2.7.08 ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER UPDATE! The last 6 months have seen a lot of drama, a change of studio and a load of new work. I have been victim to a ludicrous amount of burglaries recently culminating in the theft of all of my work from the last ten years which was more than a little traumatic. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has helped me get back on my feet and sent back illustrations and animations, very much appreciated. If there's anybody reading this that I may have worked for but haven't contacted yet I'd love to get any illustrations or animations back from you too please so contact me if you can. Have moved studio to a lovely new patch in Shoreditch, London with a good bunch of people working under the emerging banner of Action Stations, more news to come about that. In the meantime there's some new work for this year's BBC Proms, an Annual Report for Italian company Carraro, a late mention for an animation created for the Royal Opening of St.Pancras International last year and loads of new advertising, publishing and editorial work. There's an overdue website redesign and blog on the way also so stay tuned for fresh stuff. Potts out.

6.10.07 FINALLY...AN UPDATE! Apologies for the complete lack of updates for most of the year. It's been pretty much non-stop work, work, work so I'll be overhauling the site soon to allow for easier and more regular updates. In the meantime you can click through the main window above to see some of the year's highlights. Also...If anyone is in Birmingham for the PLUS 07 Design festival I'll be doing a talk on Wednesday 17th October from 6-7pm. Potts also featuring in Computer Arts: Book Of Inspiration currently on your local newsagent shelf.

25.3.07 NEWSALICIOUS - Hope 2007 is treating you all well. It's been a busy year so far with some exciting new projects. including the artwork for new Brit band The Twang, first single Wide Awake is available now and the album later in the year. Also have an upcoming exhibition Rebel Machines with the super talented Tim Marrs in Hastings at Todds Gallery from 7 - 29 April so if you're in the area check it out. Have been selected for the NYC Soiciety Of Illustrators 49th Annual Competition with the cover for The Free And Easy. Back soon with a new update.

28.11.06 Hello all, it’s... 2006 Update Galore Zone
It’s nearly been a whole year since I updated the site and it’s been a real busy one so get ready for it…

Illustration
> Global print campaign for IBM with Ogilvy , five large illustrations for the ‘What Makes You Special?’ ads and further IBM work to promote their presence at Wimbledon and Roland Garros tennis tournaments. Check out the billboard photos in the Press section. IBM ‘Birds’ illustration has won a Gold Award for AOI ’s Images 31 next year.
> Created poster artwork for the Musuem Of London’s ‘Belongings’ exhibition
> Three illustrations for Barkers’ British Transport Police recruitment campaign
> Illustrations for 23red ’s new Betfair.com relaunch campaign
> Artwork for Brahma Beer with Grip agency and Amsterdam Gin with E&J Gallo
> Portrait of David Foldvari for forthcoming WIWP Two Faced book and exhibition
> Ongoing figurative work with Woolley Pau agency for Reductil
> Continuing illustration work for Esomar over at Fortune St. agency
> Hackney HYPE artwork for Hey Moscow

Lots of editorial work for new clients here and abroad… New York Times, Newsweek, New York Post, Wired, Futurelab, Premiere, Time Europe magazine, POL Oxygen, Insideout, CIO, Minnesota and Baltimore Monthly, Chicago Where, Sunday Publishing and Mountain Bike magazine amongst others.

4WALL
There’s a new section on the site showcasing artwork and prints available to buy through 4WALL in the Srapbook/4WALL area. You can also see my designs for a 100 metre plus mural that was recently painted in Bermondsey , London by Erin Petson, Holly Wales, Kenn Goodall and Richard Clark. I also have some original artwork on show at the Production Lines exhibition, also in Bermondsey, at the Fashion and Textile museum until Dec 10th.  Info about forthcoming events at the exhibition can be downloaded form the 4WALL site here

Animation
Have designed and animated my first feature film opening and closing titles for forthcoming London based drama ‘ Hush Your Mouth’ directed by Tom Trywhitt and produced by Liza Brown. The quicktimes can be found in the Animation section and various character artworks in the Illustration section.
New animated work for Black Convoy and the BC3D projection at Countervision , (Onedotzero’s 10th birthday party at the Hayward Gallery , London) back in June. Check out the event photographs in the Press section. Get your 3d specs out!

Scrapbook/Photography
Have added Horizon panoramic and digital shots from recent trips to Japan , Iceland and New York and various sketches and ‘off-cuts’ for Black Convoy and other projects.
Check out the great t-shirts over at Graniph in Japan including my ‘Henry: Portrait Of A Sh*t Job’ design

13.11.06 MASSIVE 2006 UPDATE JUST AROUND THE CORNER but in the meantime come along to PRODUCTION LINES, the new exhibition from the contemporary illustrators of 4WALL at the FASHION & TEXTILE MUSEUM in Bermondsy St, London from Nov 20th where I'll have some original new work available including collaborative work from Honey Knitting.

10.08.06 STILL too busy to update but should have lots of new stuff up within the month. IBM billboards are out and about in London, currently two around Old St. tube. Have some work showing over in Antwerp, Belgium at Art Trek 3, Galerie Mekanik until the end of August. Thanks to Ephameron. Have just been to Japan for two weeks and had an amazing time over there - photos coming soon. Currently working on designs for a huge mural being painted around a development at Bermondsey Antique Market, artwork for a new Museum of London exhibition and a new snowboard design for Morrow Peak boards. I'll be back!

18.03.06 Latest NEWS - Have been massively busy (yes, it needed bolding) over last few months working on a number of illustrations for IBM's new global print campaign for Ogilvy in NYC which should be unleashed on the public soon. A little closer to home I've been working on illustrations for HYPE - Hackney Young People Empowered with Hey Moscow to feature on their website and billboards around Hackney. Have also created three illos for a British Transport Police recruitment drive all to be put on the site when I get a nanosecond of time to update. In the meantime get yourself over to 4WALL and get some luverrllly prints....mmm. Back soon.

01.02.06 4WALL LAUNCHES! Exclusive Potts Giclee Prints available to buy from the new online gallery over at www.4WALL.co.uk. Featured talents include Mcfaul, Miles Donovan, Container, Richard May, Tim Marrs, David Foldvari, Paul Willoughby, Mark Taplin and John Burgerman. 4WALL's first two week exhibition will take place from February 7th - 18th 2006 at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London Bridge.

05.01.06 HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM POTTSVILLE! 2006  UPDATE FEST
Illustration feats include six images for Fortune St agency’s Esomar branding, a new book cover for The Free And Easy published by Random House and a Samantha Morton portrait for the excellent film mag Little White Lies. Other diversions include illustrations for The Guardian, BBC Good Food, LloydsTSB Magazine, The Economist, Estates Gazette and images for the good folks at Don’t Panic and Almanak magazine.

Loads more visual exports for Canadian and American mags such as ABA Journal, American Lawyer, Florida Realtors , Toronto Life, MIT Tech Review, Enroute, Backpackers and Continental.  

Client & Press updates include Potts work featured in two new books, Illusive from Die Gestalten and Illustration Now from Taschen, a customised hand painted record for the WIWP Remixed exhibition plus photos and a spread in Digit for the recent Black Convoy show in London.

4WALL - Potts to appear alongside some of UK’s finest illustrators at a London exhibition in February to launch 4WALL , an exciting new online gallery that I can finally sell some work through. Exhibition to be held at The Mernier Chocolate Factory from Feb 6th to 18th and the website at www.4WALL.co.uk will be live shortly - more details as I get them.

Have work showcased in the current 3x3 magazine (Vol2:no2) and have joined US illustration megasite The I-Spot . Look out for three Potts t-shirt designs soon to appear at the excellent Japanese store Graniph .

Currently working on some animated film titles for an interesting Brit flick that are near completion and will be ready for the next update. Also near to finishing on a big job for IBM with Ogilvy and Mathers in New York, stay tuned for more info.

28.09.05 Big thanks to Nate Williams over at the excellent Illustrationmundo for putting me under the Spotlight.

26.09.05 I have a customised 12” record appearing in the WIWP Remixed exhibition at Phonica Records on Poland Street in London from Thursday September 29th. Will have the final artwork on the site in the next update.

14.09.05 SEPTEMBER UPDATE Strange new rumblings at the Platz - Snowboard design for Morrow Peak Boards, illustrations for Modart, Cooler Mag, Guardian Weekend, Big Issue and a CD Cover for London band Redstar.

Lots of work for new US clients including Outside Magazine, Boston Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Out Magazine, Cincinnati Guide, UTNE Magazine and Harvard Business Review

BLACK CONVOY CLOSING PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT, THURSDAY 15th from 6PM onwards, Jaguar Shoes Gallery, 17 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London. Come on down if you haven't had a chance to catch the show yet, Incontinent Prime would sure like to have you...before he is obliterated

8.9.05 THE STORY OF BLACK CONVOY EXHIBITION Tonight! The first offical Black Convoy exhibition opens at Jaguar Shoes Gallery, 17 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London. Private View from 6 til 11. The show will run until Wednesday 14th Sept. Open daily from 12 til 6. Get your collective ass down there!

Illustration update next week!

27.07.05 Pottski talked shop - Big thanks to everyone who came down to the AOI Spotlight on Illustrators talk today, woudn't have been the same without you...infact, it would have been me talking to a wall otherwise, not good.

/// POTTSKI TALKS SHOP /// I'll be discussing the Association of Illustrators Gold winning book cover 'The Fruit Palace' and other portfolio nuggets at one of the AOI's Spotlight on Illustrators talks at the Mall Galleries, mine starts at 1pm on Wednesday 27th July. You can get tickets at the AOI site or just turn up and get them at the gallery. Hope to see you there.

10.6.05 Big illustration update coming soon. BLACK CONVOY's new site has launched and will feature regularly updated illustration and forthcoming project information. The Convoy will be rolling into 17 in East London for an exhibition in September.

Canceled Flight continues to tour around the States with shows at The Receiver Gallery in San Francisco, Lab 101 Gallery in LA and the Andenken Gallery in Denver.

3.5.05 - CANCELED FLIGHT Exhibition, The Reed Space, 151 Orchard St. New York starts tonight and runs til 24th May. My' tried and true pigeon killin method' will be amongst a 100 other anti-pigeon images available to buy as published in Avitrol Jones' new book. Check it out if you're in the area.

2005 WIDEBOY UPGRADE

FINALLY managed to update the Platz after a very busy start to 2005. The site has doubled in capacity, making room for a chunk of illustration and other goodies, by going wiiide. There's over 30 new images to get your eyes around and all the latest featured work in the press section to chomp on.

BIG new work for Channel 4,who commissioned me to illustrate a flyer to recruit square eyed graduates wanting to 'Break Into Television', Microsoft, Waitrose Illustrated, BBC Good Food, Computer Arts, Barclays Magazine, Redwood Publishing and Men's Car over in Germany.

I've also joined Anna Goodson Management for representation across North America and have had a glut of new commissions from American and Canadian clients. Best bits include a 6 page illustrated spread for Fast Company and various full page images for American Way, Boston Globe, Texas Monthly and Bloomsberg.

PRESS updates include profiles in Modart and Digit magazines and featured work in two new books, Graphic Image Makers by Laurence Zeegan and Canceled Flight from Avitrol Jones. I also get to finally share column inches with foodeater Lloyd Grosman.

Black Convoy are revving up for an interesting 2005 with the launch of a new site and forthcoming shows and I've also joined 10B's group of artists and animators for further creative kicks.

I'm all Platzed out...

 

22.12.04 What fresh hell is this? MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Platz.

17.11.04 Updata - Lots of new jazz on the site, recent illustrations include a book cover for Random House and editorial pieces for Big Issue, The Independent and new US client Fast Company. Recently completed a membership pamphlet for The New Economics Foundation featuring my illustration and the graphic design skills of Ben Brannan. My previous book cover for Random House 'The Fruit Palace' has picked up a gold award from, yet to be published, Images 29 and was chosen amongst the 100 finalists of the 3 x 3 Professional Illustrators competition ... which was muchos nice. Have also added some photography from a recent trip to Cuba. Mazin!

03.08.04 Updatronic! This is the Newwwssssss! Lots of illustration for new and familiar clients including Transworld, The Independent, Big Issue, Best Fashion (over in Germany), Woolley Pau ad agency, Time Out and Guardian Weekend magazine. Also got some work in a new book from Italian design studio Delicatessen, Fashionize: The Art of Fashion Illustration, details in the press section.

27.05.04 Updateville. I've reorgansied the illustration section to allow space for new work, look out for new links to related images in the main illustration pop up. I've also shifted some work over into the sketch-photo zone. New pieces for The Under Construction exhibition at the Apartment NYC, a Computer Arts illustration and animation tutorial and four illustrations for HSBC Magazine. Do it.

14.05.04 Have joined new British Illustration collective Black Convoy featuring the sizzling talents of Richard May, John McFaul, Adrian Johnson, Tim Marrs, Mark Taplin, Neasden Control Centre and Andrew Rae & Miles Donovan of Peepshow.

We have an exhibition opening Sat 15th May at The Apartment in New York titled Under Construction and will be returning later in the year with another hush hush event. I'll be posting some new work soon so stay tuned.

25.03.04. Bigger update than usual, a bunch of new illustrations for Time Out and Design Week, amongst others, and a new animation for a short film called The Portal by Dan Ruttley, featuring a 'Flyin g Dunny' no less...(yes, a toilet).

18.02.04. Two new illustrations added for The Guardian Guide and a flyer for our Texan cousins at the Amoda Digital Showcase. Few links added too.

9.02.04 Updates. Some fresh work for the new year added to the illustration section, an ep cover design and some self promotional material. Hope 2004 treats you well and you're not decapitated or anything.

25.11.03 Updates. Added two more images to the illustration section, including my first book cover design, and a whole bunch o links in the clients|press section.

21.10.03 Press updates. I've got some work in a couple of books this month. Double page spread in The Fundamentals of Creative Design and a nod to this site's earlier incarnation in Taschen's 1000 Favorite Websites.

15.10.03 Thanks to Richard May at Pixelsurgeon for linking me up and to everyone who has taken the time to get back to me. God bless you allllll! (Jesus, shut up). Also, big thanks to Nick Gains for helping me get this thing afloat. Happy Birthday Dave!

14.10.03. Andy-Potts v2 goes nutzoid! Launch of new folio site with all the old goodness and a whole bunch of new features. Twice as much illustration for your eyes to chew on plus dedicated sections for animation, sketches and photography. Hope you like what you see, any feedback would be welcome. Chow down.