YCN - Talent Blog http://agency.ycnonline.com/blog en tom@ycnonline.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T08:38:24+00:00 Zombie Collective presents Fathoms Deep http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/fathoms-deep/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/fathoms-deep/#When:07:38:24Z

From tomorrow until June 3rd, YCN illustrator Maggie Li and Zombie Collective will be hosting Fathoms Deep, a nautical-themed pop-up event at the Hayward Gallery shop. The artists will be selling a collection of sea-faring paraphernalia and products at the show, including postcards, prints and deck chairs. You find out more about Fathoms Deep and related events here.

Please contact YCN if you would like to discuss working with Maggie on a future project.

]]> Elsewhere 2012-05-16T07:38:24+00:00 Break your duck by Ed Nacional http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/break-your-duck-by-ed-nacional/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/break-your-duck-by-ed-nacional/#When:07:19:48Z

Taken from our exhibition A Baker's Dozen, the above image by YCN illustrator Ed Nacional is inspired by the phrase "break your duck".

The phrase is used when someone does something for the first time. Its origins lie in English public school slang from the 1850s, when during sporting competitions, a score of zero against a player's name was referred to as a "duck egg". This developed into calling a cricket player a "duck" if they had been unsuccessful in the game and dismissed from play without scoring a point. The term "breaking one's duck" was used when a player broke a run of ducks.

Please contact YCN if you would like to discuss commissioning Ed.

]]> Elsewhere, New Work 2012-05-16T07:19:48+00:00 Eureka Issue 32 http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/eureka-issue-32/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/eureka-issue-32/#When:08:57:41Z

Some new work from YCN's Hattie Newman and Sam Green can be seen in the latest issue of The Times' science supplement Eureka.



Images by both Hattie and Sam were featured alongside an article about the tallest buildings in the world. Hattie crafted the above cityscape set spelling out the title of the piece, which was photographed by Catherine Losing for the opening spread. Sam illustrated some of the world's biggest buildings for the feature, including the Eiffel Tower and The Shard.



Please contact YCN to discuss commissioning either Hattie or Sam for a future project.

]]> Editorial, New Work 2012-05-15T08:57:41+00:00 Portfolio update for Alex Mathers http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/portfolio-update-for-alex-mathers/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/portfolio-update-for-alex-mathers/#When:08:49:38Z

We have just updated the portfolio of YCN illustrator Alex Mathers with some fresh, new work. Included in the update are a number or personal projects as well as the above piece, which was featured alongside an article about downhill running in a recent issue of Wired magazine.

Please contact YCN if you would like to discuss working with Alex.

]]> Editorial, New Work 2012-05-15T08:49:38+00:00 Gift of the gab by Fernando Volken Togni http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/gift-of-the-gab-by-fernando-volken-togni/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/gift-of-the-gab-by-fernando-volken-togni/#When:08:36:27Z

This is Fernando Volken Togni's take on the term "gift of the gab".

The saying is used to describe those who are persuasive and articulate when conversing. The primitive Celtic word for mouth was "gab", but it is more likely that the expression is derived from the Middle English term "gabbe", meaning idle talk. Gab however has remained in modern use, both as the basis for the word "goblet" and the slang "gob" for mouth.

Please contact YCN if you would like to discuss commissioning Fernando.

]]> Elsewhere, New Work 2012-05-15T08:36:27+00:00 Mitch Blunt for Bloomberg Businessweek http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/mitch-blunt-for-bloomsberg-businessweek/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/mitch-blunt-for-bloomsberg-businessweek/#When:09:08:54Z

The above image by YCN's Mitch Blunt can be found in the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek. The illustration accompanies this article in the magazine, concerning the perils and pitfalls associated with investing into bank-loan funds.

Please contact YCN if you would like to work with Mitch on a future project.

]]> Editorial, New Work 2012-05-14T09:08:54+00:00 Daft as a brush by Jack Hudson http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/daft-as-a-brush-by-jack-hudson/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/daft-as-a-brush-by-jack-hudson/#When:08:43:36Z

This next image from our exhibition A Baker's Dozen is YCN illustrator Jack Hudson's interpretation on the classic British phrase "daft as a brush". The term is used to describe somebody who is rather stupid.

Some maintain that the phrase originated as "as soft as a brush", the brush in question being the tail of a fox. This is plausible as "soft" is a Northern English term for stupid and fox's tails are in fact quite soft to the touch. Over time, this evolved into the more familiar saying "daft as a brush", with the brushes in this instance referring to the young, uneducated boys who in the 18th and 19th centuries were employed to climb inside chimneys and sweep them.

Please contact YCN if you would like to discuss commissioning Jack.

]]> Elsewhere, New Work 2012-05-14T08:43:36+00:00 Giedre Domzaite for Beautiful http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/new-mural-from-giedre-domzaite/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/new-mural-from-giedre-domzaite/#When:13:44:30Z

YCN illustrator Giedre Domzaite was recently asked by award-winning creative studio Beautiful to decorate the walls of their East London offices. She responded by creating this marvellous mural, effectively illustrating the company's motto of "make it beautiful".

Please contact YCN to discuss working with Giedre.

]]> Elsewhere, New Work 2012-05-11T13:44:30+00:00 A botch job by Jack Teagle http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/a-botch-job-by-jack-teagle/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/a-botch-job-by-jack-teagle/#When:12:52:00Z

This interpretation of the phrase "a botch job" was created by YCN illustrator Jack Teagle for our exhibition A Baker's Dozen, currently on show in Ted Baker London's New York Meatpacking District store.

The phrase, which means to repair something badly, was first used in old England where peasant chairmakers were dubbed "bodgers". These craftspeople produced simple and serviceable objects which were disregarded as crude when chairmaking was later transformed into a high art. The bodgers' labour and products were correspondingly downgraded to "bodge" or "botch" - which came to mean an item or service of poor quality.

Please contact YCN to discuss commissioning Jack.

]]> Elsewhere, New Work 2012-05-11T12:52:00+00:00 Portfolio update for The Makerie Studio http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/portfolio-update-for-the-makerie-studio/ http://talent.ycnonline.com/blog/post/portfolio-update-for-the-makerie-studio/#When:12:10:01Z

We have just updated the portfolio of paper craft duo The Makerie Studio with some brand new work. Included in the update are projects the pair have recently completed for 125 and Vogue magazines, along with the above model, which was created for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's 2012 campaign.

Please contact YCN if you would like to discuss working with The Makerie Studio on a future project.

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