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Ian Murray

Ian Murray

Ian Murray - Retro conceptual illustrator. UK

Strange and wonderful characters, curious symbols and vintage patterns and textures give Cheshire-based illustrator Ian Murray’s work its own unique look and feel. When he looks into a topic, he sees things others can’t and visualises them for clients who are looking for imagery that stands apart from the rest.
Although he’s a vastly experienced illustrator, Ian is obsessed with productivity and constantly reads art and design books to find out how other creatives work, and what their systems are. He received a first in Illustration from Kingston University before going on to do an MA in Communication Design at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Approach

Confessing to a love of order and neatness, Ian is nevertheless drawn to worn-looking textures. The result is a tension in his work between strong compositions and design elements, and the chaos of his mark making, old bits of paper, textures and patterns. He works in limited colour palettes and tends to save ones that work for future use. He also keeps his handmade ink and print marks on his computer – catalogued and ready for deployment at any moment.

Style

Ian’s work is all about effective colour combinations, strong composition, considered shapes and thoughtful concepts.

Client list

Some of Ian’s clients include the BBC, British Gas, Canon, Future Publishing, Halfords, The Halifax, Mercedes-Benz, New York Law School, NewYork Jazz Festival, Oxford University Press, Penguin, Quarto Publishing,The Radio Times, Reuters Transport For London and Wittards.
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Teenagers conceptual design
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Meditating with Anger
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Jump Robots Conceptual Collage
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Vintage Santa In Retro Style
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Flower Vases Conceptual design
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Suns Plain Conceptual design
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Urban Buddha retro art
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Abstract illustration of Coal industry
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Singularity blackhole illustration
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Conceptual illustration about F@%k Thatcher
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Nature rebounding for Islands of Abandonment book
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Ian Murray illustrates Proposal for a Dwelling
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Proposal for an industrial complex in a rural idyll -1982
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Portrait of Gary Gygax
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Graphic Kitkat Club Berlin
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Whitby collage concept illustration
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Conceptual Pianoscapes
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Conceptual Technical collage
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Bicycle made for two Conceptual design
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Vases conceptual design
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The Baltic Conceptual design
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Conceptual UFO Archive Collage
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Food Miles Conceptual Design
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Conceptual Collage of UFO
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NHS Robot Conceptual Design
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Computer Literacy Conceptual design
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Conceptual collage Jumbled Hearing
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Future NHS conceptual graphic design
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Collage of Shoes Collection
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Man with floer conceptual design
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Sun faces conceptual icon design
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Running IPAD conceptual design
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Make tea not war conceptual design
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Multiple KV Pylons
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Conceptual design of Bicycle for two
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Monkey in cage conceptual design
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Feed Your Brain Conceptual design
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Retro Conceptual Artwork For Diamond Geezer
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Man with flowers design
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Conceptual design of Electric car
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Conceptual design of Andersons Miniatures
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Different model bridges
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Cover Illustration For ROSL Publication
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Chemical christmas tree vector art
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Conceptual design of society
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Vital Old age conceptual design
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Shape Cityscape Illustration
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Postman unplug Conceptual design
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Christmas Poodle Clipart
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Reindeer merry christmas
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Semi abstract image of a girl with umbrella
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French cover conceptual design
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