all of your clients expect your work to appear similar? Is this ever limiting for you?
I have enough scope within in my work to play with new ideas and push myself, so it doesn't limit me. It’s important as an illustrator ( I think ) to be ideas based and then everything stems from that, if you limit yourself to style over content you'll just be a passing trend. Most of the time, I think people develop their work as they go, improving and experimenting in order to keep fresh.

• What sort of work forms the bulk of your commissions?
Advertising, editorial, marketing, publishing, online content, a bit of TV.

• Do you have any plans for the future?
Keep at it, and see where it takes me.

• Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Wouldn't like to say Chris - who knows - hopefully doing something creative that makes me happy.

An interesting (and incidentally quite amusing) character and a little insight.
Thank you Serge. I wish you all the best.

from : http://chrisoldlandillustration.blogspot.com/

NEW & Available NOW! - Serge Seidlitz Tshirt design for 55DSL

http://www.55dsl.com/1055

International Conference of Typography 2009

Translation of poster : "If typography didn´t exist to take care of the words, one day the H, tired of being phonetically ignored, would change his job and would offer its services as a coat stand to an unscrupulous designer. Nobody would ever be able to talk again, or express their feelings, and human kind would be condemned to wander aimlessly through still lands.

Typography. More important than you can imagine. "

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