E4 sting competition

E4 in association with Creative Review is running a competition to produce 10 second animated stings. This could be a great way for to get work noticed. Further information here:

http://www.e4.com/skins/doitandwin/100eba297679504b733671e9e8abd9a0/entry-terms.e4

SHU-Illustration Poster Archive

Many of you are spending time in the print room at the moment making lovely prints. We would like to start an archive of work produced on the course so can I please ask that you add 1 extra print to your run and drop them off with myself or Frazer. As the work starts to come in I would also like to preview on the SHU Illustration blog. 

Thank you!

Image: Mar Benabarre

Image: Sean Gee

 
Image: Tom Poynter

This American Life.

For a few years I've been listening to an American radio station called 'This American Life'. It's a great resource for any Illustrator who needs a narrative to work with, themes are picked on a weekly basis and listeners contribute their stories many of which are true:


http://www.thisamericanlife.org/

St Judes Gallery

A great gallery with great British designers and makers: http://www.stjudesprints.co.uk/

Image: Johnny Hannah

Image: Christopher Brown

Penguin Book Competition - Deadline looming.

Anyone who has been or is doing the Penguin Book competition the deadline is quickly approaching.

1. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES
The closing date for entries is 5 p.m. on Friday 15 April 2011.
This site will accept entries from Monday 17 January 2011.

Entries must supplied in the following format:

PDF
300ppi
CMYK
5mm bleed
Ideally colour managed to ISO Coated 39 or ISO Uncoated 29 (optional)
Trim and crop marks to be included

Please also make sure you add all the cover copy before sending (available from the competition site and in brief) those with missing information will not be judged.

Saul Bass- Advice to Design Students

Great American graphic designer Saul Bass gives advice to students.

Call for Entries / Cheltenham Illustration Awards

Call for Entries / Cheltenham Illustration Awards: Info here.

FUTURE SKETCHBOOK?

These look great more info here: http://www.noteslate.com/philosophy.htm

Nobrow Issue 5 Now out

Nowbrow is a gallery and publisher based in London who sporadically put out a very well made and
beautifully printed publication with a great roster of image makers.

More info here: http://www.nobrow.net/3666

David Hockney website

Great British artist David Hockney now has a site.... fantastic!

http://www.hockneypictures.com/

Lovely drawing ability, Hockney sketchbook pages:

http://www.hockneypictures.com/book_iceland.php

Childrens Book Illustrator / Tomi Ungerer interview

"You are what you make, you are what you do and you are what you think" Tomi Ungerer



Tomi Ungerer was also a political activist / artist in the 60's and has produced many great children's books and animations.

More info here: http://www.tomiungerer.com/

Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice, by Ivan Brunetti

Sound advice from Illustrator Ivan Brunetti on basic story boarding and narrative development. Ivan is a regular contributor to the New Yorker as well being a cartoonist and teacher.

Lane Smith / It's A Book

Fantastic new book from American illustrator Lane Smith is now available. Here's an animation to promote the new book. Further info on Lane smith here: