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In the frame, Berni Parker
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O
ver the
For Colour Graphics, the
last 20
Ladies Who Lunch range is still
Will the Autumn show season
years
going strong after six years,
bring cheer to the design
Berni Parker’s
matching Whispers on Wings
community as it heads towards
designs have
for longevity.
become very well
Christmas? Gill Davies
Berni has sold her own
known for their
limited edition prints and was
investigates.
light, delicate and
a finalist two years running in
recognisable style.
the Gift of the Year Awards. A
These very gentle
card for Paper Rose was also
eptember brings a new look to Design
and feminine
nominated for a Henrie.
images that sell
Her licensing activities have taken her to Surtex
well through high-end and more mass market retailers
for the last four years and US clients include Seasonal
and moved easily onto other product lines via licensing.
Specialities for Christmas lines, supplied to Target, S
Matters and an opportunity to introduce
more Design news and to focus on
the people in the creative sector of the
Greetings and Gift industries. We’re
Fairies, Babies, Flowers, Characters, Animals and
That sold over $2 million of merchandise and hoping to encourage input and give those of you
Ladies have all been seen on cards for publishers;
Westland Giftware for decorative products sold through
interested in the creative world a chance to find out
Woodmansterne, Paper Rose, Washington Green, The
Hallmark and American Greetings Stores.
more about it. So, don’t hold back, we’re waiting for
Art File, Colour House Graphics et al.
Bernie Parker Designs can be seen at both Top
your news and views!
During the last calendar year The Art File sold over
Drawer and Brand Licensing where her new range:
Autumn is kicking off with two trade shows and
500,000 cards in the Whispers on Wings range. Now,
Ladies Who Love Life will be shown for the first time.
that’s some royalty deal!
the welcome news that retail picked up slightly over
www.berniparkerdesigns.com
the summer. Whether this will continue will depend
on whether the recession might have bottomed out
and that consumer confidence is returning albeit
Artist, Emily Artist
slowly. Autumn Fair and Top Drawer are now in the
McMcCann, C
firing line as indicators of possibly a better time over
the coming Christmas season. Will there be a return to
style of illustration is frstyle of i esh and
the traditional last minute Christmas top up buying or
fun, often incorporating scanned fun, ofte
is it all done and dusted?
textures and photographs to es
Others however are taking things into their own
add interadd int est. She always draws
hands and publishing their own lines. Take a look
by hand using ink or soft dark by han
pencils to give a nice texturpenci ed
in this months section at both new adventurers and
line, whether it’line, w s a funky new
established creative publishers who will be showing in
range of kid’rang s cards, cute
Kate
Birmingham or London and wish them well with the
flufflufffy characters or even hand y
difficult and personal challenge of selling their own
drawn letters.draw
Knight hits
work.
She cut her teeth at As businesses now deal with the real financial
Hallmark’Ha s Bradford studio
the Fringe
implications of the down turn there will be changes
beforbe e going freelance in
Scottish freelance artist, Kate
that effect the design community while they deal with
2005 trading as magic 2
Knight, has been exhibiting
their own cash flow problems. They are seeing clients
Pencil.P
thirty of her floral designs
closing down, going out of business and selling their
“I always keep an eye on curr“I alway ent
alongside artwork from two
companies.
trtreends for the grnds for the greeetings industryetings indu ,” says Emily “ I take
of the UK’s top caricaturists,
inspiration from many things - a gorgeous children’s book, a beautiful
Mick Hollinworth and Craig
For freelancers, especially, this means real worries
pattern or well designed catalogue. Having a design background gives me
Rogalski, in an exhibition called
about the integrity and usage of design work. Agents
the advantage of knowing how to create great layouts, and print-ready files.
The Odd Couple as part of have the slight advantage of being able to have more
Tel: 0845 680 0759 Web:
www.magicpencil.co.uk
the official Edinburgh Festival regular communication with clients but they too
Fringe 2009.
can be taken by surprise when changes in company
Kate is well known for
structure lead to bad business practices.
Reach for the Skye
her imaginative floral designs,
Design suppliers are at the end of a long chain of
which she has licensed to
creditors these days and while many designers and
Skye’s the Limit is a new publisher from Australia
manufacturers and publishers
agents have accommodated the growing length of
showing at Top Drawer for the first time, following
in the UK, USA, Canada,
PG Live in May. This very personal collection of
Netherlands, Germany and
payment times, the often sudden demise or sale of any
design -ed products created by Skye Rogers and
Switzerland. her artwork can
business can put them in a very vulnerable and for
fills most niches at the top end of the market very
be found on art prints, cards,
them unfair position. New owners will often assume
well. It’s hard to pinpoint. Is beautifully composed
wrap, bags, clothing, textiles,
they have bought design outright even when contracts
and very elegant. What else can I say?
stationery, craft paper, cross exist or just assume that they can carry on using the
www.skyesthelimit.com.au
stitch and tableware. images as they wish.
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