Octopus Surfboard
Here’s a custom design we did on an 11 foot longboard from Isolated Surfboards.
Pencil and Posca pens.
Project in Portland
We went to Portland, Oregon, to kick start a new creative project with IKEA.
What a lovely city – full of yummy food carts and bearded creative types. We found this cool postcard, screen printed by Archie’s Press. Awesome.
Pod Odyssey App Trailer
Here’s our latest trailer for Pod Odyssey, developed together with Coffee Pot Labs, Stefan Olsson and the team at King Edward. Additional support by Zoltan Habony and TouchGamePlay.
Illustration for IKEA
Detail from an illustrated Christmas poster we did for IKEA, featuring a mountain of soft toys.
Pod Odyssey now Universal
After being hailed as a top 20 ‘New & Noteworthy’ by APPLE in US, CANADA, MEXICO and JAPAN, and going #1 in several countries, our space maze is now Universal – and works on iPad, iPhone and even iPod Touch.
The King
Detail from an editorial illustration we did for a story about religion and music.
Pod Odyssey has launched
We’re proud to introduce POD ODYSSEY, our first IOS game.
After months of designing, coding and lots of coffee, POD ODYSSEY is now live on the App Store, released under COFFEE POT LABS, our dedicated mobile development venture in association with KILLING TIME APPS.
Buy it, try it, tell us what you think. We love feedback.
Jack Nicholson
Detail from our illustration of Hollywood’s favourite neurotic old geezer, the legendary renegade who’s scooped no less than 7 Golden Globes and 3 Oscars.
Carl XVI Gustaf
Illustration for an article about the commerciality of the royals.
Phil Lynott
We did this illustration for an article about the brilliant front man of Thin Lizzy.
Mural for Greenpeace II
Timelapse of the finished Greenpeace Mural project at Glastonbury, recorded on a Canon G9, tucked beneath a nearby skate ramp.
Goes to show what a few buckets of eco paint, loads of markers and an awesome support team can achieve.
Thanks to Laurie Turgel, Baz Creative, Pippa Culpepper and Bobby & the Cymru crew.
Mural for Greenpeace
We’re working with Greenpeace on a project for the 2011 Glastonbury Festival.
Aided by an army of carpenters, engineers and volunteers, we’re designing a giant festival mural to promote the highly advanced hybrid marine vessel, Rainbow Warrior III – the 3rd reincarnation of the World famous environmental champion.
There will be paint. And, of course, music.
And plenty of it.
Global projects for IKEA
We’re consulting for IKEA again, and the IKEA foundation – unofficially the world’s largest charitable organisation.
This time we’re collaborating on global campaigns for the IKEA Social Initiative, together with main partners UNICEF and Save the Children.
The project includes creative, production and strategy across a range of different media.
Jacques Tati
Recent editorial illustration of the cinematic prodigy behind classic masterpieces like ‘Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot’ and ‘Mon Oncle’.
Sunny Rentals Animation
We just finished a graphic explanatory animation for international holiday company SUNNY RENTALS – the guys who make booking a butt kicking holiday simple, quick and cheap.
Created in After Effects, Photoshop and Flash.
Barber biz cards
We put together a range of business cards for one of London’s finest traditional gentlemen’s barbers, with a pedigree from Trumpers.
The imagery includes some unashamedly bewhiskered, woolly and well-groomed gents from the past.
Snip, snip.
We’re growing
We welcome our newest creative collaborator – Anton, our new motion graphics intern.
He’s fresh out of Hyper Island, an award-winning digital school with Master Classes in Sweden, London and New York.
At Uber Super Duper, Anton will help out with conceptual work, production and more.
Ponderous illustration
Detail from recent newspaper vector illustration.
Surfboard for Isolated
We did a custom design for ISOLATED, a grass roots surf label that specializes in shaping, glassing and designing. All by hand.
Here on a 5’9″ shortboard.
Custom portrait illustration
Bespoke portrait for a pumping mid-Atlantic party in the confines of an aquarium. Amongst sharks and lion fish, the celebration of a very unique woman.
Multinational work for McCann
We’re once again working with Interpublic and the McCann group, the world’s largest advertising network. This time for a multinational telecoms project spanning more than a dozen countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Our work includes creative, strategy, web design, social media, guerrilla and events.
Beethoven illustration
For Nya Upplagan, an illustration to commemorate the genius of one of the most influential composers of all time.
New app in development
With child-like glee and itching fingers, we’re eagerly anticipating the launch of our inaugural iPad & iPhone game.
Soon enough you’ll be able to check it out on the Apple App store.
Working with INENSU
As double BAFTA winner and former SONY Sing Star executive Paulina Bozek left ATARI and headed up brand new Shoreditch based social games studio INENSU, we were drafted in to help with product development, conceptual work and design.
The top secrets projects are still being developed. But soon enough you’ll see what we’ve been up to.
Launching new Facebook app
Crack open the Bubbly. Or, perhaps, Baby Formula, because we’ve just launched our new Facebook app!
BabyBet is a unique social utility that allows expecting parents to create a fun social game for friends and family. And at the same time announce their baby news.
Right now we’re developing the beta version.
Give and take
Detail from recent editorial illustration about the cynicism of charity.
Client caricature
Detail from a caricature we did of an important client at an ad agency.
Illustrations for Nya Upplagan
As part of our close collaboration with the innovative team behind Nya Upplagan, a Swedish publication on art and mainstream culture, we’ve been commissioned for a number of custom illustrations for the paper.
As a bonus we keep getting listed amongst such notable fellow contributors as Noam Chomsky, Václav Havel, Cyndi Lauper and Bono.
Branding work for SAIKO
When the former World nr 2 sushi chef, Pontus Johansson, set up his latest restaurant, SAIKO, he asked us for help.
So far we’ve done logo, branding and menus.
United World Collages
We’ve been working on creative strategies for the United World Collages educational movement, a unique network of IB schools that selects students on merit and potential.
The network of more than 40 000 alumni come from a staggering 181 countries and the foundation has Nelson Mandela as its honorary president.
Web development for IKEA
We’ve been working on the global IKEA site, together with award winning ad agency The Fan Club, to develop innovative ways of enhancing the visitor experience.
The solution included meticulous slicing and retouching of imagery, to create unique photo zooms.
Our work is featured on a site that gets over 750 000 000 annual visits.
Wall mural at BASTARD
When renowned chef Andreas Dahlberg, from award-winning meat lover’s restaurant BASTARD, asked us to design a large wall mural, we took to the challenge with excitement and passion. That, and a tall ladder, some spray cans and a bunch of fat markers.
Congrats to Andreas and his team, who won first prize for best Swedish Newcomer 2010! Well deserved indeed.
Live 360° Mural at Galleri G
We were invited to contribute to Lund Culture Night 2010, and so we took over the very charming Galleri G and painted a live mural on its four small walls.
This is how it ended up.
Album art for Taylor Rankin
We’ve been busy with a series of illustrations for the brilliant Japanese/Canadian/Bermudian violin virtuoso and music pioneer Taylor Rankin.
In his own words: “Bend, slap, scratch and scream at it – then you’ll know how to play the violin.”
Creative events for Nissan
We’re continuing our work with CTED and their client NISSAN. This includes helping to create a series of high profile events to raise awareness of several of their new models.
Music video for Langhorne Slim
Rising New York super star Langhorne Slim and his record label asked us to create the official music video for the brilliant title track of his album ‘Be Set Free’.
The result was this flash animation, which tells the tale of a liberating escape from everyday drudgery, with the simple indulgence of one’s own imagination.
It’s been featured by the Sundance Channel, Vimeo, Lost At E Minor, the MOG Music Network, The Dead Hub, Punk News and Yahoo amongst others.
Aluma illustration
Vector illustration for an article about urban myths in Aluma, a street newspaper sold by the homeless.
Rock Island Mural 2
Another mural at Rock Island Coffee Shop.
We created this one with a mix of markers, spray paint and acrylics.
Concepts for Sony Ericsson
We’re doing a project with SONY ERICSSON and CTED, helping with global product launches.
This includes strategy, conceptual development, copywriting, art direction and graphics.
Rock Island Mural 1
Inspired by the friendly, caffeinated regulars at the shop.
Markers and acrylics.
Cover for Gringo
Cover illustration for cult magazine Gringo, for an issue about xenophobic politicians and media coverage.
Cover illustration for Och
Cover illustration for Och magazine, an arts & culture publication. This one was for an issue that focused on audiences and their experiences.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Black White newspaper portrait illustration for story about the man behind Sherlock Holmes. Created in vector layers with Adobe Creative Suite.
Landgörst Book design
We’ve been working with writer Jesper Lundqvist och illustrator Lisa Rydberg, on the design of their highly original children’s book ‘Landgörst’ – a whimsical, mystical and philosophical underwater tale of self discovery and redemption.
The end result was a perfect bound 52 pages long poem, written entirely in rhyming verse. Accompanied by Lisa’s original colour illustrations.
Ouch
Illustration about the pain of love.
Instant culture
Illustration about the variety and accessibility of culture.