Rowans Bowl - Flyers

Hey guys! A little post about my flyer designs for Rowans Bowl in Finsbury Park promoting their new Thursday band night. If your in the vicinity... go have a bowl and check the bands, fun will be plentiful!

AOI Images 34

Having handed in my framed artwork for the AOI's Images 34 exhibition last week so thought I'd give you a quick reminder to mark the 8th - 14th September in the diary to see the show. It's being held at the London College of Communication at Elephant and Castle, London.

Lots of great illustration will be on show so it'll be a shame miss it!
For further info check out www.theaoi.com

MacUser Magazine - 'Know Your Digital Rights'

Out in the shops today is this fortnights issue of MacUser magazine bearing a few of my illustrations! The job was great fun to do, all about knowing your online shopping rights and avoiding the pitfalls it can throw your way.
Like what you see? check out simonbrader.co.uk for more!

Radio Times - 'Cache In Pocket'

In this weeks Radio Times you'll find my illustration on Friday's Radio Choice page.
'Geocaching' is a new phenomenon sweeping the world, a modern day treasure hunt so to speak. Cache in Pocket is a Radio 4 programme delving into the craze.

The Times Educational Supplement - 'Yoofspeak'

For those of you that aren't teachers and don't get chance to see the The TES (you really should as they always have lots of lovely illustration in there!) Here's my image for the regular Yoofspeak article on how the word Cod is now widely just spoken as a acronym of the Call Of Duty video games and not fish. Wicked init...

A4E Blueprint Magazine - 'A New Dawn'

Hello all, just received a copy of the page layout with the illustration I produced for A4E Blueprint Magazine a few weeks ago. It was for a piece on how the recent election will effect A4E getting people back into work. (The image is over a double page spread with a spot taken from the main image.)

Clean Vs Messy

I was having a little tidy up of the studio yesterday and got taking a few photos showing the two contrasting sides of my Illustrative process, Old Vs New, Clean Vs Messy, Texture Vs Vector...

Radio Times - 'The Donor Trail'

Fresh off the press today is this week's Radio Times with my illustration in the Radio Choice section!
It's to accompany a review of the Radio 4 play 'The Donor Trail'.

www.simonbrader.co.uk

The Great Debate

Well there you have it. The very first live TV debate with the political leaders finished a couple of hours ago so here's my illustrational(?) response.

Twit?

Little confession... I've become slightly addicted to Twitter, I blame the new phone but it's fun so I'm not going to stop. I'll be tweeting news about my work and general fun things so click on the link and follow me.

http://twitter.com/SimonBrader

+ I'm also going to be offering followers the chance to win prints and goodies via Twitter - so hurry or you may miss them!

Radio Times - 'Good Friday' livery

Exciting times! The nice people at the Radio Times recently commissioned me to create their Good Friday page livery and it's in the shops now.

The image can be seen across six double page spreads in the magazine on both the TV and radio listings so hopefully you won't miss it!

You can see more of the illustration at my website - www.simonbrader.co.uk

Runners World - 'The Power of 10'

Hey all! Thought I'd share my latest illustrations to hit the news stands. They're for Runners World on a article about 10K training.
To see more of them and the rest of my portfolio have a check of my website... go on you know you want to!

Altpick Member Focus!

I'm Altpick.com's member focus of the day! But if you want to look be quick because tomorrow it'll be gone...

Radio Times - 'Fear Of Flying'

Editorial - Radio Times 'Fear Of Flying'
Happy New Year everyone! I'm back in the studio and raring to go, so starting 2010 in exciting fashion here's my Illustration for the first Radio Times of the year!
It's for the lead radio article about a series of upcoming shows on phobias, with the first on the Fear of Flying.

TES Magazine - 'Scare Tactics'

Editorial - The Times Educational Supplement Magazine 'Scare Tactics'
Allow me to introduce my latest illustration in this weeks TES Magazine.
The article is about how a large percentage of newly qualified teachers feel unprepared to deal with aggression and threats of violence from their students.

Selected for Coroflot Members Gallery

My 'Thief' illo has just been selected for the featured members gallery on Coroflot, first time I've got a image in, which is nice.

Portfolio now on Altpick.com

Just a quick little post to let you know I'm now on the portfolio website altpick.com , so if you want to live on the wild side and view my work in a different setting follow the link...

AOI Images 34

Happy days, just found out that I've been selected for the prestigious Association Of Illustrators Images 34 book and exhibition in the Editorial section!
The exhibition and release of the book will be during the summer next year but I'll keep you posted.

Now Represented By Salzman International!

Good news abound, I'm now represented in North America and Canada by Salzman International.
With everything now in place I'm looking forward to producing some exciting work for over the pond, joining a host of great illustrators including Mark Smith and Caroline Tomlinson from here in the UK.

For any enquiries about commissions in America and Canada please contact Richard Salzman at:-

- 212.997.0115 New York
- 415.285.8267 San Francisco
- email at rs@salzint.com
- web www.salzint.com/

Radio Times - 'Sport Vs Art'

Editorial - Radio Times, 'Sport Vs Art'
Here's my latest illustration on the Radio Choice pages , it was for the Radio 3 programme Night Waves which is having a debate on which is the greatest human achievement - sport or art?

It's all in the mind!

Editorial - Golf - you're stood on the first tee, there's people waiting behind you watching, out of bounds to the left and a bunker to the right.... Forget all that and picture the perfect shot in your head and swing away, easy!

Beers Of The World - Hop Oils

Just got my hands on a copy of the latest Beers of the World Magazine, which commissioned me to illustrate the article on hop oil selection... so here it is in it's full splendor!

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Website Update!

Have just put the finishing touches to my website update. It may look familiar to the old one but believe me its bigger and better! Gone is the flash and in with the java.

Hope you all like it and that it's more enticing to keep checking back!

The Way Forward

Really enjoyed working on this image so hope you all like it as much as I do, the way forward can seem a bit scary and all that but hey to quote a well coined phrase there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Footprint

Illustration to accompany an article on our carbon footprint and the mark it makes on the world.

Whilst your not looking...

Hmmm it always feels like I should have more money than I do, maybe I should have...

Wandering

Ever get that feeling your not really sure where your heading?

Growth

Editorial - 'Growth'

It's been a little while since I last updated so I apologize, he's an image I created on the struggles and winding path to success.

Beers of the Word - Hop Oils

Editorial - Beers of the World magazine, 'Hop Oils'

Full page illustration to accompany an article on the influence hop oil selection has on a beers defining taste.

Pint anyone?

Radio Times - Fall

Editorial - Radio Times, 'Fall'
For the Sunday Radio Choice page on the the play by Zinnie Harris.
As a country rebuilds itself after civil war, Kate finds out that one of her closest friends is war criminal and becomes quickly embroiled in the conspiracy.