I am a huge fan of Serge Seidlitz, an illustrator who has built a large and reputable client base, including Vodaphone, MTV, Match.com, NME magazine and TopGear. He studied Graphic Design at the Camberwell college London, and now boasts awards such as 'The Best of British Contemporary Illustration 2006'. Just one visit to his website shows he has a very unique and intruiging style that can be utilised for many different clients. I love the Vodaphone map of the world, as it is so intricate it can hold a viewers interest for ages. In my opinion, Seidlitz strength lies within the creation of characters, which you can see he has done a lot of for MTV.
Did anyone read this as a child?! It was my favourite book, the illustrations are gorgeous and the story is simple and sweet; a perfect read for a child. I also loved Beatrix Potter who wrote the famous Peter Rabbit stories, which had a similar illustrative style to Anita Jeram.
Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is my favourite fantasy film of all time. The story follows Jack Skellington 'king of the pumpkin patch' from Halloween Town, who is amazed by the feelings of Christmas Town when he accidently finds a portal leading to it. Jack wants to introduce the holiday to Halloween Town, but the locals are not too keen, so elements of Halloween are introduced and Jack gradually becomes more obsessive about Christmas. The rest of the film involves kidnapping, disguise and romance... I won't go into it all incase anyone hasn't seen it!
