Olly Moss goes to the movies!
Gallery1988 were asked by the Academy to create the official 85th Annual Oscars Poster, so of course they immeniately thought of movie poster supremo and all round humble genuis Olly Moss. From their...
View ArticleThe five question catch up with Kevin Waldron (incl. new Mr Peek!)
Kevin Waldron was born in Dublin and, after graduating with a degree in graphic design, he travelled for a year and then moved to London where he studied for an MA in Illustration at Kingston...
View ArticleFrom the OFFSET archive: Routes into Illustration
Want to know what it takes to become a successful illustrator? How to jump start your career? Make those first tricky steps towards professional work? Well, this hour long conversation covers all that...
View ArticleOFFSET 2013 Preview: Bob Gill
So, we’ve been doing this series of catch-ups for the blog, where we ask former speakers who they’re excited about seeing this year at OFFSET. Number one on their list? It’s Bob Gill. A living legend...
View ArticleFrom the OFFSET archive: Evan Hecox (2012)
Trucks, cars, dumpsters and street-level cityscapes, Hecox distills urban living down to images that approach the cinematic in their tone and composition. He elevates the mundane to the epic,...
View ArticleFrom the OFFSET archive: Making Marks (2012)
What do you get when you put two of the world’s most recognised street artists (Conor Harrington & C215) on a panel with two incredible illustrators (Von and Evan Hecox) with two top...
View ArticleThe five question catch up with Martin Haake
With over 15 years of freelancing behind him, Haake’s illustrations have travelled all over the world. He’s worked with Daimler Chrysler, Orange, Elle and Penguin Books, to name just a few, and he has...
View ArticleThe five question catch up with Friends With You
Cheeky, funky art-collaborative, or cutting-edge, oddball advertising agency? Whatever they are, in their own playful style, Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III have been disseminating the positive...
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET 2013: Jonathan McHugh, Illustrator (Fri. 11am)
JONATHAN MCHUGHILLUSTRATORNORTHERN IRELANDFRIDAY 11AM Stuffed in McHugh’s over-flowing trophy cabinet, are several awards for editorial illustrations. Here he talks about his work process for the...
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET 2013: Sarah Illenberger, Illustrator (Fri 12pm)
SARAH ILLENBERGERILLUSTRATOR / DESIGNER / ARTISTGERMANY FRIDAY 12PM More about Sarah here. See you in on April 5th.
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET 2013: Bob Gill, Designer (Fri. 3pm)
BOB GILLILLUSTRATION / DESIGNUSAFRIDAY 3PM “The book was by Bob Gill. Everything he said and showed in that book, and I do mean everything, made perfect sense to me…Some years passed, and the...
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET 2013: Niamh Sharkey, Author/Illustrator (Sat 10am)
NIAMH SHARKEYAUTHOR / ILLUSTRATORIRELANDSATURDAY 10AM Children’s Laureate of Ireland, a 52 episode TV series produced by Disney and Brown Bag Films successfully launched, and award-wins all over...
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET 2013: Hvass & Hannibal, Illustrators (Sat 11am)
HVASS & HANNIBALDESIGNERS / ILLUSTRATORSDENMARKSATURDAY 11AM Distinct, arresting and always beautiful, the work this Copenhagen art and design studio produces is pushing the limits – in the...
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET: Chris Silas Neal, Illustrator, (Sun Noon)
CHRIS SILAS NEALILLUSTRATORUSASUNDAY NOON My process is pretty much the same for all of my work. I start with doodles and thumbnails. Putting pencil to paper is the best way for me to arrive at...
View ArticleAlan Clarke has a surprise solo show!
On what’s almost the eve of OFFSET Alan Clarke has just announced a surprise exhibition. What started off as a low-key showing of existing work has turned into a proper show with loads of new stuff....
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET: Ben Newman, Illustrator (Sun 3pm)
BEN NEWMANILLUSTRATORUKSUNDAY 3PM About eight years ago, when I was in Asia for a few months, I spent a lot of my time drawing all the statues and faces that I saw at the temples and at market...
View ArticleCountdown to OFFSET: Kate Moross, Illustrator/Designer (Sun 4pm)
KATE MOROSSILLUSTRATOR/DESIGNERUKSUNDAY 4PM And how do you spend your time juggling these tasks from commercial illustration commissions, to writing music video treatments? What does a typical week...
View ArticleSecond Room: Illustrators galore in conversation! (Sun 4pm)
Second Room, Sunday 4pmPanel: Ellen Weinstein, Rod Hunt, Steve Simpson & Jonathan McHugh Our pals at Illustrators Ireland have put together an absolutely awesome panel featuring local...
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