About me

Pâté, also known as Paul Pateman, is a graphic artist with a quick wit and a strong, simple aesthetic. Based in London, he creates concept-led images and type compositions for a diverse collection of personal and commercial projects. Pâte's innate ability to convert concepts into colourful and visually arresting images was honed over his successful thirteen-year career as a creative and creative director at two of London's largest advertising agencies, work that earned him over 130 industry awards, including the coveted D&AD Yellow Pencil twice. Pâté has been shortlisted three times in the AOI World Illustration Awards for Design, Advertising and Editorial Illustration, has sat on the D&AD jury and regularly lectures around the country.

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Projects

• Art Not Artificial
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  How to Pull a Loose Tooth.New art for The New York Times For Kids. AD: Ken DeLago Animation: Aaron Rogers
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  Pâté X SephoraMural for Sephora Los Angeles celebrating their new recycling initiative.
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  Figure Out If An Animal's Happy.New art for The New York Times For Kids. AD: Ken DeLago Animation: Aaron Rogers
• PÂTÉ x DUREXThese condom cases celebrate the feeling of sex, reflecting Durex's brand philosophy. Taking inspiration from the simple geometric shapes of a condom, a square from the wrapper, concentric circles from the condom and triangles from the crimped edges I created a framework for the designs. The concentric circles became an open mouth, eye and nipple, visual elements that hint at the pleasure of sex. Then to push the idea further, the shapes form explosive patterns around the central motif to
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Projects credited in

• Art Not Artificial

Work history

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IllustratorPâté
Jan 2012London, United KingdomFull Time
Pâté, also known as Paul Pateman, is a graphic artist with a quick wit and a strong, simple aesthetic. Based in London, he creates concept-led images and type compositions for a diverse collection of personal and commercial projects. Pâte's innate ability to convert concepts into colourful and visually arresting images was honed over his successful thirteen-year career as a creative and creative director at two of London's largest advertising agencies, work that earned him over 130 industry awards, including the coveted D&AD Yellow Pencil twice. Pâté has been shortlisted three times in the AOI World Illustration Awards for Design, Advertising and Editorial Illustration, has sat on the D&AD jury and regularly lectures around the country.

Skills

• Illustration
• Icon Design
• Idea Generation
• Conceptual Thinking
• Art Direction
• Typography
• Humour
• Character Design

Education

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Central England in Birmingham
Aug 1996Birmingham, United Kingdom