Jeff Soto has published two beautifully illustrated books; “Potato Stamp Dreams” and “Storm Clouds”. His artwork has been featured in top art magazines like; Juxtapoz, Giant Robot, Hi-Fructose, Art Prostitute, Lodown Magazine, Art Week, and Clutter. He’s also worked with some impressive clients including; Sony Music, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Disney, Apple and Critterbox toys.

But even successful artists like Jeff experience creative blocks, read on to discover how he conquers them by imagining he’s having a conversation with fictional character Tyler Durdan and find out how he kicks him into shape.

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Tim Tsui in front of Bling canvas

Interview by Angel Greenham:
Tim Tsui is one of the top players in the designer toy industry (a term used to describe toys and other collectibles that are produced in limited editions), his figures decked out in cool street wear and influenced by Hip-Hop, are extremely popular with collectors all around the world.

Tim has worked with huge clients like Coca Cola, Adidas, Nike and Royal Elastics and is a prominent attraction at all the leading toy fairs. Read on to find out how his experimental attitude has led to his success and what helps him boost his energy.

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Do you tell yourself that there’s no way you can succeed without a wadge of cash, all the best equipment and a bunch of top business people in tow? Well Jon Burgerman is an internationally successful illustrator and he’s here to tell you that you don’t need any of that stuff in order to be successful.

Read on to discover how Jon’s succeeding in a competitive industry.

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Hatcham Social are three talented guys from South East London, whose organic way of working has yielded them a steady stream of fantastic singles. One of which “Til the Dawn” we gave to Matt Gwynne one of our promising new designers to visually review.

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I came across Steve Rack’s eye catching artwork on myspace and I couldn’t help smiling at his fascinating little characters. Its feel good factor is the reason why, I’ve decided to feature his work, and spread this great feeling to everyone.

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Third year graphic design students from Salford university are fund raising for their end of year show and they’ve got some fantastic illustrators/designers along with talented students to design some very original Christmas cards for your pleasure.

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Final Part

Woody Editor of Sneaker Freaker magazine talks to us about designing sneakers, the lingo and why he thinks they are so hugely popular.

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