Allan Sanders • Illustration • Loopland Blog

Sunday Lunch

2008-07-18T07:58:00.003+01:00

Pie, biscuits and tea? As you can tell, I certainly know what healthy eating is all about! This is an image I did as a test piece for a client in Educational publishing a few weeks back. While everybody really liked it we unfortunately couldn't move forward with the project for other reasons. So this is one for the 'unpublished file'.

Magpie's Nest.

2008-07-03T15:28:00.003+01:00

A few months back my friend Will and I collaborated on side project to make a video that accompanies the debut single by South London band The Bridport Dagger. Click the image above to see a larger version of the stills or click the link below to watch the video on youtube.

Video: The Bridport Dagger - Magpie's Nest

Directed by Will Eagar. Designed by Allan Sanders.

The single Magpie's Nest is out now on Death Records

Postgraduate Plagiarism

2008-06-25T08:00:00.001+01:00

Plagiarism seems to be a hot topic in the news at the moment. Here is an illustration I did for the Guardian which appeared in yesterdays education section.

Site update June 2008

2008-06-12T14:32:00.004+01:00

There have been a few changes behind the scenes here at Loopland. After many months of mucking about my new site design is finally unleashed on the public. Hopefully the new site is working ok, If you spot anything that is clearly broken then please let me know!

The above image is a reworking of my El Presidente drawing (featured in the dim and distant past on this blog). Mr presidente is pencilled in for the Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts show comming up in the Autumn.

Red Snaps

2008-06-03T08:00:00.001+01:00

My Red Photo set on Flickr

Photographs taken in Brighton, Shoreham-by-sea, New York, Berlin, Prague and Beckonscot Model Village.

Changing Gears

2008-06-01T13:00:00.004+01:00

This image appears in the current issue of The Economist and it's all about the developments in gearbox technology. Indeed.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

2008-05-22T15:00:00.005+01:00

an Illustration for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner By Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Created for BEAT IV published by Heart.

Mobiles to blame.

2008-04-23T14:17:00.005+01:00

One of three illustrations for the current issue of Sainsbury's Magazine.

The Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts website website has been updated. Check it out for info for the upcoming show!

Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts

2008-04-02T08:16:00.003+01:00

An Illustration show - Coningsby Gallery
Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008

Hot Rods, Hula Girls, Hairy Beasts, Himalayan Head Hunters and the Holy Bible are just some of the subjects under discussion by illustrators Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi and Allan Sanders. No subject is too small for this group of seasoned professional illustrators and adventurers. With clients spanning the world of advertising, publishing, design and editorial this band of battle scarred buccaneers are prepared for the eventuality of just about anything. Their motto is simple : to illustrate the obscure ...and beyond!

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts website

Linzie Hunter The terrifying Linzie Hunter orginated from the barren highlands of Scotland but now resides in a North London suburb where she feasts on worms and grubs whilst working for clients including Random House, BBC, The Guardian & Little Brown. Linzie recently hit the headlines with her lettering work based on the spam e-mails in her inbox. Her book "Secret Weapon: 30 hand-painted spam postcards" is published by Chronicle Books in Autumn 2008.

Rod Hunt Born in rural Dorset, the diabolical Rod Hunt now inhabits the swampland of Greenwich, South London where he feeds mostly on shrubs and berries. Rod has developed a reputation for retro tinged illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes and among his client list he includes FHM, Maxim and Vodafone. Notably Rod illustrated the cover of the best selling book “Change the World 9 to 5” published by We Are What We Do. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Association of Illustrators.

Nishant Choksi The monstrous Nishant Choksi orginated from a murky lagoon in the centre of London and is now often found foraging in the wooded areas of Crouch End. A real life B-Movie monster, Nishant is inspired by advertising of the 40’s and 50’s and has worked for The Washington Post, The Guardian, JWT, Macmillian and others. Nishant recently worked on a prominent print ad campaign for Vodafone and has just completed work on his first TV spot for them.

Allan Sanders Born in the frozen tundra of the Northern wastlelands, the horrendous Allan Sanders, a mostly hairless biped, now resides near the water in a settlement known as Brighton. Existing on a diet of rock pool delicacies, Allan has produced quirky, character-based and often humorous illustrations for clients including New Scientist, The Economist, The Guardian and The LA Times. Last year Allan became the poster boy for The Oregon Humane Society’s “End Petlessness” campaign.

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts is showing at the Coningsby Gallery, London from Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008. Private View Thursday 2nd October from 6.30pm

Coningsby Gallery 30 Tottenham Street, London. W1T 4RJ. UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 7017 www.coningsbygallery.com

Blockheads

2008-03-20T08:27:00.004+01:00

2 Colour Screenprint. My printing night class has ended now so this may be the last screenprint for a while!

Spoonerist shopping list.

2008-03-13T16:07:00.004+01:00

The Electronic Bureaucrat

2008-02-19T13:49:00.008+01:00

- A special report on technology and government. This supplement appears in the current issue of the Economist. I did the cover and nine illustrations inside for this one.

Cover Image.

"Putting their services online should allow governments to serve their citizens much more effectively. But despite heavy spending, progress has been patchy, Says Edward Lucas".

Identity Parade. The danger of centralized government databases.

Read more of the report online at the Economist Website.

Once upon a time in the west.

2008-02-06T06:43:00.000+01:00

2 colour cowboy screenprint on card.

End Petlessness Billboard.

2008-02-04T09:27:00.000+01:00

I spotted this on flickr the other day. It's one of the billboards which formed part of the End Petlessness campaign I did for the Oregon Humane Society last year. Really cool to see the billboard in situ.

Photograph by Aaron Hockley

Reproduced with permission. Thanks Aaron!

Plumbin the depths...

2008-01-22T13:07:00.001+01:00

Well it's a long time since I posted on my blog. I have been distracted by Christmas, New Year, the city of Berlin, family, Tax forms and working on projects that I can't post about on here just yet.

Below is one of three illustrations for this weeks issue of Building Magazine:

The Money supplement cover for last Saturdays Guardian which runs alongside an article entitled "Never do a tax form again":

The Corker

2007-12-10T12:46:00.001+01:00

The dangers of being a wine merchant for "The Corker" column in the Christmas issue of Waitrose Food illustrated - out now. I am off to Berlin on Wednesday which means I won't be posting on this blog anytime soon, So that's normal service as usual then!

A lick of paint.

2007-11-26T12:56:00.000+01:00

I did this for Regenerate Magazine a couple of weeks ago. As you can probably guess it was about re-fitting run down council blocks and making them into desirable properties.

Machine Madness.

2007-11-14T13:55:00.000+01:00

A Mono Machine.

And another Machine.

I have been uploading a few Illustrations to Flickr

End Petlessness yet again.

2007-10-18T08:31:00.000+01:00

The last in the series of End Petlessness print ads.

End Petlessness already!

2007-10-10T14:31:00.000+01:00

A couple of more print Ads from the End Petlessness Campaign.

End Petlessness

2007-10-09T11:30:00.001+01:00

During the summer months I drew a lot of dogs, cats, and bunnies as part of the 'End Petlessness' campaign for the Oregon Humane Society. The campaign was devised by the creative team at Leopold Ketel & Partners in Portland to raise awareness of the Oregon Humane Society and of course to encourage more people to adopt pets.

I also spent a lot of time working on a 30 second TV commercial for the campaign which has been airing in Oregon for the last few weeks:

Music: 'Hands in Pockets' by Laura Gibson
Big thanks to Brian and Jason at Leoketel for being very cool to work with!

Earmint cover.

2007-08-22T08:20:00.000+01:00

Earmint. is a musician/rapper based in Chicago. For his latest project Earmint is giving away his new album for FREE. Visit his website to download all 10 songs on the new album and also choose one of the covers from the earmint gallery!.

Odds on Favourite.

2007-08-09T23:54:00.001+01:00

I just finished this one last week for Joel at Aspect media. An illustration for the letters page of "Close Up" magazine, which is produced for Ladbrokes the high street bookmaker. The main letter in this issue is full of madcap betting tactics on various different sports. I still don't know anything about the world of betting but I had lots of fun doing this one.

Do it Yourself

2007-08-03T08:51:00.000+01:00

Here is my homage to the art of DIY. I did this a couple of weeks ago instead of putting up shelves. I've been very busy recently with some new editorial work, an illustration for a Vodafone poster and I'm currently doing a series of print ads/posters and an animation for a animal charity in the States. More on all of this soon!

Keeping up with the Joneses.

2007-07-08T10:28:00.000+01:00

This was for Sainsbury's Magazine about moving into a new area and the pressure of keeping up with your neighbours. Personally I'm quite ok with the fact that my neighbours appliances are newer and better than mine.

I have just made a small site update to my portfolio with six new images. In other news you can see a few bits of my work in the current issue of Advanced Photoshop in their "The Ultimate Portfolio" feature.