Matt Johnstone illustration

Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys

Matt — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:11:17 +0000

Over the past few years I have been creating illustrations for energyshare, that aims to change the way we source, use and generate energy.

I recently created drawings that were animated for energyshare bumpers that feature on Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys that will be on Channel 4 on Sunday’s at 7pm.

The project involved drawing scenic West Country-esque backgrounds and a 1980’s electric milk float called Daisy (with a top speed of 17mph), that the Three Hungry Boys have to charge with renewable electricity on their journey. You can see the trailer here.

Jelly London, Wall Mural

Matt — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:02:47 +0000

I have been working on a cityscape wall mural in the office of my illustration agent Jelly London. The painting is essentially a fantasy city that I made up but has loose references to London. Jelly towers is centre stage and a selection of London based advertising agencies also feature (in lovely shades pink emulsion). The mural was a joy to complete, and we had a launch party in the office when I had finished. There is a stop-motion film of me drawing it on my Vimeo page.

Ryan Air maps

Matt — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:18:27 +0000

Over the past year I have been drawing some basic city maps of destinations that Ryan Air fly to, for a feature called ‘Where it’s at’ in their inflight magazine. Below is a photo of the magazine with a destination map of Europe that I illustrated.

Guardian Sport

Matt — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:25:34 +0000

New illustration of André Villas-Boas on the back page of the sport section in today’s Guardian for an article by Martin Kelner.

Creativepool Spotlight

Matt — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:50:04 +0000

I have done an interview for a showcase about my work on Creative Pool that you can read on the Creative Pool website.

Cannes Lions

Matt — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:42:27 +0000

The ‘Car free day’ campaign that I worked on for Greenpeace and Leo Burnett Hong Kong won some awards at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

The campaign won 3 awards:
1 gold press lion in newspaper and magazine/fundraising & appeals category,
1 silver press lion in newspaper and magazine/illustration category,
1 bronze outdoor lion in billboards & street furniture/fundraising & appeals category.

I met up with Brian Ma, the Art Director on the campaign, for lunch in Borough Market and took some snaps before the award (that looked like treasure pinched from a tomb in an Indiana Jones film) was taken back to Hong Kong.

We like Santander

Matt — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:07:51 +0000

My Lumberjack animation has been selected – along with other pieces of video, to be screened around Santander in Spain. It will appear on digital screens on Santander’s Bus Network from 16th June for two weeks. “We like Santander” is an event organized by Foconorte Foundation and sponsored by Creative Santander.

Waitrose Magazine

Matt — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:56:06 +0000

I recently produced a food fight illustration of breakfast ingredients involved in a breakfast Battle of Waterloo, for Waitrose Magazine. Top chefs Marco Pierre White and Jean Christophe Novelli are arguing over which is better the continental breakfast or the English breakfast. Although Novelli has an army of menacing croissants in his ranks, my money is on Marco as there is no stopping an angry bunch of baked beans.

London Eye

Matt — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:55:41 +0000

If you are out and about around London’s Southbank this Easter look out for the posters I illustrated promoting Easter at the London Eye, where you have to find the Easter Bunny’s missing tea cups. The illustration also features on the London Eye website.

Pick Me Up at Somerset House

Matt — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:59:00 +0000

Here are a few photos from my recent live drawing sessions at Pick Me Up for It’s Nice That held at Somerset House.