ILLUSTRATION & ANIMATION Nov 2020

1806 Agency is a creative representation agency and production house, based in Italy but operating worldwide. 

''With 20 years of experience, we are a benchmark in photography, CGI, animation and motion graphic and video commercials.

We are in continuous evolution and in search for the best talents worldwide, in order to perfectly fit any specific request."

1806 Agency represents award-winning studios and creatives, such as Carioca Studio, Zombie Studio, Roberto Badin and many more.

"We work with Telecom Italia, Sky TV, Vodafone, Carrera, Polaroid Eyewear, Gucci, Barilla, Lavazza, Rana, Ferrari, Samsonite, BMW, IKEA, Fendi, Armani, Prada, Valentino, Netflix and worldwide networks such as McCann World Group, Young&Rubicam, JWT, DDB, Grey, Ogilvy, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Leo Burnett and M&C Saatchi.''

Aart-Jan Venema uses digital and traditional painting techniques to create multi-layered and fantastically coloured illustrations, anchored with a strong compositional eye. Aart likes to fill his illustrations with stories, surprises and details for the viewer to find, reminiscent of one of his favourite painters, Hieronymous Bosch. He lives and works in the Hague and is the winner of both the Overall Professional and Design awards at the World Illustration Awards 2017.

Aart’s diverse portfolio has led him to work with clients such as Google, BMW, The New Yorker, Kiehl’s, ZEIT magazine, Douwe Egberts, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Green Man Festival, and The Guardian. Aart has also illustrated his first picture book ‘Night Windows’, published by Cicada Books.

When he’s not illustrating – which is quite rare – you’ll find Aart surfing, playing board games, watching Twin Peaks or reading Murakami.

Agustina Gastaldi is a Spanish artist whose skills across lettering, papercraft and illustration know no bounds. With a background in product design originally, Agustina made the switch to graphic design and hasn’t looked back since. After graduating, Agustina worked at the renowned Barcelona-based studio Vasava for clients such as Nike, Puig, Uniqlo, Hotel Ritz, Atlético de Madrid, EMI Music, Moët Chandon, Mango, EasyJet, Estrella Damm.

Inspired by the passion to create without limitation, and not wanting to do things by halves, Agustina went freelance and moved to Mexico last year. Since then her creative goal has been to create graphic images with analogue and digital elements using a myriad of techniques including stop motion, 3D, papercraft and photography.

Agustina has most recently worked with Penguin, EMI, Women’s Health, America Music, The Washington Post, ULO, HotpointApp, Macmillan and the Golden Globe Awards.

Alan Guzman is a trusted pair of hands for any type related brief; from graphic logo design to traditional calligraphy, he has built a name for himself as one of the leading lettering artists.

His passion for typography knows no bounds, and is evident in his years of experience and experimentation across his commercial work and as a co-founder of the first typography studio in Mexico, Lettres Studio. The versatility of his work expertly positions him for projects across editorial, branding, packaging and advertising.

Alan has worked for brands including Diet Coke, Vans, EMI, Nike, Boots and Absolut Vodka.

Almost A Studio is exactly that. Almost an animation studio, almost a collective creative conscious bursting with ideas. Almost on the verge of something different.

"We take big stories and ideas and breathe life into them, using traditional animation techniques and knowledge. For us, each project is special and we want to help realise it and bring it to life.

Animation is something that we know and have years of experience in. It also happens to be something we love and we’re going to keep playing with.

Our latest work is reflective of our efforts to focus on animation using organic elements such as food as well as creating a visual style that is bright, cheerful and clean. This style can be seen in "Tornado", "The Sandwich" and "They Came from Another World...", our tribute to the classic video game Space Invaders."

Amanacliq is a full service production and communications house dedicated to the dynamic Asia market. 

"With our partners, Amana Inc from Tokyo and Bernstein Andriulli from New York, we are able to provide complete visual and social content solutions with a wide range of services from photography, film, illustration and creative services to facilities and equipment rental, as well as post-production work."

Amanacliq produces high end visual contents for all media from pre-production to post- production. Amana Group has over 400 producers providing full production services from casting to location scouting for both motion and stills, and post-production artists for motion and stills that specialise in retouching, editing, effects and cgi.

"With the experiences of working with a roster of multinational clients worldwide, we’ve been keeping sparking fresh exciting ideas for the advertising industry and client including some of the world’s largest brands such as Adidas, Coca-Cola, Nike, P&G, Chrysler, Pepsi, Bose, Apple, Beats and Unilever."

Bristol-based illustrator Ana Jaks has a love for pattern, shape, colour and inclusivity that is reflected throughout her work. Easily adaptable, Ana has worked across a diverse range of projects, including editorial, campaigns, clothing and murals. Her speciality and passion lie in visual identity work.

Ana is an award-winning illustrator, she received the New Talent Award in 2018 at the AOI World Illustration Awards, for a visual identity project she created for Facebook.

She studied a BA in Illustration at Falmouth University, an MA in Visual Communications at Bath Spa and has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2015.

Her clients include Facebook, Nike, John Lewis, Lush, Bombay Sapphire, Stylist Magazine, The Washington Post and many more.

"I am a Berlin-based freelance illustration artist. I started my freelance career after a few years of experience in an advertising agency. Today, I continue being actively involved in advertising projects, but also enjoy participating in other art-related projects and areas like newspapers, magazines and book illustrations.

During my office and freelance careers, I have illustrated for clients such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Greenpeace, Fujitsu, Samsung, Nivea, Babybel, Hapag-Lloyd Express, Weru and many more. Recently, I have been collaborating with Die Zeit newspaper and Ravensburger.

I work with pencil and ink as well as digitally. I like to mix techniques until it becomes impossible to pinpoint where one technique ends and another begins.

Please visit my website if you would like to see more of my artwork."

Based in Spain, Carla Lucena is a graphic designer and illustrator who uses dreamy soft textures and pastel colours to build her vintage aesthetic. With a focus on architecture, people and nature, and taking inspiration from mid-century design, Carla’s vector illustrations are clean and stylish.

Her career began as an art director in the advertising world for agencies such as Ogilvy and McCann, though she quickly realised her preferred creative language was in fact illustration. Carla has been illustrating ever since, winning accolades from Lürzers and working for clients such as British Airways, Royal Ascot, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, The Sunday Times, Gore Tex and Shop Magazine.

Cathal Duane is an Irish illustrator, who is now based in France. Cathal’s work is bold, modern, and consisting of highly figurative and expressive forms, smart compositions and joyful colour schemes.

Cathal has worked on commercial and editorial projects with clients like WIRED, Time Out, The Atlantic, BBC, Empire Magazine, Bandai Spirits, The Association of Illustrators and the Belfast City Council.

Charlotte Mei is an artist and illustrator who works and exhibits widely around the UK and internationally.

Charlotte’s takes an unburdened approach to creating sculpture, paintings, illustration and animation. With the bold and playful use of colour, form, and gestural mark-making she creates landscapes and abstracted figures, still life and spirited portraits.

Clients include Nike, Hermès, Sony Music, Casio, Beams, The New Times, Giphy, Rimowa, Vice, The V&A Museum, and Converse. Charlotte lives and works in London.

Ewelina Dymek is a self-taught illustrator based in Poznań, Poland. Her technique combines hyper-realistic pencil drawing, collage and digital painting. Ewelina's intricately detailed fashion-led illustrations bring a luxurious edge to any campaign.

An extremely versatile illustrator working across advertising, editorial and branding, Ewelina has been commissioned by Bank of America, Kiehl’s, Neutrogena, Condé Nast, The Washington Post, Pentagram, Neutrogena, Playboy, Mandarin Oriental, and Samsung.

Besides her love of cats, Ewelina is a huge fan of design, fashion, non-fiction literature, gardening, yoga and Wes Anderson’s vibes.

Illustrator and designer Harrison Edwards fuses his love for retro style and digital artwork with his cheeky humour and personality, playing with bold colours and punchy textures.

Comfortable across all forms of illustration, from portraiture work and pattern making to animation, Harrison welcomes all new challenges.

Manchester-based, Harrison is widely known for his work with local businesses and community projects as well as working on international campaigns for clients including Blue Moon, Canon, Adobe, Eurostar, Balmain, Time Out, Junkyard Golf, Tchibo Coffee and Tabasco.

Iain Macarthur has a diverse portfolio, from beautiful and elaborate hand-drawn illustration created using a combination of pen and pencil, to the bold simplicity of his vector work. His illustration is rooted in recurring themes such as surrealism, art nouveau and oriental culture, and centres around portraiture and nature, often depicted in a subtly surreal and unique way.

Iain’s work has the flourish of fine art but with a striking commercial appeal, winning him accolades with clients across advertising, branding and packaging design, such as Pepsi, Johnnie Walker, Kopparberg, Jet Coffee, Bafta and Nike.

Based in Poland, Karol Banach is an illustrator whose love for whimsical characters, pattern and organic shapes is reflected throughout his work. He takes inspiration from a multitude of modern art including his personal favourites Picasso and Basquiat to create his surreal illustrations and imagined worlds.

From the pages of his sketchbook, his playful compositions are translated into striking brand visuals, which are easily adaptable across editorial, publishing, packaging and advertising, and truly come to life in mural design, where his speciality also lies.

His client list includes Adobe, Uber, WWF, Snapchat, Dropbox, Ikea, The New York Times, Huawei, American Express and The Washington Post.

Kim is an illustrator, painter, and surface designer. Her colourful, bright illustrations can be found on packaging, clothing, in magazines, and on murals throughout the world. Kim was greatly influenced by her fun years living in Hawaii as a child and recently moved there to illustrate full-time after eleven years in New York City.

When not creating colourful, bold art, Kim is travelling to new places far and wide, playing the guitar in her band Puppies, reading, hiking all the trails in Hawaii, or trying to figure out how to get on a sailboat. She really misses the pizza of New York City, but can’t really complain because… Hawaii.

Her clients include Pepsi, Danone, Vans, Lush, Target, Lidl, Propercorn, The Washington Post and Time Magazine.

Based in the West Midlands, Luke Waller is a visual communicator who brings a cinematic approach to storytelling in both his illustration and animation. His work has a unique colour palette and an instantly recognisable hand-drawn style that sets it apart from other animation and lends it a sensitivity suitable for a wide range of subjects.

Luke’s versatility has built him an impressive client list including Philadelphia, PlayStation, The Financial Times, MTV, Twitter and the BBC, though he also remains passionate about personal projects including his most recent longer form animation, Freedom or Death.

Muokkaa’s creative goal is to make graphic images where bold colours, light and shadows have the main prominence and focusing on geometrical shapes and isometric perspectives.

Muokkaa cut his teeth collaborating on projects for Nike, Audi, Mercedes, RedBull, Starbucks, Google and Samsung at the renowned studios ILOVEDUST and Brand New School.

Since going it alone, Muokkaa has worked for clients including Adobe, Apple, Facebook, WIRED, Billboard, The Oprah Magazine, Fortune, Women’s Health, Goop, Yorokobu, AIGA and Heineken.

With his bold, distinctive illustration style, award winning Belgian artist Musketon, speaks to his generation. His playful style and original take on pop culture draws interest from major brands globally seeking out his creativity and wit.

Self-taught, Musketon bought his first computer with the money he saved up from washing cars in the neighbourhood. That crappy computer opened the door to Adobe Photoshop and he was instantly hooked - he made the jump to Adobe Illustrator and this is the first time he fell in love (really).

Muskton’s diverse portfolio has led him to be commissioned by Coca-Cola, Nike, MTV, Giphy, Mazda, Durex, The Chainsmokers, Vans, Monster Energy, Jägermeister and Adidas.

A Z by HP brand ambassador, Musketon regularly creates inspirational content for the brand, and also finds time to give talks and workshops for D&AD, OFFF Festival, Adobe MAX and Skillshare.

Neil Stevens is an illustrator and image-maker based in Hertfordshire.

Inspired by the fluid forms of Matisse, coupled with an ability to distil complicated ideas into visually arresting compositions, Neil’s illustrative style appeals to a wide range of sectors including music, sport, travel, technology and finance.

Neil boasts an expansive and diverse client list including Apple, Danone, Blue Moon, Amazon, Audi, Red Bull, Toyota, Virgin Media, New Scientist, Johnson & Johnson, The Guardian, Swatch, Brussels Airport and TfL.

Flag and map enthusiast R. Fresson makes illustrations that nod kindly to the past. Ruby hand-draws in pen and ink, then colours digitally, inspired by the print processes of early 20th century comics and magazines.

Her line-work is lodged in the ligne-claire style, made famous by Joost Swarte, Bob de Moor and of course, Hergé.

Ruby’s bright and bold compositions are influenced by her time in Japan, where she practiced woodblock printing in Kyoto and studied the Ukiyo-e style of Hokusai and Hiroshige.

Humour is an important aspect to R. Fresson’s work and she continues to develop a witty practice with a dextrous vintage aesthetic, working with clients including Apple, BMW, The New York Times, Bayern Munich FC, Monocle, The Guardian, GQ and The New Yorker.

Raid71 is the alter ego of illustrator and art director Chris Thornley. He creates dynamic art with a retro illustration style, classic take and detailed line work, and his expert understanding of graphic design and wealth of career experience means he can turn his hand to a range of briefs.

He always wanted to draw comics and spent six years studying art and design, inspired by Alan Moore and Grant Morrison, before realising his dream career as a full-time graphic designer and illustrator.

He has created licensed posters for Star Wars, The Jungle Book, Blade Runner and Trainspotting, works regularly for Marvel and DC Comics, and has an impressive client list including Nikon, British Transport Police, HSBC, Xbox, Microsoft, Lego, Mercedes-Benz and the BBC.

Tiffany Beucher is a London-based illustrator. Her work is instantly recognisable with its clean design and vibrant colours.

She draws inspiration from the people she meets, turning them into bold characters, full of life and personality. Her illustrations are relatable and playful, mirroring real life seen through a positive lens.

Born in a quiet town in the outskirts of Paris, she discovered her passion for art from the covers of picture books at the age of five. Her career began with a degree in graphic design, followed by a year studying illustration, after which she moved to the UK, where she’s been developing her skills and style ever since.

Tiffany has worked for clients including Monocle Magazine, Facebook, Eurostar, CNN and Petco.

A pioneering entertainment company based in India and producing world-class content, Toonz Media Group is a 360-degree media powerhouse and one of world’s leading animation production studios. Toonz was established at a time when commercial studios for animation in India were unprecedented.

Together with its group companies Telegael, Imira and Tiltlabs, Toonz has today emerged as a formidable name in the kids and family entertainment segment, with studios and offices across the world and over 10,000 minutes of 2D and CGI content produced per year. Toonz caters to almost every aspect of the entertainment media industry, including animation, Vfx, AR/VR, gaming, live-action and content distribution. 

Having worked with world’s leading entertainment studios, channels and networks, Toonz has to its credit several globally hit animation and live action series and feature films. Among the projects currently under production at Toonz are Canterville Ghost, Pierre the Pigeon Hawk and JG & the BC Kids.

Based in Bali, Yuschav Arly has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2009. He loves to experiment, creating unique and captivating portraits set against minimalist backgrounds.

A self-taught artist, he is always looking to develop and evolve his style. Yuschav passionately follows international fashion and trends, which he then pairs with his hauntingly realistic digital portraits to create cutting-edge illustrations, that are as at home in advertising campaigns as they are on the covers of books.

He has worked with clients including English Heritage, Deutsche Telekom, Penguin, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster.