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Zeroh
Daniel Hardiker and Neil Hetherington are ZEROH and have been working together creatively since studying Fine Art at university together. Based in Hastings and St Leonards they have worked with clients such as Konami, The Who, Hastings Pier Trust and Virgin Media.
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Nina Cosford
Nina Cosford is an illustrator based in Hastings. She works across editorial, advertising, reportage, typography, education and children’s book illustration. Clients include Walker Books, Nokia, HBO, Sky Atlantic and Virgin Media, and her Girls Illustrated project has gained great acclaim (including from the show’s creator Lena Dunham)
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Sarah Maycock
Sarah Maycock is a Hastings-based illustrator, represented by Handsome Frank Agency. Clients include the likes of Sony Music, The Times, Random House, The FT, Nobrow and Rupert Ray. Her work has also been featured in numerous publications including Creative Review and Computer Arts and her now infamous ‘Bear’ was the best selling print at Somerset House’s ‘Pick Me Up’ event in 2012
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Scott Garrett
Scott Garrett is a Hastings-based illustrator having worked for clients nationally and internationally, including Vodafone, Nestle, VW, GQ, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Business Week, Klutz Books, Faber & Faber and Random House.
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Matt Taylor
Matt Taylor is an illustrator and comic artist based in the Sussex countryside who spends his days crafting expansive, Americana inspired illustrations with a nod to classic comic book art of the fifties and sixties.
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Ali Graham
Ali Graham is a Hastings-based illustrator. He is the creator of viral online illustration projects 99 Problems, Beyonce Vs Zombies and Lil’ Ye and has worked on projects with Hyundai, IFC, The Who and DKNY.
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Hohokum – Out Now
After years of development, the absolutely wonderful new videogame Hohokum is released. Hohokum is an art video game by British developer Honeyslug in collaboration with Hastings-based artist and illustrator Richard Hogg and Sony Santa Monica for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. The player controls a snakelike creature to explore 17 whimsical worlds with no set objectives. The developers, who began development in 2008, compared the concept to flying a kite and were inspired by free London museums, Portmeiron, and indigenous cultures. It features a soundtrack by Ghostly International artists. Check out the trailer below:
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Company Magazine
HiFest got a nice little mention in this months Company Magazine, within a feature on Hastings-based illustrators Nina Cosford and Ali Graham. They talk about future projects, going viral on Tumblr and living and working in Hastings.