Insect were one of the first design companies I really looked up to, I think I found their work in the first Ubersee book in magma on a trip to London in the first year of uni. Their illustrations were pretty much insane, crazy dark vector based montages of man beast and machine. they were the hot shit and were in all the relevent publications. They were definatly an influence through and after uni, so much so I contacted them seeking a work placement, and to my surprise, and from what I remember, they were into my illustrations and the idea. As it turned out I ended up on a placement closer to home so stopped chasing that one.

Recently the two main guys at insect (Paul and Luke) split the studio and went their seperate ways (online) but still use insect as a surname - paulinsect.com / lukeinsect.com. Today the old insect site has "exceeded its bandwith" which is pretty much a nail in the coffin for any site.

It's weird to see something you looked up to for so long go, something you thought was far too good to end, gives you a bit of a shake and makes you worry, might be time to get up off those laurels you've been resting on for a little too long.

Here is a selection of Paul's work from his site. (click the thumbnail).

New eightarmedpet site at the end of the month.