Illustration and Graphic Design by Christopher King

Real Vintage Decorative Papers Vol 2

Christopher King — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:35:07 +0000

10 high resolution decorative paper textures with unique elements taken from a large collection of genuine vintage papers. Perfect for adding a touch of classic character to your own designs. Each paper (non-tileable) is provided as a jpg saved in the highest quality and average 3000 x 4600 pixels in size. Available in the Creative ...

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New Logo Design for The Gordano Home Front

Christopher King — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:43:43 +0000

The Gordano Home Front are a group of history enthusiasts based in Portishead, near Bristol who recently approached me to design a war-time inspired logo / emblem for their upcoming website and promotional material. Taking visual cues from world-war two propaganda posters such as those produced my the WPA in the 1930s and 1940s, I ...

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Epic Art Deco Bundle – Vector Illustrations and Patterns

Christopher King — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:10:18 +0000

Save $5 on the individual purchase price with the Epic Art Deco Bundle! Containing all three art deco vector image collections including the best-selling Background and Frames, Seamless Patterns and stylish Badges you’ll never need for 1920s deco glamour again. Package Includes: 1. Art Deco Backgrounds and Frames Six background designs Two Bits and Pieces ...

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Star Wars Storyboards – The Prequel Trilogy

Christopher King — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:21 +0000

Star Wars Storyboards prove the prequel trilogy wasn’t all bad. In fact they contained some great ideas and no matter what your opinion might be regarding the Star Wars prequel trilogy, (and i’ve recently re-watched The Phantom Menace and it’s even worse than I thought) this new book by J.W. Rinzler containing the complete storyboards is a fascinating look ...

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Six Vector Travel Labels and Badges

Christopher King — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:02:08 +0000

Inspired by vintage travel labels, this collection of six vector travel labels and badges offer countless opportunity for use in your own designs. All icons, text and formatting shown in these visuals are included and pre-set, and can be easily replaced to suit your needs. Included in the download: 6 Travel label designs – Fully editable ...

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Hand Poses Vector Illustrations

Christopher King — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:43:56 +0000

Gain a helping hand with these downloadable vectors. A set of four hand-drawn and converted vector illustrations of Hands! Each shown in an unique pose, included as editable vectors and high resolution jpgs. They are also included in colour and black and white versions, plus, as a FREE bonus you’ll find a pair a green ...

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Norman Rockwell’s Treasury for Fathers

Christopher King — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:00:09 +0000

New collection of Norman Rockwell paintings offers some good, old-fashioned entertainment for Father’s Day. It’s always been a pleasure to take time-out and casually browse through the work of one of my favourite artists, the outstanding Norman Rockwell, and this Father’s Day inspired collection from Abrams Books is no exception. Norman Rockwell’s Treasury for Fathers proves ...

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Art Deco Badges

Christopher King — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:00:18 +0000

Hot on the heels of my earlier collections comes these 6 specially designed Art Deco Badges taking inspiration from classic cinema, architecture and events of the Deco period such as the New York World’s Fair. These are completely editable in Adobe Illustrator (ai or eps files only) allowing for the creation of your own glamorous ...

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Jazz New York in the Roaring Twenties

Christopher King — Tue, 28 May 2013 13:00:51 +0000

Re-released this month from TASCHEN is Robert Nippoldt and Hans-Jürgen Schaal’s hardback collection of biographies, facts and anecdotes from the earlest days of the Jazz revolution, Jazz: New York in the Roaring Twenties. Told through a series of portraits by Nippoldt (drawn in a similar style to R. Crumb’s Heroes of Blues, Jazz and Country and William Stout’s ...

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Antique Toolbox: 50 Banners, Frames and Decorative Elements.

Christopher King — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:53 +0000

This collection of 50 genuine vintage banners, frames and decorative flourishes represents the perfect antique toolbox for creating authentic, antique style posters. Sourced from a collection of reclaimed, century old letters and documents, these elements have been individually scanned at 1200 dpi to create clean, black and white bitmap tiff files; usable in Photoshop as ...

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