With a Max Thompson cover and illustrations by Kieran Rynhart, Ivy Niu, and Rebecca Ter Borg, October’s illustration issue of Metro Magazine makes an appealing collectors edition for editor Simon Wilson’s last Metro.
Agency Mr Smith recently commissioned Kristian Frires to capture the latest edition to the Les Mills SMARTTECH™ line. The SMARTBAND™ is an innovative resistance band and the brief was to ensure the enhanced ergonomic lines of the band and muscle groups used were showcased.
Fly agency and Sky Television wanted a powerful way to represent the 25 years Sky has entertained New Zealanders. Intrigued by the 2 and 5 being mirror opposites of each other, they engaged a team of IR artists to create artworks depicting the dichotomy of emotions that TV viewing evokes. Michel Mulipola, James Stewart, Gareth Jensen and Toby Morris were each handed different briefs, their unique illustrative processes were filmed and can be seen here.
Mango Melbourne and client Disney Australia recently commissioned Max Thompson (above), Josh Dykgraaf (below) and Glenn Thomas (further below) to each develop an illustration that revealed their personal vision of Tomorrowland. Promoted through Disney’s social media channels these works take the viewer into magical and futuristic lands.
The photorealistic skills of Lisa Nicole Moes adds a touch of nostalgia to her ski South Island series…
Illustrator Josh Dykgraaf has been busy creating magazine cover art recently. This was for the cover of SXSW Interactive Magazine which is a huge tech, film and music conference in Texas. The one below was for yBitcoin, a tech magazine in the States.
Assignment Group recently commissioned Lewis Mulatero to shoot these elegant images for Methven. Aurajet is the next generation of showering, imagine how it feels.
ALNAP is dedicated to improving humanitarium performance and recently enlisted animator Seb Fowler to help showcase their services.
Lucy Han recently created this puzzling masterpiece for Sunday Magazine. Her clean sketchbook-style line drawings perfectly capture the swag of fashion (for Denizen Magazine below) and the different personalities that (more…)
Luminosity is the title of Joseph Michael’s lastest personal project. Beautiful glowworms set amongst 30 million-year-old limestone formations in the North Island.
JWT recently partnered up with Mardo El Noor and Z Energy to create this engaging animation to kick start the morning.
Jonas Claesson joins us bringing with him hand drawn illustrations which are digitally coloured, resulting in a bold, playful and expressive style. We love his freewheeling and unconventional take on everyday milieu.
Y&R Auckland put together a stellar team for their latest shoot, with photographer Guy Coombes, Crane Brothers Tailors and Jaguar. Murray Crane has recently been appointed a New Zealand ambassador to Jaguar and has designed a suit inspired by the car’s designer. For a limited time you’ll get a tailored version of the suit with every new Jaguar XF.
Gerad Taylor illustrates a bold new look for Mosin Fresh Coffee via Tried & True Design agency.
Illustrator Henrietta Harris was commissioned by Universal Music to create a portrait of Sam Smith as a gift following his recent trip to New Zealand. The stunning watercolour was then used by Smith as his profile pic on Instagram and Twitter, becoming a huge hit with his 3.6 million followers.
Artist Tony McNeight was the mastermind behind the creation of the largest poppy in the world. 59,000 red metal discs were placed by the public at the Auckland Domain, along with personal written messages forming an interactive commemoration for the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli.
Clever Shine Limited art director Justin Wood and our Glenn Thomas have collaborated on Mac’s new look across their range of beers and ciders. As well as creating fresh identities for their classics, there are some new heroes to be discovered like Three Wolves, named after the three hops that make up this striking pale ale.
Renee Chin‘s work is characterized by her playful use of shapes and striking use of colour, seen here in her latest commission by Z Energy.
If you’ve ever wondered what kind of gear is required to create the stunning time-lapse images Joseph Michael is renowned for, Pro-Photographer Magazine lays it all out for us.
Illustrator Glenn Thomas’ latest commission via The Royals, is being used to encourage the locals to participate in this years Half Marathon through the eclectic streets of Melbourne.
Lewis Mulatero and Special Group recently spent the night capturing the stills and video content for this weekend’s 2degrees giant interactive lightshow. 2degrees, in conjunction with the launch of Samsung Galaxy 6 will bring the Auckland Harbour Bridge to life to celebrate Auckland’s 175th Anniversary.
Spanish born illustrator Sara Mutande brings us some fresh and playful new work, with elements taken from New Zealand’s summer camping lifestyle making an appearance.
Lisa’s highly polished photorealistic style and considered compositions brings exciting new talent to our roster. How amazing is this illustration of an old Kiwi favourite, Vogel’s bread… (more…)
