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Peter Crawley
Peter Callesen
Jen Stark
Brian Dettmer
Su Blackwell
Ingrid Siliakus
Bert Simons
Cath Kidston
Apple
Loveleft
Usine name
Information is beautiful
Popchartlab
Gift couture
Voice design
Pip studio
Pedlers
Yulia Brodskaya
Banksy
Faile
Shepard Fairley
At the moment it is Teal, for no real reason.
5. Who is your favourite artist or writer?
The authors and poets of the Beat generation.
I enjoy what people like Naum Gabo, Dan Flavin and Josef Albers did with simple lines.
Also the architecture of Charles Holden, who along with Harry Beck and Frank Pick shaped London and its transport system. For me, what they did is of similar importance to what Dieter Rams did at Braun.
Pip studio
Pedlers
Yulia Brodskaya
Banksy
Faile
Shepard Fairley
One male: Peter Crawley
One female: Cath Kidston
One group/company/agency: Voicedesign
Peter Crawley:
"Peter studied and continues to work in the field of Product Design. He also creates
Stitched Illustrations. The illustrations are created by hand piercing various stocks of
paper with a pin and then stitching the paper with a needle and cotton thread. The first
piece was inspired by a road trip across America, and the desire to illustrate the journey.
Stitched Illustrations. The illustrations are created by hand piercing various stocks of
paper with a pin and then stitching the paper with a needle and cotton thread. The first
piece was inspired by a road trip across America, and the desire to illustrate the journey.
The illustrations have been used commercially by world leading brands, publications and
advertising agencies.
Illustrations and are held in private collections in the UK, Europe and North America.
Peter’s work has been featured in leading art and design publications and exhibitions.
advertising agencies.
Illustrations and are held in private collections in the UK, Europe and North America.
Peter’s work has been featured in leading art and design publications and exhibitions.
Peter is represented in the UK by Jules Beazley"
http://www.petercrawley.co.uk
INFO:
1. How do you describe what you do?
I make stitched illustrations. Once I have chosen the subject, hand drawn sketches and Adobe Illustrator vector files are worked up to create templates and guides. The paper is then pierced by hand with a pin, and finally stitched with cotton thread.
I make stitched illustrations. Once I have chosen the subject, hand drawn sketches and Adobe Illustrator vector files are worked up to create templates and guides. The paper is then pierced by hand with a pin, and finally stitched with cotton thread.
2. What made you want to do what you do?
A couple of years ago, a few friends and I drove from New York to San Francisco. I wanted to hang one image on the wall which summed up the experience. There wasn’t one photo that was more defining than any other, so an illustration of the journey seemed apt. Although I had seen lots of styles of different road maps before, the use of these materials together was different and visually interesting.
A couple of years ago, a few friends and I drove from New York to San Francisco. I wanted to hang one image on the wall which summed up the experience. There wasn’t one photo that was more defining than any other, so an illustration of the journey seemed apt. Although I had seen lots of styles of different road maps before, the use of these materials together was different and visually interesting.
3. How would you describe your workplace?
I work as a product designer during the day, so all of the illustrations are done at home in my spare time. My workplace is nice and light, with an ailing Mac set up looking out onto the garden, surrounded by lots of reference books and magazines. Photographs and prints on the walls. Big table and comfy chair for the stitching.
4. What is your favourite colour?I work as a product designer during the day, so all of the illustrations are done at home in my spare time. My workplace is nice and light, with an ailing Mac set up looking out onto the garden, surrounded by lots of reference books and magazines. Photographs and prints on the walls. Big table and comfy chair for the stitching.
At the moment it is Teal, for no real reason.
5. Who is your favourite artist or writer?
The authors and poets of the Beat generation.
I enjoy what people like Naum Gabo, Dan Flavin and Josef Albers did with simple lines.
Also the architecture of Charles Holden, who along with Harry Beck and Frank Pick shaped London and its transport system. For me, what they did is of similar importance to what Dieter Rams did at Braun.
6. What was your previous job?
After Uni I started work at product design consultancy, where I still work. Before Uni I grew up in Norfolk and, without wanting to fuel stereotypes, worked the summer holidays on the local farm. As much as I love my current day job and the illustration work I am doing, there was something very nice and simple about working outside all day in the sun, with no pressure or demands and earning a surprisingly good wage!
7. Do you work within a team? If so, how many people do you work with?
All of the illustrations are done alone.
After Uni I started work at product design consultancy, where I still work. Before Uni I grew up in Norfolk and, without wanting to fuel stereotypes, worked the summer holidays on the local farm. As much as I love my current day job and the illustration work I am doing, there was something very nice and simple about working outside all day in the sun, with no pressure or demands and earning a surprisingly good wage!
7. Do you work within a team? If so, how many people do you work with?
All of the illustrations are done alone.
8. Do you listen to music whilst working? If so, what do you listen to?I normally have something on in the background. The back catalogue of Bob Dylan never tires on me, different albums and creative periods for different moods. Also a general mix of different styles and artists. Everything from early folk to current stuff. Tend to get sucked in to programmes about middle aged men building stuff, normally centered around a man in a shed with power tools.
9. Who inspires you to do what you’re doing?
There are some brilliant illustrators doing really nice things at the moment. Inspiration doesn’t necessarily come just from individuals, but things like architectural drawings, technical drawings and pen sketches. Also the built environment as a whole. Good pieces of art and design. Geometry, lines, pattern and form.
There are some brilliant illustrators doing really nice things at the moment. Inspiration doesn’t necessarily come just from individuals, but things like architectural drawings, technical drawings and pen sketches. Also the built environment as a whole. Good pieces of art and design. Geometry, lines, pattern and form.
10. Which advice has helped you the most?
Only do what you enjoy, if you like it, chances are someone else will.
Only do what you enjoy, if you like it, chances are someone else will.
And
Keep experimenting and trying new things, you have a lifetime to create what you want to create.
Source:http://www.matdolphin.com/blog/2010/10/14/ten-questions-007-–-peter-crawley/
Voice Design
"In 1999, Anthony De Leo and Scott Carslake graduated straight out of college into their own design company. Since that day, Voice has grown into a small, cohesive team of designers offering a powerful, unique and unmistakeably distinctive voice to brands, large and small. On this web site, you’ll see examples that speak for themselves. Like samples from the six consecutive seasonal campaigns they built for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. The rejuvenation of ETSA Utilities’ brand communications. The design for Emma Hack’s coveted Wallpaper Collection art book. And the reinvention of Longview Vineyard Wines’ entire range of packaging.
Their instinct is to lead clients, but always collaboratively, listening intently to what the brand says about itself. Does it whisper? Burble? Rasp? Scream? Then they position it through its own unique visual language across print, packaging and digital media. Going beyond the expected. Cutting through the background noise to leave your brand loud and proud. That is why the two principals are now highly sought for industry presentations and as award judges. More often than not, however, they’re the ones being recognised by their peers through both national and international awards.
If you agree there are no substitutes for communication, perspiration as well as inspiration, and, ultimately results, there is only one thing you should do. Talk with Voice."
www.voicedesign.net
"In 1993, aged 34 and with just £15,000, Cath Kidston opened her first ‘Cath Kidston’ shop in London’s Holland Park. She began by selling vintage fabrics, wallpapers and brightly-painted junk furniture inspired by fond memories from her childhood.
“I saw a gap in the market for fun, vintage product, not the grand, serious antiques and brown furniture of my parents’ generation or the much stylised modern minimalist look that was popular then, but something lighter, more fun and more affordable”.
Gradually Cath began to design her own prints and products. One of the first was a printed ironing board cover – practical, quirky and with a distinctive floral print, it has come to epitomize the Cath Kidston look. Her clever, witty re-working of traditional English country house style and her love of all things vintage meant that her shop soon became a cult success.
The product base has now expanded steadily to include an extensive range of homewares as well as women’s fashion and accessories and the 2008 launch of the Cath Kids brand. Various ranges are manufactured under license by companies including Churchill China and Fulton Umbrellas. Cath’s aim has always been to create well-priced, good quality products that are fun, practical and original.
Over the years Cath’s high-profile collaborations have included creating tents with Milletts (2005-6), Nokia mobile phones with Carphone Warehouse (2006) and collectible radios with Roberts (2005 onwards). In 2008 she collaborated with Tesco to produce 6 printed eco shopping bags made from plastic bottles which generated almost £500,000 for the charity and saved about six million plastic bottles from landfill. This March she created a range of t-shirts exclusively for Uniqlo to support JOICFP – a Japanese charity that funds safe motherhood programmes in Zambia.Cath has also published six books, most recently Patch! (Quadrille) in September 2011. Due to the popular demand of these books the Cath Kidston’s booksrange has been translated into 13 various languages. Translated versions are only available in relevant countries.
Currently there are 41 Cath Kidston shops and concessions in the UK, two shops in the Republic of Ireland, fifteen in Japan and four in Korea. In October 2009 the company opened its first airport shop at London Heathrow’s Terminal 4. The most recent shop openings include Manchester in the UK, with additional new stores due to open in Japan and Korea throughout April.
Cath Kidston Ltd is one of the most influential and original design companies to emerge from the UK in recent years and has expanded steadily to become the unique international lifestyle brand it is today. Global private equity firm TA Associates recently acquired a majority stake in the company to support the business in its future growth. TA Associates is one of the oldest and largest private equity firms in the world and invests across a range of industry sectors including the consumer sector.
Cath Kidston remains Creative Director of Cath Kidston Limited and was awarded an MBE for services to business in February 2010 as part of the Queen’s New Year Honours List." http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/t-about.aspx
INFO:
Cath Kidston
In February 2010, the company was valued at £75 million
Sells home furnishings and related goods through shops, online and by mail order
British fashion designer, businesswoman and author
Kidston opened her first shop in London's Holland Park in 1993, selling hand-embroidered tea-towels and brightly renovated furniture, and later described it as a "glorified junk shop". As of April 2011, there are 41 shops and concessions in the UK, two in the Republic of Ireland, eleven in Japan and three in Korea, with more due to open in the latter two countries. Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme, she described her shops as provoking a 'Marmite reaction' - "People either love it and want a little bit of it very much, or want to stab us."
Source: Wikipedia
10 reasons why i like the selected individuals:
- the attention to detail
- use of colour
- skill in technique
- inspirational
- atheistically interesting
- use of type
- brand identity
- sleek design
- simple and crisp layout
- illusion
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