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For this design I have taken inspiration from a cult Manchester figure called Ian Brown who was the lead singer of the band The Stone Roses who were a Cult Manchester Band during the late 80s and early 90s. Ian Browns nick name is King Monkey as for simply having similar features of a monkey, thats why I designed him as a monkey whichI feel would contribute to giving my designs some character. I have given him a black & white shirt that he wore during the Glasgow Green concert in 1990.

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For this design I decided to give him a Noel Gallagher look as he sports a Manchester City shirt from the 1995/96 season. I have also given him the classic mop of hair that is covering his eyes and a moody frown.

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For these two characters I have taken inspiration from Ian Brown and John Squire from The Stone Roses as John is sporting the classic parker jacket and Ian is wearing a classic baggy shirt.

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For these set of designs I have drawn five different cult figures from Manchester that is Frank Sidebottom, John Cooper Clark, Mark E. Smith, Ian Brown and Morrisey.

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This is another Ian Brown design with his black and white shirt that he wore during the Glasgow Green concert.

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This design is based on the poet John Cooper Clark who's style was gothic and wild with his messy hair and jet black suit.

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Character Design explorations and experiments

These are some rough character designs that I have produced towards my developments to create my promotional branding for 'The Dirty North craft brewery'. While producing these designs I have taken inspiration from stereo typical Manchester style from the 80s and early 90s as I have been researching the fashion from cult Manchester Figures during  that time such as Ian Brown, Tim Burgess, Mark E. Smith, John Cooper Clark, Morrisey, Noel Gallagher and Frank Sidebottom.

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For these character designs I have taken inspiration from the illustrative styles of Jamie Hewlett and the characters from  the Wychwood brewery labels as I have added humorous characters  with in my designs as they both use humour with in their designs.

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