Hi
I'm Andi Best; the freelance illustrator, graphic designer and web designer/developer.
Andi Best Illustration and Design is currently based in a studio in Kent / South East London with strong ties to the Brighton, East Sussex and Bournemouth region.
I've been working with clients from various disciplines for around five years now and keep the working process relatively informal - there's nothing like a cup of tea over a lengthy discussion on bleed margins, web hosting or surrealist artistic ramblings.
Furthermore, I am a horrifying perfectionist who won't put down his pencil until the job is well and truly brimming with creativity. Needless to say I take great pleasure in devising concepts that satisfy design briefs to the fullest. Clients often return with more work to commission and I'm sure they make special mention of me in their family Christmas cards, which I may have even designed for them.
The influences that inspire my work are vast and often leap out at me when least expected. As an avid pedestrian, walking from place to place exposes me to an immense number of inspirational sights from the mundane to the monumental - though usually I find momentum in the mundane. Popular culture, social interaction and influential practitioners fill my downtime away from the studio and I use these experiences to enrich my work. Since you're asking, a run down of those who greatly influence my work include Robert Rauschenberg, Chris Cunningham, Charlie White, Michele Gondry, Neasden Control Centre, Andy Potts, Lawrence Zeegen, Andy Simianato, Martin O'neill and the infamous Banksy.
For more information, please feel free to peruse my C.V. from link to the right.
Andi Best
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