Made in The 80s — James White Artist

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4 min readJan 9, 2020
Made in The 80s — Wolf Club: Frontiers

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.

James White Website

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HYPER CHROME

A personal art series exploring rad 80s chrome and lightning effects.

Made in The 80s — Hyper Chrome
Made in The 80s — Hyper Chrome

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.

Made in The 80s — Wolf Club: Frontiers
Made in The 80s — Wolf Club: Frontiers

‘The Rider’ puzzle

Creative direction and illustration for Bone Owl Puzzles, to be made into a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle.

‘The Rider’ puzzle
‘The Rider’ 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.

Drive Movie Poster
Drive Movie Poster

Twitch X SignalNoise

The Signalnoise and Twitch collaboration was a first-ever collaboration between Twitch Private Label and an external artist.

Twitch X SignalNoise
Twitch X SignalNoise
Twitch X SignalNoise
Twitch X SignalNoise

Magnatron 2.0

James worked with NewRetroWave to develop the branding and interior art for their Magnatron 2.0 album release.

Magnatron 2.0
Magnatron 2.0

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.

Drive: BBC Rescore
Drive: BBC Rescore

Metallica Tour Poster

Poster design for the mighty Metallica in support of their WORLDWIRED Tour.

Metallica Tour Poster
Metallica Tour Poster

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.

20 Years of Photoshop
20 Years of Photoshop

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.

Gunship: Dark All Day
Gunship: Dark All Day
Gunship: Dark All Day
Gunship: Dark All Day
Gunship: Dark All Day
Gunship: Dark All Day

Neon Animals

Neon Animals, a personal project to build new digital paint skills in Photoshop.

Neon Animals
Neon Animals
Neon Animals
Neon Animals
Neon Animals
Neon Animals

Arcade High: New Impressions

Collaborating with Arcade High, on their new album ‘New Impressions’.

Arcade High: New Impressions
Arcade High: New Impressions

Neo-Vamp

A piece inspired by the music of synthwave act Gunship.

Neo-Vamp
Neo-Vamp

MUSE tour poster

MUSE tour poster
MUSE tour poster

Originally published at https://www.themasterpicks.com on January 9, 2020.

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