Jack Hudson

October 17th 2012

The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science

Been a bit quiet on here recently so I’m going to get going on posting some recent news. Firstly I’m pleased to be a part of this great book curated by Julia Rothman. It contains collaborations between scientists and illustrators and you can purchase the book NOW from Amazon!!

My illustration answered the question ‘Why do humans and ants have so much in common?’ and if you missed this illustration I posted a while back, you can see it here!

Posted at 4:17pm.

The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science
Been a bit quiet on here recently so I’m going to get going on posting some recent news. Firstly I’m pleased to be a part of this great book curated by Julia Rothman. It contains collaborations between scientists and illustrators and you can purchase the book NOW from Amazon!!
My illustration answered the question ‘Why do humans and ants have so much in common?’ and if you missed this illustration I posted a while back, you can see it here!

September 11th 2012

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SHOP Magazine

Here’s the front cover for SHOP Magazine - Dusseldorf edition which I finished back in June whilst working with Global blue.

The colour palette for this piece was inspired by the saturated retro comic books you’d find in any good flea market. I was also still living in Spain at the time, so the glorious sunshine probably subconsciously effected the colour scheme which boasts summer vibes! Just need to get my hands on an actual copy of the book now and I’ll be a happy man.

Posted at 11:45am.

SHOP Magazine
Here’s the front cover for SHOP Magazine - Dusseldorf edition which I finished back in June whilst working with Global blue.
The colour palette for this piece was inspired by the saturated retro comic books you’d find in any good flea market. I was also still living in Spain at the time, so the glorious sunshine probably subconsciously effected the colour scheme which boasts summer vibes! Just need to get my hands on an actual copy of the book now and I’ll be a happy man.

August 28th 2012

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Editorial - Crops

Hello! I thought it would be a good idea to show some crops of recent work as I can’t show the full pieces until they’re released into the wild. I’ve just finished a long stint of editorial work that I’m also holding back until my newly designed website is up and running.

Editorials for : Lehigh University (USA), Google Think Quarterly, Shop Magazine and BLINK Magazine Issue 5.

Posted at 1:37pm.

July 23rd 2012

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Experiments with Interaction - Personal Work

This is a brand new piece of work that I have been coming back to and gradually building up in-between commercial jobs over the last couple of months.

It’s an idea I’ve had for a while which was to experiment with shape and form whilst also playing around with certain tools and objects to distort reality. A really fun piece to work on which was heavily inspired by the 60’s era and If I get chance I’d really like to do more.

Posted at 3:09pm.

June 14th 2012

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O (The Oprah) Magazine - Editorial

This is a full page illustration that I produced in March for the June issue of The Oprah Magazine. It was really interesting to work with some 3D typography for this piece titled ‘Nature Nurtures’

The illustration is in the ‘Feeling Good’ section of the magazine which gives it’s readers ecotherapeutic ways to boost one’s health and happiness.

Posted at 7:02pm.

O (The Oprah) Magazine - Editorial
This is a full page illustration that I produced in March for the June issue of The Oprah Magazine. It was really interesting to work with some 3D typography for this piece titled ‘Nature Nurtures’
The illustration is in the ‘Feeling Good’ section of the magazine which gives it’s readers ecotherapeutic ways to boost one’s health and happiness.

June 8th 2012

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Eureka Magazine - June 2012 Issue

Just under two weeks ago, I had the brilliant Chris Clarke get in touch from Eureka Magazine to work on a series of spreads for this months issue.

The idea of the work was to show the spreads becoming increasingly more populated as time went on; Beginning with the cavemen, moving onto medieval times and ending up with the present day. So you if you follow some of the characters throughout the 6 pages you can see how they develop. For example you can see a caveman drawing on the cave walls who turns into a traditional medieval artist painting a portrait of a woman, which then ends up as a teenager graffitiing onto a wall in the present day.

Another example is the the palm tree turning into a maypole and ending up as a street lampost, and the star of the show is the caveman turned conductor. I found this concept really involving and it enabled me to add some of my own humour into the mix. Thumbs up to Chris for great art direction, layout and general all round niceness.

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June 8th 2012

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Eureka Magazine- Crops

Here are some close up crops of the images I produced for this months issue of Eureka Magazine, the full spreads are shown above this post.

I produced the work in just under one week so it was a really quick turnaround, but I’m really pleased with the outcome!

Posted at 1:06pm and tagged with: editorial illustration, Eureka Magazine, Jack Hudson,.

June 7th 2012

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Drawings/Sketches- Eureka Magazine

I’ve just finished a series of spreads for Eureka Magazines new issue ‘Life: The first four billion years’ which consisted of these characters taken from various eras. I completed the editorials in less than a week and I never really show any of my drawings before working them up, so here are some initial sketches taken from the project.

Posted at 4:06pm.

Drawings/Sketches- Eureka Magazine
I’ve just finished a series of spreads for Eureka Magazines new issue ‘Life: The first four billion years’ which consisted of these characters taken from various eras. I completed the editorials in less than a week and I never really show any of my drawings before working them up, so here are some initial sketches taken from the project.

June 7th 2012

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Wired Magazine- Editorial spot illustration

Here’s a small illustration I produced for this months issue of Wired Magazine. The article referred to a new type of architecture designed by Shoichi Sakamoto which protects buildings from earthquakes by making them levitate off the ground.

Nice to experiment with a more retro looking colour palette for this piece which was inspired by some illustrations I found of homes from the 50’s.

Posted at 1:43pm.

Wired Magazine- Editorial spot illustration
Here’s a small illustration I produced for this months issue of Wired Magazine. The article referred to a new type of architecture designed by Shoichi Sakamoto which protects buildings from earthquakes by making them levitate off the ground.
Nice to experiment with a more retro looking colour palette for this piece which was inspired by some illustrations I found of homes from the 50’s.

May 11th 2012

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ACCESS Magazine - Editorial

I was asked by The Church of London design team to produce a couple of illustrations for the new issue of Playstation’s ACCESS magazine last month. I was excited to see that the content of the article was really interesting and it brought back some great childhood memories.

This was the second smaller illustration I worked on with them and the Illo above is a bigger, more detailed piece of work. The article referenced people needing to bring computer game strategies into their every day lives in order to be productive. So here I mixed the mundane task of sweeping up, with gaining a high score and being a prize winner!

Posted at 2:16pm.

ACCESS Magazine - Editorial
I was asked by The Church of London design team to produce a couple of illustrations for the new issue of Playstation’s ACCESS magazine last month. I was excited to see that the content of the article was really interesting and it brought back some great childhood memories.
This was the second smaller illustration I worked on with them and the Illo above is a bigger, more detailed piece of work. The article referenced people needing to bring computer game strategies into their every day lives in order to be productive. So here I mixed the mundane task of sweeping up, with gaining a high score and being a prize winner!

May 11th 2012

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ACCESS Magazine- Gamification

As you can probably guess the brief for this work was right up my street, there are many key references in this illustration which relate to the article, such as:

- Referring to the game Zelda - “in which the player has to take the quest and break it down into smaller chunks”

- Reference to a curriculum in a school in New York where “The children learn by ‘becoming’ writers, explorers or mathematicians and fully take on that role” hence the macho kid.

- The man in the boat with a bow and arrow refers to this phrase “If you can find some way of giving your washing up epic meaning then it becomes very exciting”

And so on, check out TCOL’s beautiful design work here, Good fun! And you can find the magazine out and about for free in select stores across the UK.

Posted at 2:16pm.

ACCESS Magazine- Gamification
As you can probably guess the brief for this work was right up my street, there are many key references in this illustration which relate to the article, such as:
- Referring to the game Zelda - “in which the player has to take the quest and break it down into smaller chunks”
- Reference to a curriculum in a school in New York where “The children learn by ‘becoming’ writers, explorers or mathematicians and fully take on that role” hence the macho kid.
- The man in the boat with a bow and arrow refers to this phrase “If you can find some way of giving your washing up epic meaning then it becomes very exciting”
And so on, check out TCOL’s beautiful design work here, Good fun! And you can find the magazine out and about for free in select stores across the UK.

May 9th 2012

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Cincinnati Magazine - Editorial

Mountain Biking

Here’s a spot illustration I produced last month for the April issue of Cincinnati Magazine. The article was about volunteers that are helping to build a mountain bike trail through the woods in Cincinnati. A small, straight forward but nonetheless interesting piece to work on.

Posted at 2:36pm.

Cincinnati Magazine - Editorial
Mountain Biking
Here’s a spot illustration I produced last month for the April issue of Cincinnati Magazine. The article was about volunteers that are helping to build a mountain bike trail through the woods in Cincinnati. A small, straight forward but nonetheless interesting piece to work on.

May 9th 2012

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Cincinnati Magazine - Editorials

Attracting Stairs

This is a full page editorial for the March issue of the magazine, I’ve altered this particular version for my portfolio as in the magazine the typography and clouds were a little bigger, but I preferred it this way.

The article’s about a church in Cincinnati where people gather upon the stairs beneath and pray to God. The clouds below this church contain religious phrases with a humorous twist.

Posted at 2:28pm.

Cincinnati Magazine - Editorials
Attracting Stairs
This is a full page editorial for the March issue of the magazine, I’ve altered this particular version for my portfolio as in the magazine the typography and clouds were a little bigger, but I preferred it this way.
The article’s about a church in Cincinnati where people gather upon the stairs beneath and pray to God. The clouds below this church contain religious phrases with a humorous twist.

April 26th 2012

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Usbek and Rica - Editorial

This mega robot journalist is featured in the second issue of Usbek & Rica, which is a beautifully curated French magazine designed by Anna and Charles of Almasty

The article’s about robots taking over journalism jobs in the future, so in this illustration an intelligent, shiny, robot dude has won the Pulitzer prize for his brilliant writing skills!

Typography by Almasty

Posted at 2:54pm.

Usbek and Rica - Editorial
This mega robot journalist is featured in the second issue of Usbek & Rica, which is a beautifully curated French magazine designed by Anna and Charles of Almasty
The article’s about robots taking over journalism jobs in the future, so in this illustration an intelligent, shiny, robot dude has won the Pulitzer prize for his brilliant writing skills!
Typography by Almasty

April 26th 2012

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Behind Illustrations - Publication

I’m really happy to be a part of this new book by Index Book who are great publishing company based in Barcelona and have recently also published Peepshow Collectives new book.

I’ve got a 6 page feature in the publication along with an interview and I was also pleasantly surprised to see my ‘Preseved’ piece as the first preview spread on the shop site, exciting!

See more inside and go buy the book here!

Posted at 2:10pm.

Behind Illustrations - Publication
I’m really happy to be a part of this new book by Index Book who are great publishing company based in Barcelona and have recently also published Peepshow Collectives new book.
I’ve got a 6 page feature in the publication along with an interview and I was also pleasantly surprised to see my ‘Preseved’ piece as the first preview spread on the shop site, exciting!
See more inside and go buy the book here!