Darren Cranmer Portfolio

darrencranmer.com

Art

Black Swan

One Billionth: Sol

One Billionth: Singularity

Guided Path

One Billionth: Perception

One Billionth: Divergence

One Billionth: Interwoven

Five Paths Home

Escape

Spiral

Discerner

Illustration

A Roman Holiday Gallery Magazine (Guernsey)

Billionaire’s Playground Gallery Magazine (Guernsey)

Roger

Gallery Magazine (Guernsey)

240,000 Mile High Club Gallery Magazine (Guernsey)

The Clock

Self authored project

Apple Seeds Popshot Magazine - Issue 7

Innovation Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance - Web and print promotional material

Mr Upsy Downsy

Self authored project

Mr Upsy Downsy

Self authored project

Disco Dollies: A Zillion Stars

Self authored project based on the poem by Chris Bale

Disco Dollies: Predictable Smiles

Self authored project based on the poem by Chris Bale

Disco Dollies: Eternal Bliss

Self authored project based on the poem by Chris Bale

Disco Dollies: Shaven Monkeys

Self authored project based on the poem by Chris Bale

1984

Self authored project based on the novel by George Orwell

Animal Farm

Self authored project based on the novel by George Orwell

Design

GROW GUERNSEY

WEIRD FISHES IN DEW TIME

GUERNSEY

BEAUTY OF STIGMA LOCAL LUCK TIME IN THE GRAIN ROLLERCOASTER WEATHER LORD OF THE BEES

It’s free!

Cover by Darren Cranmer

Grow Guernsey Magazine

#2 SPRING 2013

www.growguernsey.com

THE MORNING DEW ISSUE #2

SPRING 2013

Fictional mock up magazine cover

Beauty

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Wood grain has long been a window into the age of a tree but now we can extract historical information about the environmental changes and eco systems.

Darren Cranmer investigates...

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Grow Guernsey Magazine

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Fictional mock up article page spreads

3000 Mile Loop

Self authored project for a travel blog

Skate.

Surf.

Ski. Snow.

Sail.

SOL... ..........

DARREN CRANMER Director

darren@solsport.com +44 (0)7781 410711 www.solsport.com

LAUNCH PARTY Mon 9th Sept 2013, 7-11pm @ The Rock Garden, St Martin Casual attire

www.solsport.com

You are invited!

Dear Simon, You and a guest are cordially invited to the launch party of Sol Sport, a fresh new skate, surf, ski, snow and sail equipment supplier! There will be showings of video competition entries for a commissioned promo video, live music from local acts, rafe and - of course - canapies and the ďŹ nest beverages!

Please RSVP via email to launch@solsport.com if you wish to attend, we sincerely hope to see you there!

Sol Sport retailer and supplier

Fictional mock up brand business card & launch party invite

Sol Sport retailer and supplier

Fictional mock up brand website home page

Spiral

Logo for a solo exhibition

Watson

Logo for a music band

Dove

Logo for self authored book inspired by a song by The Beatles

Collaboration

Niche

Co-founded and designed showcase project

Niche

Co-founded and designed showcase project

Niche

Co-founded and designed showcase project

Niche

Co-founded and designed showcase project

i Profile

Darren Cranmer is an artist, illustrator and designer based in the sunny Channel Islands and the UK. His artwork springs from a place where surreality and reality collide and metamorphose into expressive narratives with multiple layers of connotation and a symbolic undertone. The work is usually crafted in graphite and mixed mediums with the occasional digital and photo-collage combination. Darren enjoys expanding meaning, subjects and reflective thought into imagery.

Darren completed a BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at UCA Canterbury in 2007 followed by a BA (Hons) degree in Illustration at the Arts University Bournemouth graduating in 2011.

Since then, Darren has been freelancing in editorial and commercial illustration, private art commissions and exhibitions, and design work in the UK and the Channel Islands.

He also is a co-founder, co-designer and co-creator of Niche - a Channel Island arts showcase independent organisation.

Fussed Magazine - Dave Garraway

“He manages to get so much detail and texture into the piece that you almost take for granted that it’s a pencil illustration.”

Apple Juice Magazine - Natalie Lloyd

“The body of work is an intelligent and well-researched discourse, but moreover, the images Cranmer has created offer a quiet sense of grandeur and simplicity, providing a delectable echo to their subject matter.”

Amelia’s Magazine

“Illustration style is sublimely delicate and atmospheric.”

05/02/2013: Launch of NICHE - a Channel Island arts showcase website, publication and community platform. Position: Co-founder/director/designer.

22/10/2012: Illustration titled ‘Sol’ published in IMAGES 36 annual under new talent by the ASSOCIATION OF ILLUSTRATORS with accompanying exhibition in London and around the UK. 29/05/2012 - 31/7/2012: ‘SPIRAL’ solo exhibition, Guernsey Picture Framers, Guernsey, Channel Islands.

14/05/2012: Double page feature and interview in the Guernsey Press.

15/11/2011: FOX JJ 2011 OPEN ART COMPETITION - Finalist. ‘Interwoven’ exhibited and for sale at St James Concert & Assembly Hall, Guernsey.

19/10/2011: 23/10/2011: PARALLAX AF Collaborative exhibition, La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London.

September 2011: ‘One Billionth’ series of Illustrations featured in COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE: GRADUATE SHOWCASE 2011.

07/07/2011 - 12/07/2011: ‘BRINK’ degree show at Free Range: Brick Lane, London.

Exhibited ‘One Billionth’ picture book and prints.

15/03/2011: Illustration ‘Five Paths Home’ reached LLOYDS TSB ART OF NURTURE COMPETITION 2011 Regional Finals. Exhibited in the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.

07/07/2010: Illustration’s ‘Balanced Thought’ & ‘Depths’ featured in COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE issue 176.

15/02/2010: Illustration titled ‘Innovation’ selected as southwest regional winner of LLOYDS TSB ART OF NURTURE COMPETITION 2010 exhibited in the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol UK 30/03/2010 and the Saatchi Gallery, London 13/04/2010.

22/10/2009: Illustration titled ‘Awfulising’ published in IMAGES 34 annual under new talent by the ASSOCIATION OF ILLUSTRATORS with accompanying exhibition in London and around the UK. December 2008: Finalist in the 2009 MOURANT OZANNE ARTIST OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. Artwork displayed at Guernsey Airport December 2007: Finalist in the 2008 MOURANT OZANNE ARTIST OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. Artwork displayed at Guernsey Airport.

July 2005: Artwork, Layout and Logo’s designed & created for local band’s album sleeves and 4 versions of posters - WATSON - ‘Charge’.

September 2004: Artwork, Layout and Logo’s designed and created for local band’s album sleeves and posters - GOLDFISH DON’T BOUNCE ‘Never Trust a Canadian with a Moustache’.

June 2003: Artwork, Layout and Logo’s designed and created for local band’s album sleeves and posters - FLY CASUAL - ‘Open to Suggestion’. The Artwork and the Band were featured/reviewed in a page long interview for the Guernsey Press.

1999: Runner up in UK CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DESIGN AWARDS (Jewellers Trainee/Student category).

1999: Runner up for DE BEER’S DIAMONDS AND WORLD DESIGN COMPETITION.

+44 (0)7781 410711 hello@darrencranmer.com

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