Lucy Vigrass

Lucy Vigrass is another member of the 'Peepshow Collective' who's work I admire greatly. She is a freelance illustrator working in London. Her work is beautifully bold and shows a minimal amount of detail. Working with shape and colour to communicate her ideas, creating stunning compositions with a her signature style. I have been looking through the work from the Peepshow recently and as this is the sort of group I would love to be apart of when I leave university. Check out www.lucyvigrass.co.uk and www.peepshow.org.uk for more work.

Non-format design

I have been aware of Non-format for a while and thought I would share them with you. They are a creative team consisting of Kjell Ekhorn (Norwegian) and Jon Forss (British). Based in London and Minneapolis (USA). They are an inredibally creative design team with clients across the world, including Nike, LG, The New York Times, Channel 4 etc.
In a recent lecture from all round creative guru Adrian Shaughnessy mentioned how he worked with them on the design publication 'Varoom'. They show and amazing creative flair with type design seen on the work they have done for Nike. I have chose to look at them now as I am in need of some direction and inspiration with a advertising project I am working on. The simple choices they have made are probably the most effective. The choice of colour and type are important.

George Mitchell

I was introduced to the work of illustrator George Mitchell. He is still a student studying Illustration at Lincoln University. He shows a great ability to use texture and pattern to create a stunning style which is fresh and contemporary. I was interested in his range of ideas. The random and alternative seem to be his preferred choice. It seems he enjoys to illustrate the weird characters he thinks up similar to how I like to work. Picking things from the world we live and creating an alternate world of the weird and wonderful. It is nice to know I am not the only one.

Luke Best

Luke Best is a creative, multi-disciplined illustrator/designer. I came across the work of Luke Best as he has worked with Andrew Rae who has been a strong influence on my work. I was particularly interested in the type work. The hand crafted style is very creative and shows a stunning range of skills and ideas. His work is inspiring and shows a number of similarities to mine. See more of his work at www.lukebest.com 

Henning Wagonbreth

Henning Wagonbreth is a graphic illustrator with experience in comic illustration and graphic novels. I found his work online when researching into graphic novels and really enjoyed his distinct style of illustration. His style is very angular with sharp edges. He has a very bold use of colour which makes his work jump of the page. I especially like the football team characters in the collectible cards they give the impression of having different personalities which I like. Also the way they have been laid out in rows and columns is interesting and is something I like to do with my own work.

Andrew Rae

This is an Illustrator I have come across since the start of this year and am greatly influenced by. I took inspiration from his style of drawing characters and his bizarre ideas. He grids his characters neatly which is something I like which gives the impression of organised chaos. His work is fantastic and well worth a look. I have taken a focus on my illustration work in recent months and the quality of Andrew Rae's work is one of the reasons why. 

Seb Jarot

This is an artist I looked into when researching illustration styles for the surfing project. I loved the work and it continues to inspire me with current work. I like the expressive line drawing style and the flat block colour behind. The piece looks well crafted and so stylish. The use of and drawn type works really well and is also something I love to create myself. The style is shown to be a successful advertising style also with the piece for 'Jameson Chill' working very well to sell the product.