Rod Hunt
Rod Hunt is an award winning London based illustrator and map artist specialising in detailed character filled illustrations and isometric maps.
With 30 years experience as an illustrator he’s worked for clients worldwide bringing his unique voice and perspective to their brands. Rod’s illustrations are often very detailed with layers of humour and interest creating complex worlds populated with little characters, scenes and easter eggs. It’s very important for him to entertain the viewer as well as inform giving them something else to see on repeat viewings. Storytelling is an important part of the process.
His map illustrations and plans have been used for theme parks, college campuses, music festivals, city parks, motorsports, museum exhibitions and tourist attractions around the world.
Rod has also illustrated many Search and Find picture books including ‘Top Gear Where’s Stig?’ which was the 4th bestselling UK hardback non-fiction book of 2009, and was followed by two successful sequels. His latest books Where’s Your Dog/Cat? series for Yappy.com are personalised search and find books where your own pet is the star!
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Selected client list:
215 McCann, AMV BBDO, Clemenger BBDO, Commonwealth McCann, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Leo Burnett, Pentagram, Publicis, Tullo Marshall Warren, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA/Paris, VCCP, Wieden + Kennedy, Y&R London, Dorling Kindersley, Granta Books, GQ, Random House, Time Inc, Bank of England, BBC Worldwide, Barclays, Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises NYC, Chessington World of Adventures, Formula E, Guinness World Records, IKEA, Intermarché, Kellogg’s, Network Rail, OYO Rooms, Red Bull Racing, Royal Mail, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, Toyota
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Awards & Accolades:
The Week Junior Book Awards: Children’s Book Cover of the Year (2023) – Shortlisted – Guinness World Records 2023
Cannes Lions: #sharethelove Gold & Bronze (Design), Bronze (Health and Wellness) (2018)
D&AD: Wooden Pencil – Illustration (2019)
Clio Awards: #sharethelove – Bronze – Social Media, Public Service (2018). AIDES – Silver – Print – Public Service (2011)
The One Show: AIDES – Merit – Design – Public Service (2012)
AOI World Illustration Awards: Winner, DI Award (2019), Shortlisted 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
AOI Images – Best of British Illustration:
35 Bronze Award – Books (2011), 36 Gold Award – Books (2012). Selected: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
American Illustration: 29 (2010), 30 (2011), 31 (2012), 34 (2015), 36 (2016), 38 (2018), 39 (2019)
Society of Illustrators: 54 (2012) Silver Medal. Selected; 53,56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles: 54 (2015)
Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 52 (2011), 53 (2012). Design Annual (2016)
3×3 – Professional Show: No.8 (2011), No.9 (2012), No.10 (2013), No.12 (2015), No.13 (2016), No.14 Gold and Merit (2017), No.15 Merit and Honourable Mention (2018), Merit (2019)
The One Show: AIDES – Merit – Design – Public Service (2012)
AOI World Illustration Awards: Winner, DI Award (2019), Shortlisted 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
AOI Images – Best of British Illustration:
35 Bronze Award – Books (2011), 36 Gold Award – Books (2012). Selected: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
American Illustration: 29 (2010), 30 (2011), 31 (2012), 34 (2015), 36 (2016), 38 (2018), 39 (2019)
Society of Illustrators: 54 (2012) Silver Medal. Selected; 53,56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles: 54 (2015)
Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 52 (2011), 53 (2012). Design Annual (2016)
3×3 – Professional Show: No.8 (2011), No.9 (2012), No.10 (2013), No.12 (2015), No.13 (2016), No.14 Gold and Merit (2017), No.15 Merit and Honourable Mention (2018), Merit (2019)
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By email or call 07931 588 750
Rod HuntMB&F Watchmaker – M.A.D. House Isometric Cutaway Building Illustration View Folio
Rod HuntMos Urban – isometric Mars Colony Jigsaw Puzzle Illustration View Folio
Rod HuntIsometric Campus Map Illustration: Cheltenham Prep School View Folio
Rod HuntBaby Got Bark – Where’s Your Dog? Isometric Personalised Search and Find Dog Book View Folio
Rod HuntSanta Paws is Coming to Town -Where’s Your Dog? Personalised Christmas Search and Find Dog Book Illustration View Folio
Rod HuntSilly Bone Valley – Where’s Your Dog/Cat? Wild Ride to… Personalised Isometric Book illustration View Folio
Rod HuntGuinness World Records 2024 Book Cover Illustration View Folio
Rod HuntValley of the Kittens – Isometric Search and find book illustrationRod Hunt has illustrated his latest search and find book Where's Your Cat/Dog? Adventures in Meowtown, the sequel to his best-selling Where's Your Dog? for Yappy.com, and this time you can search for your own cat as well! Take your pet on a journey though a feline themed world of adventures including such cat-tastic scenes as Island Fishin' Ninja Kitten, Casino Meow, Valley of the Kittens, I'm Spartapus, Big Cat Safari, Scratch 'n Climb and many more! Simply choose the name, breed and appearance of your cat or dog to create your very own personalised book. View Folio
Rod HuntLake District – Daily Mail Great British £100,000 Treasure Hunt seek and find IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned by the Daily Mail newspaper to illustrate The Great British £100,000 Treasure Hunt. Each week for four weeks a lucky reader would win £25,000 of gold bars, by simply solving a series of clues or riddles. Each of the four treasure hunts would begin with the first clue contained in the artwork of a traditional British scene. View Folio
Rod HuntGoosebumps Movie Where’s The Creature? Viral Game Halloween IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned by digital agency The Flock to illustrate 'Where's The Creature?' the online game to promote the release of Goosebumps staring Jack Black, an upcoming 2015 American comedy horror fantasy film directed by Rob Letterman and written by Mike White and Darren Lemke. It is based on the children's book series of the same name by R. L. Stine. The film stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell and Ryan Lee.Rod created a hightly detailed high school Halloween dance scene that contains the residents of the town, the kids who attend the high school and their teachers, with creatures from the film dispersed and hidden amongst them. The scene was then developed as an online game, which you can play here. Can you find Slappy The Dummy, Clarissa The Witch, The Lawn Gnomes, Murder The Clown, Madame Doom, Captain Long Ben One-Leg, The Executioner, The Haunted Mask and the all the other creatures? View Folio
Rod HuntExpansive City – Isometric Cityscape Advertising Campaign IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned to create an expansive cityscape illustration for a well known US mobile communications provider's advertising campaign View Folio
Rod HuntMegacity 2050: Future City Illustration – City EnvironmentRod Hunt was commissioned by Bloomberg Businessweek to visualise Megacity 2050, how an idealised future city might look in 2050 incorporating new ideas in urban planning and sustainability. Some of the featured developments include waste energy systems, vertical farming, renewable energy, floating platforms, sailing ship/airship freight, Bioswales, Geothermal heating/cooling, heat-deflecting green roofs, prefabricated homes and shaded/green-walled buildings. The city is built around walking, followed by bicycles, then electric vehicles and public transit. View Folio
Rod HuntOYO Rooms: Hotel City Mural – Isometric Cityscape IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned to create three illustrations to tell the story of OYO, showcasing the company, it's services and bringing alive their history. Launched in 2013, OYO is India’s largest hospitality company. Its network currently spans over 200 Indian cities including all major metros, regional commercial hubs, leisure destinations, and key pilgrimage towns. It also has an international presence with hotels in Malaysia, Nepal and the UK.OYO City: OYO wanted to tell their story though a stunning piece of pop art that brought alive the spirit and products/services of OYO. The final piece was installed as a large artwork in OYO Hotel rooms. View Folio
Rod HuntCircle Line Sightseeing Cruises: New York Isometric City Map IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned to create a new version of his 101 New York Sights map for Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises. The aim was to give the map a fresher, brighter feel as well as updating the illustration with the latest changes to the New York skyline.Welcome aboard. Since 1945, Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises has hosted over 60 million Passengers in New York. Today, circle line is one of the oldest 42nd street landmarks and recognized as one of the most famous boat rides in the world. Circle Line is owned and operated by New York Cruise Lines Inc., New York’s oldest and largest provider of scheduled and chartered sightseeing and special event cruises, a Circle Line Cruise is a “must” for every visitor to the big apple, and native new yorkers who would want to rediscover their hometown.
Only Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises brings you over 101 sights on its word famous, full island circumnavigation of Manhattan. Unlimited views of the greatest skyline in the world include the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, more than 23 bridges, the new World Trade Center and all the other fantastic buildings, monuments, neighborhoods and attractions that make New York the most amazing city on earth. View Folio
Rod HuntLets Fix Our Relationship With Electronics: Infographic Environment and sustainability IllustrationThe Restart Project is a people powered platform for change, helping demand emerge for more sustainable, better electronics. They commissioned Rod Hunt to illustrate an 'Electronics Utopia' to better explain their vision of a more sustainable relationship with electronics.'We know what world (or off-world) we do *not* want to see — WALL-E painted that sad picture.
But we felt we needed to envision the world we would like to see. Taking the design of a circuit board for inspiration – the operative heart of our gadgets – our “Restarted Future” poster illustrates the life-force of the circular economy. View Folio
Rod HuntSeaside Resort – Daily Mail Great Summer £125,000 Treasure Hunt – Where’s Wally / Waldo style seek and find illustrationRod Hunt was commissioned by the Daily Mail newspaper to illustrate The Great Summer £125,000 Treasure Hunt, the follow up to 2017's hugely successful Treasure Hunt competition. Each week for two weeks a lucky reader would win £50,000 of gold bars, by simply solving a series of clues linked to the great British Summer. Each of the two treasure hunts would begin with the first clue contained in the artwork of a traditional summer scene, a seaside resort and an Arts Festival in the grounds of a British castle. View Folio
Rod HuntJodhpur Urban Regeneration isometric City Map IllustrationRod Hunt was commissioned to create a detailed and expansive map of Jodhpur by The JDH, an Urban Regeneration Project that aims to restore the Walled City of Jodhpur to its former glory, breathing new life into its invaluable landmarks and livelihoods. The map of this ancient city needed to capture a sense of fantasy and magical reality that included Jodhpur's key landmarks and monuments as well as elements of Jodhpur's rich culture, architecture and landscape. Situated on the eastern edge of the Great Indian Thar Desert, Jodhpur was founded in AD 1459 by the warrior Rathore Rajput Chief, Rao Jodha. The second largest of Rajasthan’s great cities, it is a bustling microcosm watched over by the mighty colossus of Mehrangarh Fort. View Folio
Rod HuntIKEA KVARTIROVEDENIE “Apartmentology” Advertising Campaign Illustration – isometric home and interior cutawayRod Hunt was commissioned by Instinct BBDO to illustrate KVARTIROVEDENIE ("Apartmentology") a massive cross-media campaign for IKEA Russia. A huge illustration of ten different families and their apartments was required to represent IKEA furniture solutions suited to each family's lifestyles. The illustrations were used in the book written by Russian Children's author Grigory Oster and as an online game. The campaign won the Craft for Design award at D&AD 2015. View Folio
Rod HuntBhartiya City – City of Joy Advertising Campaign – isometric map illustrationRod Hunt was commissioned by Wieden + Kennedy, New Delhi to create a map for the advertising campaign for the Bhartiya City development outside Bangalore India. In late 2015 Rod revised the map with the new layout for the southern quarter of the development.Bhartiya City is the single largest urban development within the limits of any Indian metropolitan area. The 125-acre design, located in North Bangalore, India, will provide a fully-integrated mix of residential, retail, hospitality and Special Economic Zone uses, as well school, healthcare and sports facilities, making it the first of its kind in India.
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Rod HuntLooking For Transwonderland – Isometric Travel Book Cover IllustrationGranta Books commissioned Rod Hunt to create the book cover illustration for Looking for Transwonderland, Travels in Nigeria, Noo Saro-Wiwa’s tongue-in-cheek Nigerian travel guide. The idea was to communicate the vibrant, bustling energy of Nigeria and the traffic-clogged streets of Lagos, while framing things against the Transwonderland of the title, a decrepit & decaying amusement park. View Folio