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About Ben the
Illustrator...
Ben
O'Brien is a commercial illustrator based in Cornwall, UK, with a
background including animating and directing music videos for labels
including Sony Japan and Domino Records; Tshirt design; album sleeve
design and illustration; editorial illustration for clients including
The Guardian and Vice Magazine and advertising campaigns for clients
including Smart Cars and Honda.
Ben works
alongside his wife, Fiona,
who manages their print and product stores, and the ever-popular
Speakerdog Paper Toys project. Fiona has previously worked successfully
in the advertising industry as studio and account manager for both
boutique and major ad agencies in Australia.
Together
they operate as an exciting design agency with Ben's illustrative
talent
and Fiona's strong project focus, alongside their accumulated creative
spirit and pure enjoyment of any job. If you would like to contact
Fiona and Ben please email here!
Alternatively
for illustration commissions, Ben is represented by Agency
Rush.
e :
helen@agencyrush.com
t : 00 44
(0)1273 675122
All images on this website are copyright.
© 2008 Ben O'Brien, All rights reserved.
Please email for further information.
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Infectious Car Art! | 29.09.08
Over in San Francisco, USA, Infectious have just released a brand new product... Ben the Illustrator car art!
This
is 'These Are Your Friends' a set of friendly smiley face flower
stickers for your car! They are available to buy individually or as one
super set which includes a stalk to go up to your window for your very
own smiley face!
Other artists working with Infectious
include Andy Smith, Tara McPherson, Emil Kozak and Dalek! So be
sure to check out the Infectious site to buy all your fresh car art!
Click here to check out 'These Are Your Friends'.
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Wish
You Were Here! | 18.09.08
We are super happy to announce
the launch of 'Wish You Were Here!' a new range of art prints by Ben the Illustrator.
Wish You Were Here! has been months in the making and includes twelve
brand new pieces of artwork, plus five of the most popular prints from
the passed few years.
We have a fresh new website and online
store where you can browse the collection, find out more and
purchase some exciting new pieces of artwork for your home!
Click
here to go where you wish!
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The
Title! | 11.09.08
This
week I recieved a copy of The Title's debut album 'Making A Scene'
which I designed and illustrated the CD sleeve for. It looks
super refreshing and we're all very pleased with the results of working
together.
Click
here to get yourself a copy!
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Beyond
Trend Book | 29.08.08
HOW
Design have published an essential design book entitled
'Beyond Trend - How To Innovate In An Over-Designed World'. Written and compiled
by Matt
Mattus, 'Beyond Trend' is a guide to all things original in
design, illustration, architecture, culture and creativity.
I
am very pleased and proud to be included in the book alongside design
luminaries including Tim Biskup, Rinzen, Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster.
Click here to get yourself a copy!
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Computer
Arts | 29.08.08
Issue 153 of Computer
Arts Magazine includes a special tutorial I've written on
producing creative lighting effects in Adobe Illustrator.
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New
Art Prints Available! | 29.08.08
There are four brand new art
prints now available and currently exclusive from the fantastic I
Vote For Art online store. Each one is a beautiful
13" x 19" giclee print, signed by me!
These four are part of an upcoming series of art prints called Wish You
Were Here, stay tuned for more details!
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Click here to check out Ben's archive news section!
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