Designer of the Year: Jamie Hewlett

The London Design Museum has awarded their Designer of the Year award to Jamie Hewlett, comic book artist and co-creator of the animated virtual group Gorillaz. Based in West London, Hewlett operates the design firm Zombie Flesh Eaters. As an exercise in creative identity development, the ever-evolving Gorillaz project is fascinating—even if you're not a fan of the music (which I am), the concept is an interesting one. This takes things so far beyond good old logo design that it's almost painful to think of how much fun we could have had with identity projects like this in art school... and what an opportunity for an illustrator! Check out the Design Museum site for more info about the contest, Hewlett and the other nominees.