Oliver Hydes

Not Mine: Good idea...

2011-06-02T06:17:00.000-07:00

Spotted this whilst at the supermarket, nice bit of word play for a new Rose Moet...

Carvolution = Evolution......

2011-05-15T09:19:00.000-07:00

Makes a great fathers day gift! http://tinyurl.com/6cmhkeb

New Happy Halloween cards available in my online shop

2010-10-03T15:01:00.000-07:00

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/oliverhydesillustration

Artists Open Houses as part of Brighton festival

2010-05-07T07:31:00.000-07:00

Doing this:

http://www.aoh.org.uk/artists-open-houses/aoh-may-2010/trails/venues-for-trail/venue?vid=20

Go along and buy a print, a cushion or even a card. If you don't like any of them they have a very cool Basset Hound called Marvin that you can stroke instead.

Peace and love.

Hello again.....

2010-02-18T06:39:00.000-08:00

Been a while.......

I am now selling products through Not On The Highstreet

A belated Happy New Year and all that and here's to a good 2010!

Ivy Press

2009-11-19T03:10:00.000-08:00

Just landed a job doing some illustrations for a presentation for Ivy Press in Lewes. They are a small publishing company that do some really nice books and tend to use local illustrators. The book I worked on is about economics and will hopefully go through to be published and then I will get to do all the illustrations for the book. I will put them up when the book has been finished.

Illustrative Berlin 2009

2009-10-19T12:43:00.000-07:00

I have recently joined Design Taxi to try get more work and they have shown my work at Illustrative 2009 this week - I will let you know if it pays off. Design Taxi is quite useful and very handy to find out about new opportunities and potential collaborations on a global scale. A nice feature with the site is that when you update your portfolio your work appears on the home page so potential commissioners see it straight away.

Here is a new editorial piece about running analysis I have just done - give me a shout if you want one of my new postcards and I will send you one if anybody reads this. Until next time.......

Ford animation

2009-10-19T03:57:00.000-07:00

Just some drawings for a Ford animation that will be available to view soon. Did it in collaboration with Dan at Chinook Design - I will post up the animation when its finished.

Update......

2009-09-18T02:28:00.000-07:00

Haven't updated my blog for a while as been busy for the last few months working with Matt Wingfield Studio creating pop up shops and window displays for the likes of Diesel, Gap, Topman and Topshop.

Here are a few photos from a job we did for a Gap pop up show just off Regents Street in London:

AOI private view....

2009-08-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

I had an image chosen to be part of Images 33 which has just been published and here is me at the private view - my work is top left.

http://www.theaoi.com/blog/

Interview with whohub

2009-05-30T05:02:00.000-07:00

Just been interviewed by whohub: http://www.whohub.com/oliverhydes

I couldn't get the website to work properly so it only has half of my answers.

And here is my latest illustration of the week about North Korea and their missiles:

Not Mine: Adrian Johnson

2009-05-15T14:26:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you just look at someone's work and you are blown away by their talent.

Adrian Johnson is one of those people. I have been a fan of his work for years and every time I look at his new updated work I am astonished by his simple, accomplished and beautiful work.

Prepare to be amazed: http://www.adrianjohnson.org.uk

New work for Research World Magazine

2009-04-23T09:37:00.001-07:00

Portrait Of Obama - Rough Draft, First Version Of Final Artwork and Actual Final Artwork

Health Service Journal

2009-04-21T09:16:00.000-07:00

Just got a copy of Health Service Journal that I did an illustration for a couple of weeks ago and I am really pleased with it.

I do like working for public sector magazines because I find that they are more open to fresh ideas and less concerned with design trends such as mainstream fashion lead magazines. Its good doing creative work for a good cause as well.

Final Artwork for Nursing Standard

2009-04-17T07:59:00.001-07:00

The final artwork approved - I have posted the first draft as well again to show the difference between them. Its always very interesting working with new clients to figure out their own creative restrictions in the magazine. You always have to remember in editorial that you are working for an art director and they are working for an editor with their own creative view.

1st Draft

Final Artwork

Draft number 3 for nursing standard

2009-04-17T07:57:00.000-07:00

Draft for Nursing Standard Magazine 2

2009-04-08T07:35:00.000-07:00

Image required to be clearer and only to include northern Ireland with plain background and something to emphasize targets and no euro coins.

2nd Draft

Draft for Nursing Standard Magazine

2009-04-08T05:47:00.000-07:00

I am working on some ideas for Nursing Standard Magazine about devolution and the health service.

Here is a series of drafts that I want to show so you can see how a job can change stage by stage.

I will post each draft and then the final artwork.

First Draft

Health Service Journal Illustration

2009-04-01T15:46:00.000-07:00

I have been sending out loads of work samples recently - trying to do marketing for 2 and a half days a week to keep the work rolling in. It paid off this week as I just finished a feature illustration job for The Health Service Journal about using blogs for your health. It was possibly the smoothest job I have ever done. Really nice to work with an art director that is straight forward and allows creative freedom. Thats one thing about illustration that takes years of practice - the ability to be adaptable and understand client needs - I'm still learning but it's getting better. It will be published on the 16th April.

Saving.....

2009-03-19T06:14:00.001-07:00

Another image for Ikon Images....

Stock Agency?

2009-03-06T08:09:00.000-08:00

I have recently joined a new stock illustration agency in London called ikon images. I have never done stock imagery before but it seems like it could be a good idea especially in the current economic climate as more design agencies are likely to use stock imagery. The terms are not bad, you get 50% of what ever your images are licensed for. Its also a good excuse to try out new ways of working.

I will see how it goes.......

Got an appointment with Gina Cross on Tuesday who is the Art Director at the Guardian. Trying to also see the Guardian Guide Art Directors and Dutch Uncle illustration agency as well to show them my new portfolio........ be good to be with them.

Not Mine: Nice furniture...

2009-03-04T12:10:00.000-08:00

Myself and my lovely wife want to get some built in shelves (4m x 3m) made in our lounge room and have been wondering who to ask until my good friend Tim recommended this local chap.

He makes beautifully made furniture that is well crafted and contemporary and he has quite a nice website too.

www.bainesholmesfurniture.co.uk

I will post the progress of our rather large shelves as soon as the work begins.

Change to my blog

2009-02-22T14:30:00.000-08:00

I have been very busy working with Matt Wingfield Studio over the last 2 months producing panel designs for Topshop spring window displays so have had little time to do much other work.
I have decided to change my blog to more of an online diary to give a more inside perspective on what it is like to be an illustrator and the ups and downs involved. A lot of artists blogs etc annoy because they often (as I have done myself) just post all the best stuff they have done and its all me, me, me where as the true reality is that it is a struggle in the art world and I want to give my own honest view on that as a working illustrator.

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Growing Together Commission.... the most detailed yet

2009-02-22T14:28:00.000-08:00

Why we can never recover from our first love

2009-01-18T06:24:00.000-08:00

New Year - New Work......

2009-01-05T08:55:00.000-08:00

Just installed some boards that I designed and produced for Regency College in Brighton. The boards are designed to represent the values of the college and the students. It is a language school and each board incorporates all of the different languages of the students that attend to learn english.

Final vodafone advert.....

2008-12-18T03:46:00.001-08:00

Not Mine: A great design blog well worth checking out...

2008-12-12T13:38:00.000-08:00

The Best Part Art And Design Blog

Christmas By Colour...

2008-12-11T04:07:00.001-08:00

This is a great idea from Raw Design - they asked designers and illustrators to come up with the CMYK values of a colour associated with christmas and made a limited edition poster out of all the colours...
I chose:
C=50 M=70 Y=80 K=70
BURNT BRUSSEL SPROUTS

You can buy a poster off the website and all profits go to charity...

Christmas by Colour

New work for a vodafone ad... coming soon.....

2008-12-04T03:54:00.000-08:00

Customise your kicks

2008-11-27T10:37:00.000-08:00

Work in progress.....

Enjoy this trip.....

2008-11-25T09:21:00.000-08:00

Bespoke Growing Together...

2008-11-24T12:10:00.000-08:00

More new work for Filthy Media project....

2008-11-18T03:39:00.000-08:00

Stella McCartney is a chav at heart....

2008-11-15T09:34:00.000-08:00

Editorial Illustration.....

AOI Images Competition....

2008-11-01T08:26:00.000-07:00

I have been selected by the AOI independent jury to be part of a touring exhibition of the best of contemporary illustration in 2009. The image that I had selected is - My Brighton Moment...

A Rollover might have helped.........

2008-10-24T03:29:00.000-07:00

New Work Samples coming to a desk or computer near you......

2008-10-21T02:42:00.000-07:00

NHS work: My Book has been launched......

2008-10-20T02:26:00.001-07:00

The work I did for Raw Design has now been launched - photo by Raw Design.

See the full project on their website: Raw - My book

Sunday 12 October 2008 9am: Jog Shop 20 mile run in Brighton

2008-10-15T05:02:00.000-07:00

I have just competed in a grueling 20 mile run over the hills of the South Downs.
I did it in 3 hrs 12 min and came 76th out of 161 runners.

The course is notoriously difficult with extremely steep hills with features that include The North Face, The Big W and The Death Valley!

Here is a link to the runs website and a link to the course:

Jog Shop 20
The Course

Timberland T-shirts update.....

2008-10-10T08:42:00.000-07:00

T-shirts for Timberland has now been finalized and my 2 designs will be released Feb 2009 in a limited edition of 3000 each. I will post a picture when I have the samples.....

Timberland

Can we now live without mobile phones?

2008-10-05T10:54:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking recently that we could now live without mobile phones. Email culture is now so prominent that we don't call each other as much as we used to.
Most people now have a mobile number, land line number and email address - we could quite simply throw away the mobile and just stick with email and land line with an answer machine which is generally built in now. Everyone who works in an office environment is on the computer most of the time now and receives email all the time that they can answer immediately and if it is urgent receives a call. I am now starting to feel that the mobile is becoming an unnecessary gadget that we can get rid of and get back to talking with people, making plans and sticking with them rather than having the convenience of changing at the last minute by texting...... So why not throw away the mobile?

I found an interesting article on wired about it called ten reasons to throw away you mobile phone

New work for Filthy Media........

2008-10-04T05:02:00.000-07:00

Just started on a job for Filthy Media doing some Illustrations for a company brochure - just waiting on approval from the client to go ahead with it.

FilthyMedia

Not mine: My friend and fellow illustrator......

2008-10-01T04:40:00.000-07:00

Joe McLaren has been doing some really nice work for the Times - including this cover to illustrate readers love stories.
www.joemclaren.com

Collection of recent illustrations.....

2008-09-24T23:17:00.000-07:00

These are some recent illustrations for various different uses that I have put together to make a new illustration card....

The new 'Playful Type' book published by Gestalten is now available to buy...

2008-09-22T06:20:00.000-07:00

Gestalten

Not mine: My friend Ross has done a cool new Robot... and i really like it.

2008-08-29T12:29:00.000-07:00

Ross

I have designed myself a new postcard...

2008-08-27T11:46:00.000-07:00

Eagle painting progress.......

2008-08-12T04:51:00.000-07:00

4 Illustrations done for Credit Union Brochure...

2008-08-12T01:40:00.000-07:00

Eagle painting progress.......

2008-08-11T09:01:00.000-07:00

New painting I am working on called Rise Above..... here is some progress

2008-08-09T11:02:00.000-07:00

My work is to be featured in a new book by Gestalten called Playful Type coming out in September

2008-08-05T10:34:00.000-07:00

Playful Type demonstrates how these designers are creating a dynamic range of playful, illustrative and hand-made typography with the aide of a multitude of different techniques.

See on-line at Gestalten Publishers here

New black Macbook

2008-08-03T06:57:00.000-07:00

My G4 tower has just stop working so after much deliberation and apple mac forum reading into the differences between the macbook and macbook pro i chose the macbook - so far so good except I cant stop checking email now!

Prints for sale

2008-07-16T01:45:00.000-07:00

I am now selling my Brighton prints framed and unframed and a few others at the Sydney Street Gallery in Brighton.

www.sydneystgallery.com

27 Sydney Street
Brighton
BN1 4EP

Susology Magazine Published Illustrations

2008-07-03T07:41:00.000-07:00

New Editorial Illustration about Love, Marriage and Children

2008-06-30T02:17:00.000-07:00

4 Portraits for Susology Magazine

2008-06-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

Another bespoke 'Growing Together' Piece

2008-06-19T02:38:00.000-07:00

4 portraits for new magazine

2008-06-13T02:03:00.000-07:00

I have just finished 4 portraits for a new industry magazine called Susology Quarterly that I will update when it has been published.

New Work with Raw Design for a new NHS school leavers planner

2008-06-06T03:07:00.000-07:00

The school leavers planner will include information on sexual health, job hunting and healthy eating. I have done 8 Illustrations that include advice on smoking, CV's and using condoms. Here are a few of them:

www.rawdesignstudio.co.uk

Timberland T-Shirt Designs

2008-06-06T01:01:00.000-07:00

I am currently working on some new T-Shirt designs for Timberland. Check back at the end of the month for the results!

Bespoke 'Growing Together' Piece

2008-06-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

Open House 2008 Photos

2008-05-22T02:42:00.000-07:00

Illustrated Brighton Moment Book

2008-05-22T02:33:00.000-07:00

Black and white book published by Unmade up publishing.

www.thebrightonmoment.com

Not mine: cool image I saw

2008-05-22T02:17:00.001-07:00

Saw this corn on the cob image on the side of a phone box advertising a well known fried chicken takeaway. Each corn is a finger print to make up a whole corn on the cob. Genius!

Poster For Brighton and Hove City Council

2008-05-13T10:49:00.000-07:00

Poster in association with Brighton and Hove for their adult learners week... just finished it today.

New bespoke artwork for you

2008-05-13T03:29:00.000-07:00

This is a new range of bespoke artwork that I launched at the Brighton Open House Festival.

I am taking commissions for bespoke Horoscopes, Growing Together (for couples) and Contemporary Pet Portraits.

It will be updated on my website soon with the opportunity to buy online.

All prices are included here.

Open House 2008

2008-05-13T02:17:00.000-07:00

Myself and Joe are currently doing the Brighton Open House festival that is on until the end of May.

Exciting variety of original artworks, objects, multiples, prints and cards by contemporary illustrators Oliver Hydes and Joe Mclaren. A fascinating mix of techniques, approaches and themes run through their work. They are published professional illustrators with clients including The Financial Times, The Observer Magazine, Monocle Magazine and Channel 4.

www.aoh.org.uk

Photo: Fred Pipes

Work for Texas Monthly Magazine

2008-05-13T01:47:00.000-07:00

Just finsihed a new portrait for Texas Monthly Magazine but can not reveal until it has been published....

Brighton Moment Image

2008-05-13T01:35:00.000-07:00

www.thebrightonmoment.com

Black and white book published by Unmade up publishing.

This was a fantastic project featuring 28 Illustrators based or linked to Brighton including, Jason Ford, George Hardie and Ian Wright and many more.

I am selling the book at my Open House until the last weekend in May....

Raw Design

2008-05-01T01:59:00.000-07:00

I am currently working with Raw Design producing a series of 8 Illustrations for an NHS booklet... check back for the results at the end of May.

www.rawdesignstudio.co.uk

Diesel

2008-04-01T03:10:00.000-07:00

I have been working for Matt Wingfield for Diesel in Manchester and in London. We installed all the graphics in the shops for the Diesel Wall Competition. The competition deadline is 18/05/08... go think of an idea and submit, I know I am!!

Matt Wingfield
Diesel Wall
Urbis Centre

Happy Valentines Day

2008-02-14T00:00:00.000-08:00

2008-02-01T07:25:00.000-08:00

Myself and Joe did a talk at the Brighton Illustrators group at the end of last month and talked all about us, us, us and then a bit more about us... must have been tedious.

They even took us out for a lovely pizza and drinks afterwards - win win!

B.I.G

Brighton Postcard for Castor and Pollux

2008-01-05T02:55:00.000-08:00

It's a Seagull and its Brighton!

Observer Magazine on Sunday Star Sign Illustrations

2008-01-03T08:02:00.001-08:00

Secrets of Digital Illustration

2008-01-01T07:48:00.000-08:00

My work has been featured in the Secrets Of Digital Illustration written by Lawrence Zeegen which is out now in all good book stores.

Eagle

2007-12-10T07:42:00.000-08:00

Open House Christmas 2007

2007-12-04T07:10:00.000-08:00

The Christmas Open Houses this year will be on the following dates:

Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 December
Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 December

http://www.aoh.org.uk/2007/

1. Square Enough at Christmas
2. 13 Granville Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1TG
3. Tel: 01273 749281
email: mail@squareenough.com
web: www.squareenough.com
4. 10am - 6pm everyday
5. Exciting variety of affordable prints, christmas cards, multiples and original artworks and objects by artists Oliver Hydes and Joe Mclaren. A fascinating mix of techniques, approaches and themes.

Studio now up and running

2007-10-17T07:04:00.000-07:00

Designers: block poster

2007-10-10T05:18:00.000-07:00

This poster was designed for Designers Block in London 2007 in association with Paul at Hawaii design
There were two different ones produced, one to be used as a booklet and one to be used as a poster and window graphic

New SquareEnough design website

2007-10-05T05:10:00.000-07:00

I have just uploaded loads of new work onto www.squareenough.com Joe and myself are working on loads of new stuff and preparing for the Christmas Open House in Brighton. It is on the first two weekends in December.

Doodle Earth at Designers Block

2007-10-05T04:50:00.000-07:00

Along with some artists from Debut Art Agency I have done some work for Doodle Earth. Doodle Earth is a new project by Serge Seidlitz and was launched at the designers block festival 2007.

I have just moved into my first studio in Hove, east sussex, uk with a friend and fellow artist Matt Lambert.

2007-09-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

Designers Block Illustrate

2007-09-13T07:16:00.000-07:00

Designers Block 2007

2007-09-13T07:14:00.000-07:00

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Welcome to my Artwork blog. Here you can find my latest projects that are not yet on my website.