Alex Barrow Illustrations

2011-10-26T11:16:00.000-07:00

Heres a full length story of Kasper the Giant featured in the 'Growing' issue (18) of OKIDO.the kid in the story is based on my little brother Emil.

2011-10-26T06:41:00.000-07:00

heres mr mole from a poem written by Gabby Dawnay called "MUD". which is featured in the Dirt Issue (17)

2011-10-26T06:28:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since i've put anything on the blog!Been internet less for a while since we moved into our new flat!

heres a postcard I did for COOK.

What Ever The Weather!

2011-03-16T08:31:00.001-07:00

Heres a new poem/song by Gabby Dawnay. featuring Sunny and his Foggy skiffle band. This will be featured in the next up and coming issue of okido.

Can you do the Robot?

2011-02-22T10:59:00.000-08:00

Sequential audio visual program activated-- -Beep--Click---Ping!

Thank you to Chris Lam for animating the video, Zooey for the song and Gabby dawnay for the lyrics.

Zooms!

2011-02-22T10:19:00.000-08:00

The guys at veryberryhandmade
blog have very kindly sewn two zooms!

Check it out!

okido Robot issue

2011-02-15T06:12:00.000-08:00

The robots have invaded!

robot invasion!

2010-12-21T13:40:00.000-08:00

Here are a few robots that'll be invading the next issue of okido!

NEW STAMP!

2010-11-29T09:20:00.000-08:00

here's a new stamp I have designed for okido to send out the air mail.

OKIDO Issue 14

2010-11-16T09:27:00.001-08:00

The Teenage years of Okido!

New Business Cards From Moo!

2010-11-16T09:24:00.000-08:00

Just received in the post! 50 different business cards!

2010-10-04T09:28:00.000-07:00

New issue of okido is out!!! Actually its been out since the summer, but i've been a bit behind on uploading
stuff on the blog..The next issue which is all about Bio Diversity will be out in November! brace your selfs!

Body Sound Boating!

2010-07-21T06:09:00.000-07:00

Here's the continuing series of poems by gabby and illustrated by myself. We hope by next year, we will have enough poems to make it into a book, and publish it!

Front Cover OKIDO issue 12

2010-05-06T03:46:00.000-07:00

Heres the Cover for issue 12!

Ernst & Young Mural

2010-03-27T07:47:00.001-07:00

Worked with fellow illustrator friend James DiAz Alberdi and with Camille Rousseau. It took us 4 days to complete the mural. You can see it at Ernest and young's head office in london bridge.

Big bang exhibition- teenage bedroom - Wall

2010-03-22T11:02:00.000-07:00

The final wall design used for the big bang exhibition in manchester. The design reflects a typical teenage room - with captions related to the objects in the bedroom and how they affect our environment.

Timeline illustrations for Big Bang Science fair

2010-03-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

Interview in Quotation magazine

2010-02-12T04:33:00.000-08:00

I've been interviewed and reviewed in a japanese magazine called quotation this month!

Okido was reviewed to.

many thanks to Noriko!

The Ballad of the Festering Kipper...

2010-01-06T13:37:00.000-08:00

Here's a finished illustration for an on going poem that im working on with Robert Paul.

2010-01-05T05:51:00.000-08:00

Check out this great review of okidoodle book where 4 kids do a test doodle through its many pages!
Visit kidsstylefile

Here a few examples of the kids fine doodling:

merry christmas from okido! - times 2

2009-12-23T14:11:00.000-08:00

Okido's 2nd feature in Times 2, out today- if you have bought the times today,

let us know - facebook
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Ski Lodge

2009-11-16T12:19:00.001-08:00

What will Those krazy kids at teen bop and queen of hearts think of next hey?! well we're toning it down for this night! Softening that focus, get the ornamental log fire running, Dust of that moth eaten turtle neck jumper that your dad had when MASH was the coolest tv show on the telly, comb over that hair that'll give donald trump a run for his money, buy that andy williams record thats been on sale at the local charity shop since last christmas; YEs that right slush puppies, Mulled wine, chocolate fountains, its sure gonna be a "Fun doo"!

2009-11-16T12:15:00.000-08:00

The next issue of OKIDO is all about the blood- so i snapped up a 1 page ditty on scabs, Just to kick start the issue.

Questions with Zim Zam and Zoom Issue 10

2009-10-20T07:42:00.001-07:00

Okido Party! Launch of Issue 10 and Okidoodle book

2009-10-20T06:58:00.001-07:00

I cant yo yo.

Some familiar doodles...

Rule of the doodle bar, do not, not doodle.

Doodle Morris Minor gets attacked my wild kids

Happy 10 issue Okido!

Okido Issue 10

2009-10-20T06:57:00.001-07:00

HH Business card

2009-10-19T04:49:00.000-07:00

The Severed limb illustrations

2009-10-19T04:37:00.001-07:00

Here's an illustration that might be featured in the Severed limb Album "Welcome to the Boneyard"

And heres a possible t-shirt design, yet to be printed.

New Albion

2009-10-19T04:28:00.001-07:00

A Britsih-centric Scifi Comic yet to be published...But i thought i'd post these unfinished pages.

HH scooter

2009-10-19T04:26:00.000-07:00

Henry Herbert

2009-10-19T04:16:00.000-07:00

Illustrations for a Tailoring Company

http://www.henryherbert.com

The Fabulous Penetrators!

2009-10-16T04:39:00.000-07:00

Liam of the The Fabulous Penetrators asked me to make a poster for their Spainish tour. Here it is after 24hrs of intense drawing and photoshop. Will post more on the development of this, as I'm not sure they will use it....So Watch this space.

Nu Nile Nite

2009-10-11T03:22:00.000-07:00

A Friend of mine is the Landlord of a pub called The Alma (In Crystal Palace), and booked me to spin some Surf/R&B/R&R wax - I love Pomade; and their tin designs look as if they havn't been updated since the 50's. check out
Nu Nile pomade

Heres the flyer- Quickly drawn in the late hours of Saturday. Come along if your in the local area.

Okidoodle Book!

2009-10-06T12:08:00.001-07:00

Heres is the Okidoodle Book! We currently preparing the book launch on Sat Oct 17th at the Doodle bar, for more details go to (http://www.okido.co.uk) ! It took about 9 months of this year from beginning to end. Sophie, Rachel and myself thought it be great to start publishing small publications under the OKIDO name. After a few brain storms and Pietra beers, we thought it be best to do some sort of activity book. Then we came up with Okidoodle! I think it took only one month to think up and roughly draw out about 100 ideas, Then we spent a lot of time laying it out and finalizing with some sharp words by Gabby. then Rachel had the great idea! Which was to draw in Messy monster in a few pages of the book, and let messy do what he does best! Its up to you now to sort out the choas messy has caused!

To purchase OKIDOODLE- perfect bound, printed on Friendly drawable paper and at a very reasonable price of £4.99 click on Okidoodle.

2009-10-05T12:17:00.000-07:00

Okido will be hosting a launch party of Issue 10 and Okidoodle book on the 17th Oct. All are welcome, and will be held at the Doodle bar in Battersea, where the walls are painted white every week - and you're encouraged to draw on the walls, furniture and even the staff! here's the flyer.

Okido featured in the Family Guardian-

2009-10-05T11:50:00.000-07:00

Okido magazine's team was featured in the Family section of Guardian last Saturday!

to read about it click here.

2009-09-13T17:41:00.000-07:00

Teen Bop! is ONE year old! Here's the poster; which i started this morning and finished at 1.44 am, so here it is..... Featuring our mystery guest host "Lost John" from the Lonnie Donegan song.

Zoom's FEELINGS

2009-09-10T09:03:00.001-07:00

Here's a Poem/song for issue 10 of okido. I featured our character Zoom, Since he was the joke in this issue's 'Zim, Zam, Zoom' story. I wanted Zoom to appear again later in the magazine, to prove he could express many feelings! unlike a robot.

The Times 2- Young Times Monday August 31st 09

2009-09-09T10:53:00.000-07:00

But now back in the smoke of London town, its time to get back to work.

'The Times' asked OKIDO to layout their Young Times section in 'Times2' it was featured on Monday 31st August, If anyone read it, let me know!

Back from Corsica

2009-09-09T10:05:00.000-07:00

Hello!

I've just got back from my holiday in Corsica. A beautiful and wild island; famous for its figs and chestnut beer. Here's a photo of southern Corsican Maqui; taken on our way to Bonnifacio-

Balloon Planet

2009-07-23T08:08:00.000-07:00

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A story originally written by Gabby, And started of as a poem with illustrations. But I loved the idea of a balloon planet so much i wanted to make it into a story with not many words, and speech bubbles. The cafe in the story is the local cafe that i go to, and the owner has plans to frame the picture on the wall in the cafe. Also i have featured my favorite design shop, Magma books in the illustration.

Zim zam zoom

2009-07-23T07:59:00.000-07:00

For this issue, I had the opportunity to redesign questions with Zim, Zam, & Zoom - Featured in OKIDO issue 9

Okido issue 9

2009-07-23T07:28:00.000-07:00

Issue 9 of OKIDO, Since its the 40 year anniversary, this issue is a celebrate of space and the moon landing! heres the front cover.

Teen Bop Festival 09

2009-05-19T07:20:00.001-07:00

Shiver me pies! its the Teenbop festival 09 poster, will be printing this image with some illustrations from cleo ferin for the event. going to be krazy day but hopefully fun fun fun!

2009-04-21T12:57:00.000-07:00

Thats right! we were bound to end up doing a party in the theme of a Tarantino film..Well here it is, Mortifying Uma Thurman and using the trademark Rhubarb and custard Teenbop colour scheme. I added the creases and paper stress in pencil and used a photoshop effect. As For the Sundae kups, we can finally gonna play all those amazing surf songs from the film including Bustin' surfboards by the tornadoes! Foooo!

Zim zam zoom

2009-04-18T02:48:00.000-07:00

Our questions from zim zam and zoom,

a reg. 4 page feature in okido, this issue zim zam & zoom, explains what our senses do and what they are. The activity is to link which sence you use to recognise the object.

(the ukulele is based on my girlfriend's uke, and the cup is a polish tin cup. A classic english cake consisting of jam and cream sandwithched between two slabs of sponge covered in cream, hummm -)

in the follow pages- we show how our sences make us aware of danger but also nice things!

(the cat is based on our cat Chiburaska)

(this piece was a vector graphic)

OKIDO issue 8 out now!

2009-04-18T02:35:00.000-07:00

A brand new issue with a brand new front cover! - this issue all about senses, so i used the type of the title of OKIDO to make a face. The type has so much potential to mess around design wise, so i was very glad in take advantage of this. For the t-shirt I placed all the characters of the issue into the t-shirt; and there are plans to produce the t-shirt!

senses poem layout

2009-04-18T02:34:00.000-07:00

Senses Poem

2009-03-17T15:34:00.000-07:00

A series of illustrations by poem by Gabby Dawnay, will be published in OKIDO 8 -
Water colour,

possom story

2009-02-18T03:15:00.000-08:00

A page of a story I'm working on,

Based in 40's london, - here a string of

baby possoms follow a young boy and his

toy dog through the streets and parks of

the city.

2009-02-12T06:42:00.000-08:00

Drawn on the floor of my friend Matt's room, while listening to "Gil Trythall Country Moog / Switched on Nashville"

Balajo

2009-02-04T01:25:00.000-08:00

An illustration for the Balajo- A Venue in Paris built during the 30s, Where the interior is made to look exterior with fake houses lamps and stars on the back wall. I've depicted the kind of people who would loiter at the Balajo, with obvious references to the Les Apaches - the famous Parisian thugs!

January Teenbop poster

2009-01-16T00:15:00.000-08:00

Brand new Teen bop poster hot of press!-Finished this over the weekend, and spent all of yesterday blitzing london, and giving out the flyers. The Severed Limb band are a very young and exciting skiffle group led by Rob on guitar - will all the mod cons of a skiffle group- Washboard rhythm and tea chest bass. Also a french ye ye dj duo will be there. Should be and interesting night!

OKIDO cover "muscles and movement" New issue

2009-01-09T04:34:00.000-08:00

Here's the cover for the new issue of Okido which myself and rachel layed out and drew the playground props like the climbing frame and mushroom roundabout, then we cut and pasted the characters that were featured in this issue. The first cover to be snow white!
www.okido.co.uk

MUSCLES!

2008-12-05T09:25:00.000-08:00

A Poem written by Gabby Dawnay,
A very animated poem at that! will be
published in Jan OKIDO.

Board Game - "5 a day"

2008-12-05T02:29:00.000-08:00

A board game I illustrated for Okido magazine, The healthiest board game in town, it involves drawing, tasting, and learning your 5-a day's! created by Dr Sophie Dauvois

Shen Shrinking Shoes

2008-12-05T01:31:00.001-08:00

An Illustrated story based on a story by my ex-girlfriend's mother who told me once when i was in china, about her daughter when she was growing up. published in okido 3.

Rachel Ortas Website

2008-11-11T00:33:00.001-08:00

Rachel Ortas, one of my favourite illustrators asked me to re-design her website. Check it out! and enter the world of the Aiai's

Click here to go to Rachel's Website.

Teen Bop Poster

2008-11-10T23:33:00.000-08:00

A new poster I drew for a night I help organize down at the Bethnal Green workin' mens Club. Inspired by The 60's tv show. With The Sundae Kups - a band i play organ in with friends Matt kupa and his younger bro Samuel, also The Angri Las (angry version of the shangri las!) will be on stage aswell. plus Our friends Natty Bo Djing and Rita and mona, and lets not forget Mr Yu Sato.

Check it out at www.myspace.com/teenagebop

The chap

2008-10-14T08:50:00.000-07:00

a commission i illustrated for The Chap Magazine

A gentleman's quarterly - both quarterly and for gentleman

informing all chaps & chappettes on the latest in doffing hats, tea drinking, and whistling in the street.

www.thechap.net

"Your Instruction manuel for an- easy step by step guide to building your own Gothic folly in your back yard, guaranteed to impress all your chums down at the local Gin house "

Aslock Hammerstrad

Product Manager

IKEA

Lambeth brochure about workshops for Parents.

2008-10-14T08:44:00.001-07:00

(Front cover)

A brochure entitled - "Lambeth's Reading Stories"

Commissioned by the Lambeth Council-

distributed to all the Community centers, Primary schools and parent help centers within the borough of Lambeth. Advising parents on Workshops, guides, places to go and who to speak to when it comes to reading with your kids.

www.Lambeth. gov.uk

Sample of Pages

Red Carpet Green Carpet

2008-10-14T08:04:00.000-07:00

A section of an illustrated journal i did for diplo magazine. I had a contact who was working in the labour party who had an office within the Houses of Parliament. So i decided to pay him a visit armed with a sketch book and a batch of pencils. With his help i managed to sketch quiet a lot on the sly, in the process, captured on paper- small details such as vending machines for tights?, small speakers in the seats of the commons for the hard of hearing and the HP club bicycle.

- published in Diplo magazine 06.

Brian Haw

2008-10-13T05:52:00.000-07:00

An Illustrated Journal Piece about Brian Haw- I decided to spent a few days with Parliament Square's most famous tenant. At first, I felt I was an unwelcome guest. But after sketching a few protest signs, a few old supporters of Brain etc.. Brian began to see me as less of a threat, and began preaching to me, the word of brian; such as: "R.A.F. stands for- Rule All Foreigners.....did you get that alex? Rule All FOREIGNERS". Then he offered me a commission that i should paint him a new protest sign. I kept silent and just listened; I did this piece for diplo magazine in 05- Brian had been there already for 4 years, and he's still there today. Although, he now sports a white beard.

EU Commission 07

2008-10-13T05:48:00.001-07:00

Houzan Mahmound

2008-10-13T05:46:00.000-07:00

Liberation

2008-10-13T05:43:00.000-07:00

China

2008-10-13T05:39:00.001-07:00

A selection of illustrations i did for an article of Shenzhen

Possoms

2008-10-13T05:37:00.000-07:00

Possom

2008-10-13T05:26:00.000-07:00

A story about a young girl who doesn't realize she's growing.