New Images to buy at moo.com

The images above (and a few more new images) are now available to buy at moo.com. So now you can put these new images on cards, postcards, notes and even stickers through the designers section at moo.com.

I will be adding more to moo at some point so keep an eye out for more new designs in the future. 

Here is the link to my designers page : 

http://www.moo.com/designers/scott_balmer

or click on the link above in the website section.

Caustic Skull Munch

Another one for the series, right from the beginning I knew that I was thinking about creating a cyclops for this design. I also had thought about the blurb mentioning what it was made of as well. 

Initially, in the roughs of the cyclops I had him with two horns at either end which looked quite angular and also had one that was not a complete horn as such. though i changed that after thinking back to the old sinbad the sailor movies in which one of them as i remembered featured a cyclops with one horn. I can't remember the marvel behind the special effects, though i do recall that his team were considered the best at that time, so in a homage to the sinbad cyclops, i gave him one horn which i think sits better in this overall design than it would if it was two horns. 

Luck

hi all, I've posted a poster design above based on the theme 'luck'. though some might argue that this is more skill than luck, the fact remains that where there are winners and losers in any type of game there is always a degree of chance and luck regardless of what it involves.

I might enter this in the don't panic poster comp based on the same theme, though i was thinking that this would make a great promo postcard so i might get these made into my new postcards for this year.

New Website now up and running

As of today, anyone that visits my website will now be greeted by my new website design. The new site design is more cleaner and also offers better navigation while also making it easier for me to update compared to the old site which would take a few extra steps to get certain elements updated.

Along with the new website is the inclusion of new work which is split up into two galleries called 'drawn' and  'graphic' as I think it was better to give both styles their own gallery. 

So it you want to visit this newly redesigned site just click the link above or here.

Uncharted Waters

Hi all, just posting this image which i finished a couple of days ago. I seem to going down an Aqua adventure route lately for some strange reason. 

Moving on, I have taken the finger out and have been working on finishing my new website. All that needs to done is a little bit of tidying up and some testing to be done but other than that, it should be up by next week.

In other news, I am now on the YCN's agency page which showcases work to potential clients from around the world. Hopefully some work will come from it, but i'll just have to wait and see.

Lucifer's soul crunch

here's another image in the cereal box series.

caustic cereal

hello one and all, work has been on and off this past few weeks which has unfortunately side tracked the design of the new website. though i have been quite busy such as the commission that i had done for  Time Out Magazine London and also other things which is more on the promotional slant, But I am aiming to get back on track with the site and have it live soon.

I have been recently making my own takes cereal boxes after John K featured on his blog about the design that tony the tiger had, the post mostly focused on an old animated advert though, he did mention about the packaging designs, seeing the 50s box designs of tony with his soft edges and subtle colour decisions compared to the more humanoid form of today. to me the 50's design stands out more with the shapes, colours and eye catching design, this version would be easily identifiable from a distance rather than the bland design of the new box which is now lost a sea of similar bland cereal packaging. See for yourself, next time your in a supermarket, look at how jaded the designs are compared to the older more designed packaging from the past. 

I am going to continue making a series of images in the style of cereal boxes which i might make into a book in the future.