Whats New
4/03/2010
JOIN MY ALL NEW FACEBOOK GROUP HERE
Follow me on Twitter here @needledesign
3/03/2010
I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING NEW FREELANCE PROJECTS, COLLABORATIONS & COMMISSIONS.
PLEASE EMAIL: matt.needle@hotmail.co.uk
PHONE: +44(0) 7791 753 110
Also, here is a cover illustration for Cardiff music magazine The Miniature Music Press (April Edition)
1/03/2010
FREE EXHIBITION, CARDIFF BAY.
Tonight is the opening of an exhibition in Cardiff bay, at the Wales Millennium Centre.
Some of my work is being featured (Dylan Thomas illustrations)
Come along if your local (or even if your not!).
27/02/2010
I seemed to have got a lot of interesting projects coming my way recently, this month i have taken part in a designer challenge for Computer Arts Projects, worked on a logo for a film company, and various other identity projects.
also ive been invited to take part in NIKE78, a creative challenge which involves chosen creatives creating there own Nike Shoe.
24/02/2010
HITCHCOCK FOR HAITI
NOW BUY 2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1
I still have a few Hitchcock Prints left and i have decided to donate 50% of every prints sale to Haiti Aid Relief
************FINAL PRINTS***************
SETS OF 6 LIMITED EDITION MODERN HITCHCOCK PRINTS FOR SALE
Designs include “The Birds”, “Vertigo”, “North By Northwest”, “Dial M For Murder”, “Rear Window”, “Psycho”
Size: 420mm x 297mm
SET OF 6 = £120.00/€135.00/$195.00
Individual = £25.00/€28.00/$42.00
FOR MORE INFO OR TO ORDER PLEASE EMAIL: matt.needle@hotmail.co.uk
Payment via Paypal/Or Bank Transfer
Available to ship worldwide A.S.A.P
01/02/2010
DYLAN THOMAS ILLUSTRATED
In One months time (St Davids Day) I will be exhibiting some work at Wales Millenium Centre.
The them for the exhibition was anything welsh, so i was inspuired by the work of Dylan Thomas, one of Wales' most famous Poets.
16/01/2010
SELF PORTRAIT
FORMSPRING ME
(Ask me anything you like, below)
9/01/2010 -
HAPPY {BELATED} NEW YEAR.
I am looking to make this a more successful (both design and financially) year.
Kicking things off, i got asked to create an illustration for www.fmylife.com
More updates to come, but for now is said illustration.
20/12/09
GLASS DIAMOND E.P Artwork.
I was recently asked to create some artwork for a brilliant band recently, here is the result.
24/11/09 -
Cardiff Arts Institute.
Ive been asked to created several posters for Cardiff's Hippest new Venue the Arts Institute.
20/11/09 -
Goldeneye Poster
(This Is) Bond
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This is part of an ongoing (self initiated) project, which combines my love of bond films with my love of design.
I will be designing modern, clean and abstracted poster for each film in the foreseeable future.
9/11/09
A Somewhat 70's sci-fi (esque) gig poster ive designed for a gig at Clwb Ifor Bach
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3/11/09 -
Its been a while since ive been able to update the site as ive been very busy.
I started working for a new company on a freelance basis and had an influx of good projects over the last few weeks.
Here is a little something i put together between projects though.
16/10/09 -
Little White Lies / Where The Wild Things Are Cover.
Below is a cover design i have submitted to a competition that Little White Lies are currently running.
The brief was to create a cover inspired by new movie "Where The Wild Things Are"
13/10/09 - Exciting day today: I Signed a new contract to become Associate Graphic Designer for Kerma Interactive Media, a new off shoot design company from Kermatech. As well as that i have started a Tumblr which you can follow by clicking here.
7/10/09 - The October Compositions *2 – The Makavelian Dr Pendau.
This is the second illustration of my ongoing personal project The October Compositions, this illustration yet again pictures another charecter, this time its “The Makavelian Dr Pendau”, a sinister looking charecter, living within an experimental landscape somewhere between dali and steampunk.
Another piece for the collection next week.
1/10/09 - This week i have been lucky enough to get a couple of interesting projects in as well as getting a fulltime freelance contract for a London based Web Design Company.
The first of the projects was to create a typographic logo/identity for Up+coming indie band Judy Mooch, below are the ideas i have sent to them, i am now just waiting for some feedback.
The second project was to create a huge wall mural illustration for an Edinburgh based Bar/Venue (Images Coming Soon).
28/09/09 - The October Compisition
Over the month of October i will launching my own self directed project. The October Compositions as it will be known, will be a collection of experimental collage/montage compositions based on various themes and subject matters, from the dark and macabre to the bright and fantastical.
Here is the first of them entitled “The Memoirs Of Eddie Strange”
23/09/09 - SWN Festival Posters.
The other day i was asked to create some posters for SWN Festival 2009, A Cardiff based music festival
below is an example, for all of them click on the link in the menu.
21/09/09 -
Today i've been working on a couple of things, firstly a tee design "Hipster in Denial"
As well as that i have been working on a personal collage piece "She Cause Chaos"
19/09/09 - I was Interviewed by Cardiff based Culture Blog Cat On The Wall this week, you can view that here
As well as that i was featured in Cut Click Magazine download it here
Also my portfolio was featured on the disc content of the latest issue of Computer Arts Projects - The Freelance Issue view here
16/09/09 - Society 6.
I have just joined up to creative networking site Society 6. I Implore you to do the same.
15/09/09 - Tomorrow Today.
This is a piece i have designed as part of Poster 4 Tomorrow
11/09/09 - This week had to be one of the most stressful of my life, i've been working on various projects including leaflets for Clwb Ifor Bach (a welsh nightspot i frequent), as well as that i got a new Blackberry, so now i can get my emails on the go (finally!). Still working on projects with TM Design But the actual stressful part came from my graduation ceremony.
*
Posing for photos, sat in a hall for 2+ hours whilst they read everything in English and Welsh. But its over now and i officially have my First Class Honours BA in Graphic Design.
(*I DID NOT DESIGN THE GRADUATE POSTER)
7/09/09- ATTENTION I HAVE A NEW PHONE NUMBER. 07791753110
4/09/09 - Its been a funny sort of week, a couple of good web design projects, some logo work as well as editorial work, but still i seem to have £0.00, (urgh bills). anyway to business, below is a poster i recently created as part of my ongoing self directed project "The Kubrick Collection", this time the film is "The Shining".
28/08/09 - Just finished this quick little piece for Tiger Beer.
25/08/09 - for the last few days i have been scouting for new and exciting projects, finishing of various amendments to older projects and taking part in some open submission projects. one of which is Democracy which you may have seen all over the internet (blogs and such).
Below is my design, which is inspired by the informative books that were around in my childhood. the books would be on various subjects but would inform and educate the reader, i decided to create one based around democracy as they have a stunning design aesthetic, a lot of depth and texture which i really wanted within the piece.
21/08/09 - Tee Designs (Hopefully to be produced by Graniph)
Today i was in contact with Japanese T-shirt design outfit Graniph, Hopefully they may use some of my designs on there clothing.
Here are 2 of the designs i sent over.
20/08/09 - Out Today Digital Arts Magazine, which I have a feature in.
16/08/09 - Featured on Melting Pot No.2 [LSD]
A French Design blog were nice enough to feature my work which you can see here
15/08/09 - Busy few days, What with an portrait of Obama (Coming soon), my furthering addiction to 24 and a bunch of self directed projects ive been trying to get started on for about a month now all coming together as well as this piece (below) entitled
"N O L O V E L O S T" inspired by the Warsaw/Joy Division song of the same title. this started out as a self directed piece but after a bit more work i may use it as my entry to "Digital Artist 2009".
10/08/09 - Hey all, just a few updates. I have been working on lots of gig posters for 10 Feet Tall.
& Some things that will be exhibited on 30th August @ Globe Bar, Cardiff.
Also i will be featured in an upcoming issue of Computer Arts Projects: The Freelance Issue.
As well as those i have been working on my submission to the next round of the Hugo Create (see below), and a piece for Digital Artists 2009 Competition.
29/07/09-
Featured in Computer Arts Graduate Showcase
(out in shops everywhere 30th July)
25/07/09 - WHOS BEEN A BUSY BOY TODAY?
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS TEE (HBO/VICE)
Also my Big Chill Image was in todays Times (Playlist suppliment) and The Metro Paper (last week).
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23/07/09 - *UPDATES* -
Over a week since my last update and still no proper internet connection (Cheers Virgin Media & Generic idiot Tomos -------). Anyway past the bitterness, I have been both ill and busy this week, after getting swine flu last Saturday-ish (18th) i was bed-ridden and house bound but this gave me time to do some sketching/doodling and come up with some ideas, I also got quite a few interesting projects in this week. firstly i was invited to create a design as part of Becks Music Inspired Art Project (alongside some big names including Kate Moross, Si Scott, McBess, and many more.)
Here is my re-design for Closer By Joy Division:
Also some work i did recently for WUW Magazine can be found in the new issue (in all good newsagents, bookshops etc now.)
As well as all that I'm currently working on some cool illustrations for a Reiss Tee, more 10 Feet Tall Stuff, Flight Of The Conchords Series 2 Poster Illustrations, Democracy Illustrations, Hugo Create Round 10 Submission and put the finishing touches to the "Dichitomy" Poster earlier this week.
Not Bad for someone with Swine Flu.
15/07/09 - "Its been a busy few weeks trying to get everything sorted after relocating to a new premises, but now everything is back on track and in full swing. Although full internet services have not been installed (im working off a 3 Mobile Broadband Dongle) which i strongly recommend you don't purchase as the internet you receive is vaguely reminiscent of that of 1998.
Anyway business wise i have been working on many exciting projects, a pitch for Dove, a Logo Design for an Italian Football Team (A.S.Taranto), More Tee Designs, Draw Me Stories EP, More 10 Feet Tall Posters, A Film Poster For American Movie "DICHOTOMY", as well as an interview for IDN Magazine and beginning my own self initiated projects "The Kubrick Collection" and "Juggling Wolves" (A Project that is so hush hush that ive only just informed myself about it).
If your visiting the site for the first time HELLO.
I AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE, COMMISSION, & COLLABORATION.
Email: matt.needle@hotmail.co.uk
Mob: +44 (0) 7800 905 951
Skype: m-needle
Draw Me Stories EP Artwork
Today ive been working on the artwork for one of my favourite new bands Draw Me Stories
This is a work in progress.
5/07/09 - "THE KUBRICK COLLECTION"
Although Ive had a pretty busy schedule recently, i found a spare couple of hours to start work on designing "The Kubrick Collection" a small follow up project to my "Modern Hitchcock" Series from the previous year. The First poster is "A Clockwork Orange"
3/0709 - Today I began work on the poster for Director Jay Purcells first feature film "Dichotomy"
2/07/09 - Upcoming Publication: WUW (Whatever U Want) Magazine :Hello My Name Is...Feature | Digital Arts Feature | IDN Pick Of The Month.
1/07/09 -
YOU CAN NOW SKYPE ME: (username) m-needle
24/06/09 - Featured on Design in Europe
21/06/09 - Hugo Create Round 9 (Summertime) Here is a summery piece inspired by the colours and beauty of nature, this reflects the sights and smells of summer for me. Please vote for this design
17/06/09- I'll Be There - I just found out i will be representing my university at D&AD New Blood 09
15/06/09 - Final Illustration for Dazed "Moment" Series.
12/06/09 - Vitamin Water Design, For Don't Panic/Glaceu Vitamin Water (Click here to vote for me)
9/06/09 - Work in Progress, Three of Four Illustrations for Dazed
4/06/09 - Im Featured on The BBC Website
30/05/09 - Working on a double page typographic spread for WUW Magazine, also getting a feature in there, yay
29/05/09 - Graduate Exhibition at University: TONIGHT.
28/05/09 - Working on posters for 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.
27/05/09 - Featured on Form Fifty Five Design Blog
News Page Launched - 26th May 2009
(Just thought I would let people know what i am working on)
Matt Needle © 2010
All Work Is Subjected To Copyright.
JOIN MY ALL NEW FACEBOOK GROUP HERE
Follow me on Twitter here @needledesign
3/03/2010
I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING NEW FREELANCE PROJECTS, COLLABORATIONS & COMMISSIONS.
PLEASE EMAIL: matt.needle@hotmail.co.uk
PHONE: +44(0) 7791 753 110
Also, here is a cover illustration for Cardiff music magazine The Miniature Music Press (April Edition)
1/03/2010
FREE EXHIBITION, CARDIFF BAY.
Tonight is the opening of an exhibition in Cardiff bay, at the Wales Millennium Centre.
Some of my work is being featured (Dylan Thomas illustrations)
Come along if your local (or even if your not!).
27/02/2010
I seemed to have got a lot of interesting projects coming my way recently, this month i have taken part in a designer challenge for Computer Arts Projects, worked on a logo for a film company, and various other identity projects.
also ive been invited to take part in NIKE78, a creative challenge which involves chosen creatives creating there own Nike Shoe.
24/02/2010
HITCHCOCK FOR HAITI
NOW BUY 2 FOR THE PRICE OF 1
I still have a few Hitchcock Prints left and i have decided to donate 50% of every prints sale to Haiti Aid Relief
************FINAL PRINTS***************
SETS OF 6 LIMITED EDITION MODERN HITCHCOCK PRINTS FOR SALE
Designs include “The Birds”, “Vertigo”, “North By Northwest”, “Dial M For Murder”, “Rear Window”, “Psycho”
Size: 420mm x 297mm
SET OF 6 = £120.00/€135.00/$195.00
Individual = £25.00/€28.00/$42.00
FOR MORE INFO OR TO ORDER PLEASE EMAIL: matt.needle@hotmail.co.uk
Payment via Paypal/Or Bank Transfer
Available to ship worldwide A.S.A.P
01/02/2010
DYLAN THOMAS ILLUSTRATED
In One months time (St Davids Day) I will be exhibiting some work at Wales Millenium Centre.
The them for the exhibition was anything welsh, so i was inspuired by the work of Dylan Thomas, one of Wales' most famous Poets.
16/01/2010
SELF PORTRAIT
FORMSPRING ME
(Ask me anything you like, below)
9/01/2010 -
HAPPY {BELATED} NEW YEAR.
I am looking to make this a more successful (both design and financially) year.
Kicking things off, i got asked to create an illustration for www.fmylife.com
More updates to come, but for now is said illustration.
20/12/09
GLASS DIAMOND E.P Artwork.
I was recently asked to create some artwork for a brilliant band recently, here is the result.
24/11/09 -
Cardiff Arts Institute.
Ive been asked to created several posters for Cardiff's Hippest new Venue the Arts Institute.
20/11/09 -
Goldeneye Poster
(This Is) Bond
This is part of an ongoing (self initiated) project, which combines my love of bond films with my love of design.
I will be designing modern, clean and abstracted poster for each film in the foreseeable future.
9/11/09
A Somewhat 70's sci-fi (esque) gig poster ive designed for a gig at Clwb Ifor Bach
3/11/09 -
Its been a while since ive been able to update the site as ive been very busy.
I started working for a new company on a freelance basis and had an influx of good projects over the last few weeks.
Here is a little something i put together between projects though.
16/10/09 -
Little White Lies / Where The Wild Things Are Cover.
Below is a cover design i have submitted to a competition that Little White Lies are currently running.
The brief was to create a cover inspired by new movie "Where The Wild Things Are"
13/10/09 - Exciting day today: I Signed a new contract to become Associate Graphic Designer for Kerma Interactive Media, a new off shoot design company from Kermatech. As well as that i have started a Tumblr which you can follow by clicking here.
7/10/09 - The October Compositions *2 – The Makavelian Dr Pendau.
This is the second illustration of my ongoing personal project The October Compositions, this illustration yet again pictures another charecter, this time its “The Makavelian Dr Pendau”, a sinister looking charecter, living within an experimental landscape somewhere between dali and steampunk.
Another piece for the collection next week.
1/10/09 - This week i have been lucky enough to get a couple of interesting projects in as well as getting a fulltime freelance contract for a London based Web Design Company.
The first of the projects was to create a typographic logo/identity for Up+coming indie band Judy Mooch, below are the ideas i have sent to them, i am now just waiting for some feedback.
The second project was to create a huge wall mural illustration for an Edinburgh based Bar/Venue (Images Coming Soon).
28/09/09 - The October Compisition
Over the month of October i will launching my own self directed project. The October Compositions as it will be known, will be a collection of experimental collage/montage compositions based on various themes and subject matters, from the dark and macabre to the bright and fantastical.
Here is the first of them entitled “The Memoirs Of Eddie Strange”
23/09/09 - SWN Festival Posters.
The other day i was asked to create some posters for SWN Festival 2009, A Cardiff based music festival
below is an example, for all of them click on the link in the menu.
21/09/09 -
Today i've been working on a couple of things, firstly a tee design "Hipster in Denial"
As well as that i have been working on a personal collage piece "She Cause Chaos"
19/09/09 - I was Interviewed by Cardiff based Culture Blog Cat On The Wall this week, you can view that here
As well as that i was featured in Cut Click Magazine download it here
Also my portfolio was featured on the disc content of the latest issue of Computer Arts Projects - The Freelance Issue view here
16/09/09 - Society 6.
I have just joined up to creative networking site Society 6. I Implore you to do the same.
15/09/09 - Tomorrow Today.
This is a piece i have designed as part of Poster 4 Tomorrow
11/09/09 - This week had to be one of the most stressful of my life, i've been working on various projects including leaflets for Clwb Ifor Bach (a welsh nightspot i frequent), as well as that i got a new Blackberry, so now i can get my emails on the go (finally!). Still working on projects with TM Design But the actual stressful part came from my graduation ceremony.
*Posing for photos, sat in a hall for 2+ hours whilst they read everything in English and Welsh. But its over now and i officially have my First Class Honours BA in Graphic Design.
(*I DID NOT DESIGN THE GRADUATE POSTER)
7/09/09- ATTENTION I HAVE A NEW PHONE NUMBER. 07791753110
4/09/09 - Its been a funny sort of week, a couple of good web design projects, some logo work as well as editorial work, but still i seem to have £0.00, (urgh bills). anyway to business, below is a poster i recently created as part of my ongoing self directed project "The Kubrick Collection", this time the film is "The Shining".
28/08/09 - Just finished this quick little piece for Tiger Beer.
25/08/09 - for the last few days i have been scouting for new and exciting projects, finishing of various amendments to older projects and taking part in some open submission projects. one of which is Democracy which you may have seen all over the internet (blogs and such).
Below is my design, which is inspired by the informative books that were around in my childhood. the books would be on various subjects but would inform and educate the reader, i decided to create one based around democracy as they have a stunning design aesthetic, a lot of depth and texture which i really wanted within the piece.
21/08/09 - Tee Designs (Hopefully to be produced by Graniph)
Today i was in contact with Japanese T-shirt design outfit Graniph, Hopefully they may use some of my designs on there clothing.
Here are 2 of the designs i sent over.
20/08/09 - Out Today Digital Arts Magazine, which I have a feature in.
16/08/09 - Featured on Melting Pot No.2 [LSD]
A French Design blog were nice enough to feature my work which you can see here
15/08/09 - Busy few days, What with an portrait of Obama (Coming soon), my furthering addiction to 24 and a bunch of self directed projects ive been trying to get started on for about a month now all coming together as well as this piece (below) entitled
"N O L O V E L O S T" inspired by the Warsaw/Joy Division song of the same title. this started out as a self directed piece but after a bit more work i may use it as my entry to "Digital Artist 2009".
10/08/09 - Hey all, just a few updates. I have been working on lots of gig posters for 10 Feet Tall.
& Some things that will be exhibited on 30th August @ Globe Bar, Cardiff.
Also i will be featured in an upcoming issue of Computer Arts Projects: The Freelance Issue.
As well as those i have been working on my submission to the next round of the Hugo Create (see below), and a piece for Digital Artists 2009 Competition.
29/07/09-
Featured in Computer Arts Graduate Showcase
(out in shops everywhere 30th July)
25/07/09 - WHOS BEEN A BUSY BOY TODAY?
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS TEE (HBO/VICE)
Also my Big Chill Image was in todays Times (Playlist suppliment) and The Metro Paper (last week).
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23/07/09 - *UPDATES* -
Over a week since my last update and still no proper internet connection (Cheers Virgin Media & Generic idiot Tomos -------). Anyway past the bitterness, I have been both ill and busy this week, after getting swine flu last Saturday-ish (18th) i was bed-ridden and house bound but this gave me time to do some sketching/doodling and come up with some ideas, I also got quite a few interesting projects in this week. firstly i was invited to create a design as part of Becks Music Inspired Art Project (alongside some big names including Kate Moross, Si Scott, McBess, and many more.)
Here is my re-design for Closer By Joy Division:
Also some work i did recently for WUW Magazine can be found in the new issue (in all good newsagents, bookshops etc now.)
As well as all that I'm currently working on some cool illustrations for a Reiss Tee, more 10 Feet Tall Stuff, Flight Of The Conchords Series 2 Poster Illustrations, Democracy Illustrations, Hugo Create Round 10 Submission and put the finishing touches to the "Dichitomy" Poster earlier this week.
Not Bad for someone with Swine Flu.
15/07/09 - "Its been a busy few weeks trying to get everything sorted after relocating to a new premises, but now everything is back on track and in full swing. Although full internet services have not been installed (im working off a 3 Mobile Broadband Dongle) which i strongly recommend you don't purchase as the internet you receive is vaguely reminiscent of that of 1998.
Anyway business wise i have been working on many exciting projects, a pitch for Dove, a Logo Design for an Italian Football Team (A.S.Taranto), More Tee Designs, Draw Me Stories EP, More 10 Feet Tall Posters, A Film Poster For American Movie "DICHOTOMY", as well as an interview for IDN Magazine and beginning my own self initiated projects "The Kubrick Collection" and "Juggling Wolves" (A Project that is so hush hush that ive only just informed myself about it).
If your visiting the site for the first time HELLO.
I AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE, COMMISSION, & COLLABORATION.
Email: matt.needle@hotmail.co.uk
Mob: +44 (0) 7800 905 951
Skype: m-needle
Draw Me Stories EP Artwork
Today ive been working on the artwork for one of my favourite new bands Draw Me Stories
This is a work in progress.
5/07/09 - "THE KUBRICK COLLECTION"
Although Ive had a pretty busy schedule recently, i found a spare couple of hours to start work on designing "The Kubrick Collection" a small follow up project to my "Modern Hitchcock" Series from the previous year. The First poster is "A Clockwork Orange"
3/0709 - Today I began work on the poster for Director Jay Purcells first feature film "Dichotomy"
2/07/09 - Upcoming Publication: WUW (Whatever U Want) Magazine :Hello My Name Is...Feature | Digital Arts Feature | IDN Pick Of The Month.
1/07/09 -
YOU CAN NOW SKYPE ME: (username) m-needle
24/06/09 - Featured on Design in Europe
21/06/09 - Hugo Create Round 9 (Summertime) Here is a summery piece inspired by the colours and beauty of nature, this reflects the sights and smells of summer for me. Please vote for this design
17/06/09- I'll Be There - I just found out i will be representing my university at D&AD New Blood 09
15/06/09 - Final Illustration for Dazed "Moment" Series.
12/06/09 - Vitamin Water Design, For Don't Panic/Glaceu Vitamin Water (Click here to vote for me)
9/06/09 - Work in Progress, Three of Four Illustrations for Dazed
4/06/09 - Im Featured on The BBC Website
30/05/09 - Working on a double page typographic spread for WUW Magazine, also getting a feature in there, yay
29/05/09 - Graduate Exhibition at University: TONIGHT.
28/05/09 - Working on posters for 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.
27/05/09 - Featured on Form Fifty Five Design Blog
News Page Launched - 26th May 2009
(Just thought I would let people know what i am working on)
Matt Needle © 2010
All Work Is Subjected To Copyright.