Rod Hunt is an award winning London based Illustrator, map designer and the artist behind the bestselling Where’s Stig? books for the BBC’s hit TV show Top Gear.
Rod has built a reputation for retro tinged Illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes for UK & international clients spanning publishing, design, advertising & new media, for everything from book covers to advertising campaigns; campus, amusement and theme park maps, & even large scale museum and exhibition installations.
His Search and Find picture book ‘Top Gear Where’s Stig?’ was the 4th bestselling UK hardback non-fiction book of 2009, and was followed by two successful sequels. Rod’s latest books Where’s Your Dog/Cat? for
Yappy.com are personalised search and find books where your own pet is the star!
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Selected client list:
Agencies: 215 McCann, AMV BBDO, Antidote Design, Clemenger BBDO, Commonwealth McCann, Dixon Baxi, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Hat-Trick Design, Instinct BBDO, Leo Burnett, Partners Andrews Aldridge, Pentagram, Publicis, Tullo Marshall Warren, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA/Paris, VCCP, Wieden + Kennedy, Y&R London.
Clients: AIDES, Bank of England, BBC Worldwide, British Airways, Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises NYC, Chessington World of Adventures, DEFRA, Dorling Kindersley, Formula E, Granta Books, Guinness World Records, IKEA, Intermarché, Kellogg’s, Macmillan Cancer Support, Network Rail, OYO Rooms, Parkinson’s UK, Quaker Oats, Red Bull Racing, Royal Mail, Saudi Motorsport, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, Toyota, Transport for London, Vodafone, WWE, Yappy.com
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)