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CRS
Racing livery makes its debut at Autosport International |
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Andy recently
completed a new livery design for CRS Racing, one of the top Ferrari
GT teams in the world. 2010 will see CRS move into the Le Mans Series,
complete with this new livery which has been designed to improve
branding placement and opportunities.
A full launch
will take place nearer the start of the season
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2009
American Le Mans Series Yearbook now available!!! |
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2009 ALMS Yearbook, produced by TPP Publishing has now been printed
and will be shipped for Christmas (in North America). Andy supplied
all the car illustrations for the Yearbook, which also features hundreds
of fantastic photos. A fantastic review of the season. Available now,
with LMP1,2 or GT2 Champion colours at TPP
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Jeson
Button's 2010 helmet travels around Social Networks |
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mocked up Jensons 2010 McLaren sponsored helmet, shortly before his
2010 drive was confirmed. Originally published on Radio Le Mans Facebook
group, the image spread across Facebook and Twitter rapidly and appeared
on a number of websites including F1 Scoop and Grand
Prix Diary, claiming it to be an 'EXCLUSIVE'...only, it wasn't....just
as their wasn't a credit. Lucky I sneaked on in |
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Merry
Christmas from Andy Blackmore Design |
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As is now tradition,
the Andy Blackmore Design Christmas Card has now been released,
Merry Christmas and a Happy, successful 2010 to clients, past, present
and future.
Click on the
image to view the card.
You can download
older cards here : 2008
, 2007
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BTCC
2009 Season Preview (!) on SpeedTV.com |
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BTCC returned to North American TV in December. As a SpeedTV.com writer,
and produced of the on-screen TV car graphics, Andy wrote a preview
to bring the North American audience up to speed
.without letting
slip who won! You can read the full article here. BTCC airs on Speed
on Saturday afternoons during December and January |
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Hero
Poster for Matt Hamilton Racing |
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Hero Poster was recently produced for new BTCC star, Matt Hamilton.
Using the Photoshopped images of his, then, to be completed Honda
Civic, the poster was designed and laid out by Andy and produced double
sided A2 for fans at the track. Click on the image for a larger version.
Contact Andy now it you want a stunning
Hero Card or Poster produced for 2010. |
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Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca uses Spotter Guide art |
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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca race track commissioned Andy to supply car
images for their own Spotter Guide, which was available at the circuit.
Produced by designer J.R.Martinez, Andy supplied all the cars for
the guide. If you are interested in using my 2010 cars for your own
circuit or sponsor Spotter Guide, please contact Andy directly.
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Need
for Speed.com articles on RadioLeMans.com and Petit |
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an offshoot of Andys writing on Speedhunters.com, Andy produced
two articles for Need for Speeds new website in October as the
video game was sponsoring #92 BMW M3 GT2 at Petit Le Mans. Andys
first article was an insight of ABD client, RadioLeMans.com
while the second
article was a review of the race, centered around the #92
car.
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Team
AON Ford Focus finishes season with a win |
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had three cars in the final rounds of the 2009 BTCC. Matt Hamiltons
Honda Civic and the two Team AON Ford Focus, run by Arena International.
Tom won the final race of the season, quite an achievement given the
team started the season with no development. More to come in 2010
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2009 Spotter Guides - A huge success!
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Spotter
Guides were very successful this year. Over 10,000 downloads for
the ALMS guides on SpotterGuides.com
(+ who knows how many on the official ALMS Site) and 35,000 Le Mans
Guides. ALMS and BTCC will be back in 2010. Unsure of Formula 1
as that was abused, copied and pirated by sponsors, websites and
even 2 Grand Prixs without any authorization
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me wonder why I bother. These things take about 30hrs to set it
initially
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American
Le Mans Series - State of the Series address |
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Scott Atherton,
CEO of the American Le Mans Series presented his annual 'State of
the Series' address on Friday of the Petit Le Mans weekend. The
presentation included two
slides showing Andy's artwork from the Spotter Guide series.
As a client
of ABD, the ALMS uses Andy's artwork for Spotter Guides and presentations.
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BTCC
Matt Hamilton Racing Honda Civic livery launched |
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Andy was commissioned
to create a livery for the ex-Syncro Motorsport Honda Civic Type
R. The car was still in blue and silver. We were limited by time
and budget with the livery but were able to convince the sponsor
to vinyl wrap over the Blue area with Red Vinyl creating a cohesive
look with the Sponsor corporate identity
Livery Design
Artwork is available here,
in our livery section.
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Road
& Track Magazine - October 2009 |
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Andy was recently
commissioned by Road and Track magazine to produce three images
showing the class structure in the American Le Mans Series.
The series put
Road & Track in touch with Andy directly. Click
here for a scan of the image or pick up a copy of the October
issue of Road
& Track Magazineacross North America.
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GrandTouringPrototype.com |
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Andy is working
with Marshall Pruett on the new
GrandTouring Prototype.com website. The website showcases golden
era of North Ameriican Motorsport, the IMSA GTP championship in
the 80's and 90's. Andy is producting a number of graphic assets
including website branding, stickers and t-shirts.
You will be
stuck in this site for hours. Lots of awesome videos to watch!
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March
09/R line drawing |
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Andy has recently
worked with KW Motorsport on various artwork to showcase the new
S2000 March 09R, which is a modern day version of the classic 75S
You can view
the article at Professional Motorsport World
here
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Sunday Times Goodwood Festival of Speed |
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If you are lucky
enough to be attending this years Goodwood Festival of Speed on
Sunday July 5th, make sure you pick up a Sunday Times Goodie Bag,
which will contain some Andy Blackmore Design Artwork
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SpeedTV.com commission : 'Two Fastest" |
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Andy recently
commissioned by Marhshall Pruett of SpeedTV.com to produce this
piece as a print which will be given to Allan McNish and David Brabham,
in recognition of being voted the Two Fastest Sportscar Drivers,
by fellow drivers, journalists and team owners. The image also appeared
on Allan's official website.
You can view
the article HERE
and download the image HERE
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Over 29,000 Downloads of the Le Mans Spotter Guides |
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The 2009 24
Heures du Mans Spotter Guide was a major success. Over 31,000 hits
across four websites hosting the guide in a six day period. Radio
Le Mans, Eurosport and Speed TV commentary teams all used the guides!
If you would
like to sponsor the guide for 2010 and capture a dedicated motorsport
audience please contact Andy today. Branded versions of guides
are also available.
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2009 Le Mans Spotter Guide Released |
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The 2009 24
Heures du Mans Spotter Guide is now online at www.spotterguides.com
The guide is
available as a two-page PDF and JPEG versions..Produced in association
with Radio Le Mans, SpeedTV.com, Ten-Tenths.com, Fourtitude, Speedhunters
and l'endurance magazine. SpeedTV commissioned a unique branded
version for their website
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SpeedTV.com article : The Science of Liveries |
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Andy recently
wrote his first article for SpeedTV.com. The article reviews the
liveries of the 2009 Formula One teams and explains to the Speed
TV audience challenges faced by livery designers.
The article
is in two parts. Part
One, Part
Two
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BTCC
Arena Ford Focus bodykit and livery design. |
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Andy was commissioned
to create the car, truck livery and various presentation artworks
for the new Arena Motorsport Ford Focus, which Tom Chilton and Alan
Morrison will campaign in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship.
The livery is loosely based on the Ford WTCC design from 2004.
Livery Design
Artwork is available here,
in our livery section.
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'Grid
Graphics' for ITV Sport BTCC Coverage |
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Andy has produced
the 'Grid' graphics ITV's coverage of the 2009 BTCC season. Andy's
graphics were first used in 2008. The images are based of the BTCC
Spotters Guide which you can download (see below).
A video of the
2008 Gird is available on You-Tube
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ALMS
2008 Yearbook featuring artwork by Andy Blackmore |
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Andy has recently
been working with TPP Publishing, providing car illustrations of
every car raced in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. Based on the
Spotter Guide artwork, the illustrations compliment a year in review,
technical review and team-by-team guide.
You can order
the Yearbook, and view preview pages showing Andy's work here
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Audi
R15 TDI Artist Impression |
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The new Audi
R15 has been caught testing this week, in bare carbon. With the
help of 'Mulsanne' Mike Fuller and others, Andy was able to create
an artist impression from images taken at the test. The livery is
a guess, based on the 2008 season
Illustration,
photographs and technical Analysis over at Mulsanne's
Corner
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Team
/ Sponsor branded Spotter Guides available. |
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Team branded
Spotter Guides can provide ViP's, fans and team guests with useful
race entry information on the series they are involved with. This
is a great cost-effective way to spread your brand via a unique
header and when required, featured cars such as the Team Dynamics
Guide shown here.
Please contact
andy if you are interested in using this cost-effective marketing
tool
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Need
For Speed / Speedhunters Porsche |
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Andy was recently
commissioned to produce a livery for Patrick Soderland's new Porsche,
which will be running in selected Endurance races in 2009. Base
colour had to remain white, due to time constraints. The clean livery
is loosely based on NFS 'Undercover' cover car, which Andy also
assisted in designing (see below).
You can view
images and report at Speedhunters.com, by clicking the image.
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Interview: 'Need for Speed' Porsche (Cover Car) Design |
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Need
for Speed.com and Speedhunters.com recently carried an interview
with Andy on his design for the modified Porsche 997 GT2 car which
features on the cover of Need for Speed - Undercover.
In the interview
Andy discusses the design process in designing a bodykit, livery
design and its approval from Porsche AG. Interview is available
here
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Spotter Guides return for 2009! |
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We are now planning
our 2009 series of Spotter Guides. We plan on producing F1, ALMS
and BTCC guides. The American Le Mans Series will be using Andy's
guides online and at the circuit. You can view the 2008 Guides,
here!
Release schedule
will appear here, on Ten-Tenths and on the new Spotter Guide Facebook
Group
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2008
Christmas Card |
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Following the
success of our 2007 Christmas Card, Andy Blackmore Design produced
a new card for the 2008 Festive Season. Click on the image to download
the card
You can also
view the 2007 card, HERE
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SpeedTV.com
Interviews Andy Blackmore |
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SpeedTV.com
carried an Interview with Andy during the ALMS finale weekend. The
in-depth Interview, by Marshall Pruett, covers Andy's career and
future direction, now he is based in North America.
You can read
the interview in full HERE.
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2008
Spotter Guide wrap |
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The final Spotters
Guide of 2008, for the final round of this years ALMS is now online.
You can download this, and all our other Spotters Guides here!.
Thanks to everyone
for their support and helping to promote and download this during
the season. Special thanks to John Hindhaugh at Radio Le Mans, Marshall
Preutt at Speed TV and Grant at Ten-Tenths. We will be back in
2009
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Andy's
designs remain in F1 for over a decade! |
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year, F1 teams attempt to out-do each other in the pit lane with new
pit equipment. McLaren started this trend back in the 90's. It is
therefore a credit to Andy Blackmore, that the pit
crew helmets he designed for the 1998 Championship
Winning Season and the overhead garage modules,
introduced at the 1997 French GP are still in use, Eleven years
on!. |
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SEAT
BTCC Commemorative Wallpaper |
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Andy has recently
produced commemorative wallpaper for SEATCupra.net highlighting
SEAT Sport UK's participation in the British Touring Car Championship
The wallpaper
can be downloaded at SEATCupra.net
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BK-Lola
Mazda Illustration on SpeedTV.com + others |
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Andy was recently
commissioned by Speed TV, to create an artist impression of the
B-K Motorsports Lola Mazda coupe, which will appear later this year.
The illustration and article has now appeared on countless forums
and new sites as well as the official American Le Mans website.
You can view the original article and image here.
A larger version
of the image can be viewed here.
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'53
Ford Truck Design & Illustration |
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Andy was recently
commissoned to design and illustrate a customised '53 Ford Truck
You can veiw
the finished article HERE
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Speedhunters.com
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Speedhunters.com,
a website dedicated to car culture has recently been launched. Andy
is one of the contributors on the site, concentrating on circuit
racing, rallying and design topics. You can read Andy's topics HERE.
Speedhunters
also published a biography on Andy, which is available HERE
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ALMS,
F1, Le Mans, BTCC& WTCC Spotters Guides online |
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A series of
PDF Spotters Guides are now online as a free download HERE
We have partnered with Ten-Tenths.com, SEATCupra.net, Radio Le Mans
and DailySportscar.com. The guides will be updated during the season,
keep checking the dedicated Spotter
Guides site.
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'Grid
Graphics' for ITV Sport BTCC Coverage |
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Andy was comissioned
to produced new car 'Grid' graphics for the 2008 BTCC coverage on
ITV. The images are based of the BTCC Spotters Guide which you can
download (see above).
A video is available
on You-Tube
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Radio
Le Mans 'Midweek Motorsport' logo |
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Andy has just
completed a new logo for Radio Le Mans flagship show, Midweek Motorsport.
Broadcast online every Wednesday evening and as a podcast, the show
is presented by John Hindhaugh and Tim Grey. www.radiolemans.com
The show also
has its own successful Facebook Group HERE
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Leigh
Rallying website relaunched. |
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The 'LeighRallying'
website of BTRDA Navigator and rally driver, Robert Leigh has been
relaunched to reflect his 2008 Championship Campaign.
The website
is a great example of a low-cost effective website, which can be
easily updated with page feeds from Blogger.com. The website address
is www.leighrallying.co.uk
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2007
Christmas Card |
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Our Topical
2007 Christmas Card proved to be extremely popular and was downloaded
1000's of times. We still get requests, so if you would like a copy
(unless you are from the FiA!) then please Click on the image to
download the card
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2007
BTCC, WTCC, DTM & Cupra UK Spotters Guide now available |
| 2007
Edition Tintop Spotters Guides are now available to download free,
in pdf format. Produced in conjunction with SEATCupra.net, Ten-Tenths.com
and Fourtitude.com, each pdf features side view drawings of each car/team/driver
combination. Martin Haven & David Leslie of Eurosporrt
TV are already using them! Goto
the '07 Spotters Guide Download Page |
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DeviantART
page launched |
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is a portfolio style website for artists to showcase their work. Andy
has recently joined and his 'DA' Page will showcase past projects
and also his own 'free-time' work including the 'Vexel' style Red
Bull SEAT Leon Touring car shown on the left. Visit his DA page at
:- http://andyblackmoredesign.deviantart.com |
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A1
GP Livery Competition - Through to the Final |
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this year, Andy mocked up a quick livery for an A1GP Netherlands Livery
competiton. The competition was open to Amateurs and Professionals
and over 1000 entries were received. An online 'fan' vote of the 12
finalists resulted in 3rd place for Andy (The winner of this round
doesnt actually meet the brief). Not bad for 2 hours work :) You
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BTCC:
A-Tech Alfa Romeo Liveries |
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was recently comissioned by A-Tech racing to design the liveries for
their Alfa Romeo 156 British Touring Car Liveries. The brief and the
design was completed and approved in just 24 hours! Due to the quick
turn-around, the design had to be applied with vinyl only, using the
original Alfa Romeo Red as a base. You can view a larger image here |
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CheekyChops.ca
website |
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Andy has recently
produced a website for CheekyChops.ca, based in British Columbia,
Canada. Cheeky Chops is a baby contentment and child sleep consultant
which works with you and your child to help solve bedtime and naptime
sleeping habits
View the site
here at www.cheekychops.ca
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Andy's McLaren
F1 'Ueno Clinic' livery voted favourite by the fans!
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The Black and
Grey livery of 1995 Le Mans winner, Ueno Clinic McLaren F1 GTR was
recently voted the favourite livery by fans in McLaren Automotive's
monthly online poll. Two of Andy's other designs, 1995 Gulf and
1996 Fina also figured in the opinion poll. Visit the
livery page for more of Andy's liveries.
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Peugeot
Cartoon makes print, web and t-shirts! |
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cartoon was produced as part of the team identity for Team Farecla
recently. This has been used extensively. Its first
appearance was on the new team website. The image was also
used in the Donington BTCC programme. Just 36 hours later, it was
utilised for a third time, printed on T-shirts, for fans and team
personnel. Maximum usage!!! |
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Peugeot
307 makes its second Andy Blackmore Design debut |
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Despite a late
change of sponsor, the renamed Team Farecla made its debut in the
British Touring Car Championship. You can read more about the team
here
This makes a
return to the championship for the Peugeot 307 BTCC car which Andy
helped style with VLR in 2003.
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Street
Safari Van Livery |
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the organisers of the original European banger rallies Staples2Naples
and Home2Rome and CzechWrecks needed a livery for their support vehicle.
Andy created the final design and sticker artwork from a rough concept
using the 'Dad's Army' style map by Kirwin
Design. You can view the final design in more detail, here |
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New
British Touring Car Livery |
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has recently completed an extensive team identity for the new Team
Add-It team which will join the BTCC. Peugeot 307, truck, pit crew
uniforms, team logo and Pit Garage Banners were all designed with
this distinctive livery. Andy originally helped with the bodykit design
of the Peugeot with VLR racing in 2003. The team aim to debut at the
Donington round of the BTCC. More information available here |
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New
LMP1 Coupe announced for 2010! |
| KW
Motorsport recently commission Andy to work on a design proposasl
for the new Creation LMP racecar. With the aid of CAD
drawings from the current car, Andy restyled and redesigned the machine
to meet the new 2010 Le Mans ACO regulations. This is the third commission
from KWM this year. You can view the images here |
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