Showing posts with label Rod Hunt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rod Hunt. Show all posts

Aug 10, 2010

My new book Where's Stig? The World Tour - Book Cover Revealed!



At last, here it is, the first look at Where's Stig? The World Tour, the sequel to my quarter of a million copy bestseller Where's Stig? for the BBC TV show Top Gear. It's been 6 months solid work, but you don't have too long to wait to see the full results as it's in the shops on September 30th 2010, & available to pre-order on Amazon now!

Where's Stig? The World Tour illustrated by Rod Hunt - Every now and then, Top Gear’s tame racing driver needs a change of scene, and after a power-lap-packed year that’s seen our fearless man in white elevated to bone fide celebrity status, Stig’s decided he needs to escape the flashing bulbs of the paparazzi and do something for himself. It’s time to hit the tarmac with an Esperanto language CD and a pet passport for Where's Stig? The World Tour.

Stig’s journey will span the continents, from the snow-capped mountains of the north, to the tropical jungles of the equator and dusty deserts of the south, and we’ll be watching him every step of the way. Stig will be hidden within every brilliantly drawn scene, along with Clarkson, Hammond and Captain Slow, and there’ll be plenty of other Top Gear gags to keep readers going back for more.

Where’s Stig? took readers by storm last year, and Where’s Stig? The World Tour will have Top Gear fans revving their super-charged engines to come along with him on the ride of a lifetime.

Aug 8, 2010

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha book cover by Rod Hunt


Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha book cover by Rod Hunt
Originally uploaded by Rod Hunt Illustration

Just received copies of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha , a cover I did for the Vintage reissue of the Booker Prize winning book by Roddy Doyle.

Aug 7, 2009

New Rod Hunt Illustration Website Launched!

The new Rod Hunt Illustration website has been launched!

Bigger, brighter, more colourful! You can check it out here
www.rodhunt.com



Rod Hunt is a London based Illustrator who has built a reputation for retro tinged illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes. With UK & international clients spanning publishing, design, advertising & new media, he's created works for everything from book covers to advertising campaigns, theme park maps & even the odd large scale installation too!

May 11, 2009

Chessington World of Adventures Map Illustration

I recently completed the 2009 visitor's site map for the Chessington World of Adventures theme park. It was pretty labour intensive & challenging involving site visits & lots of photo reference. It had to be an accurate representation of the park & rides, while being easy to use as navigation for the guests.

Rod Hunt www.rodhunt.com

Final map with park information


Final artwork

Oct 10, 2008

Rod Hunt website update & Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts exhibition photographs

Major update of the Rod Hunt portfolio website, including all my work for the Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts exhibition & other recent projects

Robot Love for Hot Rods & Hairy Beasts


Fishy Sub for Hot Rods & Hairy Beasts


The Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts exhibition took place last week, featuring work by Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi & Allan Sanders. You can view pictures from Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts private view on flickr here

Photography © Russell Cobb 2008

Sep 3, 2008

Hot Rods & Hairy Beasts illustration exhibition opens Mon 29th Sept 2008, London



HOT RODS AND HAIRY BEASTS
Illustration Show
Opens Monday 29th September 2008

Coningsby Gallery, London
Monday 29th September until
Saturday 4th October 2008 10am-6pm
Further info www.hotrodsandhairybeasts.co.uk

Hot Rods, Hula Girls, Hairy Beasts, Himalayan Head Hunters and the Holy Bible are just some of the subjects under discussion by illustrators Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi and Allan Sanders. No subject is too small for this group of seasoned professional illustrators and adventurers. With clients spanning the world of advertising, publishing, design and editorial this band of battle scarred buccaneers are prepared for the eventuality of just about anything. Their motto is simple : to illustrate the obscure ...and beyond!

And here's an exclusive preview of some of the work from the show


Meet the Hairy Beasts

Linzie Hunter The terrifying Linzie Hunter originated from the barren highlands of Scotland but now resides in a North London suburb where she feasts on worms and grubs whilst working for clients including Random House, BBC, The Guardian & Little Brown. Linzie recently hit the headlines with her lettering work based on the spam e-mails in her inbox. Her book “Secret Weapon: 30 hand-painted spam postcards” is published by Chronicle Books in Autumn 2008. www.linziehunter.co.uk

Allan Sanders Born in the frozen tundra of the Northern wastelands, the horrendous Allan Sanders, a mostly hairless biped, now resides near the water in a settlement known as Brighton. Existing on a diet of rock pool delicacies, Allan has produced quirky, character-based and often humorous illustrations for clients including New Scientist, The Economist, The Guardian and The LA Times. Last year Allan became the poster boy for The Oregon Humane Society’s “End Petlessness” campaign. www.loopland.net

Nishant Choksi The monstrous Nishant Choksi originated from a murky lagoon in the centre of London and is now often found foraging in the wooded areas of Crouch End. A real life B-Movie monster, Nishant is inspired by advertising of the 40’s and 50’s and has worked for The Washington Post, The Guardian, JWT, Macmillian and others. Nishant recently worked on a prominent print ad campaign for Vodafone and has just completed work on his first TV spot for them. www.nishantchoksi.com

Rod Hunt Born in rural Dorset, the diabolical Rod Hunt now inhabits the swampland of Greenwich, South London where he feeds mostly on shrubs and berries. Rod has developed a reputation for retro tinged illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes and among his client list he includes FHM, Maxim and Vodafone. Notably Rod illustrated the cover of the best selling environmental book “Change the World 9 to 5” published by We Are What We Do. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Association of Illustrators. www.rodhunt.com

Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts
is showing at the Coningsby Gallery from Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008

Private View Thursday 2nd October from 6.30pm

Sponsored by Tinymeat www.tinymeat.com

For further information
Web: www.hotrodsandhairybeasts.co.uk

Coningsby Gallery 30 Tottenham Street, London. W1T 4RJ. United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 7017 Email debutart@coningsbygallery.demon.co.uk
Web: www.coningsbygallery.com

May 12, 2008

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts Illustration Exhibition Comes to Coningsby Gallery, London



Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts
An Illustration show - Coningsby Gallery
Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008

Hot Rods, Hula Girls, Hairy Beasts, Himalayan Head Hunters and the Holy Bible are just some of the subjects under discussion by illustrators Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi and Allan Sanders. No subject is too small for this group of seasoned professional illustrators and adventurers. With clients spanning the world of advertising, publishing, design and editorial this band of battle scarred buccaneers are prepared for the eventuality of just about anything. Their motto is simple : to illustrate the obscure ...and beyond!

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts website



Meet The Hairy Beasts...

Linzie Hunter The terrifying Linzie Hunter originated from the barren highlands of Scotland but now resides in a North London suburb where she feasts on worms and grubs whilst working for clients including Random House, BBC, The Guardian & Little Brown. Linzie recently hit the headlines with her lettering work based on the spam e-mails in her inbox. Her book "Secret Weapon: 30 hand-painted spam postcards" is published by Chronicle Books in Autumn 2008.

Rod Hunt Born in rural Dorset, the diabolical Rod Hunt now inhabits the swampland of Greenwich, South London where he feeds mostly on shrubs and berries. Rod has developed a reputation for retro tinged illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes and among his client list he includes FHM, Maxim and Vodafone. Notably Rod illustrated the cover of the best selling book “Change the World 9 to 5” published by We Are What We Do. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Association of Illustrators.

Nishant Choksi The monstrous Nishant Choksi originated from a murky lagoon in the centre of London and is now often found foraging in the wooded areas of Crouch End. A real life B-Movie monster, Nishant is inspired by advertising of the 40’s and 50’s and has worked for The Washington Post, The Guardian, JWT, Macmillian and others. Nishant recently worked on a prominent print ad campaign for Vodafone and has just completed work on his first TV spot for them.

Allan Sanders Born in the frozen tundra of the Northern wastelands, the horrendous Allan Sanders, a mostly hairless biped, now resides near the water in a settlement known as Brighton. Existing on a diet of rock pool delicacies, Allan has produced quirky, character-based and often humorous illustrations for clients including New Scientist, The Economist, The Guardian and The LA Times. Last year Allan became the poster boy for The Oregon Humane Society’s “End Petlessness” campaign.

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts is showing at the Coningsby Gallery, London from Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008.

Coningsby Gallery 30 Tottenham Street, London. W1T 4RJ. UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 7017 www.coningsbygallery.com

Mar 26, 2008

1st Byte Printers Online Virtual Tour

Just launched, this interactive online virtual tour for digital printers 1st Byte, a collaboration between Rod Hunt & design company Strange Corp


Jan 7, 2008

New Rod Hunt Website Launched Today!

Just launched the new Rod Hunt Illustration website today. New look & lots of new work, so please check it out.



Rod Hunt is an established London based Illustrator who has built a reputation for retro tinged Illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes for UK & international clients in publishing, design, advertising & new media, for everything from book covers to advertising campaigns, & even the odd large scale installation too!

Nov 26, 2007

Rod Hunt Interview at ThunderChunky

I've just been interviewed at design website ThunderChunky if you fancy checking it out.

Oct 16, 2007

I'm drawing live at the Cut and Paste tournament for Varoom magazine and Doodle Earth this Sat 20th Oct

I'm drawing live at the Cut and Paste tournament for Varoom magazine and Doodle Earth!
Varoom / Doodle Earth Details

Varoom / Doodle Earth at Cut and Paste Digital Design Tournament

Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Saturday, October 20th 2007, doors open 7pm; Competition from 8 – 11pm
Tickets £10 in advance; £12 on the door
To book your ticket visit www.cutandpaste.com

The AOI www.theaoi.com and Varoom magazine www.varoom-mag.com have teamed up with Squint Opera www.squintopera.com/and Doodlearth www.doodlearth.com/, to bring a live interactive drawing installation to Cut & Paste, part of a global tour stretching from San Francisco to Tokyo, where designers go head to head in an adrenaline-fuelled design competition.


On the night, a cityscape animation film will be screened onto a backdrop. Illustrators Tim Ellis, Rod Hunt, AOI deputy Chair and Miss Led, winner of Secret Wars at Designersblock Illustrate, will add their drawings and doodles to the paper in order to create a painting inspired by the projection's progression. The work will grow and take on a life of its own as members of the public are invited to join in.
Thanks to Sharpies for their fine marker pens.

If you would like more information on the Varoom/Doodle earth event please contact Beth King, Events and Marketing Coordinator on 020 7324 7222 or email beth@theaoi.com.



Oct 1, 2007

Interactive environmental display for Lightbox museum & gallery

Just had photos done of a huge project I've worked on this year. It's a large scale permanent interactive environmental display for the new building, the Lightbox museum & gallery in Woking, UK, designed by Marks Barfield, the creators of the London Eye.
www.thelightbox.org.uk

It's a graphic lightbox covering a final area of 4800mm (w) x 2000mm (h). The content is based on what Woking is doing to support environmental issues/concerns within the city. The visitor is given a selection of push buttons with facts/questions that light-up specific activities within the illustration.

The illustration needed to closely represent the content and convey the identity of Woking and some of its key features. It was a very invoved & challenging project, with lots of design issues to resolve along the way. The artwork was drawn actual size in Adobe Illustrator, & as you can see, rather detailed!

www.rodhunt.com





Sep 18, 2007

Rod Hunt

I'm a London based illustrator/designer working in Adobe illustrator & draw my inspiration from humour, retro graphics & contemporary culture. My clients include: Arena, BBC, British Council, British Airways, Computer Arts Magazine, FHM, Maxim, Orange, Sunday Times, Tescos & Vodafone. I'm also the cover illustrator for the best selling environmental book "Change The World 9 to 5".
www.rodhunt.com

Just been interviewed by Design Inspiration, so please check that out too.
www.diinterviews.com

DI: ROD HUNT


I've just posted a great new interview with London-based illustrator Rod Hunt. Rod is an extremely talented and prolific illustrator boasting clients like the BBC, British Council , British Airways and Maxim magazine. You will be amazed at his artwork and talent, be sure to check it out. Rod is also one of the newest members of SFG.

Enjoy!

-Jeff
http://diinterviews.com/