Emile Holmewood: an award-winning illustrator and animator, born in New Zealand and currently based in Tokyo after building an advertising and editorial reputation in London.
His work has appeared in leading global publications from the New York Times to London’s Guardian/Observer, and in public spaces like Madison Square Garden. Among his advertising clients have been Apple and Bank of America.
He recently illustrated the book What is Strategy: An illustrated guide to Michael Porter, with Harvard Business Review press.
Emile’s background in graphic design informs his illustration work, where he enjoys the challenge of transforming complex ideas into humorous images.
Select clients
Apple, Bank of America, Cole Haan, Guardian/Observer, HBR, IBM, New York Times, RedBull, Seamless, Sunday Times.
Projects
- Airship Coffee & Roaster RebrandAirship Coffee, located in Bentonville, Arkansas, is not your typical coffee roaster. With four unique cafes, they approached me to breathe new life into their existing brand. Their only stipulation was that the redesign should be playful and illustration-driven. Interestingly, they approached me primarily for my illustration skills, unaware of my background as a graphic designer with experience in brand development. They needed a comprehensive brand package, including guidelines, packaging desi
- Emile at WorkWelcome to my morning; punching emails, stomping clocks, crashes and calls. This was a self initiated little project (2~ days!) for a talk I was giving to some uni students. Inspired by Alex Kidd, I wanted to gamify my day to make it seem more interesting. Full case study on Behance https://www.behance.net/gallery/182091307/Emile-at-Work
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Projects credited in
- Fabrik Conditioner 19.06Creativity from across the Fabrik community featuring Sarah Clavelly, Hordur Sveinsson, Evgenia Chuvardina, Blood Bros, Matias Boucard, Ben Briand, Jake Clarke, Jarred, Shaun James Grant, Rachel Chu, Marcus Merten, Milica Golubović, Stefan Reiss, Tim Pope, Klementyna Stępniewska, Hirosuke Kitamura and Al Chamberlain.1
- BloodBrosBloodBros. is the studio of New Zealand-born illustrator and graphic artist Emile Holmewood, who currently lives in Tokyo. Originally a graphic designer, he was once told by a studio creative director to remember he is a "graphic designer who illustrates, and not the other way around", Emile has since worked tirelessly to prove otherwise, bringing his artistic flair to everything he does. Nevertheless, Emile’s unique style is underpinned by graphic design principles, and contradiction is ce10
Work history
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Illustrator & AnimatorSelf Employed
Tokyo, JapanFreelance
Illustration and animation for clients big (Apple, Bank of America) and small (New Hokkaido Beer, Harvard).
Represented by Debut Art.
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Graphic DesignerVarious
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Various full-time and freelance roles as a graphic designer in Auckland NZ, and London UK.
Skills
- Visual Arts
- Branding
- Print Design
- Art Direction
- Drawing
- Digital
- Silkscreen
- Design
- Editorial
- Illustration
- After Effects
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Cinema 4D
Education
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BDes (honsMassey University
- Wellington, New Zealand
Awards
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Judging panel for 3x3 Illustration awards3x3 - The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration
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2020: GDUSA WinnerGDUSA
For New Hokkaido Beer+ Show more