Looking for affordable, unique gifts this Christmas? Inkygoodness have discovered a bunch of lovely handmade goodies now on sale by some of our favourite artists and illustrators! Here is our rundown of our favourite gifts on sale now…
Collection 2 of the All I Want for Christmas Cards packs are now on sale! A limited edition run of 500, each containing 20 cards individually designed by 20 of the UK’s finest illustrators and artists.
Litho printed on 100% recycled card, 20 envelopes and a flyer. All proceeds are donated to Bristol based charity Young Bristol. Price per pack: £15 + £1.99 p&p
Light Up Your Mood Stickers by Henrietta Swift for YCN – £6
A set of stickers to turn your dull light switches into smiling faces! Each pack contains four sheets of stickers, enough to make eight faces, including eyebrows, rosy cheeks, facial hair, freckles, smiles and more…!
Going Going Bike is currently running a competition to raise awareness of cycle theft, and get people locking their bikes up properly. To that end they’re currently looking for talented people to come up with some absurd and humorous ideas to protect bicycles!
The main way to submit images is through the Bike Love section on their site, but artists can also upload their images to their facebook group or tweet @goinggoingbike.Prizes include: Proviz Helmets and full Hi-Viz cycle gear, 1 years free cycle insurance from Cycle-guard and, last but not least, some of their own Hi-Viz branding solutions in the form of GGB T-shirts! The deadline is 25th November – don’t miss your chance to win!
Jason Devine dropped us a line this week with new work frmo his portfolio. First up, new designs for Poolga, a website dedicated to graphic design & illustration artwork for the iPhone, iPad & iPod. The first two designs are called “Frank” (Left) and “Pete” (Right). iPad designs are coming soon!
We Are Birmingham is an arts and crafts shop that only sells work created by people living in Birmingham. It has been open for one week now and is looking for volunteers! It’s an amazing project that has come together through the sheer hard work and determination of the We Are Birmingham team. Help support your local artists and creative spirit by getting involved and telling all your friends, with no publicity budget – its up to us to be the marketing machine. Get to it!
wearebham.com // twitter.com/wearebham // facebook.com/wearebham
It’s Sunday, which is the perfect day to share some of our latest submissions from our loyal Twitter followers in today’s Illustration Sunday Special! Brighten up your wet weekend with our pick of the best from across the globe…
Cristian Ortiz London, UK http://www.cristianortiz.com
Born in the mists of South America and educated in London, Cristian Ortiz (Crom) is an artist who grew up on a diet of comic books , zombies , and loads of doodling about.
Patrick Savile cargocollective.com/patricksavile
Patrick Savile is an Illustrator based in London, clients include Annalemma Magazine, British Underground & Cure Studio.
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