DAVE LITTLE DESIGN

After escaping Art College in the mid 80s, Dave started as a freelance designer at Pens Studio in Soho Square, London. Within a short period of time Dave had designed some of the most enduring logos and sleeve artwork for the Acid House era, which propelled him on to working with brands such as Virgin, Pepsi and Michiko Koshino. Dave's art is respected and loved the world over, with his signature style and original art working technique, which he still uses today.

Sleeve Art

Balearic Beats LP

Released by FFRR in Sept '88. Compiled by Paul Oakenfold, Pete Tong and Trevor Fung. Design taken from 'Spectrum' flyer.
Method: Acrylic airbrush - colour variants are achieved by 'swapping' the colour fims with each other.
Jibaro Electra

Released by FFRR in 1988 - Paul Oakenfold's first single. Artwork reworked from 'Spectrum' club flyer.
Method: Acrylic Airbrush.
Jibaro Remix

One of two remixes released.
Method: Artwork colour achieved by swapping plates at printing stage.
Grace Under Pressure

Released in '92 by ARS Productions. Illustration based on WW2 Bomber Art.
Method: Acrylic airbrush and watercolour.
Bomb The Bass. Say A Little Prayer

Released by Rhythm King in '88.
Method: Very early computer graphics - 'scanner' was a video camera with seperate RGB lens. Finished result on a 35mm slide hence the low resolution.
Bomb The Bass. Into The Dragon

Released by Rhythm King in '88 - 'Manga' type sleeve.
Method: Airbrushed in acrylic, using handmade one off colour transfers.
Flowered Up. Take It

London Records '91.
Method: Produced as flat a/w and the background created using early Apple Mac technology, using an early colour output printer - photographed in med format for scanning.
Take It Remix

Method: Flat overlay a/w.
Flowered Up. A Life With Brian.

Method: Airbrushed and painted with acrylics.
Renegade Soundwave. Kray Twins

Rhythm King 1987. Gary from RS had unpublished photo of Reggie Kray having a funfight with his grandad in the family kitchen.
Method: Acrylic airbrush.
Renegade Soundwave. Cocaine Sex

Renegade Soundwave 'Cocaine Sex' Rhythm King 1987. Faces photographed then airbrushed from scratch.
Method: Acrylic Airbrush.
Renegade Soundwave. Biting My Nails

Rhythm King 1988.Balinese devil mask looming through speaker cone.
Method: Airbrush & watercolour.
Boys Own Productions. 12" House Sleeve

London Records.1990 Designed for promo sleeves.
Method: Flat a/w - rotering illustration.
"Bocca Juniors. Raise 12"

Released through BOP in 1990.
Method: Flat a/w.
Cowboy 12" House sleeve

1992.Designed for Charlie Chester of Flying Records fame.
Method: Printed on reverse board. Center label is a Rotering illustration.
The Aloof. Cover The Crime

Released by Flaw Recordings in 1994.
Method: Cover printed in all 'metallic' colours with high gloss finish.
Arkarna.

Released in 1995. Logo design reflecting their mix of rock/house, and dub.
Kid Galahad. Gold Dust Noise

Ignition Records 2002. Inspiration my own 1964 American Motocross helmet.
Bassomattic. Ease On By

Released on William Orbits own label in 1990.
Method: Flat camera ready a/w.
S Express. Original Soudtrack

Rhythm King 1989. Mark Moore wanted a 'Tamara De Lempicka' feel in the background
Method: Airbrush and watercolour.
Silvah Bullet. Jewelz & Diamonds

Released by Artthrob in 1998.
Method: Photo by Mick O' Farell at Revolver - MAC designed.
Skunk Records. This Some Bad Weed

Method: Flat a/w with early MAC rendering. 1994
Intravenous. 12" House Bag

Method: Computer artwork 1998
Alice in Wonderland by Sheryl Garratt.

Written by Editor of 'The Face' as definitive account of the birth of Club Culture.
HMV. Billy Idol 30ftx30ft

Hand painted by Dave Little.
HMV. Christmas Widow Display

Hands based on a clay model of Dave's own. Scaled up and carved from 15ftx15ft blocks of styrofoam using a chainsaw.
Can Can. 12" House Sleeve

Designed for Charlie Chester of Flying Records.
Method: Printed on reverse board. Camera ready a/w.
Stereo Mc's. Connected

Released 1992.
Method: Photo collage.
"Xplicit Vynil"

House sleeve for an offshoot of Flying Records.
The Advent 'Shaded Elements'

Method: Built using fibreglass and a display case from a taxidermist. 1996
The Aloof. Never Get Off The Boat

FFRR.1991 Pen & ink illustration
S Express. Hey Music Lover

989 Rhythm King Records. Early computer enhanced photograph.Created by capturing group members reflection on mirror-foil with video camera then playing footage onto tv. This is then distorted by a magnet, a photo taken then enhanced using early hybrid computer system @ Imagine.
Flyin' Vinyl. House Sleeve

1991. Pen & ink illustration to produce camera a/w.
Printed on reverse board.