I’m pleased to announce I am now represented by Agent Pekka. Pekka will be handling all my global commercial enquires from their offices in Helsinki, Amsterdam, New York, and LA.
I’m still represented by Bureau Kida in Japan, and Tiphaine in France.
Easy Tiger
‘Easy Tiger’ is a new screen print made in collaboration with Harvey Lloyd Screens. Printed in six colours on A2 (42 x 59.4cm / 16.5 x 23.4 inches) 250gsm Matrisse paper, ‘Easy Tiger’ is a limited edition of 50.
Available to buy exclusively at my shop, ‘Easy Tiger’ drops on Friday 28 April, 3pm CET. Shipping worldwide.
Email mail@adrianjohnsonstudio.com for further information or reservation.
Ecosia
Earlier in the year I collaborated with Koto on the rebranding of search engine Ecosia.
Using the initial stages of Koto’s rebrand as a starting point, I developed a series of icons that illustrate 'complex ideas in wonderfully clever ways' (Koto's words, not mine!). My drawings were then turned into vector form (I still draw everything by hand and can't use vectors) and subsequently sensitively brought to life with subtle animation.
The icons had to communicate the concepts with minimum means as many would be barely a few pixels in size. Not only that, but they would also have to read clearly in ‘Light’ and ‘Dark Mode’ on various devices. In order to make this transition seamless I developed and expanded a colour palette using Ecosia’s core brand colours as reference.
The project was absolutely joyous. There was a wonderful synergy between Koto, Ecosia, and myself. It was almost unerringly 'pain-free' and it’s projects like these that have restored my faith in taking on commercial work.
You can read more about the Ecosia project over at It’s Nice That.
Larry David
Pencil drawing of Larry David after becoming slightly obsessed with his very particular ‘strut’.
I’ve also added a few process photos to show how much work went into trying to capture Larry’s distinct physicality.
After asking on Instagram if anyone would be interested in helping animate LD, the drawing was subsequently stunningly brought to life by Form Play in Brighton, UK. You can see the (pretty, pretty, pretty good) result below.
Cafe Racer : A Day in the Life at Harvey Lloyd Screens.
Harvey Lloyd Screens have made a fantastic film showing wonderful insight into their process when screen printing ‘Cafe Racer’. Check out the link below to the IGTV post :
CAFE RACER : A New Screen-print, Launching this Week.
Launching this week, ‘Cafe Racer’ is a new screen print made in collaboration with Harvey Lloyd Screens.
‘Cafe Racer’ will be available to purchase from the shop, and from Harvey Lloyd Screens webstore in two different colour ways, ‘Air Force Blue’, and ‘Coral’. These prints are extremely limited editions, meaning there are only 20 of each. ‘Cafe Racer’ will drop this Thursday 20 May, at 5pm CET, available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Lockdown Lion : Ready and and Shipping
Lockdown Lion is signed, and ready to ship worldwide* from my shop.
*Due to the logistical nightmare caused by Brexit (who’d have thunk it?), it would probably make more sense for those in the UK to order directly from Harvey Lloyd Screens webstore.
Lockdown Lion
‘Lockdown Lion’ is a new screen print made in collaboration with Harvey Lloyd Screens. It will be available to buy from this website, and directly from Harvey Lloyd Screens webshop, which may well be the sensible option for those in the UK, post-Brexit.
The artwork is printed by hand in 5 colours on Matrisse 250gsm paper. The dimensions are 50x70cm, and it’s an open edition. Shipping will be worldwide.
Thank you so much for the interest and many requests to buy already, especially in such turbulent times.
More information to follow…
