Treasure Island by Steven Wilson

Steve Wilson designed the 2011 artwork for the Treasure Island Festival.  An amazing lineup this year, tickets on sale now on the Treasure Island site.

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

Robert Plant poster by Steve Wilson

Illustrator Steve Wilson created this poster for Robert Plant and The Band of Joy, with North Mississippi Allstars, performing tonight at the Greek Theatre.

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

Typography Tuesday: Allstar Weekend logo by illustrator Steve Wilson

Steve Wilson was commissioned by Hollywood Records to create a logo for the California based pop/rock band Allstar Weekend.  Steve took inspiration from Colorforms, the popular toy invented in the 50′s, to create the font, as seen here on the new album released in February this year.

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

Typography Tuesday: Steve Wilson for Stussy

Stussy commissioned illustrator Steve Wilson to put his touch on their iconic logo for a t shirt design.  Available for purchase on the Stussy site.

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

Typography Tuesday: Steve Wilson for Product (RED)

Product(RED)’s latest campaign brings light to the important fact that by 2015 we can have a world where virtually no child is born with HIV.  As a way to raise awareness and educate about this goal, Product(RED) have enlisted Steve Wilson to provide his creative interpretation of the fact that ’The AIDS Free Generation is Due in 2015’.   A typographically beautiful use of mother, umbilical cord, and baby.

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

‘Carlos the Jackal’ by Steve Wilson

Independent film magazine Little White Lies turned to illustrator Steve Wilson to create an image depicting Illich Ramirez Sanchez, AKA ‘Carlos the Jackal’, for the cover of their October issue.

Carlos the Jackal (born Ilich Ramírez Sánchez on October 12, 1949(1949-10-12)) is a Venezuelan convicted in France.  After several bungled bombings, he achieved notoriety for a 1975 raid on the OPEC headquarters in Vienna,  resulting in the deaths of three people. For many years he was among the most wanted international fugitives. He is now serving a life sentence in La Sante Prison in Paris for the murder of two French agents of the DST (counter-intelligence) and an alleged informant.

Ramírez Sánchez was given the nom de guerre Carlos, when he became a member of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Carlos was called The Jackal by The Guardian when Frederick Forsythe’s novel The Day of the Jackal was reportedly found among his belongings.

The biopic film, Carlos, released October 22, 2010, is directed by Olivier Assayas and starring Édgar Ramírez, Nora von Waldstätten, Christoph Bach.

See more of Steve Wilson’s work on the Levine/Leavitt site.

Steven Wilson for BBC Radio

Steven Wilson’s animation work for BBC Radio is now online.  Steven also created an illustration for the campaign.

Take a look at the full animation below:

Steven Wilson in The New York Times Magazine

Steven Wilson was recently asked to contribute a typographic piece for the New York Times Magazine’s On Language column.  The column is a weekly reflection on current usage of the English language; since 2005 The New York Times have commissioned illustrators to experiment with with typographical play in conjunction with stories’ headlines.

The above piece by Steven Wilson was commissioned for an article about the word “cool” being appropriated as a common way of expressing approval or assent.

See more of Steven’s work on the Levine/Leavitt website.

Steven Wilson and Jon Obi Mikel

Steven Wilson recently collaborated with Jon Obi Mikel, of the London football club Chelsea, on a new promotional project for Foot Locker.  The idea was that a chosen artist was asked to create a piece inspired by an athlete with which they were paired. The collaboration was then documented as short film to play in Foot Locker stores throughout London.

Steven told us, “Jon and I had a conversation on the phone and he told me a bit more about himself. I incorporated much of what we spoke about into my portrait. We then met up and spent the day in a studio where I unveiled the poster to him.”

Take a look at the film below:

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Wilson2000.com

Steven Wilson’s renovated website is up and running.  Take a look at some great new work, hot off the Wilson press, as well as FAQ’s about Steven’s background, inspiration, and clients.  There is also a link to shop for his work on Etsy.  Enjoy!

Website: http://wilson2000.com/

NYC Go by Steven Wilson

It is nearly impossible to miss the NYC Go campaign if you live in New York City.  Steven Wilson‘s work for the project is colorfully splashed about, and has been received with much excitement.   For those who have not yet had a chance to see this project, enjoy!

See more of Steven’s work at www.llreps.com

Levine/Leavitt welcomes Steven Wilson

We are proud to announce the addition of Steven Wilson to the Levine/Leavitt roster.  Welcome Steve!

Steven is an Illustrator who lives and works in Brighton, UK.  Originally from North London Steven fell in love with Brighton’s liberal attitudes and tendency to attract the weird and wonderful whilst studying on the renowned Illustration course there.  He can often be found foraging through the local flea markets for obscure books and discarded paraphernalia to use as inspiration.  Circus posters, fairgrounds, victorian postcards and tribal body art are amongst the themes he cites as reference for his varied and experimental work which he generalizes  as ‘somewhere between pop and psychedelia’.

His working processes are as eclectic as his influences.  Pen, pencil, paint, collage and even play-doh are combined with contemporary tools like photoshop and Illustrator to create his work.

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He has a particular passion for working on album covers as he enjoys their permanent nature. “I like the idea that with an album sleeve the artwork is forever associated with that album and so you are creating a little piece of history.”

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Steven’s clients include MTV, Coke, NYCGO, NIke, Virgin, Selfridges, Neiman Marcus, Penguin books, Sony BMG and The Fader.

Please check out more of Steven’s work at www.llreps.com