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My name is Chris Madden; lover of tea, hater of mushrooms, and all-round Muppet enthusiast.
I live and work in Manchester, UK.
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Monocle

Here is a couple of Images that were recently commissioned by the ever-wonderful, Monocle Magazine.

The article was about, how even in an economic crisis people still want something to ‘look after’ and will spend money, regardless of the situation. It was a fun job and I am quite happy with the results!

Salt

A few weeks ago I was sent over the brief from one of the articles I illustrate regularly. At the time I had been playing/experimenting with ink brushes and such and so wanted to try to incorporate those new found techniques into the spot I was working on. I’m not sure how successful the image or the techniques are but there are elements that I enjoy.

Southbank Centre

My very good friend, Natasha, has been kind enough to let me steal a few of her photos that were taken when she visited the Southbank Centre last week. 

Imagine Festival 2012: The Southbank Centre

Back in October last year, I had a call from my agent saying that the design team at The Southbank Centre were interested in using me to illustrate a project they were working on. The project was ‘Imagine Festival 2012’. 

‘Imagine’ is a annual children’s literary festival held in february half term, over 2 week there are loads of events and workshops with the aim being to encourage children to want to read more. The illustrators job would be to produce a cover and 13 additional double page spreads for the brochure that advertises the events. The main illustration would also be used for posters and advertisements across london to promote the festival.

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Memory

Another brain based commission; this one was for an article in The Guardian about the importance of forgetting things. it was quite a fun little job to do, and I am quite pleased with the colour palette, too.

Eating Disorder

This was a small commission for an article on the science of eating disorders. I found it quite difficult to tackle such a bleak subject matter without being too negative. I didn’t think that the art director would go for this but surprisingly, he did.

Guardian (NPB)

Before Christmas I was commissioned by the Guardian for one of their business supplements. It was a cover illustration. It was also the tightest deadline i have ever had to work with…which is the reason I am so proud of the outcome. It is by no means my best work, a lot of the finer details I usually like to add to my work were left out but there are elements of the image that I really like. 

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SPIEL

I recently completed some work for lifestyle & football magazine; Spiel. I did the cover image and a full page illustration, as well as a little animation that I may show on here soon.

Cover Image 

Full Page

SPIEL

CSMA

Commission for CSMA motoring club magazine about how to deal with the stresses of christmas.

Guardian Weekender

I was recently commissioned by The Guardian Weekender magazine to illustrate an article about over encumbered email inboxes. Guess what? this is what I drew!

It can be viewed alongside the article at The Guardian Website

Shots Magazine

A few spots I did for a recent commission for Shots Magazine. The articles were all based on Advertising and social media which I found particularly difficult, as the texts were dryer than Ghandi’s sandals!

Wired

A few spot illustrations I have produced for Wired Magazine over the past few months

Alternative Fuel

I recently worked on a great double page feature for The Times Eureka. As the title suggests, the feature was about different types of alternative fuel sources, that could be used to power a car. This was a great job as I not only got to creative several spot illustrations, but I also had a lot of input into the layout of the feature.

Waitrose Kitchen

I recently had the pleasure of producing this image for Waitrose Kitchen Magazine. The article was a debate piece on whether or not it is better to holiday alone.

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