Murray Somerville

3rd Year of Study
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
BA Hons Visual Communication - Illustration

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info@justusdesigncollective.com
A Dinosaur's Conversation
This piece is an A0 exploration of character and interaction.  Essentially it's a poster design, but has been reformatted into various books and zines. The concept is what would dinosaur's talk about if they were alive today, and of course being a ridiculous question there is no possibly way of knowing what they would talk about hence the absolute chaotic spill of imagery through their speech bubbles!
Drumming Bear
The drumming bear is an iconic character associated with a new zine series I'm involved in called "Melon Shrub". He does what he does best, plays drums, and boy can that bear play drums!
The Eco Friends
Originally intended for Lloyd's TSB art of nurture brief, this image has been used in various prints and been shown in several magazines for it's portrayal of eco and green friendly characters all involved in a combined cycle to help make the world a better place! 
The M Plant
This was a page for my collaborative zine "Melon Shrub", the concept was unusual plants you wouldn't find in your garden, and as the accompanying text reveals this is one unusual plant! 
Totem Headed Dentist
The totem headed dentist was in response to a live brief in where I had to convey a character I had never met before. I can safely say I have never met this dentist and hopefully never will as I don't trust his hygienic approach!  
Up in the Air
Simply a hot ait balloon sewn together but what can only be described as the most unluckiest bears along with their deformed friends of all shapes and sizes. This image has been used in prints/zines and is now currently selling as a tshirt design.
YCN o2 Arena Poster
This was for the YCN live brief for O2, they wanted 3 illustrative posters for the O2 arena in which enhances the original logo whilst left enough room for specific details (ie the BBL text). This particular poster is of course for sport, being "sported" by little armada of fit fanatics...well except the darts guy, he looks chilled out! 
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