Stuart Holmes Design

'Pace' marketing content agency in North Carolina commissioned a series of touchpoint illustrations to help their client AAA guide its members through some of life’s biggest twists and turns.

The spot illustrations highlighted key steps of the insurance claim process – injecting some much needed visual stimulus into what is a often a dull subject matter. 

Sydney and Melbourne tourist map cover illustrations. The client wanted a fun and colourful example of the key elements that epitomised each city.

Help create a great impression wherever you go in the world by saying 'hello' in the native language.

A series of 14 characters were illustrated for a spread in the JetStar inflight magazine.

An article introducing the 'know-how' of the ski fields for the uninitiated.   Illustrated for JetStar inflight magazine.

A collection of illustrations for Spanish magazine 'Ahora'.

An illustration for an article relating to religion in the internet age and social media, and the importance it can have within the church and it's connection to it's congregation. 

An editorial double page spread illustrating both the joy and the heartbreak of travelling – from making lifelong friends, to lost love. 

To commemorate the retirement of the standing president of Stanford University – John Hennessy – Stanford University Magazine commissioned me to create a fun gatefold map of their campus celebrating all of the buildings that have been built under his prolific 15 year presidency. This includes state-of-the-art research facilities, a world class theatre, and a football stadium ... the man has clearly been very busy!

Looking sharp! Hardie Grant commissioned me to illustrate a double page spread for Jet Star Magazine. The article content was a 'how-to' on having a bespoke suit tailored in the rag districts of Vietnam.   

Illustration assets produced for 'Passenger Magazine' for an article discussing what threat level is terrorism, violence, larceny and rebellion from within airports themselves.

The concept was to highlight the unpredictable and potential duplicity of human nature.

The American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York invited me to create illustrations for a child-friendly interactive map of Cuba.

The concept of the interactive map was drag-and-drop 4 sets of animals that are native to Cuba to their correct habitat within the map – educational information would pop-up if the correct habitat was chosen.

© Stuart Holmes 2016, created for the American Museum of Natural History, all rights reserved

A tourist map of China illustrated for Sundowner magazine from luxury travel experts 'Abercrombie & Kent'.

A series of illustrations for the 'Wheaton College' Magazine. Wheaton is a top-ranked Christian liberal arts college located west of Chicago. The illustrations needed enhance an existing campaign brand, predominantly using an established colour palette.

A double page spread for JetStar Magazine for an article on adults living out there childhood fantasies through their own children. 

The guys at Abercrombie & Kent, the specialists in luxury travel, asked me to capture the essence of Vietnam in a tourist map depicting some of the sights and flavours along the way. this is the colourful result.

A fun commission for Telegraph Magazine illustrating the perils vs benefits of staying as fit and healthy as university students start life out as a 'fresher'.

Brand agency 'RAPP' from San Francisco, asked me to create a fun and informative graphic for 'Big Heart Pets Brand' demonstrating some key situations on how to prepare yourself and your beloved pup if disaster were to strike.

This was a fun project to work on ... I've certainly never illustrated a dog doing yoga before!  

Surf like a pro! A Jet Star Magazine article illustrating that all you need to surf is a board, some waves, and some will power. So what are you waiting for?

I love the city of Melbourne, I wanted to celebrate this by producing an illustrated book and series of prints based on this great city I live in – So when I get a spare minute I enjoy dipping back into this self initiated work. This is very much a project in progress, but I'm happy to share a snippet of how it's all coming together so far. 

Four covers illustrated for a quarterly patient health magazine in Switzerland. Each cover needed to illustrate scenes and characters that relate to the publications demographic within the lead articles.

Spring Carnival is a big week on the horse racing calender in Melbourne. This is an editorial piece for Womans' Health magazine (Australia) showing a timeline over 4 pages for a successful day at the races on 'Ladies day'. 

I was commissioned by the good folks over at Hardie Grant Media once again for Jet Star magazine to illustrate a breakdown of the great Australian game of AFL – that's 'Aussie Rules' to the rest of the world! 

A sample of characters developed for the NHS (National Health Service) in the UK. They needed to be friendly, inviting, and vibrant. 

A step-by-step illustration for JetStar magazine demonstrating the best way for some much needed man-scaping and to reclaim that jawline with a clean shave.

'Hardie Grant Media' kindly invited me once again to illustrate for Jet Star Magazine – the article was a 101 on restaurant etiquette for the uninitiated, making sure your table manners are up to scratch!

'A Christmas survival guide' for Woman's Health Magazine. An illustrated strip running across the bottom of 3 spreads in the December issue – a few scenarios to avoid, and a few to adopt over the festive season!

I was asked to illustrate the cover and internal article for Dialogue – a business magazine based in Covent Garden, London. The theme of the issue was Global vs Local and the subsequent long term benefits of nations collaborating instead of creating fierce competition. 

Illustrations accompanying an article for Which? Travel Magazine, on the limited options for UK pet owners to take holidays overseas in Europe. Expensive air freight, and a 'no pet policy' on the Eurostar rail network stifles options.

Gentleman – here is a quick sartorial guide for 'how-to' and perhaps more importantly 'how-NOT-to' wear those shorts! A commission from JetStar inflight Magazine.

I was happy to illustrate the August cover illustration for the JetStar Asia inflight Magazine. Publishing house 'Hardie Grant’ asked me to illustrate a scene that helps celebrate Singapore's 50th year of independence, highlighting some of the modern landmarks and captures the vibrancy of the city. Jetstar Asia Airways services over 35 airports and is an airline based in Singapore. (It is an Asian low cost offshoot airline for Australia's Qantas airline). 

'Tiger Air' magazine invited me to illustrate an article on the rise and rise of the behemoth burger, and Australia's' recent and growing appetite for this culinary greasy American icon! 

A paper doll character developed for PayPal as they promote 'Splendour in the Grass Music Festival 2015' held in the beautiful settings of Byron Bay, Australia.

Postal magazine needed a cover and spread illustration to get across the UK postal systems diversification into different industries in order to maintain profitability – ie: banking, telecommunications, public transport, etc.

A series of logos and van liveries were developed.  

These illustrations were used for a complete campaign roll out for Sainsbury's supermarket nationwide loyalty scheme 'Nectar' in the UK. The popular scheme is being widened to include businesses throughout the UK local high streets. These illustrations were aimed specifically to promote this business growth. The campaign was rolled out across all platforms, print, web, and outdoor media. 

'Which? Travel magazine' commissioned a full page editorial illustration representing the precarious nature of choosing travel insurance and the perils of untrustworthy agents and the discrepancies in their contracts – do they have you covered as much as you think they do?

I was briefed to illustrate an article highlighting 'the perils of outsourcing business overseas' – (and subsequently promote the benefits of keeping business local). The perils highlighted were: communication breakdowns, rising fuel costs, port authority red tape, distance to travel, and product quality control. 

I recently proposed to my now fiancé – this was a personal yet exciting illustration for an invitation for family and friends to celebrate with us at our garden engagement party... Good times!

An illustration for an article in Vitality Magazine in Seattle highlighting a few easy house improvements that can prevent falls for the over 65 year olds. The piece was more of an information graphic as it had to touch on some very specific criteria throughout a typical Seattle suburban turn of the century house. 

An illustration for an editorial double page spread with a story on 'marketing to air passengers' they required a broad stroke snap-shot of society highlighting diversity, from age, sex, race and religion.

An illustrative response to the atrocities in Paris – signifying the unification of people of different races and religions.

After struggling to find cards in Australia away from the chilly images associated with 'traditional' festive cards – I decided to illustrate my own. The result is a fun series of Christmas cards illustrated with the sunny summer days of an Australian Christmas in mind. 

Please visit the SHOP to purchase any of these cards.

Women's Health Magazine (Australia) approached me for an article related to conversations between men and the idea that most of it is often down at the pub where words are direct and few and far between. We used the idea of beer mats carrying a typical conversation. The Beer mats are replicas of well know Aussie Beers.

The brief was to illustrate a map of the scenic 'Highway 01' along the Californian Coast of America, illustrated with a few notable stops along the way. This commission was close to my heart as I had recently driven the Highway 01 route, so it bought back some fantastic memories.

Cover illustration of Strategic Risk Magazine. The lead article was highlighting potential damage caused to reputations throughout a building process. From cyber attacks, physical and social damage and natural elements.

Having relocated myself from London to Melbourne, Australian Christmas holidays are always a challenge with the seasons being topsy-turvy, with a change in climate also comes a change in festive food! My brief for the this editorial was to produce a series of spot illustrations demonstrating how the Aussies cater for Christmas... Thankfully Christmas pud still makes an appearance!

American Airlines commissioned me to illustrate the cover of the award winning 'Hemisphere' inflight magazine . The cover was to portray the city 'Kentucky' with various iconic landmarks, products and companies alongside Kentucky heritage. This included Bourbon Whisky, UPS, and The Kentucky Derby. 

I was approached by 02 telecom in the UK to illustrate a magazine article addressing the importance for small high street business owners to take a holiday away from the stresses of running an enterprise – and highlighting that it should be guilt free!

An illustration for an editorial piece in a women's magazine on the rise and rise of the phenomenal mobile phone dating scene. 

The guys at American Airlines (Hemisphere Magazine) invited me back to illustrate the cover of the award winning American Airlines inflight magazine. The cover was to portray the city 'Jacksonville' with various iconic landmarks, products and companies and heritage. 

Designed for a poster highlighting and promoting Shanghai as a 'Destination City'. The brief was to highlight traditional aspects of the city whilst also encapsulating what Shanghai represents in the 21st Century.

This was a fun project to illustrate! I was asked to design an invite to an engagement party of some close friends. They were hiring a Taco Truck for the event so the concept was a no-brainer – it had to have a Mexican injection. I included the truck and an illustration of their house where the party was being hosted. 

Jetstar airways launched a fresh new design to their inflight magazine, so they also wanted some fresh illustrations on board! I was commissioned to illustrate a double page map of Waimate in New Zealand's South island along with some cultural highlights of the township. They wanted a simple but fun execution, so a few colourful spot illustrations were created to populate the map.

2 posters designed for Transport For London (TFL) encouraging the citizens of London to use pedal power and to take advantage of the capitals many convenient cycle paths across the capital – and who knows, maybe you'll get to see a whole new slice of London life?! 

Any Reason. Every Season. Cycle London.

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Happy Christmas  xxxx