News: packaging

Darling Clementine have illustrated an amazing range of M & S’s Christmas snow globe Gin & Rum Liqueur’s, with each bottle containing a small light that beautifully illuminates Darling Clementine’s illustrations as gold and silver flakes swirl in the behind them. The images across the three bottles tell the story of The Nutcracker, in three […]

Andrew Davidson has created a series of illustrations in an incredible collaboration with The Macallan; the prestigious whiskey distillery that produces one of the leading single malt whiskies. The project sees Andrew producing beautiful woodcut illustrations that tell the story of Captain John Grant, and the transformation of the wild landscape of his estate into […]

Lucy Rose has created an updated identity for Heron Valley; a Devon – based cider and juice producer, who also happen to be local to Lucy! The updated identity takes their majestic Heron icon and gives it a more artisanal, botanical feel. The client and Lucy worked together to come up with a composition that […]

Chris Wormell has illustrated an Emu icon for the packaging of Grain Shaker Vodka, an Australian vodka brand. Commissioned by design agency Pearlfisher, the packaging is a warmer take on vodka branding. Chris’s illustration of a trailblazing Emu rider charging through grain brings both the ingredients and a sense of humour that helps set the […]

Daniel Long has been commissioned by Quorn (via Something More Studio) to illustrate a T-Rex character that will adorn their new range of dinosaur-shaped nuggets, Roarsomes. Dan’s dino is perfectly balanced between fearsome and friendly (while still remaining obviously a T-Rex), and will definitely appeal to young palaeontologists. Going with a blue/orange colour scheme to […]

Darling Clementine have created a whole visual universe for Redd Barna (Save the Children Norway), designing a worldwide adventure for kids to explore using their very own Redd Barna Passport. The Vidunderpost (Magical post) arrives once a month with new postcards, stickers and secret codes to learn more about that months featured country. Creating a […]

Amy Grimes has illustrated the new Christmas collection of Natural Extracts; Tescos hand & body care range, creating beautiful botanical patterns that represent the flavours and ingredients in the products. Commissioned by the design agency Cowan, Amy was asked to work within a painterly style, making sure that any flowers, fruits or distinctive features of the ingredients […]

Lucy Rose has illustrated Liz Earle’s 2020 festive campaign, “The Nature of Giving”, combining festive British woodlands in winter with the collection of gifts that demonstrate the art of giving to create a magical illustrated scene. Commissioned by the team at Together Design and Liz Earle, Lucy roughed the layout and elements of the two […]

Rachael Saunders has created a new look for Whole Foods “home brand” products, Natural Grocers. Ranging from popcorn to pasta sauces, Rachael’s illustrations have been applied to over 35 different products, creating a signature animal character for each. “One day, I would like to take a trip to America to see my designs in the wild.” Working […]

Laura Barrett has illustrated two scenes for Marks & Spencers range of gin liqueurs, helping to create the effect of snow globe on a bottle! Tasked with illustrating a winter forest wonderland and a festive high street scene (complete with an M&S shopfront), the illustrations perfectly sell the snow globe effect when combined with the […]

Lucia Gagiotti’s beautiful illustrations use vintage references and iconography to make incredible contemporary graphic art, calling out to classic children’s books, folk art and mid-century design. Her cartoonish figures are rendered with a practiced naïveté and immaculately presented with worn in textures; her images feel like they have a life well-lived. Splitting her time between […]

Chris Wormell’s illustrations are full of engrossing scenes, accentuated by dramatic use light and shadow that are both immersive and atmospheric. Throughout his career, whether using linocut, wood engravings or digital tools, Chris has illustrated countless memorable campaigns, book covers and editorial pieces that share his exquisite eye for detail, bold use of shadow and […]

Sarah McMenemy has lent her textured illustrative touch to HIPP organic, a milk formula for newborn babies. Featuring a small scene of a stork family in the country, Sarah’s loose textured brushstrokes and softness work well to reflect the organic formula. The client was keen to feature the storks, alluding to both the stork who brings […]

Over the last forty years Andrew Davidson has successfully created an enviable body of work that displays his mastery of different mediums; wood engraving, woodcut printing, gouache painting, each one underscored by an attention given to draughtsmanship, and confident graphic compositions. Andrew’s images take into account what might be added to them later and seamlessly […]

Dawn Cooper’s illustrations are teeming with references to the natural world, her work capturing and celebrating the small differences to be found in her chosen subjects; whether that’s ocean inhabitants, species of butterfly or the variations in shape and type of leaves. This consideration given to the smaller details is found throughout Dawn’s work, conveying […]

Laura Barrett creates elegantly composed illustrations made up of layered levels of silhouetted cutouts, throwing her subject matter into stark relief and confidently exposing her eye for gesture and the intricacy in her designs. Developing her style from traditional Scherenschnitte (paper cutting), Laura uses digital techniques to enhance the theatrical nature of her work; clearly divided […]

Daniela Terrazzini’s work features bold, contemporary takes on classical styles; working across a variety of mediums, from watercolour and inks to digital design and collage mixed media. Central to her illustrations though is a clear dedication to draughtsmanship and a quiet, haunting quality that emerges from Daniela’s delicate line and muted colours. Often featuring ethereal […]

Catherine Pearson is an illustrator whose work features perfectly crafted characters; rich with eye-popping colour and lightly dusted with just the right amount of texture to lift them up without overtaking the image. While Catherine herself describes her process more as a recipe (daughter of a chef), her end results lend themselves better to more […]

Rachael Saunders illustrations are fun, plain and simple. Every character has a knowing smile on their face no matter the situation or scene and they invite the viewer to join in the joke. Though it isn’t just Rachael’s character work that share their smiles. Her designs for packaging, posters and book covers are executed with […]

Jesús Sotés describes his process as “basically finding a diamond in the rock.” There is an attractive quality that must be extracted, through work, accident and constant review until it can be gleamed in his final illustrations — the dream-like imagery, the gritty texture that gives colour definition, the off kilter characters — so much […]