Best Brit Agency Opens NY Office
Début Art's new office in NYC opened recently. Located in the Meatpacking District, the office is able to respond expertly, creatively and rapidly to any and all inquiries. Kat Irannejad is the primary contact and she is available to visit all clients in the NYC area. Contact her at [email protected] or 212-995-5044. Kat will be able to place any of the 160 highly original world-class illustrators, motion artists and designers represented by Début Art's at your disposal. Kat has a range of reference items available to mail to you upon request.
Some recent news from NYC:
Craig Robinson designed Bloomberg Businessweek's "Best Business Schools 2010" cover (left) last November, and it recently garnered an SPD nomination for their annual awards for "Best Illustrated Cover". More recent covers are Justin Metz's "Crisis" cover (center), and Jethro Haynes' "Jungle Justice" cover (right).
Tado have been working with Nickelodeon to come up with an exciting new spot for both Nickelodeon and Kmart. Here’s the finished result, keep your eyes peeled for it on a TV near you!
Andrew Archer's 'Wall Street Men as zombies' cover illustration for the New York Observer.
La Boca's magical artwork about solar power for GreenSource Magazine.
Ron Kurniawan's stellar Google illustration for Fast Company magazine.
Recent articles
Celebrating 10 Years of Visualizing Science: Featuring Artist Simon Prades
AAAS hosted a recent gallery show, “Invisible, novel, and complex: A decade of visualizing science”, which was a 10-year retrospective show of visuals from Science magazine, being shown in their home office in Washington, DC. One of the highlights of the exhibit included a pair of pieces about Neurodegeneration by Simon Prades, originally commissioned for the October 2, 2020 issue of Science. Photography: Chrystal Smith/Science. Simon's full portfolio can be reviewed here.
Royal Shakespeare Company commissions Lisa Sheehan for B.F.G
Lisa had the pleasure of creating the artwork for The Royal Shakespeare's upcoming production of 'The BFG' (The Big Friendly Giant). The show, directed by Daniel Evans and adapted by Tom Wells is set to debut later this year.
Alan Kitching's mural to celebrate Mary Quant
Alan Kitching was commissioned by Cadogan Estate to create a mural in central London. The mural celebrates Mary Quant’s fashion work in the building in the 1960’s. Originally created in letterpress then translated into paint onto a 40ft wall by Will Impry. You can view the artwork on King’s Road near Duke of York Square in Chelsea, London.
Welcome Jay Gordon!
Début Art is very excited to welcome in Jay Gordon. Jay Gordon is a Cape Town based illustrator with 14 years experience creating artwork for a spectrum of clients ranging from editorial illustration to product campaigns, packaging, poster designs and everything in-between. His twin passions are draftsmanship and storytelling inspired by great cinematographers, novelists, golden age illustrators, comic artists and graphic designers. You can find Jay's full portfolio here.