London Film Map
DESCRIPTION An intricate hand-crafted typographic map of London swarming with film titles, actors and directors, plotted on the map where they most made their mark. Also featuring some of London’s most iconic picture houses, film studios and red carpet locations. Combining hand-drawn typography and illustration, the London Film Map is a limited edition print by [...]
DexStorylines
DESCRIPTION A brand new 2016 Limited Edition of Dex’s underground map. London’s criss cross of tube lines, transformed into a pit-stop journey through styles of storytelling, with the individual metro lines turned into Storylines and genres of literature. The depths of the Northern Line have been made into the aptly named Horror Line. The Bakerloo [...]
DexSamuel Says
DESCRIPTION Dr Johnson. Six-foot tall, poor, somewhat disfigured and potentially suffering from Tourettes.... Samuel Johnson overcame some crazy obstacles to become a sensation as a man of wit and wisdom. His master opus was creating the great English Dictionary, but this man of letters was notorious for firing the kind of pithy one-liners most satirists [...]
DexA Study In Sherlock
DESCRIPTION Sherlock's classic silhouette including deer-stalker hat, made out of typography celebrating the wit and crime-busting wizardry of super sleuth Sherlock Holmes. A central piece from the Literary London Art print collection, A Study in Sherlock was also selected by Threadless + GAP, and turned into a t-shirt, available to buy in GAP stores across the US. [...]
DexLiterary Central London Map
DESCRIPTION A intricate map of the centre of London teeming with infamous fictional characters from London’s literary past and present. This is a compact version of the more extensive Literary London Map, made up of hand-crafted fictional characters plotted on the map in the place they're most associated. Scroll down to view more. DETAILS A [...]
DexLiterary London Map
DESCRIPTION An intricate type map of the capital teeming with infamous fictional characters from London’s literary past and present. Featuring the famous and infamous. And also the less well known. Those with an amazing moniker or brilliantly conceived nickname who are a credit to their creator. Each character has been plotted in the corners of [...]
Dex99 Bottles
DESCRIPTION Take one down, pass it around. Our latest piece, an intricately crafted ode to wonderful, delicious beer. 99 different brands were painstakingly created in a loving homage to the most bonkers of the craft beers, Pilsners, Weissbiers and Indian Pale Ales. The microbrewed, the mass produced, the frozen and the lukewarm. The European, the American and the Japanese. [...]
DexTop TV Tips
KINETIC ANIMATION An example of a kinetic animation style I've been using recently. Here's a film we developed for The Edinburgh International Television Festival. Design & direction: Chris Trotman Animation: Carlo Taranto, Nuno Costa & Chris Trotman VO: Nicky Searle RELATED PROJECTSThe NetworkFilmGNTV Presents The Big LebowskiFilmFuture Shock! End TitlesFilmFuture Shock! Title SequenceFilm
DexMy Branded Life
KINETIC ANIMATION My Branded Life is a concept for a TV show by Mark Dymond and Nic Franklin that is currently in pre-production. I made a little animated TV trailer for it. ORIGINAL ARTWORK Here's my original postcard artwork that I used as the basis of the film. LOOKY LOOK RELATED PROJECTSThe NetworkFilmGNTV Presents The [...]
DexHitched
HITCHCOCK An animation a made for a new art collection of black and white film-based typographic art called Film Noir. Created in After Effects, featuring Hitchcock's iconic silhouette and theme tune to Alfred Hitchcock Presents. ART PRINT The animation was created using the original artwork from one of the prints in the collection, called Hitched. View the original [...]
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