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About Me

(Finlay with photographer Tili Sharon - www.tilisharon.com)
For more information on Finlay Cowan, album sleeve designer for Pink Floyd, author of four books on fantasy art, interior architect and designer and head of Endless Design please see :
myspace.com/finlaycowan
www.finlaycowan.com for limited edition prints, books, art school and news.
MISS LONDON
Finlays first graphic novel is 'Miss London' the story of a group of disintegrating twenty somethings in London - email me now for an advance copy or get the limited edition from my website.
ALBUM SLEEVES I worked as an album sleeve designer with Storm Thorgerson for years... mostly for Pink Floyd but I also did work for dozens of others including Muse, Audioslave, Mars Volta and Ween, Phish, Catherine Wheel. I was responsible for the concept behind Pink Floyds most successful poster 'Back Catalogue'.
DESIGN Running my design consultancy 'Endless design Ltd' in London, producing branding, ideas, art direction and strategy for global luxury brands and causal projects (i.e charities etc)
INTERIOR DESIGN Currently working on several interior design projects at the Truman Brewery in Brick Lane where I once had a cafe years ago...nice to be back there (see blog for designs).
FILM and TV In 2002 the BBC comissioned me to develop a series based on my long term interest in the Arabian Nights. In 2003 I worked as an illustrator on Oliver Stones production of 'Alexander'. I continue to develop feature animations with Insight Productions and other partners and am currently working on a series of short films with my partners in Endless.
Finlays group is NIGHT PORTER
Currently making the transition from doom cabaret to electroclash with a virtuoso genius (myspace.com/sitonthis) and a viral insomniac named James (myspace.com/audiotrax)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

My future ghost

Music:

Mozart, Wagner, Ennio Morricone, Wendy Carlos, New York Dolls (I played bass for Thunders way back),

Heroes:

Burton, Byron, Burroughs, Bowles, Gysin, Kipling... Hugo Pratt and Milton Caniff. Tyler Robert Vanbeick Swift-Cowan, Janette E Swift.

My Blog

Quick Update

Two new books out now:Book 3: Fantasy artists pocket reference: INCREDIBLE CHARACTERSUK/US ImpactHB ISBN 978-1-60061-011-0BOOK 4: Fantasy artists pocket reference: FANTASY BEASTSUK/US ImpactISBN 13: ...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:22:00 PST

Book 5: Pitch artworks

Back in Italy I get down to doing some serious research, refining the content list and doing some layouts for the new book. I decide to go ahead and put together some final spreads... I need to know t...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:55:00 PST

Graphic Novel 2: Ghost in Me: Sneak Preview

In concurrence with fantasy art books 1 - 5 there are two graphic novels. Here is a sneak preview. (pencils and sketches to come)...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PST

Subway Slim Website news

We have secured £30K finance for the Subway Slim website which will launch April 2008 and include all existing publications as well as a social networking feature....
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:01:00 PST

New films: 1-3 (no pics)

We have just secured the finance for three new short films. Film 1 will be shot in France early April 08. Film 2 will be shot in Zimbabwe Summer 08 and we will probably be arrested - the biggest issue...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:59:00 PST

Book 5: Research: Estonia etc

Book 5 : I wanted to do some research - a quick flit to Switzerland for a Luxury Marketing convention at the five star Badrutts Palace Hotel in St Moritz allowed me some time to discover the wonders o...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:54:00 PST

Book 4: Previews

Just delivered book 4... a killer, this one really wore us out, coming straight after book 3 '100 fantasy characters'. Chiara Giulianini joined me at home in the Italian countryside to plough through ...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:51:00 PST

new interiors - pics - final

This is the final axonometric illo for the restaurant project on Dray Walk, Brick Lane, London. The brief was to design a multi purpose space that would serve throughout the day and into the evening. ...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:52:00 PST

New Interior Architecture: Corbet Place 1.1 - 1.2

Projects at the Truman Brewery are reaching the end of the initial design phase. The latest round of designs for a restaurant on Dray Walk were an intense and exciting experience... its a bit like pla...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:34:00 PST

New Interior Architecture: CG001 - Dray Walk - 1.1

This is a 'core and shell' project meaning we are working from on a blank canvas rather than renovating an existing bar or restaurant. Part of the brief here was to come up with a food outlet that wou...
Posted by Finlay Cowan - Subway Slim on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:02:00 PST