Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Kes Book Cover Test
Kes was one of my favourite books as a kid. The movie was excellent also. Billy Casper is a school kid who lives in the North of England in a mining town whose only companion is a kestrel hawk. I should perhaps add a hint of coal mining structures in the background, or give a slight feel of an industrial northern town.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Christmas Holidays in the Baltic Region. St Petersburg.
Labels:
Baltic,
cathedral,
Christmas,
holiday,
Michael Crampton,
St. Petersburg
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
This is a favourite illustration of mine that was used for the Beaulieu National Motor Museum in England. It's a fantastic museum with the largest collection of beautiful vintage cars I have ever seen. Also there are lots of rides and information for both kids and adults.
Labels:
automobile,
Beaulieu,
Motor car,
Motor Museum,
museum,
vintage
Monday, September 27, 2010
Keep Your Town Pretty
Many small towns and villages are losing their charm and uniqueness, if not disappearing with larger ubiquitous stores sucking the life force out of the community feel. It may be inevitable but a shame, and wished it could be slowed down.
Labels:
Michael Crampton,
retro illustration,
shopping,
small town
Friday, August 20, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Melitta Coffee Labels
A perfect assignment for me. Images of coffee or coffee drinking evoking the vintage poster style. These were used for the packaging for Melitta Coffee.
Labels:
coffee,
coffee packaging,
retro posters,
vintage posters
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Monaco Car Racing Poster
I love old posters, especially car racing and travel posters. This vintage style poster was created as a promotional poster for a new design agency called Red Racer Design.
Labels:
automobile,
car racing,
Grand Prix,
Michael Crampton,
Monaco
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Salsa Music
CD artwork for a terrific collection of Salsa music by Susie Hansen. Susie plays an electric violin.
Labels:
CD artwork,
Michael Crampton,
music,
Salsa Dancing,
salsa music
Friday, August 6, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Nexos Magazine Cover
Here is a cover illustration for Nexos Magazine. It is the Spanish inflight magazine for American Airlines. The background was a lovely coincidence as it subtly reflected the Colombian flag colours.
The Design Director was J.R. Arebalo.
Labels:
Michael Crampton,
Nexos,
poster,
Salsa Dancing
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Hotel Bellhop
This was done for Container Store (comp stage). I love to build up layers of color and textures as though it was layers of oil or acrylic paint except it's layers in Photoshop.
Labels:
bellhop,
hotel,
Luggage,
Michael Crampton,
resort,
retro illustration,
sixties style,
Vacation
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Windstar Cruises Travel Image
Here is the second image that I created for Windstar Cruises. I love the painterly texture that I achieved. This and all the others were created in Photoshop.
Labels:
cruise ships,
Europe,
Portofino,
retro illustration,
Vacation
Friday, July 23, 2010
Windstar Cruises
One of 8 travel images created for Windstar Cruises.
The art directors were Cheryl and Rik Besser of Besser Design Group.
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