Archive for the ‘Illustration’ Category

02/04/2013

Street art in Melbourne’s arcades and lanes

I didn’t realise before heading to Melbourne that it’s known for being one of the worlds great street art capitals. It was only when I started wandering around the lanes and arcades in the city that I soon realised how much of it there really is!

The ever changing urban spaces around Federation Square, Little Bourke Street and Flinders Lane are a mass of colour and artistic expression. We saw images of Ganesh, zombies, 1940′s pin ups and even Bart Simpson all on the same street!

Street art in Melbourne's arcades and lanes

Street art in Melbourne's arcades and lanes

Not all the street art is spray painted either. We say posters, stencils, hand painted signage and murals! It was really great to see such a variety of artistic styles in one space. Here are a few images I took whilst there.

Street art in Melbourne's arcades and lanes

Street art in Melbourne's arcades and lanes

Street art in Melbourne's arcades and lanes

Street art in Melbourne's arcades and lanes

Street art in Melbourne's arcades and lanes

Posted by Tina Webster 02/04/2013

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02/03/2013

McCann’s – Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

I was clicking around the internet, as you do, and came across this really cool ad campaign by McCann.

Commissioned by Metro Trains, the message behind the ad is to warn people of the dangers of crossing train tracks here in Australia. The online music video and series of print ads feature these pleasant mannered characters dying in dumb ways!

Watch the video below and listen to it’s catchy tune!

Just 24 hours of after the ad came out, the “Dumb Way To Die” song had reached number 10 on iTunes. It’s now one of Australia’s fastest growing viral campaigns with over 40 million views and counting!

Have a gander at their humorous and rather macabre print ads below!

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

McCann's - Dumb Ways to Die ad campaign for Metro Trains

It just shows you that public announcement safety messages don’t have to be all “proper” and drab to grab your attention!

(All images taken from the McCann website)

Posted by Tina Webster 02/03/2013

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16/02/2013

Sheep Walking Illustration

Sheep Walking illustration

So, I thought it was about time I started playing with pixels again and produced this little number. It’s a little illustration about “Sheep Walking”. If you look closely it features a little black sheep who isn’t following the flock shall we say! Hope you like it!

Sheep Walking illustration

Sheep Walking illustration

Sheep Walking illustration

Posted by Tina Webster 16/02/2013

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20/01/2013

ING Direct Australia ads and illustrations

I was watching the telly box a few days ago and I spotted a rather cool animated advert for ING DIRECT Australia. I really love the illustration style used and the bold graphics work well with ING DIRECTS brand.

Unfortunately I couldn’t find a YouTube clip of the ad I saw, but I did find this little beauty about PayWave here in Australia.

Digging around on the tinterweb I also spotted some print work in the same illustrative style. All images are taken from ING DIRECT Australia Facebook fan page.

ING DIRECT Australia ad

ING DIRECT Australia ad

ING DIRECT Australia ad

ING DIRECT Australia ad

They’ve also incorporated the illustrations into sections of their site related to savings. Very nice ING DIRECT!

ING DIRECT - Savings Maximiser website

ING DIRECT - Savings Maximiser website

Posted by Tina Webster 20/01/2013

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29/12/2012

My favourite illustrated websites of 2012

Games We Played website

On this site, I love how each letter of the alphabet represents different games played in Singapore. If you move your mouse over each letter it begins to animate. Check out the slight noise affect applied to each animation. It reminds me of Terrestrial television back in the day!

Games We Played

 

Evo Energy website

This site is full of environmental statisitics presented in a cool and interactive way. Roll your mouse over elements and data is revealed to the viewer. It’s a great use of illustration and infograhics in a website.

Evo Energy

 

These Are Things website

If you scroll up or down on this site our two designers (Jen and Omar) get placed in different environments related to the work they love doing. It’s a very nice idea and you can’t help but look at every part of the page. As well as having a smashing website they create some pretty nifty maps and infographics where they strive to simplify complex data.

These Are Things

 

Well Done Team GB website

Here’s a clever site that celebrates our athletes achievements at the 2012 games. I really like the characterisations of Mo Farah, Chris Hoy and other sporting personalities.

Well Done Team GB

 

Impress a Penguin website

This site has a great bit of storytelling going on. Click though each slide and you’ll see what I mean. It’s a fantastic idea and really makes you want to engage with the site.

Impress a Penguin

Impress a Penguin

Impress a Penguin

 

WWF Food Story website

Here’s another really good example of how interactive infograohics can be used in website design. By sliding the bar from left to right you can see the impact we are having on the environment when it comes to food production.

WWF Food Story

 

Adopt a Yeti website

Adopting a Yeti sounded pretty impressive! So when I had a look at the site and saw the fantastic illustration and colour scheme I knew I was onto a winner. Clicking the “Adopt your own Yeti” button takes you to a PDF download where you can cut and paste your own Yeti together. You’re then encouraged to take pictures and post them on the site for the rest of the Yeti adopting community to see!

Adopt a Yeti

 

Nobal Design blog

I love the work of Glen Noble and I was very pleased to discover his blog recently. I love the way he’s used cassette tapes, iPhones and photographs to signify the type of post he’s writing about. For instance, when he has a great piece of music that he wants to share it appears as a sound file that you can physically play in a cassette tape. It’s the same if he shares a video, it appears in the screen of an iPhone. Very clever!

Nobal Design

Posted by Tina Webster 29/12/2012

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21/10/2012

She-Tea Illustrations

Being from Yorkshire, I can’t resist a good cup of tea. So when I saw these cool She-Tea packaging designs and illustrations down in Margaret River (Australia), I had to blog about them.

She-Tea

She-Tea is the brain child of Jodie Fergusson-Batte and Vanessa Carslake, good friends and Directors of their company, based in Victoria, Australia. Jodie and Vanessa wanted to build a product and brand that reflected their passions in life. After a lot of hard work and popping their heads together, She-Tea was born.

The company produce beautiful customised tea blends and packaging that reflect the different personalities we take on in life. They have tea for “Happy Hippies”, “Booze Hound’s”, “Warrior’s “and even bitch’s with their “Bitch is Back” blend.

“With a passion for tea, art and life, our mission is to put a smirk on your face no matter what kind of trouble you’ve found yourself in!”

She-Tea

She-Tea

The illustrations used on the packaging have been created by Jodie and often relate to women’s journey. They also have tea blends for the men and kids in your life with their “He-Tea” and “She-Tea Junior” blends.

She-Tea

She-Tea

Check out their website for more details about their “artfully crafted teas”.

Posted by Tina Webster 21/10/2012

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04/08/2012

Does a bear sh*t in the woods?

Apparantly, yes he does! And here’s a new piece to illustrate it.

I’ve been working on this while we’ve been away in Asia. The idea came from my dear Dad who’s asked me this once or twice in the past! It’s one of those funny questions people ask when they know the answer is going to be ”yes”. Thanks for the inspiration Dad!

Does a bear sh*t in the woods?

Does a bear sh*t in the woods?

Does a bear sh*t in the woods?

Posted by Tina Webster 04/08/2012

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21/07/2012

How Now Brown Cow

"How Now Brown Cow" illustration

Here’s a new illustration I managed to finish off over the past few days. I started it in June, and due to our busy traveling schedule I didn’t get to finish it. I thought to myself, why not do an illustration using the well know elocution phrase “How Now Brown Cow” as a theme. To me it conjures up all kinds of images of cows in headdresses, Red Indians, their reservations and the Wild West.

"How Now Brown Cow" illustration

"How Now Brown Cow" illustration

"How Now Brown Cow" illustration

Posted by Tina Webster 21/07/2012

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29/05/2012

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream illustration

Here’s my latest illustration inspired by all the sunshine we’ve had in the UK over the past week. I’m sure there have been a fair few ice creams consumed but none as loud as these two!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream illustration

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream illustration

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream illustration

Posted by Tina Webster 29/05/2012

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08/05/2012

Top Left Design’s Oyster card holders

Top Left Design's Oyster card holders

Today, at work, we received a delivery of “Owly” Oyster card holders designed by Aric, the newest member of the TLD team! I had to blog about them as I love the illustrations and the look and feel of the card holders.

Have a gander at the finished articles below,  twit twoo!

Top Left Design's Oyster card holders

Top Left Design's Oyster card holders

Posted by Tina Webster 08/05/2012

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