Illustration

The lines are blurred between art, illustration and graphic design. In the days of yore graphic design was known as 'commercial art': these are examples of commissioned illustrations. Especially when working to smaller budgets, being able to create an illustration is handy! Sometimes it's easier and quicker (and cheaper) to buy-in an illustration and amend it to suit the client's needs. I generally work in Adobe Illustrator, mostly working from pencil sketches. The software produces vector drawings which can be scaled to any size and forever edited.

Key Stage 2 history illustrations*

Client: Sevenfields Primary School
Role: Illustrator

history timeline, King George, Regency, madness of king george

queen elizabeth 1, Key Stage 1, history, elizabethan,

Brief:  Fun illustrations to inspire children's interest in key historical dates. 100cm x 50cm panels displayed in the school’s central area to re-inforce Key Stage 2 history curriculum.

Edward Jenner, history, primary school, curriculum, smallpox, vaccination, science

WW2, WWII, world war two, home front, key stage one, history

Puff: children's character design and illustration

Puff the Magic Dryer, children's hygiene, character design, illustration

The Puff the Dragon character was designed to fit the confines of the hand-dryer so that his mouth blew out warm air. The product is shipped with a graphic backboard to be fixed to the washroom wall, posters and stickers – all devised to encourage children to wash and dry their hands hygienically.

 

Puff washroom graphics

Puff the Magic Dryer, signage, hygiene, stickers, children, washrooms

Each hand-dryer is sold with posters, stickers and washroom door signage aimed at encouraging children to wash and dry their hands properly. 

E-Motion website banner illustration*

Illustration: mixed photography and digitally-drawn elements including local urban and countryside landmarks with a 'community' of cycling characters.

The Book Project – cover illustration

character, illustration, adobe illustrator, book cover, publishing

Vitriol is a Dying Art

Kindle book cover design.

book cover, book design, author, kevin anderson, kindle

 

Kindle, Amazon, e-book, book cover, illustration, Kevin Anderson, Vitriol is a Dying Art