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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! He's also the artist behind the bestselling Top Gear book Where's Stig?
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The Awards received over 2300 entries from all over the world, and it should be seen as a very special achievement to have been shortlisted by the jury.
Award Winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony at
Somerset House, the major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London (tbc), before touring the UK, as well as being showcased in an accompanying publication, which will be circulated to all major commissioners of illustration.
Following its display in London the exhibition tours to multiple venues across the UK. This national tour receives approximately 40,000 visitors during its run.
A publication will be launched to coincide with this exhibition and will be available from the exhibition private view in 2016.
Property Week magazine commissioned Rod Hunt to illustrate the cover and inside feature for the Sheds Supplement. The supplement covered how the surge of online retail is changing the face of traditional warehousing and how developers are future-proofing their designs. See the full project here.
Dear Apple,
This is what I see every time I recharge your ‘Magic’ Mouse. Style over practicality, I can’t understand why the charging port couldn’t be in the end so you can use it wired while it charges. Just dumb.
© Rod Hunt 2016
Rod Hunt was commissioned by RileyRaven to illustrate the redevelopment of Staffordshire University's College Road and Blackeath Lane campus' for the SA Alumni Magazine. The main College Road campus visualization focuses on improvements to the site, the new general teaching building, as as well as the refurbishment of the Cadman, Mellor and Flaxman buildings.
What do we call our beer? None of the words we use to describe our beer is properly defined, or have changing definitions depending on whom you ask and where. Do we need all these epithets for our beer? We explain the concepts; Micro, macro, nano, pico, craft beer, mega craft beer, boutique beer, quality beer, local beer, small beer and more.
Property Week Magazine commissioned Rod Hunt to illustrate the cover and inside spreads for the article 'The Wisdom of Crowds - Are experts right to be concerned about the rise of crowdfunding?'
Rod Hunt was commissioned by Wieden + Kennedy in New Delhi to illustrate the advertising campaign for the launch of the Multix, India’s First Personal Utility Vehicle by Eicher Polaris. The aim was to create a 'Multix World' that incorporated many key scenes for the usage of Multix; Family, Business and Power. As well as the main world illustration, Rod also illustrated multiple angles of the vehicle and it's accesories, as well as the elements for the animated films and website. The extensive cross media campaign includes print, poster, billboard, online, social media & TV. At the official Multix launch event on 18th June 2015 Rod's illustration was used across the stage set and for the AV introducing the vehicle.
Client: Eicher Polaris
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, New Delhi
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| Multix Personal Utility Vehicle Advertising Campaign Illustration |
'Multix is purpose-built for the independent businessman. Son, brother, father, shopkeeper, dreamer, doer, gambler, winner, hero—he plays many roles. His road to success is lined with twists and turns, a series of ever-evolving challenges that he adapts to and overcomes without fail. Unfortunately, there was no single vehicle that could support him through his unpredictable journey—until Eicher Motors identified the problem and decided to do something about it.
A collaboration with global ATV experts Polaris Industries Inc. resulted in the perfect partnership: Eicher Polaris Pvt. Ltd. And this powerful collaboration resulted in the perfect solution. Multix. From family to business, Multix is purpose-built to take care of your ever evolving needs. Its seats a family of 5 comfortably. With over 400 liters of carrying space, it is ideal for business trips. Thanks to its X-PortTM feature, Multix can generate 3 KW of electricity. It’s the first of its kind. It’s a game changer. It’s the new 3-in-1.'
I'm pleased to have two illustrations shortlisted for The AOI World Illustration Awards 2015.
The selected works are Where's The X? Advertising Campaign for the Toyota Aygo with Saatchi & Saatchi London and my IKEA KVARTIROVEDENIE "Apartmentology" Advertising Campaign with Instinct BBDO in Moscow. Award Winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony at Somerset House, the major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London later this year.
For nearly four decades, the AOI has presented the most comprehensive and significant awards for illustration in the UK. Now, for the first time in its history, the organisation welcomes an international partner, the Directory of Illustration, to create the World Illustration Awards.
Work entered into the World Illustration Awards will be reviewed by a jury of distinguished and international industry professionals. The competition shortlist reflects exceptional work by illustrators currently making an outstanding contribution to visual culture.
Shortlisted work is showcased online, allowing commissioners and industry peers to browse work and contact successful artists directly. Each year’s shortlist is available to view permanently in the Awards archive.
Award Winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony at Somerset House, the major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London. Selected works will be exhibited in their spectacular Terrace Rooms before touring the UK, as well as being showcased in an accompanying publication, which will be circulated to all major commissioners of illustration.
Following its display at Somerset House the exhibition tours to multiple venues across the UK. This national tour receives approximately 40,000 visitors during its run.
A publication will be launched to coincide with this exhibition and will be available from October 2015.
This week my work will be part of the Showcase 100 Exhibition at the Framer's Gallery in London. I'm also featured the accompanying book. The Private View takes place on Thursday, April 9th between 6-8pm
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Showcase 100 Exhibition exhibition will be held from 7th – 11th April at The Framer’s Gallery in central London. This is an excellent art space in the heart of the Fitzrovia area and is easy to get to by train, tube and bus. Showcase 100 is a juried exhibition and publication of 100 illustrations from some of the best professional illustrators working in the industry today.
The final 100 artworks from a selection of several hundred will be on display and available to purchase at the show, as will the accompanying book.
SC100 is a celebration of everything we love about illustration.
Showcase 100 is a juried exhibition and publication of 100 illustrations from some of the best professional illustrators working in the industry today. The project strives to showcase a wide variety of artworks that represent the trends and quirks of the creative market during the year leading up to the exhibition. It will encompass illustrations created for all markets, in any country, and by artists who may be 30 year veterans of the industry or just starting out in their careers.
Running Showcase 100 for the members of hire an illustrator is The Little Chimp Society. With three big international art projects and exhibitions under it’s belt, the LCS is well-placed to manage an event that we are sure will prove to be a great success! SC100 will become a regular feature of the hire an illustrator calendar as we plan to hold the event every two years.
TUTS+ have published a new interview me, which includes questions on my working process, inspirations, self-promotion, working with my artists' rep & the story behind my Top Gear Where's Stig? books. You can read it
here
If you're going to OFFSET Dublin's Creative Festival this week, join us on Friday at 12pm for ‘Artists & Agents: Facts & Fiction’ panel talk with Andrew Rae, Chrissie Macdonald, Matthew Griffin, Rod Hunt & Sam Summerskill. Everything you need to know about the Artist & Agent relationship.
Artists & Agents: Facts & Fiction
Place: OFFSET Second Stage. Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Time: 12pm, Friday 6th March 2015
Represented Illustrators Andrew Rae, Chrissie Macdonald, Matthew Griffin, Rod Hunt & Sam Summerskill, London Director at artists’ rep Bernstein & Andriulli, discuss the artist & agent relationship; including how to seek representation, the roll of an agent, how they promote your work, help develop an artist’s career, negotiate with clients & manage commissions.
