*DISCLAIMER Jo Bird is actually a nom de plume that belongs to Caroline Swanne. Jo exists on paper only, and is best described as a scratchy black pen-line and bright colours in a watercolour application.
Jo has had the pleasure to work with some great clients, her up to date list includes –
Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Rankin, French Connection, Regents’s St, Monica Vinader, Harrods, Kurt Geiger, Agent Provocateur, Jo Malone, Fred Perry, Amazon, Lexus, Sky, Kia cars, The Stylist, Fred Perry, Simple, GHD, Tesco Finest, Harpers, Waitrose food Illustrated magazine, Country Living, Lux magazine.
Projects credited in
- French Connection "Sketch to Store"Illustrator Jo Bird (represented by jelly) collaborated with Rankin and his new creative content agency, The Full Service, for French Connection's Autumn/Winter advertising campaign, FROM #SKETCH TO STORE. The Kitchen used After Effects to animate Jo Bird’s line drawings across the live footage to give the effect of a sketchy render, decorating the models as they transitioned through their shots and poses5
Work history
Illustration Agent
- 10 Gate St, London WC2A 3HP, UKFreelance
This prestigious and long running illustration agency looked after 50 illustrators. My role was to bring in new business and keep established clients and artists happy. This required in depth knowledge of the artist's individual skills, being able to assess the client and pair them with one another and then project manage their job successfully.
Illustration AgentJelly
- Full Time
My role was sole representative for the Illustration at Jelly (a new illustration company). I provided clients with beautiful customised illustration, always sourcing the right illustrator for the job. We worked with the major the advertising agencies and publishing houses on large campaigns with renowned clients.
Skills
- 2D Vector
- 2D
- 2D Drawing
Education
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2:1 BA (Hons) IllustrationKingston University
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom