Advertising Age

Cover illustration for the May 26th issue of Advertising Age.

How We Got To Now

Here is the first glimpse of some of the work we have been creating for the six-part series How We Got To Now. The show is presented by popular American science author Steven Johnson and explores the legacy of great ideas.

We created 6 bespoke title sequences and 73 animated segments on a variety of topics ranging from Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr's invention of a frequency hopping torpedo to how Boyle's law and the nature of gases led to the invention of artificial refrigeration.

We were tasked with creating narrative sequences and explainer sections within one distinctive style - mixing archive photography with illustrated elements. The resulting collage imagery was created by Luke Best (you can see some of his work in progress images on his blog) and brought to life by a small team of animators over 8 months.

The series is a co-production between PBS and Nutopia and will be broadcast in the Autumn (or the Fall) on PBS in America and on the BBC here in the U.K. We look forward to being able to show more of the work as the transmission date approaches. In the meantime here is a small clip from the episode about Time.

New PeepShowReel for Spring 2014

Some new work for BBC Radio 4, home schooling system K12 and U.S. kids show Yo Gabba Gabba along with some old favourites.

Music by Aphex Twin

Living On A Farm

Working once again with the wonderful Adrian Johnson and Big Active we created this animation for U.S. kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba. Brightly coloured, psychedelic, farm fun!

Music by The High Llamas

The Red Bulletin

New cover for the June issue of The Red Bulletin

The Humane Society

From a series of illustrations for The Humane Society's Animal Sheltering magazine.

The Car Buying Service

A little commercial we made with Trunk last year. A simple idea executed simply. Illustration by Spencer Wilson, animation by Pete Mellor.

Heavy Pencil at Pick Me Up, Somerset House.

On Thursday (1st) I will be drawing, DJing and playing live music at Pick Me Up Festival at Somerset House alongside lot's of other illustrators and folks. It’ll be streamed live on www.commsbureau.co.uk or you can come and watch live at Somerset House.

New Scientist - Catch the Pigeon

Recent outing for the New Scientist, illustrating an article on how intelligent pigeons are.

Secret 7" Revealed

For the third year running we created one-off 7" sleeves for Secret 7" sold in aid of War Child.

From the top: Chrissie Macdonald's sleeves for Roxy Music 'Virginia Plain' & Massive Attack 'Karmacoma', Andrew Rae's sleeves for T-Rex 'Get It On' & Roxy Music 'Virginia Plain', Miles Donovan's sleeve for T-Rex's 'Get It On', Spencer Wilson's sleeve for Jake Bugg 'Strange Creatures'.

Egg

Bish..Bash...Splosh! More tea Ern?

Spencer recently found some time to work up a set images for a fictitious brand called T -  inspired by the studio tea containers.

Do Something

Chrissie created the latest cover of The Guardian's Do Something magazine with photographer John Short. The monthly magazine, art directed by Chris Clarke, is a guide to stretching your horizons and learning new skills for free.

Exhibition

Luke will be in Belgium next week exhibiting some recent textiles in the group show 'First Things First' Please see the details below.

EPHAMERON / FANNY BLANC / KAYE BLEGVAD / LUKE BEST / MERIJN HOS / SAM VANALLEMEERSCH

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OPENING on Saturday March 22nd, with LIVE MUSIC (tba)

SHOW until April 19th, 2014: Mo-Fr 10-19h, Sa-Su 9-12h

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cc Ter Dilft / Sint-Amandsesteenweg 41 / Bornem

www.terdilft.be

Flavour First

I have a new monthly column illustrating Mathew Fort's 'Flavour Diaries' for food website Flavour First 

Modus Magazine

I illustrated an article for Modus Magazine commissioned by Sunday Publishing.

Nike Inc

I recently illustrated the range of Nike footwear which use the cushioning technology Lunarlon. Commissioned by branding company Not Actual Size.

This is Dali/This is Warhol

I have illustrated 2 new art history books written by Catherine Ingram and published by Laurence King about Dali and Warhol. Both will be available on the Laurence King site and in bookshops from April.

Washington Post

Bed Bugs for The Washington Post Magazine.

Little Tree

Little Tree published by Big Picture Press and illustrated by Jenny Bowers will be published on April 1st. It tells the story of a tiny seed growing through the seasons into a fine pear tree. It has 20 lift flaps with creatures to uncover and words to learn, perfect for little ones.