Computer Arts Gallery: Summer 2007

COURTNEY JAMES
LOCATION Detroit, USA
JOB Illustrator and graphic designer
CONTACT www.punkychicken.com
SOFTWARE Illustrator and Photoshop

Courtney James is a 23-year-old graphic designer/ illustrator from Detroit, Michigan. She is currently attending the College for Creative Studies, where she studies everything from graphic design to photography and painting.

"My true love lies with the creation of digital art and design," she says. "This media has given me the opportunity to accurately express my own personality and depict the elements that make this world so beautiful."

Courtney's illustrations are typically figurative, incorporating organic forms found throughout nature. "I am constantly inspired by all that surrounds me. The love and support in my life is what drives me to continually reinvent myself."

YOU ARE FREE "This image was a representation of coming to terms with yourself and finally being content."

COURTNEY JAMES
LOCATION Detroit, USA
JOB Illustrator and graphic designer
CONTACT www.punkychicken.com
SOFTWARE Illustrator and Photoshop

Courtney James is a 23-year-old graphic designer/ illustrator from Detroit, Michigan. She is currently attending the College for Creative Studies, where she studies everything from graphic design to photography and painting.

"My true love lies with the creation of digital art and design," she says. "This media has given me the opportunity to accurately express my own personality and depict the elements that make this world so beautiful."

Courtney's illustrations are typically figurative, incorporating organic forms found throughout nature. "I am constantly inspired by all that surrounds me. The love and support in my life is what drives me to continually reinvent myself."

TAKING SHAPE "An interpretation of Detroit's Mexican Village and the wonder you feel for the entire surrounding area."

CHRISTINE WILDE
LOCATION Hampshire, UK
JOB Graphic designer and animator
CONTACT www.wildemedia.co.uk
SOFTWARE Graphics Gale, Photoshop and Illustrator

Christine Wilde is a 20-year-old student currently studying Graphic Image Making at Southampton Solent University. "I also work part-time in a design studio in Hampshire for a couple days a week," she says. "At the moment I'm working on my portfolio and also trying to get my work out there and seen.

"I recently had an animation short shown on ITV4 for the Cobra Beer short film competition. I have an interest in all areas of graphic design. Over the past two years I've become very interested in 3D modelling, but will always love illustrations, graphic design and animation."

WELCOME TO DULLSVILLE "The brief for this piece was to make some interesting graphic design for something we found boring. I based this piece on my hometown. It was all created as pixel art. I used pixel art because however boring the actual image is, if it's created in pixel art it becomes so much more interesting."

CHRISTINE WILDE
LOCATION Hampshire, UK
JOB Graphic designer and animator
CONTACT www.wildemedia.co.uk
SOFTWARE Graphics Gale, Photoshop and Illustrator

Christine Wilde is a 20-year-old student currently studying Graphic Image Making at Southampton Solent University. "I also work part-time in a design studio in Hampshire for a couple days a week," she says. "At the moment I'm working on my portfolio and also trying to get my work out there and seen.

"I recently had an animation short shown on ITV4 for the Cobra Beer short film competition. I have an interest in all areas of graphic design. Over the past two years I've become very interested in 3D modelling, but will always love illustrations, graphic design and animation."

BIG YAWN CAFÉ "Here I created a few small images depicting different areas of Dullsville. I used bright colours and bold text to make it all stand out and grab the viewer's attention. This was all created pixel by pixel.

PHIL WONG
LOCATION Hertfordshire, UK
JOB Illustrator and Flash animator
CONTACT www.freewebs.com/hype4567
SOFTWARE Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator

Phil Wong, 25, graduated with an MA from Kingston University and has been creating illustrations on a regular basis ever since. "I have recently worked on weekly commissions for The Epoch Times newspaper, monthly posters for The Letchworth Arts Centre and animated for an E-learning company," he says.

"My hand-drawn images are scanned into the computer and usually manipulated in Photoshop, changing the colours, adding or subtracting bits until the image starts to resemble something finished," Wong continues. "In the process, happy accidents occasionally happen, which I usually just run with. I don't like the drawing to be too rigid, and this also adds a bit of character to them."

WEEKEND AND WEEKDAY "An image looking at the difference between work and the weekend and how the latter is a time for gentle release."

PHIL WONG
LOCATION Hertfordshire, UK
JOB Illustrator and Flash animator
CONTACT www.freewebs.com/hype4567
SOFTWARE Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator

Phil Wong, 25, graduated with an MA from Kingston University and has been creating illustrations on a regular basis ever since. "I have recently worked on weekly commissions for The Epoch Times newspaper, monthly posters for The Letchworth Arts Centre and animated for an E-learning company," he says.

"My hand-drawn images are scanned into the computer and usually manipulated in Photoshop, changing the colours, adding or subtracting bits until the image starts to resemble something finished," Wong continues. "In the process, happy accidents occasionally happen, which I usually just run with. I don't like the drawing to be too rigid, and this also adds a bit of character to them."

DEATH RIDE DOODLE "A personal piece about a death ride that puts people in their graves. I wanted this piece to look spontaneous and naïve."

MATTHEW BARNES
LOCATION Liverpool, UK
JOB Designer and illustrator
CONTACT www.thebattle.co.uk
SOFTWARE Illustrator, Photoshop and Streamline

Matthew Barnes, 22, has just graduated from the Liverpool School of Art with a degree in Graphic Arts. "I'm primarily influenced by punk rock, Peter Blake, Hayao Miyazaki, fanzines, surrealists, photocopiers and my fear of wasps," he says. "I have recently completed commissions for Nike, Dazed & Confused, South By Southwest and Smalltown America Records, as well as contributing to exhibitions in Liverpool curated by Microzine and Cream."

LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF ART DEGREE SHOW "These black sticky vinyl cut-outs of two illustrations, previously made for Dazed & Confused magazine, featured in the LSA degree show this summer at Site Gallery in Liverpool."

MATTHEW BARNES
LOCATION Liverpool, UK
JOB Designer and illustrator
CONTACT www.thebattle.co.uk
SOFTWARE Illustrator, Photoshop and Streamline

Matthew Barnes, 22, has just graduated from the Liverpool School of Art with a degree in Graphic Arts. "I'm primarily influenced by punk rock, Peter Blake, Hayao Miyazaki, fanzines, surrealists, photocopiers and my fear of wasps," he says. "I have recently completed commissions for Nike, Dazed & Confused, South By Southwest and Smalltown America Records, as well as contributing to exhibitions in Liverpool curated by Microzine and Cream."

DEVENDRA BANHART ILLUSTRATION "Created for an article in an American music magazine and based on an initial hand-drawn marker pen rendering of Banhart's face."

EOIN STANLEY
LOCATION Dublin, Ireland
JOB Designer and illustrator
CONTACT www.eoinstanley.com
SOFTWARE Photoshop and Illustrator

Eoin Stanley is a final-year Visual Communications student from Dublin, Ireland, who has spent the summer working at Zero-G. "I have been interested in art and design all my life," he says. "But it wasn't until I was 12 that I actually understood it had a name. I discovered web design when we got our first family PC and this opened up a new world to me.

"Everything about the world of digital art and graphic design fascinates me," Stanley continues. "I'm influenced by Japanese culture, which inspires many of my illustrations, and street art. It's something I have always been interested in. My main goal is to provoke some kind of emotion in people through my work. I love creating characters that have smiley faces and I hope they can bring a smile to those viewing them."

BOX "I made this box to showcase my work to a few different design studios around Dublin. The exterior is decorated with my character designs and my business card can be found inside."

EOIN STANLEY
LOCATION Dublin, Ireland
JOB Designer and illustrator
CONTACT www.eoinstanley.com
SOFTWARE Photoshop and Illustrator

Eoin Stanley is a final-year Visual Communications student from Dublin, Ireland, who has spent the summer working at Zero-G. "I have been interested in art and design all my life," he says. "But it wasn't until I was 12 that I actually understood it had a name. I discovered web design when we got our first family PC and this opened up a new world to me.

"Everything about the world of digital art and graphic design fascinates me," Stanley continues. "I'm influenced by Japanese culture, which inspires many of my illustrations, and street art. It's something I have always been interested in. My main goal is to provoke some kind of emotion in people through my work. I love creating characters that have smiley faces and I hope they can bring a smile to those viewing them."

STOCK UP "This poster was designed to spread awareness of the decline in floppy disk production. I decided to produce this after hearing the news while working in a computer store."