Ravensbourne Illustration BA

As some of you know I have been leading the Illustration for Communication BA at Ravensbourne University London for the past 2 years. The course keeps on growing at an alarming rate, so we are looking for another tutor to join us. Email me if you have questions. Apply through the Ravensbourne site - deadline is today, be quick!

Clark - Kiri Variations

New stuff for Clark, an amazing album and two singles, and a little animated loop. Originally produced as a soundtrack for Channel 4's Kiri series, these are out now on Throttle records. I love this stuff so it's always a pleasure to work with Chris, his music is mindblowing - a big thanks to all involved in this.

trump's uk visit

this was supposed to accompany stewart lee's article in today's observer, but it got stopped by the legal dept (for entirely valid reasons - but i much prefer it to the published version, so here it is)..

Panel discussion @ house of illustration

I'll be taking part in the 'journeys drawn' panel discussion and talking about the refugee project at house of illustration next wednesday, it's on between 7-9pm, come along. Tickets and info here.

Chaos forum at falmouth

i was invited to speak at falmouth university's chaos forum last week alonside louise vormittag and edel rodriguez, chaired by shumi bose. thank you to everyone who attended this event, it was packed! a big thanks to the organisers and students for making us feel so welcome, and also to the students who were showcasing their own projects on the day. hope to see you all again soon.

House of Illustration & general update

Been a while since my last post, a gigantic house move and a new job as course leader at ravensbourne university london has taken up most of my time during the past few months. more about ravensbourne's brand new illustration course soon, in the meantime - a show that has been on for a little while now, 'journeys drawn' at house of illustration in london features my work, go and see it if you haven't already done so. a big thanks to all at house of illustration and to everyone involved in making this exhibition happen.

Yuko / Bruses

Video for the song bruises for yuko from their beautiful new lp Ten years of Staring Back, available at http://yukotheband.be.

Yuko / Mister Tee

I made a bunch of stuff over the summer for Yuko's live tour and new album 'Ten Years of Staring Back', here's a video for one of the tunes, Mister Tee. I'll post everything over the next couple of weeks. Big thanks to Yuko and De Commerce over in Gent.

throttle records / clark

new stuff on vinyl, an amazing release by the super-talented clark. the e.p is called e.c.s.t t.r.a.x and it's out now on his new label throttle records. big thanks to clark and greg eden, check stereogum where you can now stream one of the tracks.

spine mag

spine mag have a feature on my work in their current edition, check out the mag at spinemagazine.co, big thanks to vyki and all at spine for this one.

new york times

piece in the new york times a couple of days ago for a great article by frederic wehrey, about the abandonement of us diplomacy in libya. many thanks to alex and all at the new york times.

Financial Times Weekend Magazine

A cover and a series of illustrations for ft weekend magazine from a couple of weeks ago - big thanks to all at the FT, very nice to be working with them again.

Some unplublished versions and close-ups:

Design Week / John Hamilton & Penguin Essentials

Design Week has an interview with Penguin art director John Hamilton this week, with a feature on the collection of Penguin essentials which he has commissioned and directed over the past 20 years. Big thanks to John, I'm very happy to be a part of this great collection. The collection is now on show at Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft.

Save The Children & the telegraph

Something from a couple of months ago, from a new set for save the children which appeared in the daily telegraph.

just jack

just jack's overtones lp is getting a special vinyl re-release, and i've created a bunch of new artwork for it. the release has a gatefold sleeve with 4 sides of artwork, a poster and an etched vinyl d-side. i'll post more about this as i get it, it should be back from the pressing plant any time now. really happy with how this one turned out, big thanks to just jack and eric at miller records.

wall dirt

Some recent stuff for David Mitchell and Stewart Lee, from my weekly illustrations for The Observer.

cats

my cats are officially famous, they have a whole page in the current issue of varoom magazine. big thanks to the Association of Illustrators for the feature!

Financial Times cover

A front cover and some spreads from yesterday's FT Weekend magazine for an excellent article by Edward Luce on the current state of chaos in the USA. Read the article here.

zantidote

zantidote.com is live! this is a new collaboration between writer mantis kane and myself, check the site for weekly updates and follow zantidote on twitter and instagram, lots of good stuff to come.

POST festival

A big thanks to everyone who organised and attended post design festival at space 10 in copenhagen - it was great to be invited to give a talk at this event, met lots of nice people, talked about the current state of visual culture, hung out, got to see a bit of copenhagen and caught up with some old friends. 

Penguin Books

This should be out soon, a cover for How Many Miles to Babylon by jennifer johnston. Big thanks to all at penguin. loved this project so i made a bunch of different versions, this is the one that made the final cut.

AOI World Illustration Awards

Many thanks to the AOI for shortlisting the refugee project at this year's world illustration awards. The show has been on for a few weeks at Somerset House in London and will go on tour later this year.

Witchcraft in Liberia

a new project I just finished for save the children is featured on the telegraph site today. the work includes a series of illustrations and an animation about a liberian boy who was a victim of belief related abuse. a tricky project in places - i had about 2 weeks to do this, and had to avoid any direct visual references to torture, and i wasn't allowed to mention the involvement of the church, which is where most of the bad stuff actually took place - the 'lady who lived out of town' is actually a pastor. There are a couple of versions of the animation, this one features a voiceover by Dele Sosimi and is by far my favourite of the two. The animation also features clips from an interview with the boy.

foreign policy

may / june's front cover of foreign policy magazine, a feature on david vincenzetti, with several small illustartions accompanying the article. i was holding back on posting this but it looks like i'm not going to be sent a physical copy, so check the link above for the online version.

Here's some process stuff, for more of this check my instagram. 

Press awards & Bloomberg Markets

Well, after nearly 3 months of living out of cardboard boxes and suitcases, and more than a year of living in transition, I've finally moved into a new house. Renting in London is tough, but buying a home in London has to be one of the most stressful and ridiculous things I've ever gone through. If I never see another fucking estate agent for as long as I live, it'll be too soon.

Meanwhile, stuff has been going on, so here are a couple of new things. First off, I'm pleased to say the Save the children project has been shortlisted for a digital innovation award at the British Press Awards, for the mobile feature in the telegraph. big thanks to the telegraph, save the children, the staff at civico zero and everyone else involved.

Also, here's something new for Bloomberg Markets, a double page spread and some animation for a piece about the current state of anxiety in european banking.

Also, a vole in a french horn, for stewart lee in the observer sometime a few weeks ago.