Sean Freeman at Apple store Montreal, Canada

For our friendly neighbors of the north, artist Sean Freeman will be appearing at the Apple Store in Montreal on October 17th.

A love for words and beautiful images led Sean to explore a harmony of both.  After graduating with a First Class Honors in Graphic Design and Advertising, Sean started working as a designer in a few agencies in London while pursuing his own work in the evenings, weekends, holidays and tea breaks.  After receiving his first commission ( a tiny headline in a major magazine) one commission quickly turned into several more, until the balance tipped, enabling him to set up his own studio: There Is.

Sean lives in East London under the watchful eye of his 13 year old (slightly fat) French Canadian cat.  He creates award-winning typographic treatments and illustrations for a varied range of clients globally.

Monday October 17th, 2011

7:30 – 8:30 PM

Apple Store Sainte-Catherine, Montreal

You can see more work by Sean Freeman on the Levine/Leavitt site.

 

Sean Freeman selected for ADC Young Guns

Art Directors Club has announced the 50 best and brightest creatives under the age of 30 for the annual Young Guns showcase.  Amongst the pool of excellent talent is our type specialist Sean Freeman.

The interview below is from the ADC site:

A love for words and beautiful images led Sean to explore a harmony of both. After graduating with a First Class Honors in Graphic Design & Advertising, Sean started working as a designer in a few agencies in London while pursuing his own work in the evenings, weekend, holidays and tea-breaks. After receiving his first commission (a tiny headline in a major magazine), one commission quickly turned into two, two to three, until the balance tipped, enabling him to spread his wings and set up his own studio: There Is.

Sean lives in East London under the watchful eye of his 13 year old (slightly fat) French-Canadian cat. He creates award-winning typographic treatments and illustrations for a varied range of clients globally.

What do you fight against constantly in your work?
Photoshop… sometimes I win… sometimes I don’t.

What is the driving force behind the time and effort you spend excelling at your craft?
An obsession with details.

What keeps you going when you work late into the evening?
Sweet wine & groovy tunes.

If you broke your arm, who would you most want to sign your cast?
Barack Obama, and ideally he’d sing a little something while he did it.

From the Jury:
The most exquisite and inventive typography I have seen, presented flawlessly. – Ian Wharton, YG8

You can see more work by Sean Freeman on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Decemberists poster by Sean Freeman

Sean Freeman recently completed this poster for The Decemberists.

Of his work, Sean explains, “For this I wanted to do something very classical but also different, deep, elegant and alive. Seeing so many beautiful things every sunday at the flower market round the corner always inspires and I’ve been looking for a perfect reason to do a piece with flowers and an excuse to play with colour. Taking some inspiration from those beautiful old tea cups teamed with ornamental lettering brought into real life.”

You can see more work by Sean Freeman on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Nike shirt graphic by Sean Freeman

Artist and type specialist Sean Freeman created this graphic for Nike’s Spring/Summer 2011 t shirts, now available for sale on the Nike site.

You can see more of Sean Freeman’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Sean Freeman in Communication Arts 2011 Type Annual

Congratulations to artist Sean Freeman on his double win in this year’s Communication Arts Typography Annual.

The first winning piece was created for Band of Horses as a gift from Another Planet Entertainment.  Given a completely open brief for the project, and inspired by the music, Sean chose to manipulate bits of rope to create the words.

This second piece is artwork for an invitation to Cream, an event showcasing the top 20 graduate creative teams from around the world all under one roof.

You can see more of Sean Freeman’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Typography Tuesday: Decemberists poster by Sean Freeman

Type specialist Sean Freeman created this gorgeous poster for The Decemberists, manipulating images of twigs and branches found around London to create the letters.

You can see more of Sean Freeman’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Typography Tuesday: Gomez by Sean Freeman

Sean Freeman collaborated with photographer Iain Crawford to create the cover and package design for Gomez’s new album ‘Whatever’s On Your Mind’.  The album will be out in June, the single ‘Options’ is available for download now on the Gomez site.

You can see more of Sean Freeman’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Typography Tuesday: James Cracknell Trilogy by Sean Freeman

Another great use of type from artist Sean Freeman.  Commissioned by Discovery Channel,  Sean created this ad for the upcoming trilogy on James Cracknell, a British rowing champion, adventurer, and double Olympic gold medalist.

James Cracknell is unstoppable.  The team at Discovery were hoping to take the mantra “NOT” and treat it in a visual way to describe Cracknell’s adventures.  Sean was asked to bring the idea to life with the repetition of mantras, offering the viewers an insight into Cracknell’s complex character and the incredible journey he undertakes in the 3 films.

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A few words form Sean Freeman about the project:

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“I chose to appraoch this in a rough manner which I think helps with the subject matter, terrain, grit, sweat, pain…. Using elements like ink splats, paint sprays, texture sI’ve collected over the years, was the best way to add some grit to a very white page. The idea of James’ mantra being repeated over and over again, Not the pain, not the boredom, not the heat….. was great content to play with – and I particularly enjoyed blending the type in with James’ skin. I wanted to continue this notion of texture into both the type and with the headline really felt that straight flat type wouldn’t cut it, so embraced a more organic approach.”

 

You can see more of Sean’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Typography Tuesday: Sean Freeman’s Fat and Furry Font

This font wants to be touched.  Reminiscent of a Koosh ball mixed with minky softness, this is Sean’s little experiment into making a typeface that’s as fat and furry as possible.  Success!

You can see more of Sean Freeman’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

This Is England poster by Sean Freeman

The latest piece from artist Sean Freeman and a few words from the man himself about the project:

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“I was asked by AllCity to take part in an exhibition they were running, where they ask a variety of different typographic artists to re-interprit a poster the agency had done.  I chose This is England, it’s such a great film.

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To me, This is England is all about becoming.  The last part of that becoming, and to me the biggest, is when Shaun gets his tattoo – the most permanent mark that he is now immersed into this subculture and thats where I wanted to concentrate this poster on.  The films’ subject matter is gritty, it’s rough and its real and I wanted to create a piece that tried to reflect that as much as possible.

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You can see more of Sean’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site, or on Sean’s site www.thereis.co.uk

Sean Freeman and Pomme Chan collaborate for the Bangkok Design Festival

Artist Sean Freeman collaborated with the lovely Pomme Chan to create this piece for Bangkok’s Design Festival.  For those of you in the Bangkok area, the show is up until November 30th.

You can see more of Sean’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site

Hollyoaks campaign for Channel 4 by Sean Freeman

Channel 4 in London turned to artist Sean Freeman create this ad for the long-running tv soap opera Hollyoaks.  The new season kicks off on November 5 on Channel 4 in the UK.

You can see more of Sean’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Don’t Believe The Type | Workshop 3d typographic installation by Sean Freeman

On November 4th & 5th, Trapped in Suburbia will be hosting Don’t Believe the Type – a typographic exhibition and series of lectures and workshops.  Artist Sean Freeman will be running a workshop on 3D typography on the 5th, tickets available on the Trapped in Suburbia site.

Workshop Description: Sean is an expert in making 3d typographic installations, using ordinary items.  Sean will explain his way of working and help you to make an installation, photographing it and bringing it back together like a collage. Just bring a box full with your favorite household items and get cracking!

You can see more of Sean Freeman’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Band of Horses poster by Sean Freeman

Created by Sean Freeman using rope, a lovely shot from a recent camping trip in Canada, and patience.  This gig poster was made as a gift for the band, presented by Another Planet Entertainment.

See more of Sean Freeman’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

If you are keen to own this poster, email agents@llreps.com.

Sean Freeman for Creative Review

The Creative Review Illustration Annual 2010 has just hit newsstands and features front and back cover art by Sean Freeman.

For the project, Sean collaborated with photographer Jane Stockdale to build a 16 sq. ft. infinity mirror box and use experimental light sources to create lines and color. Here is what Sean had to say about the project:

“I had wanted to work with Jane [Stockdale] for ages because she is, just, completely fearless.  When I received this brief, asking only that I create a piece using the letter “I”, I really wanted to experiment with color…I was interested in using the idea of a kaleidoscope.  Jane suggested we play with infinity mirrors, and so we set to work rounding up all our mates who have varied skills, from set designers to art directors.

We bought tons of materials to play with– from LED lights to glitter, to fishing wire and thousands of glow sticks.  While we were shooting the box, we would vary our light sources and move them slightly around, and each time the resulting image would completely change!  It was really wicked working on a project where I could be completely experimental and do something I had never done before.”

To see more of Sean’s work, visit his portfolio on Levine/Leavitt’s website.