The above are screen grabs from the wonderous TED2013 Conference opening video. Mac Premo made it with Oliver Jeffers. You can watch the film by clicking here, and we are very proud to have been asked to work with the guys at TED again to create this intro film and all of the speaker bumpers for this years first series of talks currently being held in California.
Studio buddies and friends Oliver Jeffers and Mac Premo collaborated to create the epic TED machine you see featured in the above. Mac building the beast and Oliver collaging and adding the typography (some of which as been used in other materials around the site. Mac then set to work creating the stop motion film which is being used to introduce the talks as well as serve as bumpers for each speaker as they come on stage.
There'll be more soon but for now... feast our eyes.
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.
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.
Lisa Sheehan has picked up two 'Awards of Excellence' at this years Communication Arts awards in the typography category. Have a look below at the two winning pieces; 'Beyond Obesity' and a cover for Internazionale.
Doug John Miller's cover for Chemistry World magazine has recently been shortlisted for this year's Association of Illustrators World Illustration Awards. Doug was commissioned to create 3 illustrations for Chemistry World's May 2023 issue on energy storage. The illustrations detailed the potentiality and production of lithium-based storage.