Paul Shipper is from Manchester, England and now lives in New Zealand.
“My training really came from years of drawing and painting, studying the works of my illustrative heroes, driven by my passion and determination to making a dream become reality.”
Clients include Lucasfilm, Penguin Books, GQ Magazine and Topps Inc.
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Spanish illustrator Rafa Alvarez has an impressive selection of works on his website. I like the way he sometimes uses coloured ink lines, almost like those in many animated films. There are nice strokes in his lines too. He has a good knack for well thought out editorial illustrations as well as advertising posters and comic strips.
Rafa’s clients include Playboy Magazine, Etihad Airways and American Express. He has published graphic novels and children’s books and is currently working on interactive ebooks for the iPad.
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Spanish illustrator/designer Álvaro Laura has some super work on his website. His creations are bold, full of texture and with interesting subject matter. I really like the way he plays with form, and his crowded scenes are extraordinary.
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After graduating in Fashion & Textile Design in 1988, Mandy Pritty worked in the fashion industry for several years as a designer. She then made the move into her true love, painting and illustration. It turned out to be a wise decision; she’s been illustrating professionally for the past 15 years!
Mandy has a great unique style, which is warm and fuzzy and borrows slightly from her previous fashion career with her recognisable elongated figures. She has worked in a range of sectors, from books to advertising, greeting cards, corporate illustration and more.
Her clients include Harper Collins, British Airways, BBC Good Food and Oxford University Press.
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Neil Duerden creates super-punchy advertising illustrations and designs for clients such as Nike, Virgin, Sony Ericsson, Costa Coffee and loads of other big brands. He combines photography and vector graphics with digital effects to create collages that jump out at you. It’s all about grabbing your attention and keeping it for long enough so that you register the product. This style is absolutely brash, but with reason; I’m sure it is very effective advertising.
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“Before the 1931 introduction of the Coca-Cola Santa Claus created by artist Haddon Sundblom, the image of Santa ranged from big to small and fat to tall. Santa even appeared as an elf and looked a bit spooky.” – quoted from Coca-Cola website
Sundblom’s warm and joyous paintings (coupled with Coca-Cola’s marketing budget) bought the world the most recognisable Santa Claus ever. His work is our little Christmas treat to you, our loyal readers! Have a very Merry Christmas…pause and refresh with Coke (only kidding)!
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Matej Balaz studied graphic design at Art Institute of Vancouver. As an illustrator and designer his work has appeared in a variety of mediums such as book covers, editorial pieces and clothing. He enjoys using mixed media; drawing, watercolor and photography. At The Lounge we do enjoy a bit of hand-drawn typography and Matej has some great stuff. Check out his website for more of his works.
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