In May I was commissioned to illustrate FHM’s ‘ultimate lounge room’.
The brief was to combine all of the advertiser products (flat screen TV, blu-ray, laptop, beer cooler and lounge chair) into a single image.
I used a Google Sketchup model for the interior and Ben – FHM Australia’s editor at the time – volunteered to be [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Conceptual’
May 14, 2009
Ultimate loungeroom
December 15, 2008
Zombie TV
A parasite that exists in real-life could lead to the Zombie apocalypse, according to FHM Australia.
The parasite is called toxoplasma gondii. When a host (usually small mammals such as rats and mice) become infected, the parasite can change the behaviour of their brain, causing them be drawn to (rather than fearful) of cats. The twist? [...]
November 14, 2008
Seeing red
An illustration for an upcoming story in FHM about websites that allow people to post defamatory comments online
I will upload a scan of the full story once the magazine its newsstands in December.
November 4, 2008
Up against the wall
This illustration is a parody of an Australian television program called Hole in the Wall.
Based on a Japanese game show, Hole in the Wall requires celebrity contestants to fit through holes in a styrofoam wall moving towards them.
The results are often hilarious. Here’s a video clip of the original (and best) Japanese version:
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November 3, 2008
Is a smart bomb an oxymoron?
This illustration was commissioned for an article in FHM on so called ’smart bombs’.
According to New Scientist magazine, the US air force is trying to develop a cluster weapon that would release a swarm of ‘bomblets’ – each identifying and pursuing an individual target.
The question is: how would this weapon distinguish between combatants and civilians? [...]
October 8, 2008
Money illustrations
These illustrations were for the FHM money section.
I came up with concepts for the four types of investments covered in the article:
The sharemarket (rollercoaster)
Investment funds (managed growth)
Property (snakes and ladders)
Banking (a safe)
These illustrations were designed just two weeks before the 2008 economic crisis.
October 7, 2008
Health illustrations
Illustrations for an FHM feature called ‘Heal thyself’.
Each illustration accompanied instructions for the treatment of neglected organs, including the heart (time-bomb); lungs and liver (filters); bowel (plumbing) and skin (outer layer).
October 6, 2008
US empire illustration
Illustration for an ominously titled feature The Last Days of the US Empire.
The story compared the United States to great – but ultimately flawed – civilisations like Rome, ancient Greece and the Maya.
September 1, 2008
Travel illustration
Close to deadline – but with no photos for the travel page – I was asked to create this illustration for FHM Australia.
The page was about working as a tour guide, bus driver or cook for an European tour company.
Initially the highway sign was going to be a simple metaphor for working and traveling around [...]
September 1, 2008
iPod illustration
This illustration was for a story about customs officials searching your iPod for illegally downloaded content.
Not sure exactly how they would enforce this (you can read the story here), but it’s a scary thought – imagine the ‘iPod line’ at customs.
This illo was turned around pretty quickly. I came up with the concept and illustrated [...]
