Darrel studied at Bath Academy of Art and then The Royal College

Strongly influenced by Dada and the likes of Raul Haussman and John Heartfield, the fact that he studied Design rather than Illustration is probably most evident in the minimal amount of hand made marks and the strong bent towards communication.

Darrel has worked as an illustrator since 1986, joining influential London studio ‘Big Orange’ in 1992. He founded illustration agency Heart (London) in 1994 and Heart USA Inc (New York) in 2001. He contributed to The Education of an Illustrator (by Steven Heller), is the author of “How to Be an Illustrator” (LKP,London, 2008) and has written for Eye magazine. He is a member of the Society of Publication Designers in New York and D&AD in the UK, acting as a jury foreman on its awards scheme and is also a visiting lecturer at various Universities in the UK.

During a career that started whilst still at college, Darrel has worked for a variety of clients in the advertising and music industries in addition to his instantly recognisable illustrations for magazines and newspapers, turning events in the news into compelling graphic comment.

Clients

Ecover
EMI Records
The London Stock Exchange
Barclays De Zoete Wedd
Dialog
United Press
Institutional Investor
The New Yorker
Penguin
Entertainment Weekly
Business Week
New York magazine
The Telegraph
The Washington Post
Warner Music
New Scientist
The Guardian
World Architecture
Financial Times
GQ
Random House
The Times
Harper Collins
Natwest Bank
Polydor Records
New Law Journal
McKewen’s Lager
Blaupunkt

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