Rod Hunt is an award winning London based Illustrator, map designer and the artist behind the bestselling Where's Stig? books for the BBC's hit TV show Top Gear.
Rod has built a reputation for retro tinged Illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes for UK & international clients spanning publishing, design, advertising & new media, for everything from book covers to advertising campaigns; campus, amusement and theme park maps, & even large scale museum and exhibition installations.
His Search and Find picture book 'Top Gear Where's Stig?' was the 4th bestselling UK hardback non-fiction book of 2009, and was followed by two successful sequels. Rod's latest books Where's Your Dog/Cat? for Yappy.com are personalised search and find books where your own pet is the star!
Projects
- Mos Urban Mars Colony Jigsaw Puzzle IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned by street furniture design and manufacture company Mos Urban to create a Mars City illustration for their annual client jigsaw puzzle Christmas present. The illustration features some of their furniture ranges across the environments as well as various sci-fi movie references and SpaceX's Starship.
- MrBeast Feastables $100,000 Treasure Chest MapConfectionary company Mr Beast Feastables commissioned Rod Hunt to create an illustrated map of the fictitious Feastables Island to promote Mr Beast Bars' $100,000 Treasure Chest competition in Australia. The island incorporated various recognisable stunts from Mr Beast's YouTube channel including Willy Wonka World, Seven stranded at sea, I gave my 100 millionth subscriber an island and Last to leave the circle wins $500,000. The illustration also featured Jimmy Donaldson aka Mr Beast and his cr
- MB&F Watchmaker - M.A.D. House Cutaway IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned by watchmaker MB&F to create a cutaway building illustration of the M.A.D.House, their headquarters in a century-old house in Geneva, Switzerland. The illustration was an end of year 'Thank You' to all their friends, collectors and fans. Built between 1907 and 1908, the house’s exterior exudes history and character. The brief called for Rod to interpret the interior and exterior of the house, include key figures in the company as well as their horological machines. Scie
- Where's Your Dog? Personalised Search and Find BookRod Hunt has collaborated with Yappy.com to create Where's 'Your Dog'?, a personalised Search and Find book featuring your very own dog! On the Yappy website enter your dog's breed, colour and name, it's then hidden though out 12 crazily detailed scenes. Available only at Yappy.com
- Sogo Cvision Koi Bumper Animation for 76m HD Video WallRod Hunt was commissioned by the Sogo department store in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong to create an animated Bumper for CVISION, Asia Pacific’s largest high-resolution, LED wall. At over 72W x 19H meters in size, the media platform towers over one of the busiest, pedestrian intersections in the world.
- 2018 Saudia Ad Diriyah E-Prix Event Map IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned by Blink Experience to illustrate the official event map for the 2018 Saudia Ad Diriyah E-Prix the opening race of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the world’s first fully-electric international single-seater street racing series. The brief was to create a fun, detailed and engaging Disneyland style theme park map illustration showing the race circuit and wider festival site that offers three days of Formula E fun, live music from international artists, enter
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Work history
Illustrator
London, United KingdomFreelance
Rod Hunt is an award-winning London based Illustrator and artist who has built a reputation for retro tinged Illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes. With UK and international clients spanning publishing, design, advertising and new media, he's illustrated everything from book covers to advertising campaigns, theme park maps, iPhone Apps and even the odd large scale installation too! Rod is also the illustrator behind the bestselling Where's Stig? books for the BBC's hit TV show Top Gear
Skills
- Advertising
- Visual Arts
- Print Design
- Art Direction
- Design
- Illustrator
- Graphic Design
- Book Covers
- Children’s Books
- Pixel Art
Education
Illustration
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Illustration Ba(Hons)
Awards
AOI - Images - Best of British Illustration - 36 Gold Award
36 Gold Award - Books
http://rodhunt.com/110605/318366/portfolio/looking-for-transwonderland-book-cover-illustrationAOI - Images - Best of British Illustration - 35 Bronze Award
35 Bronze Award - Books (2011)
http://rodhunt.com/110605/15275/portfolio/paddy-clarke-ha-ha-ha-book-cover-illustration