Jackdaw

Jackdaw is a graphic artist and commercial illustrator. He originally worked from a studio in the East end of London and then Oxford, he has created a body of work for a diverse range of clients globally, in both the advertising and editorial worlds. Creating vibrant images that interweave expressionistic painting and mixed media techniques with hand-drawn elements and photography, the energetic and captivating results are often complex, beautiful and edgy reflections of contemporary culture.

Previous clients include: Vodafone, Asahi Beer, Saatchi Advertising USA, Philip Morris Inc, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Inc. USA, The Irish Times, The Guardian, Scholastic Publishing USA, Penguin Books, Carphone Warehouse, Cream, and the Welsh Assembly.

Examples of some of his images:

I really like the way that Jimdaw uses images and incorporates graphis design into them. I think that what makes his work stand out is the extremely vibrant colours and the modern feel to it. However they are quite busy and there is a lot to them which is something that I at this point in time, do not want to do. I prefer things that are a bit simplistic, however I will continue to look at his work throughout the rest of the project.