Back in January, my sister bought me tickets to the BFI screening of Shaun of the Dead - presented by Edgar Wright and friends - which just so happened to be on my birthday. I was over the moon.
Due to scheduling conflicts (Simon Pegg filming a little film called Star Trek 2) - Edgar was unable to make the screening back in the UK, as the pair of them were writing the 3rd film in The Cornetto Trilogy
They both did the Q&A session over Skype and it was great to hear the process of writing / directing and getting the film out to the audience, and it was great to see the film again on the big screen.
To cut a long story short, Edgar read that it was my birthday on Twitter, and as an apology for missing the screening he sent me a signed Scott Pilgrim poster! Another example of how he's got the reputation of being the nicest guy in Hollywood.
Thank you very much Edgar.
I had an idea for a Shaun of the Dead poster a few months ago, to celebrate The Cornetto Trilogy, and last week I got to bring it to life at my screenprinting class. The design uses Shaun's cricket bat as a Flake 99 in the Cornetto, with one of the best bits of dialogue from the film 'You've got red on you' in the background. The screenprinted finish brings an extra element to the print, with imperfect colour and 'bleed', that fits well with film.
I'd love to to get these endorsed by Mr Wright, and if he wants to use them for any screenings or events, then please get in contact, and I can get them printed.
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Back at the beginning of Summer, I started a project called 'jetpackage'. I was sat in my office one day and I was severely lacking in inspiration, so I looked around me at all the objects I have collected over the years and it got me thinking about how I am inspired. My office is full of collectable items that I have gleaned from car boot sales, flea markets and charity shops, whenever I am feeling uninspired I look at them and it spurs me on.
So I thought "What if a package came through the post, containing these things?" - what would they inspire me to create.
I have got a LONG list of designers, illustrators, artists, creatives that I would like to work with, and who inspire me with my work, so I decided to see how they would react to one of these packages.
I designed an email, sent them out into the universe to see what would come back.
The concept was simple:
1. I send a package of inspirational things.
2. The recipient gets inspired, creates something and sends it back to me.
3. I get inspired by their package, and design a poster to send back to them.
So far I have got the likes of these awesome people involved:
Mr Bingo
Ben Javens
Ross Phillips
Hilda Grahnat
Mark Howe
Matt Roeser
Oliver Jeffers
Rexbox
Mei-Lin Rawlinson
Melanie Jane Hamlet
Once I have got all the replies and sent mine, I will be recruiting for phase II, so if you are interested in the project, please do get in touch.
**Replies from top to bottom: Ben Javens, Rexbox, Hilda Grahnat and Ross Phillips
I designed this Quantum of Solace poster for Adam Buxton, which contains one of the greatest lyrics of all time "I'd like a quantum of solace, but no more than a quantum, I know they do big bags of solace, but I don't want 'em".
This a one-off poster for the jetpackage project (blog post to follow!)
My series of Lost posters, based on the Dharma Initiative Stations, have become a trending topic as "These Lost Dharma Posters Are Your New Smartphone Wallpapers", featuring on:
gizmodo.com
thesmartphonehub.com
mixx.com
bestbookmarks.co.cc
google search
I have finished my series of illustrations for the finale of Lost, based around 10 Dharma Initiative stations:
Lost Flicker set
They will be available as iPhone wallpapers on jetpacmagazine tomorrow!
Poster that I designed for a friends Christmas present, with the lyrics to the Joy Division song, "Transmission". We also used to live on Barton Street where Ian Curtis lived and died in Macclesfield. If anyone wants a vector version of the poster, give me a shout and I can send you a .pdf.
The Ace and Jocelyn poster is designed, is now for sale at Busted Tees
Great news for a Friday afternoon - Amir emailed me and told me the poster is almost ready for sale on Busted Tees.
Read a little bit more here
BOOM! I won the poster competition!
I am really happy that my work has had so much exposure - in the last few days I have had more hits on one piece of work, than all my other work in 2 years on flickr!
Check out the links to see the full story:
jakeandamir.com
my poster on flickr
my design for the Jake and Amir "Ace and Jocelyn" poster competition, inspired by Saul Bass, with photography from www.flickr.com/photos/chromogenic/
my design for the Jake and Amir "Ace and Jocelyn" poster competition, inspired by Saul Bass, with photography from www.flickr.com/photos/chromogenic/
