King Wasp

Hello

My name is Christopher Ryan, I am a freelance 3D artist, retoucher and designer based in Manchester UK.

Over the past eleven years I have worked in the advertising, digital and retail design industries, for international agencies and private clients in Amsterdam, Prague and the UK.

My experience includes the design and development of 3D artwork, retail interiors, environmental graphics, digital interfaces and integrated concepts on local and global campaigns. Read More.

Vosi Modular Furniture

Vosi Modular Furniture System

8 interchangeable modular sections allow for infinite configurations.
Functions as retail or domestic display podiums and shelving.
Hollow sections offer additional storage solutions.

You can view the full pdf presentation here.
For further information, please contact info@kingwasp.com.

Concept and design copyright King Wasp.

Bulb

Bulb

Available as prints and Apple skins here, through Society 6.

WeTransfer

A free platform for transferring large digital files up to 2GB per transfer.

Dosch Design

High quality 3D model, texture, HDRI, audio and image collections.

Arroway Textures

Comprehensive high quality texture packs for digital visualisation. Material categories include wood, stonework, concrete, tiles, and flooring. Each texture comes with a number of channel maps. The packs are various prices, with some free low res examples.

Sweet Station

“A place for our thoughts and ramblings in the fields of paintings, illustrating, advertising, photography, product design, architecture, installation design, graphic arts and well, pretty much anything we want to talk about.”

Pintrest

“Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.”

Rizon Parein

3D designer and director specialising in photorealistic 3D typography.

September Industry

An online design journal that showcases the very best in international graphic design & communication.

Digimental

Portfolio of Mateusz Sypien, Art / Creative Director & Designer.

GMUNK

Portfolio of Bradley G Munkowitz design director for the motion graphics industry.

Paul Clements

Critically acclaimed motion designer and director based in London. Check out his MoGraph/Cinema 4D Ministry of Sound headphones breakdown.

The Emotionist

Collaboration between Olivier Bucheron aka Zamak and Quentin Bernard, together they design and develop 3D and animation projects.

MIRARI & CO

Australia based 3D motion graphics studio.

Justin Maller

Freelance illustrator, art director and Creative Director at The Depthcore Collective.

Kashiwa Sato

Japanese art director, his work spans a range of disciplines.

Society 6

Online shop where you can upload and sell your artwork as gallery quality art prints, iPhone cases and t-shirts.

Hype for Type

Online type foundry, showcasing the best in typographic talent.

Bless This Stuff

Web magazine showcasing high-end technology and design.

NOTCOT

“A community of creatives, design lovers, and trendsetters – where .org serves as the studio bulletin board gone digital – each image and caption brings you to a place worth visiting. It’s about sharing what inspires you.”

Swiss Miss

Daily inspiration blog dedicated to all areas of design.

Motion Graphics Served

Showcase of the best motion graphics projects from around the world.

Antrepo

Multi-disciplinary design consultancy, shop and blog. Great minimalist product design.

Kern Type

Interactive online type kerning game.

Ads of the World

Archive of global advertising campaigns.

Dezeen

Daily selection of the best architecture, design and interiors projects from around the world.

Byturen

Interactive online anti binge drinking campaign made by Bocca. Roll over the video to see an alternative view.

Post Panic

Dutch production company creating visual work for the advertising, broadcast, retail and music industries.

Fontfabric

Independent type foundry, specialising in unique designer fonts. Some free.

My Future Me

Blog dedicated to digital interaction and emerging media.

Carsten Nicolai

aka Noto is a visual and sound artist using the principles of Cymatics to visualise sound. Author of Grid Index.

GSG City Kit Version 1.2

Update to Greyscalegorilla’s City Kit. Builds realistic looking cities in Cinema 4D. Day and night lighting and 10 city presets, plus the new Shape City. $149.

Visuelle

Daily inspiration blog showcasing design projects.

Candas Sisman

3D inspiration. Check out FLUX.

NeuBau

Design agency based in Berlin specialising in books, posters and typefaces.

Robert Leger

Cinema 4D tutorials, plugins and resources. Paid and Free.

Chris LaBrooy

3D Artist magazine issue 32 features the amazing 3D typography of Chris LaBrooy.

VRAYforC4D 1.2.6

Update to the photorealistic render engine VRAYforC4D, seamlessly integrates into the Cinema 4D interface and is currently a superior alternative to Cinema 4D’s Advanced Renderer. €790.

Yomar Augusto

Former colleague at 180amsterdam, designer of the 2010 Fifa World Cup, UNITY typeface and master calligrapher.

Cinema 4D R13

Maxon Computers announce the latest update to their 3D suite Cinema 4D, available to buy in September 2011. There are many changes to the interface and tools, but the most interesting addition is the new Physical Renderer and Physical Camera, which represents a milestone in the never ending quest to improve render quality and reduce render times. The full studio retails at £3360.

Andrew Serkin

Motion Designer and Art Director. Check out Stop

Welter

Collection of free Cinema 4D plugins.

Supersized 3.2

Update to Supersized a fullscreen Slideshow jQuery Plugin. Resizes images to fill browser while maintaining image dimension ratio. Cycles backgrounds via slideshow with transitions and dynamic preloading. Flickr integration. Free.

GSG Texture Kit 1.1

Updates to Greyscalegorilla’s Texture Kit, a collection of over 140 custom materials for Cinema 4D, designed by artists Beeple, Pariah Rob and Greyscalegorilla. $69.

Nitro 4D

Collection of free and donation plugins for Cinema 4D.

Daniel Widrig

Artist, architect, designer and Maya Master, his unique style explores the repetition of geometric and organic forms.

WHITEVoid

Agency specialising in interaction design, media design, product design, interior architecture and electronic engineering.

Tronic

New York based digital design and media studio based on the principles of convergence in media. From architecture and experimental design to film and animation.

Futurefarmers

Futurefarmers is a group of artists and designers working together since 1995.

Re*Nascent

Portfolio of Joost Korngold Freelance Graphic Designer/Director.

Magma

Specialising in books, magazines and products on design, graphics, fashion, graffiti, architecture and photography. Magma carries over 100 international magazines, the latest books and also many exclusive t-shirts, posters and gifts.

Syd Mead

3D Artist magazine issue 28 features the work of legendary futurist designer Syd Mead.

Benedict Campbell

3D Artist magazine issue 27 features the work of digital artist Benedict Campbell.

Glassworks

Post-production facility supplying high-end digital animation and visual effects.

Behance

“Online platform to showcase and discover creative work. Creative professionals, from across industries, use Behance to create multi-media portfolios that showcase their work.”

Sid Lee

Global full service creative agency.

C4D Cafe

Cinema 4D community, free tool based tutorials, plugins and forum.

Computerlove

A digital network dedicated to promote creative talents and their work.

1st Ave Machine

Agency specialising in video, digital and experiential content.

The FWA

FWA stands for Favourite Website Awards, an industry recognised internet award program and inspirational portal.

Steffen Knoesgaard

3D inspiration, check out 30 days.

Tokyoplastic

Tokyoplastic aka. Sam Lanyon Jones and Drew Cope, their creative projects cover a spectrum ranging from dildo design to the direction of multimillion dollar international advertising campaigns.

Gestalten

Books that document and anticipate vital movements in design, illustration, architecture, and typography as well as urban and contemporary art.

Brands of the World

Library of freely downloadable vector logos.

adiVerse

Adidas in collaboration with Intel have created an in-store digital experience to showcase their 8,000+ shoe range. Designed and produced by agency Start JudgeGill, it helps guides customers to their perfect shoe, or alternatively, let’s them browse the entire range of products, with each rendered in real-time 3D.

Font Squirrel

Database of free commercial fonts for use offline or online via the font face kits.

Zamak

3D Artist magazine issue 24 features the unique character designs of Olivier Bucheron aka Zamak.

Piecemaker 2

Update to Modularweb’s Piecemaker, an open source Flash ActionScript 3 image rotator. Free.

Fubiz

“A platform focused on issues of world graphic, urban culture, products, trends and digital arts.”

Modo 501

Luxology announces Modo 501 a major upgrade to its 3D content creation software. Modo is an innovative 3D modeling, animation and rendering software designed to accelerate the creation of models and ultra high-quality renderings and movies. Modo’s modern workflow and advanced toolset easily deliver enhanced productivity for 3D artists working in design visualization, package design, game development, film visual effects, video production and graphic arts.

Daniel Simon

3D Artist magazine issue 23 features the work of concept designer and automotive futurist Daniel Simon, owner of the Cosmic Motors brand and author of the Cosmic Motors book.

HDRI Studio Pack

A collection of over 50 HDRI studio images for Cinema 4D. Also includes a HDRI studio rig so you can simply drag and drop images to light your scenes. $69.

The Dieline

Blog showcasing the world’s best packaging design, industry trends and design projects.

CGAXIS

High quality online 3D models store.

Envato

A network of sites for designers dedicated to learning, inspiration, books, and digital goods.

Human Resources

“An independent source of international creative visual
and aural inspiration.”

Typekit

Subscription-based library of hosted, high-quality fonts to use on your website. Various payment plans.

FFFFound

Image bookmarking blog.

The Cool Hunter

“The Cool Hunter celebrates creativity in all of its modern manifestations. Since 2004 The Cool Hunter has become the world’s most-read culture and design site, a leading authority on all things creative and a truly global hub for what’s cool, thoughtful, innovative and original.”

MoCo Loco

“MoCoLoco is a web magazine dedicated to everything related to modern contemporary design and architecture, including; residential architecture, interior design, furniture, accessories, lighting, floorcoverings, wallcoverings, books, websites, audio-video, online & retail stores and more.”

cmiVFX

In-depth, movie industry standard training, covers most 3D/effects applications. Various prices and plans.

Greyscalegorilla

The leading online resource dedicated to Cinema 4D and After Effects, run by Nick Campbell (The Gorilla). Excellent tutorials, articles and products.

Lynda

Online training library, covers all creative applications and development languages. Subscription based, various plans.

Abduzeedo

Design blog, articles, inspiration and Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials.

HDRI Light Kit Pro 1.5

Update to Greyscalegorilla’s Light Kit Pro, a collection of lights and studios that lets you light your scene using real world photography studio methods. $69