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Photo Spread – The many influences of Illustrator Marcus Reed

Get a taste of UK subcultures rendered by and according to, minimalist illustrator Marcus Reed. Marcus upcoming book offers a roadmap through the UK’s subcultures from the early eighties through the turn of the century to present day.

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Introducing Saturday’s Kids – 10 Years Of Subculture Influences, the first book By Illustrator Marcus Reed published by New Heroes & Pioneers and available for pre-order in June 2016.

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Getting turned on to the arts and pop culture from an impressionable young age will have consequences. For Marcus Reed, it instilled in him the drive to design a visual approach all his own and today he is sought after for his own brand of retro contemporary illustration. With a particular eye for rendering pop culture’s best, his digital mixed media approach amplifies his subject’s personality to perfection, layering only the barest of essential 2 and 3D elements of  line, shape and colour.

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Publisher, marketer and cultural devourer, Francois’s main occupation is to read. When he does not read, he is also a big movie fan .. and reads about them. Francois curiosity about things and people are what motivates him to learn and now write.

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