Creativepool Spotlight - Focusing on some of the best design and creative talent!

 

 

CP Creative Spotlight

This is the showcase area of the site that shows the best work from Creativepool members. 

If you would like to step into the Creativepool Spotlight, email through some examples of your work

 

In the spotlight...

Matthew Sergison-Main

" float like a gas or become tougher than steel!"

"I work on collaborative artworks with artists from all over the world via post in the 'exquisite corpse' style of the surrealists."

Read the interview here.


Alison Bates

"I’d like to CONTROL YOUR MIND!"

"I think differently, I’m intelligent and I’ve been around the block so I know what I’m talking about."

Read the interview here.


Aindri Chakraborty

"One thousand eyes"

"I find my scanner frustrating"

Read the interview here.


Valerie Black

"Mystical, spiritual and mysterious"

"Flying for me is freedom"

Read the interview here.


Shelly Perkins

"Flying"

"Organic, traditional meets textural, digital"

Read the interview here.


Clare Bishop

"Breathing under water"

"The Darkroom in my iMac"

Read the interview here.


David Anthony Wood

"The ability to stop time"

"I try and create the children's books I wish I'd had as a kid"

Read the interview here.


Natalie Nicklin

"Time travel"

"A parallel universe constructed from all of our previously imagined technopias"

Read the interview here.


Thomas Knowler

"Total efficiency"

"Lrame-by-Frame animation, with emphasis on detailed drawing"

Read the interview here.


David Ryan Robinson

"Teleportation"

"Line art with one or two block colours showing something strange, yet nice to look at."

Read the interview here.


Komson Yamshuen

"Time stopper"

"Visually eye catching with a substantially meaningful story."

Read the interview here.


Silvia Bartoli

Animal/monster shapeshifter

"Multifaceted character artist, from ideas to concepts and from concepts to life!"

Read the interview here.


Sunell Lombard

I want the power to control technology!

"I create caricatures, anthropomorphic characters and cartoons based on people and the myriad ways we express ourselves, interact with each other, and deal with everyday emotions."

Read the interview here.


Max Polak

To never need to sleep.

"I started my creative career as a graffiti writer and was priveleged enough to work with the likes of Banksy, Revok & Aroe MSK."

Read the interview here.


Peter Bowen

A massive distended brain, full of even more trivia.

"Sometimes with a slightly dark edge, though rarely without a sense of humour."

Read the interview here.


Jonny Lawrence

Invisibility power.

"Work hard, learn from the best, be competitive and don't give up."

Read the interview here.


Adam Ismail

To teleport to any place or time, instantly.

"My style is often conceptual, ranging from digital art and photo manipulation through to various other graphic design methods."

Read the interview here.


Filip Zywica

Shape-shifting

"Talent is not everything – hard work and passion are"

Read the interview here.


John Vincent Aranda

The power to take a photograph or film something using my own vision.

"Imaginative and colourful with an emphasis on storytelling"

Read the interview here.


Matt Johnstone

To breathe under water, so I could swim with the fishes.

"Line drawings that are usually detailed, slightly surreal or humorous and aim to tell a story"

Read the interview here.


David Legion

To play with my own hair, without feeling like I was me.

"Do whatever it takes to keep the ‘dream' alive"

Read the interview here.


Jason Nye

The power of eternal life. Life is just awesome.

"An interesting and eclectic mix of art & design mediums and disciplines, from vector illustration to web design"

Read the interview here.


Justin Dowling

The ability to make everyone around me accept that they are wrong about everything

"I put as much enthusiasm into rendering rubbish bins as I do with giant robots"

Read the interview here.


Brendon O'Reilly

To have a magic credit card

"Spread the net – don't restrict yourself to your niche industry"

Read the interview here.


We Three Club

To be able to split in two, to get more done

"Combining both our styles we offer a really broad range of options and concepts"

Read the interview here.


Colette Alexandros

Animation Artist, Illustrator

Morph into a mermaid

"Always carry your artwork with you. Whether it is a business card or even your artwork on your phone, as you never know who you might bump into"

Read the interview here.


Chris Hannah

Art Director, Print Designer, Creative Director

Time Travel

"Network, but don't be pushy. You're more likely to find work through people you know"

Read the interview here.


Gary Carr

Freelance Front-End Web Developer

Immortality

"Always make a plan, starting with a pencil and paper no matter what you're working on you need a starting point"

Read the interview here.


Mike Watkins

Freelance Graphic Designer

Turn water into diet coke

"Don't just hold out for the cool ad or design agencies - there are thousands of other companies out there that have marketing/ design departments"

Read the interview here.


Mario Veltri

Illustrator & Designer

Teleportation

"Art needs love, dedication and constance"

Read the interview here.


Rod Hunt

Illustrator, Digital Illustrator

Split into multiple versions of myself

"I was originally intending to go into biochemistry & horticulture"

Read the interview here.


Marco Rotoli

Visual Designer

Mind reading

"fail, fail again, fail better"

Read the interview here.


Jodie Cox

Illustrator, Digital Design/Development

Teleportation

"Perseverance is a must! Don't give up at the first hurdle..."

Read the interview here.


Hannah Lavash

Illustrator

Invisable flying

"I'm a perfectionist and sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day!"

Read the interview here.


Tom Hughes

Illustrator

Absorb other people's talents

"Work just as hard on promoting yourself as you do drawing pictures. If no one knows you exist, no one can commission you"

Read the interview here.


Iain Cox

Illustrator, Storyboard Artist

Flying

"I don't feel quite right when I haven't got a pen in my hand, my life feels strangely absent of any purpose"

Read the interview here.