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Colin Elgie

Colin Elgie

Colin Elgie - UK based illustrator

When Colin Elgie first became an illustrator in the early 1970s, he worked with some of the greatest bands of the vinyl album era. Pink Floyd, Genesis, Peter Gabriel and many more all featured his work on their record sleeves. These days, the artist maintains his clear, graphic style producing striking work for some of the world’s biggest magazines, consumer brands and media companies. Based in the Kent countryside, his interests include Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, as well as Scandinavian crime fiction. He likes desolate places, and has travelled to the most northern town in the Arctic Circle.

Training

Colin went to East Ham Technical College where he took a Licentiateship of the Society of Industrial Art and Design. It included graphic design, copyrighting, photography, graphics and illustration.

Approach

Colin’s approach to image making is to keep it simple. If elements in the illustration aren’t needed to get the idea across, he leaves them out. First and foremost, illustration is very much a communication tool.

Style

Strongly composed and graphic looking, Colin’s work takes on board many of the aesthetics of the great poster designs of the 30s and 40s. Many of his pieces have an appealing and colourful vintage-made-modern look to them.

Client list

The Post Office Samsung World Health Organisation The Times The Daily Telegraph Radio Times Range Rover Peugeot Penguin New Scientist NatWest Mobil
Salthill diving board poster with a scenic backdrop of Galway Bay
Colin Elgie
Masterpiece for an editorial about Italian Bolgheri wines
Colin Elgie
Poster art of a Gorilla holding a Butterfly
Colin Elgie
Iconic Cuban objects for EuroWings Airline tail fin
Colin Elgie
Places and Locations of Flower Stalls in Historic Palermo
Colin Elgie
Cookbook cover design for "Cucina di Amalfi"
Colin Elgie
Vintage poster of Seaplane startling colorful parrots
Colin Elgie
Vibrant poster showcasing Dublin's Drury Street
Colin Elgie
A poster showing The Gravity Bar
Colin Elgie
Wildlife poster of an old elephant with calf
Colin Elgie
A beach holiday poster for Fly Emirates Airlines
Colin Elgie
A young couple enjoys a beach jetty in the Maldives
Colin Elgie
Cover illustration for Reader's Digest magazine
Colin Elgie
A leopard napping in a tree
Colin Elgie
Illustration for an editorial featuring Bolgheri wine
Colin Elgie
Irish Skellig Islands ad poster
Colin Elgie
The collage shows famous landmarks in San Diego
Colin Elgie
Ireland travel poster featuring scenic Lough Corrib view in Galway
Colin Elgie
Mr. Finchley's vacation is shown in a GIF
Colin Elgie
Vintage postcard showing Mont-Tremblant sights
Colin Elgie
BBC Countryfile Magazine's Windsor Castle River Thames cover
Colin Elgie
On the Brink: The Kennedy-Khrushchev Film Poster
Colin Elgie
Tourism Poster of Dingle, Ireland's colourful streets
Colin Elgie
Architecture of the buildings in Kanmare, Ireland
Colin Elgie
Discworld fantasy tower for Orion Publishing
Colin Elgie
Child doing handstands in Bordeaux water fountains
Colin Elgie
Poster of Kenmare shopping street
Colin Elgie
Cute food illustration for Italian Cookery Book Contorni Section
Colin Elgie
Delicious Cakes for Italian Cookery Book, Dolci Section
Colin Elgie
A female yoga practitioner with her dog
Colin Elgie
Italian Cooking Book Pasta Section illustration
Colin Elgie
Scene of Victorian-era-inspired bicycling in the park
Colin Elgie
Colin Elgie's Al Stewart CD Box Artwork
Colin Elgie
Poster Illustration of Fastnet Rock and Lighthouse
Colin Elgie
Retro style cover for "Fly Away Paul" book
Colin Elgie
Digital Madness Matchbox
Colin Elgie
Pastische Retro style book cover of "Polycarps Progress"
Colin Elgie
Retro poster of Xfinity's The Great Indoors
Colin Elgie
Retro postcard with pictorial letters Vancouver landmarks
Colin Elgie
Book cover design of "Fountain Inn"
Colin Elgie
Advertisement Featuring Slea Head
Colin Elgie
Iconic landmarks buildings in Las Vegas for Euro Wings
Colin Elgie
Formula One circuit in Melbourne
Colin Elgie
Colin Elgie's Dingle travel poster
Colin Elgie
Poster showing a man and dog washing TV
Colin Elgie
Advertisement for Dick Mack's pub
Colin Elgie
Nascar racing regarding electric race cars
Colin Elgie
Retro postcard with pictorial letters Newfoundland landmarks
Colin Elgie
Illustration of an airplane on steamed train
Colin Elgie
Moose illustration | Animal style gallery
Colin Elgie
Stag illustration | Animal style gallery
Colin Elgie
Classic postcard depicting landmarks of Niagara Falls
Colin Elgie
An illustration of a woman cycling
Colin Elgie
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