Computer Arts Gallery: October 2012

Arthur Carey
Location: London, UK
Job: Graphic designer

As we catch up with recent graphic design graduate Arthur Carey – a creative quickly becoming known for his minimalist yet typographically strong design – he is hitching from Phoenix to San Francisco. “We’ve unintentionally stayed with gunmen, been spiked with speed in Monterey and we’ve seen the biggest tree in the world,” he says. “It’s been crazy and amazing. I’m heading back to London and work in September.”

It’s a far cry from his recent stints for the likes of London-based studio Multistorey, but will no doubt inspire the designer to take his intelligent, communicative work even further.

Hannah Reynolds
Carey produced this slick photobook for British photographer Hannah Reynolds

Arthur Carey
Location: London, UK
Job: Graphic designer

As we catch up with recent graphic design graduate Arthur Carey – a creative quickly becoming known for his minimalist yet typographically strong design – he is hitching from Phoenix to San Francisco. “We’ve unintentionally stayed with gunmen, been spiked with speed in Monterey and we’ve seen the biggest tree in the world,” he says. “It’s been crazy and amazing. I’m heading back to London and work in September.”

It’s a far cry from his recent stints for the likes of London-based studio Multistorey, but will no doubt inspire the designer to take his intelligent, communicative work even further.

Pre*
Carey worked with fellow graduate Aaron Skipper to design the Pre* exhibition branding and catalogue for the Art and Design course at Leeds College of Art

Arthur Carey
Location: London, UK
Job: Graphic designer

As we catch up with recent graphic design graduate Arthur Carey – a creative quickly becoming known for his minimalist yet typographically strong design – he is hitching from Phoenix to San Francisco. “We’ve unintentionally stayed with gunmen, been spiked with speed in Monterey and we’ve seen the biggest tree in the world,” he says. “It’s been crazy and amazing. I’m heading back to London and work in September.”

It’s a far cry from his recent stints for the likes of London-based studio Multistorey, but will no doubt inspire the designer to take his intelligent, communicative work even further.

Nicole Higson
Beautiful branding and print promotion for fashion designer Nicole Higson, created by Carey

Arthur Carey
Location: London, UK
Job: Graphic designer

As we catch up with recent graphic design graduate Arthur Carey – a creative quickly becoming known for his minimalist yet typographically strong design – he is hitching from Phoenix to San Francisco. “We’ve unintentionally stayed with gunmen, been spiked with speed in Monterey and we’ve seen the biggest tree in the world,” he says. “It’s been crazy and amazing. I’m heading back to London and work in September.”

It’s a far cry from his recent stints for the likes of London-based studio Multistorey, but will no doubt inspire the designer to take his intelligent, communicative work even further.

Identity work
Produced during a three-day workshop and exhibition at Leeds College of Art. In it, Carey explores the clash between analogue and digital, using both the open-source generative software and screenprinting skills

Tom Grant
Location: Manchester, UK
Job: Illustrator and designer

Graphic designer and “on occasion, a bit of an illustrator” Tom Grant is a creative living in Manchester. “After graduating from the Liverpool School of Art in 2008 I gained some studio experience on an internship with Creative Spark,” he begins, tracing his design career. “This placement gave me the urge to invest in an umbrella and move to Manchester, and it wasn’t long before I landed my first design job working for Bolton-based studio Meme Media.”

He continues: “During my time there I worked with clients on a variety of projects, ranging from producing promotional material for a nationwide chain of leisure centres to creating and pitching artwork for Ministry of Sound.”

When questioned on his style, Grant can’t pin it down: “I would say my design style isn’t defined,” he reflects. “I always try and create something that’s right for the brief and, in turn, I hope this keeps my work fresh and interesting.”

Ministry of Sound
“Ministry of Sound asked Meme to produce some visuals for their 2011 Ibiza Annual,” says Grant. “The finished piece was conceived by printing the ‘MoS’ identity onto waterproof paper and submerging it in a water-filled crate. The print was then naturally manipulated by movement on the water’s surface.”

Tom Grant
Location: Manchester, UK
Job: Illustrator and designer

Graphic designer and “on occasion, a bit of an illustrator” Tom Grant is a creative living in Manchester. “After graduating from the Liverpool School of Art in 2008 I gained some studio experience on an internship with Creative Spark,” he begins, tracing his design career. “This placement gave me the urge to invest in an umbrella and move to Manchester, and it wasn’t long before I landed my first design job working for Bolton-based studio Meme Media.”

He continues: “During my time there I worked with clients on a variety of projects, ranging from producing promotional material for a nationwide chain of leisure centres to creating and pitching artwork for Ministry of Sound.”

When questioned on his style, Grant can’t pin it down: “I would say my design style isn’t defined,” he reflects. “I always try and create something that’s right for the brief and, in turn, I hope this keeps my work fresh and interesting.”

Raw 5
When Salford-based design studio Raw hosted a charity exhibition to mark its fifth birthday in 2011, Grant created a birthday-themed canvas, cut entirely from acetate. It was auctioned off on the night.

Georgina Luck
Location: Brighton, UK
Job: Freelance designer and illustrator

“I wasn’t really aware of illustration as a career until I moved to Bristol to study graphic design and lived in a house with a bunch of people on the illustration course,” says Brighton-based freelance illustrator Georgina Luck, whose clients include Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Saatchi & Saatchi, Gardens Illustrated magazine and many more. “I was inspired by their projects of mark-making and narrative sequence, and was desperate to draw more,” she recalls. “It was then that I moved from graphics to illustration.”

There’s no fortune (pardon the pun) involved in Luck’s breadth of client work – and last year she undertook the biggest job of her career, illustrating the cover for The New York Times Magazine. “The art direction was brilliant and the short deadline was tough, but I loved the buzz and process of working so quickly, as well as working on a typographic piece,” she adds.

And how would she describe her style? “Expressive and carefree, yet carefully produced,” she says. “My style has been described to me before as having an artisanal feel that conjures up thoughts of the ‘old days’, when things used to be done by hand with quality and hard work.”

Dig-In
Luck designed this logo for a local independent greengrocers, born out of an allotment in Bristol. “Deliverables of the project included brand collateral, a hand-painted shop front sign and a website banner,” she says.

Georgina Luck
Location: Brighton, UK
Job: Freelance designer and illustrator

“I wasn’t really aware of illustration as a career until I moved to Bristol to study graphic design and lived in a house with a bunch of people on the illustration course,” says Brighton-based freelance illustrator Georgina Luck, whose clients include Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Saatchi & Saatchi, Gardens Illustrated magazine and many more. “I was inspired by their projects of mark-making and narrative sequence, and was desperate to draw more,” she recalls. “It was then that I moved from graphics to illustration.”

There’s no fortune (pardon the pun) involved in Luck’s breadth of client work – and last year she undertook the biggest job of her career, illustrating the cover for The New York Times Magazine. “The art direction was brilliant and the short deadline was tough, but I loved the buzz and process of working so quickly, as well as working on a typographic piece,” she adds.

And how would she describe her style? “Expressive and carefree, yet carefully produced,” she says. “My style has been described to me before as having an artisanal feel that conjures up thoughts of the ‘old days’, when things used to be done by hand with quality and hard work.”

Momo’s Meals
These are packaging illustrations for Australian-based Didi’s Food Adventures, which launched a new organic readymade meal, Momo’s Meals.

John Haslam
Location: Manchester, UK
Job: Illustrator and designer

Manchester-based creative John Haslam studied graphic design at college, and after a spell in advertising switched to what he calls his “first love” – illustration. “I’ve been fortunate to work for great clients and I’ve been very commercially active in my career so far,” he beams.

“I’ve always kept a love for illustration in design, inspired by Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast and Pentagram here in the UK,” adds Haslam. “Recently, I’ve been looking for a way of interpreting my personal work in a more graphic way and have been inspired by online stores and blogs.” He’s recently opened his own store at www.punchyknucklehead.com, it being “a huge outlet for all manner of crazy, stupid and wonderful ideas.” The work on this page is a series of illustrations based on wordplay. “I’m fascinated with words, puns, and spoonerisms,” he concludes.

iCod
“This image was the inspiration for a whole series and is an old idea that kicked-started the thought process into creating other ideas based on fish,” says Haslam. “Why? I’ve no idea! I think it was a good vehicle to expand on. The idea of iCod comes from Jonah and the Whale; in this case an iPod is swallowed.”

John Haslam
Location: Manchester, UK
Job: Illustrator and designer

Manchester-based creative John Haslam studied graphic design at college, and after a spell in advertising switched to what he calls his “first love” – illustration. “I’ve been fortunate to work for great clients and I’ve been very commercially active in my career so far,” he beams.

“I’ve always kept a love for illustration in design, inspired by Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast and Pentagram here in the UK,” adds Haslam. “Recently, I’ve been looking for a way of interpreting my personal work in a more graphic way and have been inspired by online stores and blogs.” He’s recently opened his own store at www.punchyknucklehead.com, it being “a huge outlet for all manner of crazy, stupid and wonderful ideas.” The work on this page is a series of illustrations based on wordplay. “I’m fascinated with words, puns, and spoonerisms,” he concludes.

Fishtank
“Again a play on words or meaning,” says Haslam, “the idea being the bowl is the fish’s world and it’s being compromised by warfare.”

Simon Heard
Location: Brighton, UK
Job: Freelance designer and illustrator

After graduating in 2000 with a BA in Graphic Design from Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Simon Heard spent some 10 years building up his experience before finally going freelance two years ago – something he refers to as “the best thing” he ever did.

Heard specialises in complicated illustrative designs that he describes as ‘Hollywood graphic’: “Big, bold and a touch on the crazy side,” he laughs. Evidence of his childhood and teenage obsession with movies can be found in the three movie-inspired illustrative typefaces shown here – a personal project Heard has been working on for the last 10 months.

“My inner geek loves picking apart each movie, choosing objects and memorable scenes to create a moodboard before starting to design each letter. Each typeface takes a lot of patience and the process is like fitting together a jigsaw puzzle. The balance has to be just right between readability and good, eye-catching design.”

Although Heard plans to create up to 50 Movie A-Z libraries as a way to put the “fun back into typography,” he’s also incredibly busy professionally: he regularly works with design agencies, fashion labels, toy and product companies, and more.

He’s also about to embark on a series of branding and illustration projects for a Yoga practice and a snowboarding event, some medical illustrations and a commission painting based on book-turned-animated-movie Watership Down.

Jurassic Park-inspired typeface
This illustrative typeface takes its styling cues from Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.

Simon Heard
Location: Brighton, UK
Job: Freelance designer and illustrator

After graduating in 2000 with a BA in Graphic Design from Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Simon Heard spent some 10 years building up his experience before finally going freelance two years ago – something he refers to as “the best thing” he ever did.

Heard specialises in complicated illustrative designs that he describes as ‘Hollywood graphic’: “Big, bold and a touch on the crazy side,” he laughs. Evidence of his childhood and teenage obsession with movies can be found in the three movie-inspired illustrative typefaces shown here – a personal project Heard has been working on for the last 10 months.

“My inner geek loves picking apart each movie, choosing objects and memorable scenes to create a moodboard before starting to design each letter. Each typeface takes a lot of patience and the process is like fitting together a jigsaw puzzle. The balance has to be just right between readability and good, eye-catching design.”

Although Heard plans to create up to 50 Movie A-Z libraries as a way to put the “fun back into typography,” he’s also incredibly busy professionally: he regularly works with design agencies, fashion labels, toy and product companies, and more.

He’s also about to embark on a series of branding and illustration projects for a Yoga practice and a snowboarding event, some medical illustrations and a commission painting based on book-turned-animated-movie Watership Down.

Gremlins-inspired typeface
Heard uses these typefaces to break the ice with clients by asking them to guess which movie they’re inspired by. This is based on Joe Dante’s 1984 film Gremlins.