Illustration

By Gareth Coxon, 14 Oct 09

Illustrator Interview 9 – Zach Johnsen

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1. How long have you been an illustrator?
Professionally?  For about 9 years now.

2. What inspires your work?
Man, all types of inspiration.  Nature.  Man’s interaction with and so called “dominance” over nature. Tabloid magazines and crappy TV programming.  Advertising, especially old ads from the 30′s – 50′s. Fantasy art and comics.. Books are a big one.. Other artists certainly (more…)


By Gareth Coxon, 17 Jul 09

Winner of Ilovedesign.com – ‘Design of the Week’

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It’s always nice to win something no matter how big or small. So it was a nice surprise to find that one of my pieces ‘Pen & Mouse’ illustration work that was featured on www.ilovedesign.com had won ‘Design of the Week! this week.

Thank you to www.ilovedesign.com, the site is worthaward155x115_en

checking out for all kinds of great illustration, graphic design and artwork.


By Gareth Coxon, 30 May 09

Illustrator / Designer Interview 7 – Scott Jackson

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1. How long have you been an illustrator?
I left collage where I studied Graphic Design in 1989 and since then Illustration has always been part of what I’ve done. My first job was at a printers and I used to spend week after week making isometric illustrations of screws and bolts and later on I worked at a newspaper as a kind of human clipart book. Hardly glamourous. About six years ago I got a job working at a gift and greeting card company as a designer/illustrator and that’s where I started illustrating in earnest. I used to design cutesy greeting cards for (more…)


By Gareth Coxon, 20 Jan 09

Artist / Designer Interview 6: Sara Blake

1. How long have you been an illustrator/designer?
I’ve been drawing ever since I was a kid, but when I left my full time job as an interactive designer last August I really started full steam ahead with digital illustration. As a kid and in college I mostly did fine art, but I think the interactive side really showed me how computers can (more…)