Collage is a great medium to explore fresh and unexpected compositions and themes. #collage #collageart #papercollage #creativeplay #wip A photo posted by Tim Bones (@mrtimbones) on Mar 15, 2015 at 3:41pm PDT #collage #creativity #collageart #creativeplay #papercollage #fox #glasses A photo posted by Tim Bones (@mrtimbones) on Mar 15, 2015 at 8:25am PDT #collage #collageart […]
How to Get into Graphic Art (A Q&A Session)
his week I was kindly invited to participate as a panel member in a Q&A session about ‘Getting into Graphic Art’ held at Tunbridge Wells Museum. Lead by Jeremy Kimmel, the museum’s Audience Development Manager, the panel consisted of Panini’s Comic Editor, Ed Hammond; designer and illustrator Matt Stokes of design agency Gingermonkeys, and finally, me, […]
Comics (Graphic) Journalism & Visual Reportage
raphic Journalism, or what is sometimes referred to as Comics Journalism is no new thing. One might, for example, consider that Trajan’s column or the Bayeux Tapestry are elaborate, one sided renderings of actual events. And, prior to photography, journals and newspapers were simply illustrated. The Graphic—An Illustrated London Newspaper is one such example. Many of […]
Jack in the Green, Hastings
or a number of years now I have attended the Jack-in-the-Green event at Hastings. The May Day celebration which had largely died out in Hastings in the late 1880s was revived in 1983. Since then, the parading of Jack continues to attract huge crowds. Recently, the organising committee put out a request for a design […]
The AOI Illustration Awards 2013 at Somerset House
ast week I took my HND and BA Graphic Design students to the ‘AOI Illustration Awards 2013′ held at Somerset House. Overall, I found the work of this year’s exhibitors as equally impressive as last year’s. The awards are “the only independent jury selected illustration competition in the UK…that recognises exceptional work ” and which […]
Olde Tayles Newlye Relayted (Crawhall, Tuer & Field)
ome while ago I was fortunate to purchase an original copy of an intriguing book illustratrated by Joseph Crawhall II of Newcastle. The book is called ‘Olde Tayles Newlye Relayted: Enryched with all ye ancyente embellyshmentes’ and it was published by Field & Tuer of the Leadenhall Press in London in 1883. The book comprises of a series of folk ballads from […]
Tintin at the Château de Cheverny
s with many people, Tintin and his associates are some of those cartoon characters from my childhood that I recall finding intriguing. The appeal was largely Hergé’s bright and lively drawings as much as the unpredictable plots of adventure. I hadn’t given Tintin’s simple and upbeat character much thought in recent years, but an exhibition that I […]
When Lepidoptery meets Design.
This has been a nice little logo design job from the ‘Pure Arts Group’. The client wanted a moth within their logo. I too like moths, but I’m certainly no lepidopterist. So if you are one and you see this, please don’t write to me with anatomical criticisms! This was more about creating an overall impression […]
The Depiction of British Rural Life: Book Illustration Between the Wars
“Friday was St George’s Day. St George for England. I suppose the ‘England’ means something slightly different to each of us. You may, for example, think of the white cliffs of Dover, or you may think of a game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe, or perhaps a game of cricket at Old Trafford or a […]