Sawdust commissioned by Creative Review for 2013 Annual

Sawdust were commissioned by the editorial team at Creative Review to create a typographic piece to go with an article based on the perils of working for oneself.

Rob and Jonathon searched for something in the rather humorous article that sparked their interest and struck and all too familiar ‘creative nerve’… The ‘building blocks of creativity’ and cycle referred to as ‘never ending creative destructive behaviour’ was an inspirational and relatable idea for Sawdust to carve a composition from.

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Marks & Spencer’s Perfectly Handwritten Summer

Alison Carmichael has always caused a stir on the fashion scene. But recently, with big clothing retailer’s processes more exposed than ever before, each brand is working harder than ever at sculpting, not only their mannequins but their own niche identity both on the high street and on-line.

Creating a finely hand-crafted look is essential to a beautiful campaign, which is why RKCR/Y&R were seeking some beautiful hand written calligraphy to complement this summer’s Marks and Spencer collection. After the usual pitching and testing procedure, Alison was given the brief to create all the signature lettering for the Press, Poster and In-Store Campaign. You can see her signature handwritten calligraphy on all the executions, pretty much everywhere, now.

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Creative Review Annual Launch Party 2013

We attended the 2013 Creative Review Annual Launch Party last night to see which work was selected by the elite panel of industry experts across advertising, design, digital and music videos, for publication in a special double issue of Creative Review this May.

In the shabby chic venue,  Modern Jago, Shoreditch. We listened to great music and partied in a creative, spring vibe. Gavin Lucas, one of our favorite senior writers is leaving Creative Review too, so, *good luck* with your next ventures Gavin from everyone at jelly London. Thanks also to Natasha for your amazing event planning. We had a lovely evening and now we are getting stuck into the annual!

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Pick Me Up 2013 Graphic Arts Festival

Our Head of Illustration, Nicki headed to the Private View of Pick Me Up 2013 and she has written a little review for all you enthusiastic creative types…

“Pick me up at Somerset House opened last week – the industry private view last Wednesday.  In it’s first year, Pick Me Up filled a gap in the creative industry events calendar as the first – and only – graphic arts fair, showcasing the best of our industry which we know so well and packaging it up towards the public.  Such was the industry hunger for the show, the private view was jam-packed and rave reviews flowed.

It’s now the third year in and Pick Me Up is still going strong. Much less a resource for industry folk, the Pick Me Up selects of 2013 had a strong curation but few artists who are industry newbies, but strong and very worthy nonetheless.  Workshops and spaces industry stalwarts such as Nelly Duff and Print Club gave an insight what’s usually a closed circuit and offered up graphic arts / design / illustration for wider consumption.

So perhaps, as we insiders become less excited by the show, it’s actually doing its job – opening up the ‘scene’ for a far wider audience and making our art of illustration and design engaging for everyone else with an interest in it.”

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Steve Simpson in American Illustration 32 Annual

Steve Simpson has been selected for the American Illustration 32 Annual as well as for the 55th Society of Illustrators NY awards.

This year’s distinguished jury included Jordan Awan of The New Yorker and Sergio Baradat of United Nations Postal Administration among other high-profile names! He was selected from 8,742 pictures which were entered by 1,282 illustrators, magazines, agencies, publishers and schools, the jury selected, by a majority vote or better, only 369 images to appear in the book and represent the best pictures from 2012.

American Illustration 32 will be printed in full colour and distributed worldwide in hard cover.

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