David at CouchCutter.com has kindly started a petition to get Quentin Tarantino's attention and hopefully get for The O'l Dude Designs hired for a poster on his upcoming Django Unchained flick! So if you have a sec to spare sign away dudes... HERE
I got invited on Creep Show Radio to have a good chat with the host Brian Harris about poster design, processes, inspiration, the industry and work in general so far... an honest insight into the world of the dude designs
Well Most of the polls are in now for best movie poster of 2011 and i have to say the ol' Dude Designs didn't fair to badly (considering I've only seriously been perusing the more commercial movie poster work for a year now!). So for any inquiring minds out there, here is a breakdown of what got nominated and where (sometimes we've even managed to to get 3 designs on one list!!)... links on the titles!
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My name is Tom Hodge, aka The Dude Designs, freelance art director, designer and illustrator of key art for film.
My aim with my design/illustration work is to bring back the lost magic of film poster and video cover art. To paint, illustrate and hand assemble images which have personality, that invoke those memories and emotions you used to get when you held a video box in your hand or stared with amazement and curiosity at an illustrated movie poster. To create iconic images, to capture that style and excitement which first inspired me and many others to paint, draw and design and made us love movies even more!!
Now more than ever is the time to step away from the standardised photo compositions and floating heads of modern poster art, we need explosions, exploitation and helicopters!!!
So if you feel the same I'm available for commissions, freelance work - feel free drop me an email on: