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Amelia’s Magazine | New Designers 2013 Illustration Review: The Best Graduate Illustrators

EdieOP Jonah the Fish cat
I’ve brought you my New Designers part one reviews, my review of New Blood and multiple blogs covering the Free Range Art and Design shows… so now it’s time to finish my coverage of the graduate group shows with New Designers part two (in two sections, naturally). This first blog will cover the best of the illustration I discovered.

EdieOP Jonah the Fish cover
Jonah the Goldfish by edie op
UCA Maidstone took a stand at the show at the last minute, so I was excited to see work by Amelia’s Magazine contributor Edie OP, full name Edie Owczarek-Palfreyman. She had created a wonderful story called Jonah the Goldfish which follows a little girl who wins a fish at a fairground and forgets to feed it, resulting in drastic consequences.

Joanna Keys at uca maidstone
Joanna Keys naturists
I loved the incredibly fun work from her fellow student Joanna Keys, who lifted the lid on the strange world of naturism. Who can resist this cheeky image of naturists at the hairdressers!

Rochester High Street on fabric by Lucy Parris at uca maidstone
This lovely depiction of Rochester High Street was created on fabric by Lucy Parris.

Georgia Elliott Thanet uca maidstone
Georgia Elliott chose Thanet as the theme of her beautifully bound book, which you can buy from etsy here. Since Snarfle‘s grandad lives in Thanet I have become very well acquainted with this beautiful and idiosyncratic part of the Kent coast, so it’s lovely to see it immortalised in this way: above are some famous shopfronts from oyster loving Whistable.

Moths by Natalie Faith Turner
Natalie Faith Turner investigated the beauty of insects, including moths and bees.

bird by Bea Forshall at falmouth uni
Falmouth University always has a strong selection of work, which was on show at both D&AD New Blood and New Designers; I’ll be covering all my favourites on here. This delightful bird is by Bea Forshall, whose work is informed by a lifelong love of animals.

young audience by Michelle Beech
Michelle Beech Falmouth
This delightful outdoor scene and delicate reclining lady are by Michelle Beech.

Lara Hawthorne - the Python Wife

Stylised animals such as cats were prevalent in decorative illustrations by Lara Hawthorne. These fab images are from a project called The Python Wife.

Hannah Tolson - La Fiesta Gracia
Hannah Tolson swanpool reserve
I love the lush orange colours of this book cover design by Hannah Tolson. She also documented the changing seasons of locations in Falmouth to create beautiful images such as the one above.

New Blood design show 2013-patrick atkins
Bold monochrome illustrations by Patrick Atkins caught my eye at both exhibitions. His Vessel project – part of which can be seen above – documents the idea of rebirth in graphic novel style.

Lily Louise Scott at falmouthuni

There were some really sweet narrative characters in designs by Lily Louise Scott. I particularly like this close up of a scene with a bear.

karma sutra action by Martha Anne
karma sutra by Martha Anne at falmouth uni
This fab rendition of the Karma Sutra is by Martha Anne, whose decorative style of narrative illustration is just my kind of thing.

Also by Emily Knight at cambridge schoolofart pottery cat plant pots
This was part of a series titled Where Does My Cat Go? by Emily Knight at Cambridge School of Art, who also made these lovely pottery cat plant pots.

Olivia Rose at cambridge school of art girl

These beautiful but slightly spooky girls are part art nouveau, part anime, by Olivia Rose of Lalasdreambox.

Fashion editorial collage by Sophie Wilcox at Nottingham Trent University is smart and alluring – it’s a shame I can’t find her anywhere on the web.

This mask by Jake Pardoe is from a project called The Box of Changing Faces, based on an investigation of how people recognise the human face.

Honeysuckle linoprint by Katie Beavis northbrook college
Lastly, a love of William Morris is evident in this graphic honeysuckle linoprint by Kate Beavis at Northbrook College, intended as cover art for Cider with Rosie.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Thursday July 25th, 2013 12:52 pm

Categories ,2013, ,Bea Forshall, ,Cambridge School of Art, ,Cider with Rosie, ,Edie OP, ,Edie Owczarek-Palfreyman, ,Emily Knight, ,Falmouth University, ,Free Range Art and Design, ,Georgia Elliott, ,Hannah Tolson, ,illustration, ,Jake Pardoe, ,Joanna Keys, ,Jonah the Goldfish, ,Karma Sutra, ,Kate Beavis, ,kent, ,Lalasdreambox, ,Lara Hawthorne, ,Lily Louise Scott, ,Linoprint, ,Lucy Parris, ,Martha Anne, ,Michelle Beech, ,Natalie Faith Turner, ,New Blood, ,New Designers, ,Northbrook College, ,Nottingham Trent University, ,Olivia Rose, ,Patrick Atkins, ,review, ,Rochester High Street, ,Snarfle, ,Sophie Wilcox, ,Thanet, ,The Box of Changing Faces, ,The Python Wife, ,UCA Maidstone, ,Vessel, ,Where Does My Cat Go?, ,Whistable

Amelia’s Magazine | New Designers 2014 Review: Best New Illustration & One Year On Textiles

Illustration by Adam Corns.

I sadly missed the first weekend of New Designers this year, but I made it to the second weekend and made a beeline for the illustration degree and graphic design stands.

I began with the Cambridge School of Art stand, which is always one of the strongest in show. These characterful horses are by Josephine Birch.

I adored this colourful patterned work by Francesca Esme Morris.

These wooden cutout guitars by Aleesha Nandhra feature lyrics and imagery from favourite songs.

Jess Bennett updated Snakes and Ladders with her Space Race board game, part of a project to ‘make space cool again.’

Louise Hall was inspired by the churches of East London for her London Bells series.

Hannah Kurz created these truly stunning illustrations for a book inspired by Nordic folklore.

This cute papercut card design is by Ella Catt at Nottingham Trent University.

I was most impressed by the monochrome artworks of Chris Worker, who gives a modern spin to the art deco style of Metropolis. This rocket is part of a stencilled visual history of spacecraft and he also did some amazing tarot card designs. A really awesome body of work, do check out his website.

I made a quick trip downstairs to check out the always impressive University of Brighton Design & Craft stand and discovered these samples of recycled plastics by Claire Evans, who explores new ways of working with used materials.

This interactive musical quilt by Holly Alexander blends new and old ideas together to encourage the act of storytelling.

Hayley Moisley developed her Gordon the Gorilla character as a learning aid, with interchangeable facial features to create different emotions.

Back on the top floor I discovered yet more talent amongst the Falmouth University graduates. These awesome animals and the crocodile lift the flap book are by Amy Clare Barden.

Katie Ponder was the deserving winner of an AOI award for her From the Rite of Spring series.

Joe Baines created this eye catching identity for the Sessions Surf Shop.

There is something no nonsense about the way that Falmouth put their identikit boards together and bed down at both New Blood and New Designers every summer, but I would really love to see what the students could do with a stand alone show in London one year.

Over at Plymouth College of Art Jordan Wray depicted a host of fish in The Element of Surprise.

Cute patterns featuring badgers, strawberries, foxes and mushrooms by Katie Turner would look great on wrapping paper.

Sam Thorne’s shouty lady is the best kind of optical madness.

People on their iPads everywhere, and fabulous brights (see top of the post). There was some awesome work on show from Adam Corns at Birmingham City University.

This tumbling pile of bunnies by Hollie Crooker is an astonishingly detailed bit of art.

Over at UCA Farnham I was introduced to the award winning work of Matthew Alker.

These plush dogs with lolling tongues are by Angelica Hood.

I was immensely chuffed to be gifted one of the best things I found at New Designers; Otro Mundo, a beautiful limited edition risograph zine by Libby Parra, printed by Ditto Press. Her otherworldly creatures are bathed in a neon glow as they wriggle across the pages.

At the end of my visit I just had time to visit the One Year On zone. This cheerful hoop embroidery is by Louise Jones, aka Sparklymouse.

This great retro inspired textile design is by BertyB.

Angie Parker hand weaves these epic neon textiles; absolutely stunning.

Charlie Mortley’s galactic textile designs were used to great effect in upholstery.

And finally (phew) these lush figurative textiles are by Rosie Moss, who contributed illustrations to Amelia’s Magazine many moons ago.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Wednesday August 13th, 2014 4:53 pm

Categories ,2014, ,Adam Corns, ,Aleesha Nandhra, ,Amy Clare Barden, ,Angelica Hood, ,Angie Parker, ,BertyB, ,Birmingham City University, ,Business Design Centre, ,Cambridge School of Art, ,Charlie Mortley, ,Chris Worker, ,Claire Evans, ,Design & Craft, ,Ditto Press, ,Ella Catt, ,Falmouth University, ,Francesca Esme Morris, ,Gordon the Gorilla, ,Hannah Kurz, ,Hayley Moisley, ,Hollie Crooker, ,Holly Alexander, ,illustration, ,Jess Bennett, ,Joe Baines, ,Jordan Wray, ,Josephine Birch, ,Katie Ponder, ,Katie Turner, ,Libby Parra, ,London Bells, ,Louise Hall, ,Louise Jones, ,Matthew Alker, ,Metropolis, ,New Blood, ,New Designers, ,Nottingham Trent University, ,One Year On, ,Otro Mundo, ,Plymouth College of Art, ,review, ,Rite of Spring, ,Rosie Moss, ,Sam Thorne, ,Sense of Making, ,Sessions Surf Shop, ,Space Race, ,Sparklymouse, ,textiles, ,The Element of Surprise, ,UCA Farnham, ,University of Brighton

Amelia’s Magazine | New Designers 2015: The Best Illustration Graduates

ND Jen Leem Bruggen
My final New Designers review features work displayed as part of the Visual Communications section in part two of the show: with the focus on illustration, of course.

New Designers Jen Leem Brugen
New Designers Jen Leem Bruggen 2
I absolutely adored the fantastic illustrations of Jen Leem Bruggen at the Uni of Hertfordshire, seen here in a concertina foldout booklet, showing a magical use of colour.

ND Gemma Taylor
This piece is titled Monogamy by Gemma Taylor – showing a great use of pattern combined with bird imagery. Also at Hertfordshire. Sometimes it is the lesser known art colleges which throw up the most unexpected finds!

New Designers Ana Jaks
New Designers Ana Jaks 2
One of my favourite discoveries was work by Ana Jaks at Falmouth Uni – I love her use of colour and shape to create eye catching images.

ND Alex McGinn
Also at Falmouth I was taken by fine editorial work from Alex McGinn.

New Designers Hazel Partridge
Other pieces that caught my eye: a lovely bird by Hazel Partridge.

New Designers Charlotte Perry
This cool alphabet design by Charlotte Perry.

New Designers Thomas Pullin
And a fun character by Thomas Pullin.

ND Jess Rose
New Designers Jess Rose
The Nottingham Trent Uni stand was ridiculously difficult to navigate but I eventually established that these exciting silk scarf designs, inspired by viruses, aches and pains, are by Jess Rose. Beautiful and engaging.

ND Josh Patterson
New Designers Josh Patterson
Cooking up a storm! This lovely editorial work is by Josh Patterson at Birmingham City Uni, who has unsurprisingly already worked for an impressive roster of clients, as well as winning several awards.

New Designers Michelle Bowden
And I also liked this painterly pattern by Michelle Bowden.

ND Sorcha Faulkner
New Designers Sorcha Faulkner
At Cambridge School of Art I liked a more traditional take on cookery illustration by Sorcha Faulkner.

NEW DESIGNERS micah shaW 2

This house on a hill and ghosts are by Micah Shaw at Plymouth College of Art.

New Designers Sander B
ND Sander B
At Coventry Uni I loved this gorgeous book of Nordic folklore by Sander B Draws.

ND Jack Bailey
New Designers Jack Bailey
Jack Bailey was showing work with Cygnet Ink as part of a show put together by the Uni of Lincoln. I really enjoyed his mixed media approach, featuring beautiful delicate watercolour animals, buildings and matching models.

ND Yada Subhadira
At Portsmouth Uni I liked this 3D papercut of skulls by Yada Subhadira.

New Designers Bethany woollvin
And these planets with eyes by award winner Bethan Woollvin.

New Designers Dale Sylvester
Finally, this piece featuring the nerve endings in the brain is by Dale Sylvester.

All of these images first appeared on the New Designers instagram feed (they very kindly asked me to guest post a favourite selection from both part one and part two of the show) or on my own my instagram feed: follow me there to catch my discoveries as I make them!

Written by Amelia Gregory on Thursday July 16th, 2015 3:54 pm

Categories ,2015, ,Alex McGinn, ,Ana Jaks, ,Bethan Woollvin, ,Birmingham City Uni, ,Cambridge School of Art, ,Charlotte Perry, ,Coventry Uni, ,Cygnet Ink, ,Dale Sylvester, ,Falmouth Uni, ,Gemma Taylor, ,Hazel Partridge, ,illustration, ,Jack Bailey, ,Jen Leem Bruggen, ,Jess Rose, ,Josh Patterson, ,Micah Shaw, ,Michelle Bowden, ,Monogamy, ,New Designers, ,Nottingham Trent Uni, ,Plymouth College of Art, ,Portsmouth Uni, ,review, ,Sander B Draws, ,Sorcha Faulkner, ,Thomas Pullin, ,Uni of Hertfordshire, ,Uni of Lincoln, ,Visual Communication, ,Yada Subhadira

Amelia’s Magazine | New Designers 2011 Part Two: Illustration Graduate Show Review 2

New Designers show review 2011-Liam McMahon
Amelia’s Magazine contributor Liam McMahon did sterling work for London Fashion Week last season and chose to show the illustrations he had done for Mark Fast‘s A/W 2011 collection.

New Designers show review 2011-Liam McMahon

Beautiful work, dosage and it was nice to meet him too.

New Designers show review 2011-Zsuzsa Goodyer

A pulsing heart grew tentacles thanks to Zsuzsa Goodyer at Cambridge School of Art.

New Designers show review 2011-Arran Macphail
Arran Macphail‘s Where the Wild Things Are took on a bloody look.

New Designers show review 2011-Holly Dennison
Holly Dennison used collage to put together some beautiful flower motifs.

New Designers show review 2011-hannah
Hannah Morgan‘s monkeys for a Tibetan folk tale were very cool.

New Designers show review 2011-Nikou Nazaripour
Nikou Nazaripour at Portsmouth University created a wall of colourful posters.

New Designers show review 2011-Katie Pascoe

Katie Pascoe‘s 3D artwork caught my eye.

New Designers show review 2011-Dawn Gardner
Dawn Gardner at Havering College used recycled imagery to create her stunning collaged artwork. Her use of colour is particularly engaging.

New Designers show review 2011-Amber Cassidy

Upstairs I found Amelia’s Magazine contributor Amber Cassidy from Northbrook College, mind with a beautiful polar bear on show alongside some of her lovely fashions illustrations.

New Designers show review 2011-Bryony Crane

Bryony Crane has also contributed beautiful fashion illustrations to Amelia’s Magazine. She showed her fun children’s narrative artwork. I loved their portrait name badges!

Don’t forget to take a look at the first part of this review: featuring the best new illustrators at New Designers.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Tuesday September 13th, 2011 12:14 pm

Categories ,2011, ,Amber Cassidy, ,Arran Macphail, ,Bryony Crane, ,Cambridge School of Art, ,Dawn Gardner, ,Fashion Illustration, ,Hannah Morgan, ,Havering College, ,Holly Dennison, ,Liam McMahon, ,London Fashion Week, ,Mark Fast, ,New Designers, ,Northbrook College, ,review, ,Tibetan, ,Where the Wild Things Are, ,Zsuzsa Goodyer

Amelia’s Magazine | ELCAF 2014 review

A few weeks I popped along to the third ELCAF held at the Oval Space, which is a trendy new venue in a semi derelict part of Bethnal Green between Hackney Road and the canal. There were abundant creative types enjoying the late afternoon sunshine on the long balcony which overlooks one of the rusting gas towers, and inside a chaotic and slightly bawdy atmosphere reigned. Here’s what I saw:

Studio Hato invited attendees to play comic strip consequences in the entrance hallway.

Near the entrance I discovered two old Amelia’s Magazine friends sharing a table and a publishing imprint, Magic Capes. I love Lesley Barnes’ new range of fashion illustrations for the V&A, and am looking forward to reading Thereza Rowe’s Hearts book with Snarfle soon.

Corn Dollies by Isabel Greenberg featured on a print and these cute badges.

I was drawn like a magnet to Madalena Matoso’s amazing swimming pool print on the Planeta Tangerina stand.

There are some fantastic contributors to this Mythical Creatures zine, including Bonbi Forest’s Lee May Foster-Wilson.

I love Katherina Manolessou’s reworking of the toddler’s favourite tune Zoom Zoom Zoom, featuring a fluffy red monkey and other lovely creatures.

I was really taken by work from Otto Graphic, an illustrator and screen printer who is influenced by the Constructivists and Polish poster art.

Inuit is an Italian bookshop and printworks, selling knitted lungs and cacti alongside beautiful risoprints.

It was great to meet the El Famoso brothers Rich and Chris Fairhead, who work together on their illustrations – read about their recent exhibition here.

Next door it was a pleasure to meet the Day Job girls, who very kindly gifted me their Activity Book (above) to share with Snarfle.

Benjamin Wright’s wonderful laser cut badges featured Darth Vadar and a Ninja Turtle.

Sam Taylor and co were particularly boisterous when I stopped by, perhaps a given when you take a closer look at the styles on their stand.

The Brolly Lolly collective is comprised of MA graduates from the Cambridge School of Art, presumably not including the small and very industrious helper on hand – I loved these strange plant prints on a zine by Melissa Castrillon.

Wonderful fruit and vegetable prints are by the inimitable Matthew the Horse.

And finally, but by no means least, it was ace to catch up with Babak Ganjei, who continues to turn his talents to eccentric comic strips (you may remember I featured one of his early stories in the print version of Amelia’s Magazine way back). Roll on ELCAF 2015!

Written by Amelia Gregory on Monday July 7th, 2014 7:26 pm

Categories ,2013, ,Activity Book, ,Babak Ganjei, ,Benjamin Wright, ,Bonbi Forest, ,Brolly Lolly, ,Cambridge School of Art, ,Darth Vadar, ,Day Job, ,East London Comic Arts Festival, ,El Famoso, ,ELCAF, ,hearts, ,Inuit, ,Isabel Greenberg, ,Katherina Manolessou, ,Lee May Foster-Wilson, ,Lesley Barnes, ,Madalena Matoso, ,Magic Capes, ,Matthew the Horse, ,Melissa Castrillon, ,Mythical Creatures, ,Ninja Turtle, ,Otto Graphic, ,Oval Space, ,Planeta Tangerina, ,review, ,Rich and Chris Fairhead, ,Sam Taylor, ,Snarfle, ,Studio Hato, ,Thereza Rowe, ,Zoom Zoom Zoom

Amelia’s Magazine | Cambridge School of Art Cut Grass BA Photography Graduate Show 2011 Review

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Cut Grass logo

The invigilators of the Cambridge School of Art show (part of Anglia Ruskin University) were very eager to deliver an explanation for the artwork on display and thrust a lovely screenprinted paper bag with the Cut Grass logo into my hands. Nothing like being proactive! I was also very taken with their bold Cut Grass poster designs.

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson had layered some spooky faces in acetate below some much less successful manipulated photography.

Mary Humphrey Roma families

There were nice portraits of Roma families from Mary Humphrey – shot in Transylvania.

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Mate Dobray's Starchild

I was quite transfixed by Mate Dobray‘s Starchild diptych – two huge faces manipulated to highlight the features that we respond to as attractive, this but done so in a way that they arouse a slight feeling of repulsion. Overly large eyes, salve it seems, can look freaky.

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Mark Box's Castles

I’ll always be a sucker for a bit of suburban documentary, so I liked Mark Box‘s Castles, 2011 – a series putting trees firmly in the forefront of suburbia.

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Tracey Jones
Tracey Jones is clearly a fan of photo manipulation – her weird treasure boxes featured giant god-like hands hovering over game pieces.

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Stephen Bonser
Stephen Bonser went for panoramic views of Cambridge streets on his long sheet of landscape photography.

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Jessica Gibbon
Jessica Gibbon had found a new use for discarded family photographs – reappropriating them to create a new history for herself, one in which her childhood was much happier than the reality.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Monday July 4th, 2011 7:26 pm

Categories ,2011, ,Anglia Ruskin University, ,Ben Wilson, ,Cambridge School of Art, ,Castles, ,CGI, ,collage, ,Cut Grass, ,Free Range, ,Jessica Gibbon, ,landscape, ,Mark Box, ,Mary Humphrey, ,Mate Dobray, ,photography, ,review, ,Roma, ,Starchild, ,Stephen Bonser, ,Tracey Jones, ,Transylvania

Amelia’s Magazine | Cambridge School of Art Cut Grass BA Photography Graduate Show 2011 Review

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Cut Grass logo

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson had layered some spooky faces in acetate below some much less successful manipulated photography.

Mary Humphrey Roma families

There were nice portraits of Roma families from Mary Humphrey – shot in Transylvania.

Cambridge College of Art degree show Free Range 2011-Stephen Bonser
Stephen Bonser went for panoramic views of Cambridge streets on his long sheet of landscape photography.

Written by Amelia Gregory on Monday July 4th, 2011 7:26 pm

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