Arrest All Mimics: The Original Thinking And Creative Innovation Podcast

Ben Rothery has just unveiled his stunning new collection of illustrations for The Natural History Museum. His painstakingly but beautifully detailed work is powerful and aesthetically pleasing and he joins me to tell me how it all began. How did his fascination with nature and species come about as a youngster and how does it feel to spend days on a single drawing?Ben tells me why he was a difficult student, in a rare position of knowing exactly which direction he wanted to take his creativity and what kind of response that received.How many times have you encountered the rare combination of illustrator and strongman? I know. Not many, right? Well prepare to be wowed by the double life Ben leads...It's a great insight into dedication, drive and ambition.Get your thoughts over now on Twitter or Instagram @arrestallmimicshttp://www.benrotheryillustrator.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/brillustrations/https://twitter.com/brillustrationshttps://www.facebook.com/BenRotheryIllustrator/http://www.benrotheryillustra

The first ever, sold out live edition of Arrest All Mimics, presented by The Association Of Illustrators in Shoreditch was a resounding success and now you can hear the whole show.Brian Grimwood is an illustration institution. With over half a century of experience and work with two of The Beatles under his belt, he shares the journey he's been on and continues to enjoy with ever evolving results.How did it feel to start working in a culturally vibrant 1960's London and what were the steps into industry without formal art school/university under his belt?What's the story behind working with George Harrison and his moustache? Brian is charming and inspirational as he explains why he shifted to iPad work from his trademark energetic, loose organic artwork.We take audience questions and touch on some of the points in the interview.A big thank you to Central Illustration for supporting with drinks and Ustwo for the wonderful venue.Get any of your own thoughts over on Twitter @arrestallmimics now!We are now also o

Craig Black moved takes us on his journey from working full time in a design role to building his own creative business. His work is versatile and ranges across many disciplines. He joins me to discuss the challenges he faced starting out, why London burned him out and how his return to Scotland has done wonders for himWe talk about the lack of room for ego in the creative industries and why people are crucial to your own path.Craig is lining up more impressive talks and he shares his thoughts and feelings on public speaking and how he's made it happen despite an accent!Get your feedback on your own move to freelancing or vice versa @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://www.craigblackdesign.com/https://twitter.com/_CraigBlackhttps://www.instagram.com/_CraigBlack/

Marion Deuchars has been an illustration industry leader for some time. I came across her work in a Jamie Oliver cookbook at a time when I was struggling to establish my own style and took great confidence from her iconic, naive style of drawing and hand lettering. I join her at her studio to find out about her creative origins, journey into the industry and how her work has shifted from predominantly commercial to publishing with her fantastic Let's Make Great Art books.Her latest book, Colour with Penguin Books is hot off the press and we discuss the project.This is must listen for anyone with even the slightest interest in illustration and creativity!Get us your thoughts on Marion's work @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://www.mariondeuchars.com/https://twitter.com/mariondeucharshttps://www.instagram.com/mariondeuchars/https://www.facebook.com/Lets-Make-Some-Great-Art-192353104147557/

Ste Johnson is an illustrator and designer who's love of sharp dressing lead him into creating stylish and vibrant fashion and lifestyle illustration. It's London Fashion Week 2017, so I chat to Ste, who shares a his journey. The fashion world is often criticised for depicting a lifestyle that is false and unattainable, but Ste explains how it was the desire to look good in certain clothes that inspired him to make a personal lifestyle change and subsequently helped him build a career in design and illustration.So it's time for all you home workers to get dressed and hear from the man behind the suits and dresses!Get us your thoughts on all things appearance @arrestallmimics on Twitter, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and listen offline on Stitcher now!If you get the time, head to iTunes and leave us a review: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/arrest-all-mimics-original-thinking-creative-innovation/id1038442077?mt=2http://steillustrates.co.uk/https://twitter.com/ste_illustrateshttps://www.instagram.com/ste_illu

Artist Clare Dudeney joins me to discuss the themes of dreams in art. In Dreams is an upcoming exhibition exploring the sensory experience of sleep, dream narratives and internal visual landscapes, featuring twenty artists.Clare went a little deeper than simply creating art representing her dreams - we discuss her work with scientists to get to the bottom of dreams, what they represent and how that has impacted her art work and creativity.If you're a dreamer like myself, interested in the esoteric, scientific and downright fascinating things, then this is must listen!Get us your weirder dreams over on Twitter @arrestallmimics!http://claredudeney.com/in-dreamshttps://twitter.com/cdudeneyhttps://www.instagram.com/claredudeney/http://www.meniergallery.co.uk/Menier_Gallery/Home.html

Eye magazine is a torch bearer in the creative magazine field. In a thriving indie magazine scene, I join editor John Walters and art director Simon Esterson as they release issue 94, with an astounding 8,000 unique cover designs!How has such a feat been pulled off and what makes for a successful indie print magazine in the the digital era?Eye is deservedly renowned for its visual swagger and two of the minds responsible talk about the history of the mag and where it's headed.Issue 94 is on sale now! Get your thoughts and fav magazine thoughts over @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://www.eyemagazine.com/https://twitter.com/eyemagazinehttps://www.facebook.com/Eye.theInternationalReviewofGraphicDesign/https://www.instagram.com/eyemagazine_http://magculture.com/https://magma-shop.com/

In part two of the creative books special episode, I meet Nina Chakrabarti, winner of the World Illustration Awards professional books category for Hello Nature on Laurence King Publishing.We discuss her route into the illustration industry and her five published, illustrated books. How did the book deal come about? What was it like working with a major publisher and how have the books been received?Nina's loose, fun style is seen in bookstores worldwide and she gives us a great insight into what it takes to follow suit!Get your feedback over @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://ninachakrabarti.com/https://www.instagram.com/ninabarti/http://www.laurenceking.com/en/hello-nature-draw-colour-make-and-grow/

Laurence King is one of the world's leading publishers in the creative arts. I join Laurence and head of children's books, Elizabeth Jenner to discuss the origins of Laurence King Publishing, the market today, what makes for a great book, advice for artists wishing to work with the publisher and much more!This is the first of a two part special on creative books and we'll discuss recent winner of the professional books category winner at the World Illustration Awards, Nina Chakrabarti's Hello Nature.This is a must listen for anyone with aspirations of publishing their artwork in book form and next week, I'll be joined by Nina to talk about her own experience as an illustrator approaching her 5th book!Get us your feedback and book ideas @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://www.laurenceking.com/https://twitter.com/laurencekingpubhttps://www.instagram.com/laurencekingpub/?hl=enhttp://ninachakrabarti.com/

Creative Review has been a mainstay publication in the creative industry for a long time. Undeniably a beautiful magazine with great journalism, where we do we find them in 2017? I meet editor Patrick Burgoyne to talk about their transition into a bi-monthly print publication, why that decision was made and how digital plays an important role in them staying on top of the abundance of great work in all disciplines.We also talk about their first ever course, 'Mastering Creativity' and everything you can expect from it.Patrick provides many valuable insights and ideas, so hit us with your thoughts on @arrestallmimics now!https://www.creativereview.co.uk/https://www.creativereview.co.uk/mastering-creativity/https://twitter.com/CreativeReviewhttp://instagram.com/creativereviewhttp://facebook.com/creativereview

It can be a tough balance to strike, working a full-time creative role for a company and forging your own independent path. With Game Of Thrones season 7 well underway, I head to Brooklyn, New York to talk to Arrest All Mimics alumni and HBO designer Kyla Paolucci.Kyla talks about working for the TV network giant and continuing to develop her own portfolio. How do the two benefit each other and what challenges come with double duty? We also discuss Kyla's work on major movies as a freelancer, including Imperium starring Daniel Radcliffe.Get you own experiences of juggling roles to @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://www.kylapaolucci.com/http://www.hbo.com/https://www.instagram.com/kpaolu/

The relationship with awards in the creative industry is something of a Jekyll and Hyde one. The buzz of a win and the hurt of missing out. But creative excellence must be rewarded, right?I'm joined by Bruce Duckworth, co-founder of brand identity design firm Turner Duckworth and 2016/17 D&AD president, to discuss his own background, inspirations and why it's crucial to stand back and allow people to be brilliant in order for them to flourish.We discuss his time as D&AD president, how he feels about the new generation of creative talent and the challenges that await them in industry. I also chat to several graduates showing their work at the New Blood awards including 'Ones To Watch' winners and their plans heading out into the creative industry.It's a fascinating look at experience extremes, Bruce with 32 years and industry wide respect and the new generation of talent with the world and all its possibilities ahead of them.Get your thoughts on awards over at http://twitter.com/arrestallmimicshttp://w

Illustration doesn't have too many formal, full-time in-house roles. Rebecca Hendin, however, worked as the in-house illustrator at Buzzfeed UK and joins me to discuss her brilliant work with the online news company along with her own projects.Rebecca shares her fascinating journey from Mid West U.S.A to London and how she got into the illustration game. She explains how she ended up at Buzzfeed, what it's like to work in-house at such a company and how she stays inspired in London.We talk about her illustrations of the many people who had weird dreams about Jeremy Corbyn...Get your thoughts over @arrestallmimics on Twitter now!https://www.rebeccahendin.com/https://www.buzzfeed.com/https://twitter.com/HendinArtshttps://www.instagram.com/rebeccahendin/?hl=en

The landscape of higher education has changed. With student loans said to be every bit as vicious as a mortgage debt and tuition fees bordering on criminal, do you need to go to university in 2017 to make it in the creative industry?But what of the social and independence aspect of formal education?I head down to the D&AD offices to talk to Hilary, Steph and Sophie, Jake and Leanne about SHIFT, a new program taking raw creative talent without agency experience or a degree and helping them to make sense of their abilities, passion and ideas. I wanted to find out if we are seeing the beginnings of long awaited competition for the dusty old higher education model, for those who cannot afford to go to university or feel their efforts would be better supported in something else entirely.We discuss the pros and cons of a different approach, results in industry from the first wave of SHIFT participants and how things might start to move forward.I'm eager to hear people's views on a big topic, so hit @arrestallmi

Digital Arts editor Neil Bennett joins me to take a look at where the creative industry is today and where it's heading during a time of fast-paced technological developments. We talk about staying current and finding the right balance of creativity and strong ideas in creative work.Neil details the magazines transition from print publication to digital magazine and why classic methods of getting your work noticed still hold up in today's industry.Diversity in the arts and disability first design are two big topics as we address new, old and forward thinking.Get your ideas over on twitter, @Arrestallmimicshttp://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/https://twitter.com/digital_artshttps://twitter.com/NeilBennetthttps://www.facebook.com/DigitalArtsMagazine

Annie Atkins, graphic designer for film joins me in Dublin to discuss her on and off screen work. Annie has worked on many productions including The Grand Budapest Hotel, with cult director Wes Anderson, Bridge Of Spies with Steven Spielberg and Penny Dreadful.Her role on film and TV is an incomprehensibly broad one, with fresh challenges on every production. Annie takes me through her industry origins and background in a small village in Snowdonia, Wales.She discusses ego on film sets, working with various directors and why it's crucial to get off Google and under the skin of the project in order to create authentic work for screen.Annie also gives us a little insight into her fantastic weekend workshop in graphic design for film!This is a must listen episode for one revered lady with a growing fan base.Get your feedback over at @arrestallmimics on Twitterhttp://annieatkins.comhttps://twitter.com/annieatkins

DixonBaxi are a London based brand and creative agency. They work with a broad range of clients including The Premier League, The History Channel, CNBC and Sony among others. I join Simon and Aporva, founding members to discuss how they've evolved, stayed creative and continued to produce consistently great work over the years.We talk about DixonBaxi's attitude to shaping your own creative path, designing for people and avoiding ego traps. Their part in rebranding the Premier League was a key one, drawing on latest technologies and we get under the skin of the project along with why they feel it's important to get excited about the next thing.Get us your thoughts on Twitter @Arrestallmimicshttp://dixonbaxi.com/https://vimeo.com/dixonbaxihttps://twitter.com/dixonbaxihttps://www.instagram.com/dixonbaxi/

Claudine O'Sullivan has just picked up the prize for the advertising category in the World Illustration Awards 2017. Her distinct, vibrantly coloured illustration crosses many contexts and platforms and her stunning Apple iPad campaign work has landed her the big prize only one year into her full-time freelance career.The Dublin born illustrator joins me to discuss how her organic style translated to digital, why she's enjoying learning new things on the job and the importance of learning from good art-directors and clients.Claudine also muses on the benefits of taking your time when taking on professional agency representation.Get your feedback over @arrestallmimics on Twitter!http://www.claudineosullivan.comhttps://www.instagram.com/claudine_os/https://twitter.com/claudine_oshttp://www.theaoi.com/awards/winner-details.php?id=231https://www.facebook.com/claudineosullivanillustration/http://www.folioart.co.uk/illustration/folio/artists/illustrator/claudine-osullivan

Since it’s episode 75 of the Arrest All Mimics podcast, somebody allowed me to slip through the net to spend an hour with one of creativity’s greatest minds. Sir John Hegarty is quite simply an advertising legend. He is one third of BBH, advertising agency renowned for their innovative campaigns. With half a century of work in the creative industry under his belt, John talks about what exactly constitutes creativity. It’s one of the big questions in life and somehow, he manages to make it all sound so easy. As the creative director behind the iconic Levi campaigns of the 1990’s, including iconic yellow puppet, Flat Eric, John explains how he had to fight for the idea to switch to a puppet hero for a fashion brand. He also made the decision to use vorsprung durch technik in its native German form for Audi’s campaign. How crucial is positive thinking and turning a disadvantage into an advantage? We break down the fundamentals of creativity and why fun, passion, observation and irreverence play such integral rol

It's that time of the year where graduates realise that they need to make sense of the creative industry! I'm joined by Artsthread's Katie Dominy to discuss what helps someone looking to make an impact achieve their goals. Artsthread are a graduate platform who provide online and offline support for many artistic disciplines, through events, talks, portfolio surgeries, exhibitions and making those connections with industry.We talk about common pitfalls, being seen, attractive traits and using your unique personality effectively once in the world of work.Katie also shares some standout examples of people who have impressed and others who have stumbled.This is a must listen show to pick up some crucial pointers if you're starting out, or looking to further refine your own path in the arts.Get us feedback on Twitter @arrestallmimicshttp://artsthread.comhttps://www.instagram.com/artsthreadhttps://twitter.com/ARTSTHREADhttps://www.facebook.com/ARTSTHREAD