Tuesday 8 December 2009

Thai Fighter

A full page collage illustration for a Thai film magazine, accompanying an article on the future of film and tearing up the rule-book (Avatar on the cover - ooh err). Thanks to Nalat and the team for all their help and... well - putting up with my language ignorance!

Wednesday 2 December 2009

Major Player

New screen-print of the late-great-king-of-Baltimore-funeral-homes Russell "Stringer" Bell. If you're a Wire geek like me then you'll feel my pain (still not over it). And talking of Wire geeks - a friend sent me this - I wants me one (Christmas present anyone?).

Friday 20 November 2009

Today was brought to you by the letter M

You know all that stuff you have lying around on the floor that you keep stepping on and cutting your foot on? Well I finally found somewhere to stick it all (no, not the dump - you cheeky significant other - who does exist). A Massive M. My Happy Meal toys are happy again.

Thursday 19 November 2009

Stop Thinking....Full Stop.

Can't get layer masks out of your head? Jittery about stray anchors? Always thinking of colours in their CMYK values? Then you need my screen-print I just finished - a kind of personal manifesto sort-of thing. The metallic robots will scare that rubbish out of you...

Boxfresh Blog

Cheers to the guys for posting about me on the My Boxfresh Blog. Always awesome for a bit of mid-morning procrastination...

Thursday 12 November 2009

Answers on a postcard please

A short run of postcards I screened recently. Want some in your letterbox? Email me. Includes an ode to 'The' Beadle, and some chunky bespectacled guy that I reckon I'm gonna look like when I'm older, and an eagle too.

Friday 6 November 2009

Obscure Film Reference Mug # 42

Okay film buffs - I painted a mug last weekend - it just came out of the kiln. Hotter than the sun. BUT - where's the quote from, eh? Answers on a postcard please: mail (at) mattcstokes dot com (Top prize - pure pity for knowing such a banal fact - with a sprinkling of respect...)

Monday 2 November 2009

Too soon?

Who said the Swiss don't have a sense of humour? Not me, and especially since this - see the evidence for yourselves - a Zurich toy store window display consisting of plastic pigs scattered around top board game "Pandemic". Topical...

Saturday 31 October 2009

WAFC - Smart Casual

Wandsworth Athletic Football Club polo shirt spotted. All the guys are sporting them on their time off. More coming soon when they're back on the scene - training and the like...

Friday 30 October 2009

Happy Halloween...?

Went to Body Worlds in Zurich - had always meant to go in London. It was like metres from the hotel in Zurich, so had to! Spent hours staring at cadavers with tacky wigs added. And badly designed captions...in French and German :(

Tuesday 27 October 2009

Banged up in Switzerland

Popped over to Switzerland for a few nights - stayed in a hotel that used to be a women's prison. No room service...

Saturday 17 October 2009

Ectoplasm and other adventures

Just got the new Gasbusters flyers I designed through the post. Cheers to Simon in Leeds and Rob in Utrect. International eh?

Friday 16 October 2009

Ouch...Elliot.

Probably the best pillowcase in the world...? Definitely the best present from a boss I've ever received. And I'm a massive Drew Barrymore fan.

Thursday 15 October 2009

All New First Time Buyer

New cover illustration for the latest issue of First Time Buyer Magazine. I pretty much love drawing buildings now - especially when they're behind that lady from Loose Women; real name "Ruth from Hollyoaks"...

Wednesday 14 October 2009

Dazed & Confused

Cheers to Agata at Dazed for putting up some of my screen-prints on the DazedDigital blog.

Tuesday 13 October 2009

Catch 22 Magazine

Check out the work I created with Cazz Buckley is featured in the Autumn edition of Catch 22 Magazine. Available at the Carhartt store, Earlham Street - where there is currently an awesome exhibition of screen-prints by Elzo. Go.

Thursday 1 October 2009

Screenprints

Hot off my drying rack: new screenprints - of the lesser-spotted narrow portrait variety - consisting of skulls, suits and girls...

Wednesday 30 September 2009

Growing Business Editorial

Illustration for avid networker Oli Barrett's regular column in Growing Business magazine.

Tuesday 29 September 2009

First Time Buyer

I created the cover illustration for the October issue of First Time Buyer magazine.

Monday 28 September 2009

Tacky

Big batch of hand-printed stickers for me and Mabboo. Email me if you want some!

Monday 21 September 2009

Saturday 19 September 2009

Thursday 17 September 2009

WuW Magazine

I'm featured in Whatever U Want Magazine this month. Check it out - available at Borders & WHSmith...

Wednesday 16 September 2009

Monday 14 September 2009

Friday 11 September 2009

Growing Business

One for all you budding entrepreneurs and wannabe Apprentice contestants - a portrait for Growing Business magazine's October issue.

Monday 7 September 2009

Tuesday 1 September 2009

The Firm...

New identity for Wandsworth Athletic Football Club. Coming to a pitch near you soon - tees on the way...

Sunday 30 August 2009

Sneaky Peek

New stuff on the way soon - nearly finished...

Friday 28 August 2009

For the Bookworms...

Here are just a few of the book covers I've created  for Quartet Books whilst freelancing for e-Digital Design. Check out their book blog here.

Sunday 16 August 2009

Pieces of Plate

Present for a friend leaving work - we each made a part of a crockery set. She wanted all of it to be black and pirate-themed...

Wednesday 12 August 2009

The Humans Are Dead

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Visual for hush hush animation pitch I helped out on. Lick my battery.

Monday 10 August 2009

Tweet for your life...

Site updated! Do not adjust your sets...new work! About time, eh? Check it out here

Monday 20 July 2009

The First MABBOO Tee

A collaboration with Ed C and some designers in China - the first MABBOO Tee for the Qingdao Ultimate Frisbee Team. The first of many in a line of MABBOO Sportswear Tees. More coming very soon...

Saturday 11 July 2009

Wednesday 8 July 2009

MABBOO - It's Businesstime

New project - MABBOO - a sportswear brand I'm collaborating on with a friend in China. You might remember the identity I did a while back...Well it is BACK (and taking names as we speak). Watch this space for more MABBOO...

Wednesday 1 July 2009

More Phil

Yet another screenprint

Yawn city yeah? Bored of screenprints already? If not email me if you want one...

Phil Spector

Monday 22 June 2009

Old gig - New poster

A new two-colour screenprint for an old gig.