Made in The 80s — James White Artist
Masterpicks — Design Inspiration
James White and the Signalnoise Studio
Made in The 80s — James White is a Canadian digital artist born in 1977 and calls Newcastle upon Tyne, UK his home. His parents were never able to keep typewriter paper in the house as James would steal it for drawings as early as the age of 4. Upon graduation of high school, he attended a Graphic Design course in his hometown where he was introduced to Photoshop and Illustrator, tools he still uses today. His professional design career began in 1998 where he cut his teeth designing websites and print campaigns for local companies.
James never stopped creating and working on his own projects that took up his evenings and weekends, which resulted in the creation of the Signalnoise Studio. James’ personal projects gained recognition in the industry and led him to work with Toyota, Universal Music, Nike, Metallica, Warner Bros., Twitch and many other clients.
Today, James is focusing on various neon-infused art projects for himself and clients, creating work to compliment his 1980s childhood. He also spends a lot of time on the road speaking at various design conventions and events around the world.
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HYPER CHROME
A personal art series exploring rad 80s chrome and lightning effects.
Wolf Club: Frontiers
Develop cover art for Wolf Club latest album, Frontiers. Homage to the great Nilton Ramalho and his work for Pepsi back in the 90s.
‘The Rider’ puzzle
Creative direction and illustration for Bone Owl Puzzles, to be made into a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.
Drive Movie Poster
Official alternate art movie poster for the film DRIVE, starring Ryan Gosling. What started as a self-initiated project went viral online and became an official DRIVE product after gaining the license. This was a limited edition print run that sold out within hours.
Twitch X SignalNoise
The Signalnoise and Twitch collaboration was a first-ever collaboration between Twitch Private Label and an external artist.
Magnatron 2.0
James worked with NewRetroWave to develop the branding and interior art for their Magnatron 2.0 album release.
Drive: BBC Rescore
Poster design for the BBC Radio 1 rescore of DRIVE… curated by Zane Lowe. James created this unofficial poster in 3 color-ways. It was available in extremely limited quantities.
Metallica Tour Poster
Poster design for the mighty Metallica in support of their WORLDWIRED Tour.
20 Years of Photoshop
‘Laser Horse’ poster commissioned by Lynda.com in celebration of Adobe Photoshop ‘s 25th Anniversary. Lynda shot a video feature on it’s creation, processes used and inspiration.
Gunship: Dark All Day
James working with synthwave act Gunship for the second time, working with the group in developing artwork and design for their second album ‘Dark All Day’. they worked together from the ground up, building the concept, palette and overall atmosphere to capture the essence of their latest release.
Neon Animals
Neon Animals, a personal project to build new digital paint skills in Photoshop.
Arcade High: New Impressions
Collaborating with Arcade High, on their new album ‘New Impressions’.
Neo-Vamp
A piece inspired by the music of synthwave act Gunship.
MUSE tour poster
Originally published at https://www.themasterpicks.com on January 9, 2020.