I was going to enter this competition for Ellesse. They are a tennis company. After I'd done the picture I read the entry form. They want to own the copyright on all the entries! What amazing balls!
Born in the UK, and educated in London at the Royal College of Art, Jody has a way of combining words and images that is unique. He puts together classical drawing skills with wit and a crazy wisdom. His ideas and images are like tattoos for the mind - once you've seen them, you don't forget them. A constant innovator in materials and typographic presentation, Jody is always working on new ideas and approaches to communicating visually. Lately he has done a portrait of Kurt Cobain, a funeral urn covered in yin-yangs, a national ad campaign for sexually confused teenagers, a signature shoe, a shopfront covered in mirrored smoke, an album cover for a famous band, a back-drop for another famous band, a ridiculous zine full of sexy naked girls, a customised German flag covered in sausages, a pair of shoes covered in skulls and slogans and a new approach to hand-made typography using jewel like, flowing watercolour. Jody is as much a creator of ideas as just a mediator of other peoples' ideas. Involving him in the communication process from the beginning makes the most of his ability to create new ways of reaching an audience.