Rebecca Strickson is an illustrator and designer. Previously from Grantham, she is now based in Margate, Kent. Strickson was selected to appear in the AOI’s Images 36 Best of British Illustration book in 2012,[1][2] and was shortlisted twice for the AOI Illustration Awards.[3] She was also a member of the all-woman choir Gaggle from inception until 2014.[4]
Rebecca Strickson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| Occupation | designer |
Education
editStrickson attended Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School,[5] before going on to study Fine Art and History of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London (2002).[6][7]
Illustration and design
editStrickson works across a range of different media. She was the only woman artist included in the Phantasmagoria group show at Forman's Smokehouse Gallery in London in 2012.[8][9] ELLE magazine, Columbia Records, Agent Provocateur,[10] Kenco,[11] O2 (UK), Artsy,[12] the Garden Museum[13] and Channel 4 have all commissioned her work.[14]
Building on her commission to create a pack of tarot cards for Agent Provocateur, Strickson created an intricately patterned typeface that draws on Renaissance, medieval and Celtic imagery.[15]
Strickson has designed a series of special stamps for the Royal Mail, depicting life in Ancient Britain, that was released on 17 January 2017.[16][17]
Strickson has drawn parts of the comic book series Metroland, written by Ricky Miller and illustrated by Julia Scheele, and published by Avery Hill Publishing.[18][19]
Strickson is signed to the Design and Animation division of RSA Films, part of Ridley Scott Associates.[20]
Other activities
editStrickson was a member of all-girl alternative choir Gaggle from inception to 2014.[4][21][22]
Strickson is interested in artists' rights management, and is signed up to a collective licensing service for visual artists, known as Payback, launched by the Design and Artists Copyright Society.[23]
On the impact that new digital display formats like packshots have made on album artwork, Strickson comments:
"Packshots have really made an impact – 1500px squared work is not just shrinking down your album artwork, it's an entirely different way of communicating your visual ideas across. You need different designs, colours, fonts. You have to grab attention with a lot less to deal with and it can really sucks sometimes. But then we're all in an age of commodification and faster, quicker, more – so it's not worth fighting it when you can turn to your round to your advantage with creativity."
— Rebecca Strickson, CreativeBloq [24]
References
edit- ^ Blaney, Christine (2012). Images : best of british illustration. London: Assn Of Illustrators. ISBN 978-0-9558076-5-7.
- ^ Bromley Arts Council (18 April 2012). "Rebecca Strickson – 24th July to 17th August 2012". Ripley Arts Centre.
- ^ "Shortlist Archive". AOI Awards. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b Coughlin, Deborah (3 June 2013). "Why It Matters: 'radical feminist choir' Gaggle open a shop in New Cross". BelowTheRiver. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Former Grantham schoolgirl Rebecca puts her stamp on latest project". Grantham Journal. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "New Talent: Rebecca Strickson, Illustrator". Little Black Book Celebrating Creativity. 2012.
- ^ "Rebecca Strickson". The Dots.
- ^ "Phantasmagoria Group Show". Invisible Made Visible. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ Gregory, Amelia. "Exhibition: Phantasmagoria at Forman's Smokehouse Gallery". Amelia's Magazine. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Agent Provocateur – VIP Playing Cards". RSA Films.
- ^ "Kenco – Rebecca Strickson". RSA Films.
- ^ "The Top Living Artists of 2015 (Illustrated by Rebecca Strickson)". ARTSY. 16 December 2015.
- ^ Kentish, Franky (26 March 2015). "Russell Page's dream garden realised". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Official Website of Rebecca Strickson". 27 May 2014.
- ^ Steven, Rachael (24 June 2016). "New type: Google Fonts, Hobo Rococeaux, Johnston100 and more..." Creative Review.
- ^ "Ancient Britain 17 January 2017". Royal Mail Group Ltd.
- ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (17 January 2017). "Royal Mail reveals prehistoric-themed stamps". Design Week. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Gillespie, Bridgeen. "Book Review- Metroland by Ricky Miller, Julia Scheele and co". The Geen Geenie. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ An Englishman In San Diego (13 October 2014). "British Comic Awards 2014: Judging Panel announced, inc. Jonathan Ross, Jessica Hynes and Jonathan Entwistle". SDCC News. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Design & Animation: Rebecca Strickson". RSA Films.
- ^ Howitton, Olivia (12 March 2013). "WORKSPACE Rebecca Strickson". What's in your bedroom. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Rebecca Strickson". Cargo Collective.
- ^ "Rebecca Strickson: Why I'm signed up to Payback". DACS. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Why does album artwork exist in the digital age?". Creative Blog. 21 July 2015.