In a world bombarded with visual ephemera across ever expanding mediums, grabbing your attention and delivering a message is no easy task. L.A. / NY based Buck do this every day, as routine. They meticulously plan, construct and output graphic commercials to make our lives a much prettier place. We caught up with Ryan Honey, Buck’s Creative Director, who talked us through why a spoonful of Buck a day helps keep their clients smiling…

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You’ll probably know James Jarvis from his exploits as a top runner at the Zurich Marathon, but for his day job he also dabbles in a little bit of illustration. In fact, James Jarvis is probably one of the most iconic and influential illustrators of the last 10 years and was one of the leading figures in the vinyl toy explosion. His work for Silas and the company he joint set up, Amos, has seen his weird and wacky creations make their way around the globe. He was kind enough to spend a few minutes answering our questions.

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If you’ve been to Hong Kong, you’ve probably seen their graffiti, their characters. Witty, humorous, dark, thoughtful and always questioning our sensibilities; We welcome back Tat and Vi from Graphic Airlines (G.A.L.) who contributed to the TC Xmas project last year. We have managed to drag them away briefly from their busy schedules to answer a few questions for us. Please board the Graphic Airlines, and I hope you enjoy the journey into their minds.

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North Kingdom are one of the hottest multimedia studios around. With a mightily impressive client list including Coca-Cola and Toyota, they’re the agency of choice for anyone looking for a Flash site which goes above and beyond the usual user experience. Having just launched their new creation, The Coke Zero Game, we were able to catch up with one of their designers, Mikael Forsgren, to find out a bit more info.

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As someone who has worked on a host of the biggest movies to have hit our cinemas in recent years, Susan Bradley has a wealth of experience in title design, graphics and direction in the movie industry. She was manager of Walt Disney Studios’ Title Graphics Department for six years before moving on to design titles for a number of live action films. In 2006 she teamed up with the Pixar gang again and was involved in their recent animated success, Ratatouille. We were lucky enough to grab some of her time to ask her some questions about the film, the studio and her love of title design.

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