NICE TO MEET YOU...

Former Cbeebies animator, Marc Godfrey-Murphy (founder of MarcoLooks) is a York based freelance Illustrator and independent greetings cards publisher.
 
MarcoLooks is a values-driven, illustration-led business. Illustrations and design are the heart of his work.
 
MarcoLooks' silly and colourful cards and prints are stocked in many shops across the UK.
 
Also a part-time animation tutor, and mentor to newbie artists/makers who want to start making money from their creative practice. 
 
You can find Marc across social media as @MarcoLooks ...If you want to get to know him a little better, maybe take a look at his Instagram.


Projects and Brands worked with:

• Guardian to Paddington Bear at York Minster (York BID & Studio Canal)
• Fenwick
• Oxfam
• Hole in Wand (As seen on BBC's Dragon's Den)
• York BID (multi projects)
• Indie Makers (logo and branding creation)

My networks:

• The Greetings Lab
• The AOI (Association of Illustrators)
• Axis-web network

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Media interviews:

• York Press: Duet Exhibition in York
• BBC Radio York: The Nutcrackers and my career 20/11/24
• BBC Radio 2. Midnight Mastermind with OJ Borg 13/11/24
• BBC Sounds Upload 26/10/24
• BBC Radio York 22/10/24
• URY Muse-ings 17/4/24
• BBC Sounds Upload 13/4/24
• BBC Radio York 19/4/23

Training:

• Character Animation at the Aardman Academy (the people behind Wallace & Gromit), affiliated by the National Film and Television School.
• The Cambridge School of Art

Published animation:

• Numberblocks, series 1 (Cbeebies)
• Tree Fu Tom, series 5 (Cbeebies)
• Various commercials and idents. Including work for Cbeebies Radio and Tiny Pop.