4 examples of different styles from The Guardian

Competition

I got this e-mail:

 don’t panic have teamed up with Glaceau vitaminwater to offer a
totally original unique design project.

 be in with the chance of following in the footsteps of paste-up icon
jr by seeing your artwork ‘wrap’ shoreditch’s iconic cordy house. in
addition to this you’ll also get £500 and a pair of bestival tickets
to boot


<http://www.dontpaniconline.com/designbrief/client/glaceauvitaminwater>

 this is a great chance to showcase your skills to the world, and the
chance to create a truly original addition to your portfolio whether
you’re an illustrator, designer, typographer, photographer - as long
as you’ve got a vibrant mind and an eye for colour, we want to see
your ideas and offer you the chanceto work on a very special industry
brief.

 point your web browser at
http://www.dontpaniconline.com/designbrief/client/glaceauvitaminwater
 to download the design brief then get your entry up on the online
gallery, and get voting!

 prizes not only for the winner are up for grabs, but 2nd, 3rd and
4th runner up too for highest voted entries...

 the winning entry will be chosen by several high profile judges from
the world of art & design including stuart semple.

 brief download goes live from 26/05,

 deadline for entries to the website is 15/06 so get cracking.

 good luck!

John K Stuff

Hi everyone,

John K (you may remember him from Ren & Stimpy) has a pretty cool blog where he explains loads of theories, shares very useful information about illustration, animation and 'the industry'.
There are MANY interesting posts there and I think it’s a pretty cool learning resource to follow.

For example, this post is about background layouts:
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2008/07/organizing-bg-layout-elements.html

Really useful stuff for me 'cos I always struggle with BGs (among other things!).

Go and check it out!