March 20th, 2012

Lunch is on us!

YCN set designer and prop-maker Jessica Dance has been very busy lately knitting a round of these sensational cheese and ham sandwiches. These sarnies will soon be seen sitting on desks across London, as we will be sending them out to a selection of our clients and friends over the next few weeks.



To discuss working with Jessica, please contact the YCN studio.

Posted in New Work, In the studio by Tom

March 19th, 2012

Hello Lauren!

We are thrilled to welcome our new illustration intern Lauren Radley to 72 Rivington Street. Lauren graduated from Kingston University in 2009, and has subsequently created work for a variety of projects and clients, including the above t-shirt design for The Hantu Collective. Watch this space to see some of the collaborative projects Lauren will be working on with YCN over the coming month.

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February 17th, 2012

Hello Adam!

We are delighted to welcome our new illustration intern Adam Bletchly to 72 Rivington Street. Since graduating from the University of Lincoln in 2009, Adam has created work for clients including Don't Panic, Nobrow and Pictoplasma. Watch this space to see some of the collaborative projects Adam will be working on with YCN over the coming month.

Posted in In the studio by Tom

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February 07th, 2012

FranklinTill

YCN enjoyed a visit from Kate and Caroline of creative consultancy FranklinTill this morning. Specializing in research, trend forecasting and brand strategy, FranklinTill has collaborated with designers, stylists and photographers on a wide range of projects for clients including Angela Cassidy, Computer Arts Collection and Heimtextil.

FranklinTill also regularly work on creative direction, research and styling projects for Viewpoint magazine. Last year, they contributed a feature about DIY culture towards this issue of the magazine, which featured a cover and editorial illustrations from YCN’s Åh and Valero Doval.



We will look forward to seeing more great work from FranklinTill in the future.

Posted in In the studio by Tom

January 30th, 2012

Help YCN with a new project

YCN are currently working on a challenging new project which requires cultural input and insight from anyone who has lived, or is currently based, in China. 

If you are a resident of the country, or if you just love the place, then please get in touch. To find out more, please contact James Gilpin and provide a brief outline of your relationship to the country. Thanks a lot!

Illustration by Jorge Martin

Posted in In the studio by Tom

January 17th, 2012

The YCN Student Awards Annual 11/12 is here!

As the YCN Student Awards approach their tenth year, we are delighted to publish another edition of our YCN Student Awards Annual, designed in-house at YCN. Showcasing all the stellar work commended as part of the most recent programme, as well as this year’s live briefs, we also catch up with commendees from previous years’ Awards to discuss how they’re practices have grown and evolved since participating.

We are thrilled to have collaborated with photographer Nick Ballon throughout this year’s annual. Nick produced some terrific portraits for our profile pieces on previous Awards commendees, including Sophie Browness, Matt Ivey, Vicky Simmons, James Dawe and Rick Dodds and Steve Howell. He also photographed this year’s Student Of The Year Award, created by lighting designer Phillip Oakley, for the front cover.   

As ever, the publication marks the launch of the latest annual YCN Student Awards; presenting new live creative challenges - from the likes of Google, Heinz Salad Cream and SEGA - for all those who wish to tackle them. More information on the YCN Student Awards programme can be found here.

A limited number of copies of this year’s annual are now available to buy online here.

Posted in In the studio by Tom

January 13th, 2012

Thanks for the postcard Tom Sewell

This fantastic postcard was kindly given to us by illustrator and designer Tom Sewell when he stopped by 72 Rivington Street the other day. The illustration featured on the postcard is Tom's contribution to the latest issue of Mould Map, the new comics and narrative art publication produced by Landfill Editions. We look forward to working with Tom on future projects.

Posted in In the studio by Tom

January 11th, 2012

Thanks for the calendar Joe Rogers

Here's a great promotional piece from Joe Rogers aka Colourbox. The calander illustrates a plethora of noteworthy days and national holidays.

Posted in In the studio by Tim

December 26th, 2011

Pies from Dan…

As we bid farewell to 2011, illustrator Dan Woodger pulls out all the stops with these scene stealing branded pies. A big thanks to Dan for his visual input to our studio projects for the past two months. 

Posted in In the studio by Nick

December 01st, 2011

Hi Laurie!

We are very pleased to welcome Laurie Rollitt to YCN at 72 Rivington Street, who joins us as our illustration intern for the coming month.

Having recently graduated from the University of West England, Laurie now shares a studio with YCN illustrator Owen Gildersleeve, so already feels right at home in YCN. We're looking forward to working on a number of client-based as well as personal projects with him.

Laurie will be posting details of his creations here.

Posted in In the studio by Sarah

November 08th, 2011

Hi Dan!

We are very pleased to welcome Dan Woodger to YCN at 72 Rivington Street, who joins us as our illustration intern for the coming month.

After having the pleasure of meeting Brighton graduate Dan during Church of London's recent Think Quarterly: The People Issue drawing marathon, we're looking forward to working on a number of client-based as well as personal projects with him.

He'll be posting details of his creations here.

Posted in In the studio by Rosie

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October 18th, 2011

Dominic McKenzie at YCN

We are very pleased to welcome Dominic McKenzie to YCN HQ, who joins us as our design intern for the next month.

A recent graduate from Cambridge School of Art, Dominic was named Student of the Year at our recent Student Awards Ceremony 2010-11 (and is photographed above with his custom-made Philip Oakley 'A' award). We look forward to working on a number of in-house and client projects with him!

He will be posting news of his daily creations here.

Posted in In the studio by Rosie

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September 30th, 2011

Let Jamie Portch brighten up your day…

YCN illustrator Jamie Portch wants to brighten up your day with one of his beautifully made silk-screened prints. We will be surprising a lucky few recipients with one of these over the next few weeks!

If you would like to discuss a project for Jamie please contact the YCN studio.

Posted in In the studio by Tim

September 23rd, 2011

Welcoming Andy Summers and Xanthia Hallissey to YCN

We would like to very belatedly introduce Andy Summers and Xanthia Hallissey, who join the team at YCN HQ as our current graphic design and editorial interns respectively!

Andy is a recent graduate from Edinburgh College of Art, whose work largely focuses on typography and composition with a particular love of traditional print processes. After studying graphic design at Kingston University, Xanthia has just completed her MA on the prestigious Design Writing Criticism course at LCC.

Announced with wonderful chalking by illustrator-in-residence Yeji Yun (who unfortunately could not join us for the photograph!), we are really enjoying working with Andy and Xanthia on a range of projects and look forward to the next few weeks with them.

Posted in In the studio by Rosie

September 19th, 2011

Yeji Yun at YCN

We are very pleased to welcome Yeji Yun to YCN HQ, who joins us as an illustrator-in-residence over the coming month.

She'll be posting daily updates here during her stay.

Posted in In the studio by Rosie

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