Budweiser illustration..wowzer
13 June 2011
I recently got a juicy commission for Budweiser in the US, check it out in the gallery. More of these please.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, WEBSITE UPDATE, LETS GET ILLUSTRATING
12 January 2011
Happy New Year people. Lets make this a cracking year for illustration. I have just updated my website and am ready to roll with any commission that need taking on. Remember, i can illustrate any topic, story, no matter how difficult it is to decode.Im still in Australia, so drop me an email and ill get right back to you. Speak soon.
RELIGION IS DANGEROUS TSHIRTS BACK ON SALE
30 November 2010
Like good tshirts? Then check out my religion is dangerous tshirt: http://bit.ly/fBeeUG , the print on these badboys is amazing. Well worth the hard earned cash. Maybe a good one for xmas day?
Memories project
25 November 2010
I am super proud to have been asked to submit and illustration for a cancer charity book called Memories which should be out in the shops soon. All proceeds go to a cancer charity so get yourself a copy and feast your eye on some of the best illustrators in the business today.Check out the site: http://bit.ly/fmBcuq
NEW WEBSITE, SONGLINES, LONELY PLANET, MENS HEALTH, BROKEN LEGS AND SUMMER BLUES
25 November 2010
Well, its been an eventful few months here in arid australia. I have managed to break my ankle, leg and damaged my knee which requires surgery on the 6th of december....merry xmas. Apart from the old peg leg incident, the illustration side of things have been grand. Songlines front cover illustration on Femi Kuti, Lonely Planet high speed train illustration and Runners World Paula Radcliffe illustration have been a few favorites of mine. Check them out in the new scrolling portfolio.Im still able to illustrate so drop me a line when you need some visuals. I cant believe its xmas time nearly, its summer here and the heat has masked the festive vibe. HO HO HO.....
12 FRONT COVER ILLUSTRATIONS FOR BDJ
11 July 2010
I was commissioned a few months back to illustrate 12 months worth of Front cover illustrations for The British Dental Journal, Ill upload when i can but for now check out the sixth thumbnail across for a sneak peak.
COMPUTER ARTS 176 JULY 2010
11 July 2010
Check out my EMI record Africa In Motion sleeve illustration featured in this months Computer Arts!The futures looking gooood.......
EMI RECORDS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MORE! IN AUSTRALIA AND FULLY OPERATIONAL
11 July 2010
After 7 months of exploring Australia , i have now anchored in Sydney and have set up camp in a half indoor, half outdoor studio in a leafy suburb close to the city.Being back in the studio has allowed me time to update my website and re create a new look for my editorial and advertising illustration style.Please check out the updated illustrations and get back to me if/when you need anything illustrating. I look forward to hearing from you guys!Recent client include, EMI Records, Runners World, Urban Garden, Mercedes, The Times, Poker Player. More illustrations will be added in a weeks time. Enjoy!
HOLLA FROM THE LAND DOWN UNDER
1 March 2010
You may or may not know I have escaped the drizzly uk baltic bone ache inducing winter weather and have set up camp in arid sun drenched bone dry Australia. Im currently sat in an old farmyard shed, which I have converted to my studio for the next month or two and am sharing it with such beasties as scorpions, hornets and wolf spiders! I am using the time to re-develop my style and I can tell you that if you liked my work before then your going to love where its heading now, so keep your eyes peeled. I am still taking on commissions so if you need anything illustrating, drop me an email and ill be happy to help you out. If your interested in whats going on with my time down under, you can check out my blog at the following link: www.dannyallison.co.uk/blog its not your usual life story yawn yawn blog, more a photographic journal. Okies, im getting back to working on an EMI Records cd cover commission and of course there will be the odd sunbathing session in the 40 degree heat. Speak soon. D
BUSY BUSY BUSY BEE
14 October 2009
Busy,Busy, cant complain! Its been such a busy last three months with some amazing projects complete and underway including illustration work for Flora Margarine, Wembley Stadium, The Times, MMA Unlimited,Urban G,New Statesman,Poker Plus, Paranoid UK and many many more! When i get a spare day i will update things.Let me know what you think once ive uploaded!
LIMITED EDITION DANNY ALLISON TSHIRT AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS ONLY! GRAB A BARGAIN
26 September 2009
hey peoples, check out my tshirt design on sale for 24hrs only at the following link!My tshirt "shout" goes live at 6am uk time: http://riptapparel.com super cheap £10!
IMAGES 33 PAGE 107. BEST OF ILLUSTRATION 2009
4 August 2009
Yeeeehaaa, check out my illustration in this years AOI best of illustration 2009. Its on page 107 and looks badass. Cheers to those who selected my artwork to be featured!
TERROR ON PROMENDAE AS MAN SCALES GIANT CRANE
4 August 2009
Check out the following link for my eye witness report on a suicide threat in blackpool last saturday. Really, scary stuff: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Terror-on-Prom-as-man.5516835.jp
COMPUTER ARTS ARTICLE
19 July 2009
Check out the following link for my imput on future trends in design. Super happy to be chosen to share my views...one of forty people chosen to participate.Stoked. http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/features/trends_2009
TIMES 3 ILLUSTRATIONS. TIMES EDUCATION / SUNDAY TIMES TRAVEL / TIMES EDUCATIONAL
7 July 2009
Three fantastic commissions from the times newspaper have rolled in recently. Ive always been a fan of the paper, especially the weekend supplements so its fantastic to be on board! The topics illustrated so far have been Arnie the text book terminator, QTS tests and a dark love story with a spot of poisoning involved. Ill put up the work as soon as they hit the shelves.
GQ FU*K ILLUSTRATION AUG 2009
7 July 2009
Another tricky illo for Augusts edition of GQ magazine which should be out shortly. The article is all about swearing and the mission against literal illustration continues. Im super happy with the colour movement and concept behind this treat. Check it out and let me know what you think..
MAC USER JULY 2009 DPS FEATURE DIGITAL LEGACY ILLUSTRATION
7 July 2009
Check out this months Mac User magazine for a double page special feature illustration. Im super happy with how it turned out and is definitely up there with my favourite work to date. The article was pretty tricky as its about what happens to your digital data when you die. Im so sick of seeing anything with a compute monitor or the colour green when it comes to digital stuff, so I decided to come up with a concept that makes the mind whirl. Im on a mission to rid the world of anything literal and that mission begins now.
NEW STRING FOR THE BOW. MIKE TYSON PORTRAIT
8 June 2009
As I havent done many portrait illustrations for my portfolio I recently decided its about time I put some together. After watching the fabulous new Mike Tyson documentary, its was time to pay homage to the greatest boxer of all time. Wanting to change style slightly but still keep it Danny Allison, it was time to get screen printing. Im super happy with this new portrait style, and im already working out where this can go style wise in the future. Its already landed me a great portrait commission which I will put up once its been published. Progression is the key in order to remain fresh.!! Let me know what you think.
WORLD MUSIC SUMMER 2009 FESTIVALS ILLUSTRATION
8 June 2009
Yeeeehhhhhhaaaaaa, summers here and a fantastic open brief came my way giving me the opportunity to get messy with some country shapes earlier this month. The illustration is for a feature article about world music in the UK. It needed to portray music from all over the world but still show it was coming from British soil. After a brainstorm, I went with the idea of a trumpet player blasting out sounds that were in the shape of various countries including, Africa, South America, Australia, China etc. It needed to be vibrant, exciting, and noisy and that’s exactly how it turned out! Im super keen to get more map style illustration commissions, so if you need anything of the sort, then please drop me an email.
FLAIR ILLUSTRATOR OF THE MONTH AWARD GOES TO....... DANNY ALLISON
10 March 2009
Yeeeeehaaaa.. Feb 2009 illustrator of the month award! this years certainly is going well! check out the following link to see the image i won with: http://www.creativematch.co.uk/?action=viewFlair&fi=3787 I won the same competition in April 2008 so that means another ipod will be arriving in the post anytime soon. Thanks to all who voted for me! much appreciated as always.
METRO SEX ADDICT FEATURE ILLUSTRATION
18 February 2009
Check out the following link to see my sex and love addict illustration in last weeks london metro seen by over three million people! jeeeeeeeeez, no pressure right? http://img.metro.co.uk/e-edition-ie/A12uaf/Metroire20090202/resources/18.htm
BIG ISSUE LONDON FRONT COVER AND FEATURE ILLUSTRATION ON DEPRESSION
18 February 2009
Check out this weeks (16th feb) Big Issue in london for my front cover illustration and double page feature illustration. Tight deadline and touchy subject were both subject to an out of the box brain storming session. Finished at 10pm ready for press the following day....great commission. Thanks to my better half for posing for the shoot.
JAN 09 MAC USER INTERVIEW 20/20 AND COMPUTER ARTS PROJECT HOTTEST ILLUSTRATORS
6 January 2009
2009 starts well with a double page interview in Macuser magazine and an illustration trend prediction interview in Computer Arts Projects. Computer Arts sought out forty of the leading designers out there at the moment, to predict the future of illustration and design. Im super excited to have been asked to contribute! Lets hope 2009 continues with this kind of pace!. Happy new year.
LACK OF NEWS FEED
2 December 2008
Sorry about the lack of updates at the moment, ive been hectic and just havent had the chance. I can tell you that i have been involved is some amazing advertising projects recently and i will get a ton of new work up as soon as i have a day spare! until then...adios
ECOLOGIST BROWN MOTH ERADICATION ILLUSTRATION
6 September 2008
A fantastic open brief came my way recently. Full reign on concept and artwork meant I could do some experimenting. This experiment consisted of ink, bleach and watercolour paper amongst other things. The article was about how in California a moth know as the light brown apple moth was being eradicated by spraying chemicals on certain crops that were favourite to this so called pest. However, the spraying was being done over residential areas causing some serious health issues to arise amongst the locals. Reports of asthma, skin irritation, and sight problems were amongst the claims. The illustration speaks for itself. I had some fun with this one.
NATURE MAGAZINE BIG DATA FRONT COVER
6 September 2008
I was commissioned to illustrate this weeks front cover of Macmillan publishings Nature Magazine using typography! Eeeek. Never have I ever used typography as the main subject so this was a personal challenge. The message I needed to get across was how scientists tackle such huge amounts of data in their ongoing research. My concept idea was to have this big digital type being scaled by various little scientists to back up the feeling of something massive. It worked, I created a 3d style typography mountain! Im looking forward to more typography work in the future.
RUNNERS WORLD RUNNING STRONG FEATURE ILLUSTRATION
6 September 2008
This months edition of Runners World sees a double page brought to life with two striking illustrations. The magazines art director saw a previous illustration I had produced for Wanderlust travel magazine about trekking safety and soon after the phone rang. The article was about running through pain barriers and getting over previous injury and regaining confidence after injury recovery. The article needed to portray confidence and needed to had a positive vibe, so I had in mind a fairly dark image with positive symbols lighting up the areas around the runners. The illustrations worked well and Runners World had this to say: Were very happy with your work and personally I have found you fantastic to deal with. I hope we will be working together again very soon. This is always fantastic to hear and makes the whole process worthwhile. A new style seems to be evolving. Let me know your thoughts.
TIME OUT LONDON RESTAURANT 08 GUIDE ILLUSTRATED
25 August 2008
I have just completed a week long design session consisting of six feature illustrations including a double page spread for Time Out London for their 2008 eating out guide. There were also the usual feature trimmings running through the article. I cant go into much detail as of yet for copyright reasons but as soon as it hits the shelf ill put the images up. I am super happy with all 6 illustrations and so were they, which is always a bonus.
THE TIMES SEX ARTICLE
25 August 2008
The Times Newspaper recently commissioned me to illustrate a rather raunchy article debating doggy style sex in front of a mirror. This proved to be fairly difficult as there were serious restrictions on nudity and any reference to dogs was out of the question for obvious reasons. woof woof However, my girlfriend agreed to pose nude after some gentle persuasion and between us we hit the nail on the head. I will add the image to the gallery in the next couple of days.
MT Magazine eco-nomics Illustration
19 June 2008
Check out this months eco-nomics section for a speedy dirty treat. The illustration accompanies an article about how cars shouldnt be driven and what damage they do to human life and the environment. Something literal was required but with a little spice added this turned into a fantastic illustration that gave me the opportunity to reveal some new elements into my design work.
BBC Illustration for SIZEMOLOGY
3 June 2008
The BBC commissioned me to go all ‘toxic green’ for a b movie style advert for the showcasing of an up and coming small screen short films festival in Liverpool. I have never tackled the neon style colour range before but it proved a success after mixing up some seriously odd colours. Check it out in print, poster form and on various BBC websites. The Short films are fantastic and they were the influencing force behind the main design. I never thought I would be spending my days carving faces into alka seltzers and photographing Snails in order to make a living. What a great job.
FLAIR ILLUSTRATOR OF THE MONTH
3 June 2008
WOW. I finally won the Flair Illustration Competition with my Nature magazine front cover about melting Greenland. Thanks to Flair for all the wonderful prizes including an apple ipod nano, fluid mask 3 and more. Check it out at http://www.creativematch.co.uk/?action=viewFlair&fi=2946
LASCIVICIOUS ILLUSTRATION COMPETITION WINNER
3 June 2008
It seems im on a roll as regards to winning stuff. My LOVE illustration has been selected to appear on a limited edition set of playing cards for lascivious amongst the likes of Kid Acne, Jon Burgeman, Hellovon, Kerry Roper and more. They will be available to purchase through the lascivious website. They say things come in threes so my fingers are crossed.
BIG ISSUE LONDON GREEN ILLUSTRATION
3 June 2008
Another double page spread and inset illustration by yours truly in this weeks Big Issue in London for their Green Issue Special. Basically the article is about how companies are riding the green wave but how manipulating the issue for financial gain is coming to an end. Consumers are creating a backlash against this sort of marketing. Well done humans, its about time.
MT ECO CARRIER SAG ILLUSTRATION
3 June 2008
Again, I find myself creating a character out of something strange. A plastic bag. Im nearly 30 and this is what I do on a regular basis. This illustration accompanies my regular spot article about the demonisation of plastic bags. I wanted to create a somewhat sad plastic bag, so check it out and have a chuckle. His nickname is CARRIER SAG.
MACUSER MAGAZINE DPS
3 June 2008
I finally got an excuse to go colour mad and create a full on vibrant double page spread illustration for an article about creating flash video for the web. The illustration is in this months magazine so go check it out!
METRO NEWSPAPER LONDON ILLUSTRATION
28 April 2008
Metro paper London commissioned me for a pretty interesting illustration last week for an article about porn for the deaf and blind. For those of you who didnt manage to see it on your way to work, you can see it on the metro website at the following link: http://www.metro.co.uk/metrosexual/article.html?in_article_id=144317&in_page_id=8
TIME MAGAZINE ASIA ILLUSTRATION
26 March 2008
Danny Allisons global campaign takes off big time with a commission from TIME MAGAZINE. This adds more clout to the rapidly growing international client list. The illustration will be available to view once the magazine comes out, this is due to contract terms and conditions. The illustration is for Time Magazines book review feature. Wowzer.
Manchester United Feature Illustration
20 March 2008
Check out this months United magazine for special feature full page Danny Allison illustration. Great brief to work with and a possible turning point in editorial style. Check it out.
Big Issue London double page illustration
17 March 2008
Check out this weeks big issue in london for double page danny allison illustration about the poor state of homeless shelters.Great article to illustrate but also a rather harsh read.
Big Issue Wales front cover design
27 February 2008
Wahey! Just completed the Front cover commission for The Big Issue in Wales St Davids day special. I got the same commission last year so they gave me a shot again. Thanks and fingers crossed for next year. Check it out if you can.
The Sperm Speed Trap
21 February 2008
Hands up if your sick of the amount of cameras placed on the roads waiting in a craftily placed area such as at the bottom of a subtle decline. I decided to turn my rant into a personal project and my mind wandered. Where next i asked myself,? ahhhh...the womb. Thats a great place where we can tempt victims to go as fast as they can. Nice. Enjoy the illustration and think about what you see. There are some serious levels of thought provoking visuals treats in this one.
Keegan, Keegan, Keegan.
21 January 2008
With the return of Kevin Keegan to Newcastle United it was only a matter of time before i would have to illustrate something on this topic. Check out my keegan ill in februarys edition of the Manchester United magazine.
New January workings!
4 January 2008
Wow. January has been a busy month already. Its the 4th and ive already been commissioned and completed three editorial illustrations. Hows that for bragging! Lets hope it continues through the year. Please Checkout my double page spread in worldwide publication Nature magazine.Clients please keep them coming.
Zen In London
27 December 2007
Please check out my double page spread in this weeks Big Issue London. Its about finding "Your Zen" in the big city. What a great article to decipher. Go Buy!!!
The Turkey is foul
27 December 2007
Yet again a fantastic christmas spread is ruined many a foul antic the night before. Thanks to everyone who was ploughing me with pints of curdled guiness / baileys / tequila etc etc. Maybe next year i will get home before 5am booze free.
Cant beat them? Join them.
17 December 2007
Wow. Ive been invited to join the likes of Shepard Fairey, Blek le rat and others. We now sell our carefully selected limited edition prints at the following link: http://www.redhouseoriginals.com/artists.asp Im very honoured to have been selected to join these illustration legends. Check it out and show some support.
Home Sweet Home
5 December 2007
Now then. I have arrived back safely from the Morocc-ok tour a few sterling lighter and sporting a slightly darker skin tone. God knows how after one hairy death defying incident that im sure those close to me will find out about. Just to let you know that I have now flipped the door sign to business as usual and look forward to any design work you may need.
Morocco-k?
21 November 2007
Just letting you know that I will be taking a well deserved holiday to morocco between the dates of 26 th November to the 5 th December and will not be able to offer my illustration / design services between these dates. Hope that doesnt cause any inconvenience. I will be back to work refreshed (well actually, its morocco, so im not sure about that part!) on the 6 th Dec and work will continue as usual. Let me know if there are any problems.
Full Circle
20 November 2007
Ive done a full circle but not like Palin. I am now teaching part time on the fantastic Illustration course at The University Of Central Lancashire, the very place where i was trianed up by Illustration greats Kevin Hauff, Steve Wilkin and Kieran Kelly. If you want to be apart of a great course that has springboarded many illustrators careers, look into the BA course at UCLAN.
Illustration Ltd party
20 November 2007
brrrrrrrrrrr, its cold up north i can tell thee. Ive recently returned from an epic London journey which included my illustration agents Christmas / web launch party in Leicester Square. Many thanks to Harry at Illustration Ltd for the opportunity to meet people from all over the world! Although it took three days to recover im glad that i made the effort. No more booze for a while though.
Illustrations?
14 November 2007
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Hello / Goodbye
14 November 2007
Now then people. Its time to welcome you all to a brand spanking new Danny Allison online portfolio. Its been a hectic few years to say the least, but I have managed to squeeze in a few hours for a well deserved site revamp. Many thanks to Ryan Adams for helping me on my stubborn design needs. If anyone needs a website, get in touch with me and I will pass your details onto the main man! Please keep checking in to get regular updates on new work, news, exhibition dates, funny goings on and anything else thats relevant in the illustration game. Im off to London today for my illustration agents chrimbo party so i bid you farewell and hope to see you back soon. adios
