March 2023 Newsletter

Bounding into spring with a brand new member of Folio Showcase, incredible work from our existing roster,?AND a bunch of exciting things in the pipeline!??

Keep your eyes peeled???

Animation

Folio Lab x Olivia Waller

Our production studio teamed up with Olivia Waller to bring one of her beautifully hand-painted patterns to life, as part of a packaging campaign for hand soap.?Using a?mix of 2D & 3D techniques, the final result gives a taster of what we can accomplish through animation.

Click here to view it in full!

New Artist

Elizabeth Wakou

We're delighted to welcome?Elizabeth Wakou to?Folio Showcase?-?a?classically trained artist based in New York, with an incredible eye for detail.

Combining her studies in traditional painting with digital methods, she expertly captures a vintage aesthetic while offering a unique and distinctively modern twist.

See more of Elizabeth's timeless portfolio here!

Book Covers

Swindler & Swindler

Wordsworth Editions recently revealed?their?new Luxe Collection, meticulously designed by Swindler & Swindler. Showcasing delicate patterns and?typography, these limited edition covers are complete with embossed linen and foil details.?Beautiful!

Explore beautifully crafted illustrations inside Swindler & Swindler's portfolio here.

Branding

Petra Sitaru

Petra Sitaru was tasked with providing an illustration style for Loomis-Pay, which spoke to their brand values and clearly expressed the various aspects of this new product - a complete payment solution for cash, cards, and other digital payments.

With Petra's signature line work, she delivered a playful yet practical selection of assets for the website.

Discover Petra's playful portfolio here!

Back in Action

Daniel Clarke

After?spending the last year co-directing a short Star Wars film called "Aau’s Song”?for Lucasfilm, Daniel Clarke is making a long-awaited return to freelance illustration.

With a rich background in fine art, live-action film, and animation, his work plunges the viewer into?stunning new worlds. Even his portraits - expertly painted by digital means - evoke a strong sense of narrative.

Explore Daniel's refreshed portfolio here.

Publishing

Billy Clark

A few years ago, Billy Clark designed the brand identity for ToKokoro Ramen, a popular restaurant?and noodle house in The Netherlands. And now, he's applied this visual language to their new recipe book.

Joyously bold and abstract, it's a perfect way to spice up your bookshelves.

Discover more of Billy's bright and abstract portfolio here.

Editorial

Edward Tuckwell

With this commission for Indianapolis Magazine, the?article centered around?Robert Jefferson, an?illegitimate son of?Thomas Jefferson, the third US president. Since?many of Robert's descendants were?interviewed for this piece, Ed Tuckwell cleverly used?a DNA double?helix to connect the father, son, and historian, who?unraveled?this?incredible tale.?

Often tasked with difficult subjects like this, Ed always brings fresh ideas and an atmospheric quality?to his work.?

For more clever conceptual work, view Ed Tuckwell's portfolio here.

Digital Marketing

Donghyun Lim

In collaboration with New Balance Korea, Donghyun Lim produced a series of?illustrations about the NB Lightweight Series, showcasing the innovative yet fashionable designs of their new products.?

Visit Donghyun's portfolio here for more simple but atmospheric illustrations.

Award Winner

Finn Campbell Notman

HUGE congratulations to Finn Campbell Notman, announced as?Landscape Artist of the Year?following a ten-part competition series on Sky Arts.

After keenly watching how each artist would?capture a new location each week, the esteemed panel of judges?awarded Finn with a ￡10,000 commission for?Royal?Museums Greenwich, to create a painting that celebrates the Dutch fathers of seascape painting - The?Van de Veldes.

Finn’s work is renowned for its subtle storytelling. With a perceptive use of colour and composition, he's able to harness a breathtaking?sense of atmosphere, which impressed throughout the competition and culminated in this?final piece "Fail We May, Sail We Must".?

Read more about Finn's experience here, in his winner's interview with Cass Art.

Branding

Son Of Alan

In creating a memorable brand voice for Europe's leading business finance solution, Koto Studio partnered with Son of Alan to bring their ideas to life, depicting scenes of Qonto customers powering forwards,?with a vision to "simply everyday accounting".

Check out more of Son of Alan's informative illustrations in his portfolio here.

We're?working on some very?exciting developments at Folio Lab,

so keep an eye on our?Instagram page?for the latest news.?

If there's anything else we can help with, you know where to find us ??