Creative Agency, Content, Projects, Opportunities

Saturday, July 4th

An agency runs as part of YCN; producing design, campaigns and other communication in all media for varied clients. We also source the finest design and illustration talent for organisations internationally.

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72 Rivington Street is our new physical home; a multi-purpose space comprising a public ground floor, two floors of studio and a rooftop too. A free lending library is currently included downstairs. Visit today!

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Find and post details of the latest openings from across the Creative Industries. Diverse graduate, junior and mid-level roles are presented as are many other project based opportunities and offerings.

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Today's News

Posted July 3rd, 2009

Jake Blanchard...

Copies of Zine A, created by illustrator Jake Blanchard, are now available to purchase at 72 Rivington Street, or online from the YCN shop. You can see more of Jake's work here.

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Posted July 3rd, 2009

Chrissie Abbott...

Illustrator Chrissie Abbott paid 72 Rivington Street a visit earlier in the week to tell us about her latest work, an example of which is shown above. You can see more from Chrissie here.

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Posted July 2nd, 2009

Matt Ivey in the studio...

Recent Nottingham Trent graduate, and Commended YCN Awards entrant Matt Ivey, has been spending some time in the YCN studio this week working on the development of ideas he created in response to Arsenal FC's live award brief. YCN are working with the club to develop graphics for their community department's coming 25 year anniversary. More details of the project will be added soon.

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Posted July 2nd, 2009

Miguel Ornia-Blanco...

Miguel Ornia-Blanco has some great new work including this illustration depicting the recent Glastonbury festival which was featured in Q Magazine. You can see more of Miguel's work here.

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Posted July 1st, 2009

The Drawbridge; for sale at 72 Rivington Street...

The Drawbridge is an independent, quarterly publication. Copies of the latest issue; entitled 'Horror', are now available to purchase downstairs at 72 Rivington Street, or online here.

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Posted July 1st, 2009

Platform...

Weiden + Kennedy London is searching for new talent from across the arts, sciences and technology to work at Platform, its new talent incubator. They will hire, teach and work with a diverse mix of people, from all over the world. The placement is paid, lasts for a minimum of 6 months and starts on 9th September 2009. You can find further details of this opportnity by clicking here, or on the image above.

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Posted June 29th, 2009

Frame in the Lending Library...

It was a pleasure to show Tom and Chris from Frame Magazine around 72 Rivington Street recently. Copies of Frame (and its sister title Mark) are now available to browse in the Lending Library.

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5 Things, Deadgood | Editorial | Dan Ziglam and Elliot Brook of Newcastle-based furniture design company, Deadgood each tell us 5 Things they like and share their advice for furniture designers graduating this summer... | more...

Riitta Ikonen for ActionAid | Projects | Riitta Ikonen was commissioned through YCN by ActionAid to create a large scale installation piece utilising over 200 shoes donated as part of the Put Your Foot Down campaign. See the film here... | more...

5 Things, George Myers | Editorial | Illustrator and YCN collaborator, George Myers tells us 5 Things he likes and shares his advice for recently graduated illustrators... | more...

5 Things, Jens Janson | Editorial | Jens Janson is a London based graphic designer and director, originally from Sweden. Here Jens shares his current favourite five things and lends us his thoughts on the distinction between print and motion graphics in his work... | more...

Degree show highlights | Projects | A selection of our favourite bits from this year's summer degree shows will be presented daily at 72 Rivington Street. | more...

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New from YCN | A daily account of the projects we're working on, the people we've met and the things we've seen at YCN. | more...

A is for Awards... | The A is a new physical award, created by YCN to be periodically presented to emerging creative talent. | more...

Simon Wild | Illustrator Simon Wild is undergoing a week long residency in the Southeast glacial region of Iceland. | more...

Nicholas Saunders | Nicholas Saunders has been commissioned through YCN by illustrator Hattie Newman and graphic designer Alex Ostrowski to assist them as they curate an exciting creative project in the London Showroom of paper manufacturers Fedrigoni. | more...

Riitta Ikonen | Riitta Ikonen has been commissioned through YCN by ActionAid to create an installation piece using 200 shoes donated as part of the Put Your Foot Down campaign combatting violence against women and helping to end HIV and AIDS. | more...

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