One of the cool things about my job is the opportunities it throws up to make you see the work in a new light.
I was recently asked to do a series of helmet designs for a racing team and was intrigued by the way the shape of the helmet dictated the dynamics of the art. Shortly after sending in these roughs, I began to build and texture the helmet in 3D, the results I will post later.
My old boss at Zombie Interactive, Mark Long, has recently had one of his properties taken up by Fox Atomic and has asked me to provide propaganda posters for the post-apocalyptic worlds portrayed in the script.
Sean Harter came up with the brilliant idea of creating a super hero and then convincing a bunch of artists to give him their unique perspective on his klutzy character. Check out his site:http://nobody-the-idiot.deviantart.com/ and keep an eye out for the first issue, due out in March 2009.
The BRUTE! font, called Brutesk, is a minimal typeface that powerfully emboldens banner headlines and retro signage. http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/fontstructors/falik/public
A poster I designed to highlight the rights of Roma in having the massacre at Lety recognised and to have the pig farm that was built on top removed forever.
Aidan Hughes was born on Merseyside, England, and was formally trained by his father. His influences include: Golden Age comic artists Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Jim Steranko; Russian Constructivism; the Italian Dynamo Futurista and the work of woodcut artists Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward.
Hughes began publishing his own comics before embarking on a commercial career, producing illustration and storyboards for clients such as Warner Bros., the BBC and The London Evening Standard. In the 80's he began a long-term collaboration with industrial band KMFDM, created BRUTE! pulp magazine and worked extensively in radio, TV and the media.
Hughes' other work includes: graphic design, short film making, computer games and animation.
Official Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_Hughes