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Hello John Lees
Today we welcome aboard John Lees, an interesting young artist who has just finished an FdA in graphic design and who has a passion for illustration. John is another person we just would not have found without our Open Submissions procedure – he got in touch, we asked him to illustrate Joe Kriss’s poem Otherside, [...]
Mighty Oscar
Today we welcome Oscar Armelles to the Memories project. He came across our project on the web and got in touch via our Open Submissions programme. So we sent him The Secret we Know, a story by Tom Stables that will be in the Memories book. Oscar created his own take on Tom’s text with [...]
Welcome Olga
Say hello, everyone, to Olga Filaktou, a Greek artist and designer who has worked in agencies around Europe. Like many of the other creatives we’ve posted about recently, she found out about Memories via our Open Submissions program, and when we looked through the artwork we knew we’d found someone special to go in the [...]
Meet Sebastian Ramn
Today we’re introducing the talented Sebastian Ramn, one of the artists we found through our Open Submissions process. He loves to travel and he found out about Memories while working as a freelance photographer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He dropped us a line, received our brief and the story entitled The Secret we Know which will [...]
How about Alexander Otto?
Yes, folks, how about the awesomeness of the Hamburg-based illustrator Alexander Otto? Please give him a warm welcome to the Memories project. We just know this young designer and illustrator is going to be a big star. He joined the project through our Open Submissions programme and he’s told us how great he thinks the [...]
Thom Lambert is on board
Hello folks, sorry for the bloggio silence. I’ve been doing some pretty interesting stuff like writing a feature about Star Wars and interviewing Jim Lee and Dan DiDio at DC Comics. Which is totally besides the point because even cooler than that is the news that the talented designer, illustrator and DJ Thom Lambert is [...]
Hello Botto
“Professionally, it’s our responsibility to leverage minds and hands when charity calls,” says Bryan Flynn of Botto Arts. “Personally, I’ve lost too many people in my life to cancer. When I learned about the Memories project, and the Open Submissions program, I had pencil to paper in the same moment.” And we’re really pleased that [...]
Cover art unveiled!
Long in the planning, we can finally tell you all about the front cover of Memories. We have an outstanding mood image by Luke O’Neill and our print sponsor Taylor Bloxham has thrown in two special finishes that we requested – silver foil and a spot UV. (To non-designers, spot UV is a glossy finish [...]
Meet Robert Cohen
Another great artist we found for the book through our Open Submissions process is Robert Cohen. Since the 1980s he has been exploring forms in the digital realm, creating his unique abstract 3D pieces. Not only that, but he also works with several other artists under the banner of Artwerx Digital. The piece you see [...]
Hello Match Zimmerman
Today we’re letting you know about Match Zimmerman, another top artist whose work will appear in Memories. Match got in touch with us via our Open Submissions program and we sent him the poem Otherside, by Joe Kriss, to work on. In response, he’s done a great piece of art that will appear in the [...]
Welcome Johanna Velasco
Quite often we’ve found that the creatives who have really excelled in making an illustration for the Memories book have been touched profoundly by cancer themselves. Johanna Velasco is a designer based in the Philippines who got in touch with us via our Open Submissions process, took our brief and came up with a stunning [...]
Welcome Dona Vajgand, plus more news
We have several things to tell you about today, but let’s start with announcing the participation of the designer and illustrator Dona Vajgand. Based in Sombor, Serbia, her passion is painting and she found out about Memories online and joined the project through our Open Submissions set-up. You can check out her site here. According [...]
Jili Allen: Memories to remember
One of the artists that submitted work via our Open Submissions process was the Glasgow-based illustrator and designer Jili Allen, and today we’re welcoming her to the project with a blog post letting everyone know about her fantastic creativity. Not only is her artwork skillfully executed, but there are touching reasons behind why Jili wanted [...]
James McGregor illustrates Otherside
What a long weekend, eh? It kicked off with a royal wedding and seems to be winding up with the elimination of a reviled global terrorist. History as it happens. But wait… though not as internationally momentous, the Memories project has news of its own that is very dear to all of us. We’d like [...]
Introducing Nancy Mungcal
After we sent Nancy Mungcal the story written by Tom Stables for Memories, she created an incredible, symbolic image of some scissors to go with it. The image is surprising, really, because normally her illustration work includes little characters like the one you see here. Her submission for the book is full of intricacy, and [...]
Paul Garland
A colourful Memories welcome to Paul Garland, a UK-based illustrator selected to work on Gordon Kirk’s story New Life. Helping out with the project was particularly meaningful for Paul. His wife was diagnosed with Breast Cancer a year ago and they’ve had a very tough year. “As my daughter is of a similar age to [...]
Planning Unit comes on board
With over 20 years combined experience at London’s top design agencies (including Form and Neville Brody’s Research Studios), Nick Hard and Jeff Knowles have teamed up to follow their dream of launching a leading creative design studio, Planning Unit. In the 1960s, co-founder Nick Hard’s grandfather ran a design studio of the same name. This [...]
Point 273
Point 273 makes art, designs, curates and now and then gets time to organise the Best Joined Up live art events. It’s fantastic to have him on board the Memories project, and he’s created an illustration to go with Patrick Woodcock’s poem Swimming with Dolphins… He’s worked for such clients as Channel 4, BBE Records [...]
Jules Julien at Pick Me Up
If you’re London-based, or in the capital anytime between 17 and 27 March, don’t forget to stop by the Pick Me Up art fair and exhibition at Somerset House. The reason we say this is because Memories artist Julien Roare, aka Jules Julien, will be showing and selling his work there. I’ve interviewed Julien a [...]
Zoë Bather brings a memory to life!
The Memories team is pleased to announce that Zoë Bather from Studio 8 has agreed to be apart of our project and has created a wonderful piece for the book. Zoë brings with her vast design experience having previously worked at Frost* before starting Studio 8 with Matt Wiley. Her excellent typographic sensibilities means she has spoken [...]
Whoop, whoop, it’s Middle Boop
Our thanks go out today to illustrator and designer Gordon Reid, aka Middle Boop. He’s become a Memories contributor and will be creating one of his smashing pieces for the book. As well as working for clients including Malibu, Maxim, Digital Arts, Computer Arts and Advanced Photoshop, he’s known for his work in the music [...]
Bibliothèque design join Memories
We’re pleased to announce that Bibliothèque Design are continuing their working relationship with DAHRA by joining the Memories project. Renowned for their excellent typographic and design skills, they’ve put their incredible creativity to work for prestigious clients such as D&AD, Design Museum, Covent Garden, Dieter Rams & Vitsœ and Moving Brands. Having previously worked on [...]
Shane S Mielke signs up!
The Memories team is pleased to announce that we have the wonderful and talented Shane S Mielke on board! Known for his excellent and web-defining work as creative director at 2Advanced, Shane in recent years has also developed a reputation as a great illustrator. Combining his varied design skills with passion and commitment, his work [...]
New talent Ollie Johns joins
One of the ideals hold in esteem here on Memories is that of supporting new talent. Not only will we be giving up and coming artists the chance to show what they can do, but we are certain that it will give the final book we produce a fresh, original edge. Ollie Johns is an [...]