Philips//How to be King

I recently completed art direction duties on the second round of instructional films for Philips / DDB Tribal in Amsterdam. Working once again with Elliot Thoburn's intricate illustrations and in partnership with our friends at Wyld Stallyons, Pete Mellor and myself have explained how to be 'King of the Boardroom' with a goatee beard, 'King of Character' with a variety of moustaches and 'King of the Wild' with a full beard. You can see the previous films and the new additions on the Philips website here.

Black Panther Magazine

Black Convoy

Just been reminded of a group show I worked on quite a few years back. The first ( and only real show ) of the short lived Illustration collective 'Black Convoy' at the Seventeen Gallery in Shoreditch, September 2005. Photos over at the Jaguar Shoes website, forgot how busy the private view was.

Black Convoy was Richard May, John McFaul, Lee Ford, Jon Burgerman, Andrew Rae, Miles Donovan, Austin@New, Neasden Control Centre, Andy Potts, Mark Taplin, Tim Marrs, Adrian Johnson and Gary Neil.

CR for CR

I've donated one of my 'Field' prints to Creative Review's 'CR for Comic Relief' cause. It's a giclee print on Hahnemühle PhotoRag. 100% Cotton 188gsm. Measuring 420mm x 297mm. Limited edition of 40, signed and numbered. This particular print is 22/40. Bid for it on ebay here.

Kirby Collage

Finally found a few more examples of Jack Kirby incorporating collage into his work. These are from issues of The Fantastic Four (1963-1967)

More on Kirby's collages at this post here.

Heavy Pencil at Pick Me Up

Thursday 17th March
James Jarvis, Will Sweeney, Andrew Rae, Jim Stoten, Luke Best, Nick White, Gavin Lucas, Chief Chuckeroo

Thursday 24th March
Jiggery Pokery, Jess Bonham, Chrissie Macdonald, Andrew Rae, Jim Stoten, Luke Best, Nick White, Chief Chuckeroo, Curly Steve, Ben Fry

Pick Me Up at Somerset House, 6-9 PM, £7 Entry Includes Exhibition, www.somersethouse.org.uk/pickmeup

Handmade Record Sleeves

I found these lovely handmade record sleeves at the now sadly defunct 'Jack the Ripper' Car Boot Sale at the Bishopsgate Goods Yard in Shoreditch many moons ago. They've been stored in a box for ages and thought I'd share.

King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Amazing documentary alert! I've watched this too many times this week.

Nudge-Selected Work by Peepshow Collective

I have some work in a show alongside Peepshow Collective.
'Nudge', Selected Work by Peepshow Collective, Here Gallery, 41a Killigrew Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3PW, U.K. 1st - 31st March. Photos here.

Pick Me Up

'Pick Me Up' at Somerset House. 17th-27th March 2011. Daily 10.00-19.00, Thurs until 21.00. Embankment Galleries, South Wing. £7/£5

More info and booking here.

Original Xerographies

Ace little book that just dropped through the letterbox.

Bruno Munari: Original Xerographies

Philips

I've been art directing another six instructional films for Philips via DDB the last few months, working with our good friends at Wyld Stallyons once again. Nothing I can reveal just yet, but in the meantime here's Dave and Pete from Peepshow at the green screen shoot a few weeks ago.

33 Revolutions Per Minute//Faber & Faber

I've collaged the cover of a new book, '33 Revolutions Per Minute-A History of Protest Songs' by Dorian Lynskey, published by Faber & Faber. Available in all good bookshops now and on Amazon here.

Philips//How to be King

A series of animations Peepshow recently completed for DDB in Amsterdam have just gone live on the American Philips website. Myself, Elliot and Pete worked in collaboration with Wyld Stallyons on the instructional films, and there are more on the way.

EMB

One of four new illustrations for EMB Viewpoint Magazine, this one runs on the cover. Working with Morning Design once again.