An agency runs as part of YCN; producing all kinds of creative work for all kinds of clients. We also source and represent the finest illustrators and moving image designers, promoting their work for commissions.
A showreel presenting a selection of moving image designers available to commission through YCN can now be enjoyed online in the agency section. The idents used throughout were created by Rainbow Dropshadow.
The Annual YCN Student Awards have now launched with a Call for Entries. All of this year's live creative briefs, and all else needed to take part in the awards, can now be found in a new dedicated site.

Fire & Knives is a fantastic publication - featuring new writing for food lovers - which arrived this week as part of our latest package from Stack. It is now available to peruse in the Lending Library at 72 Rivington Street.
Cristina is presenting a selection of her work as part of an exhibition entitled Portraits of my Life as a Bird, taking place at The Print House on Ashwin Street, Dalston from now until 30th March. Full details of the exhibition can be found here, while you can see more from Cristina in her portfolio, as part of the Agency section.
It was great to catch up with Hannah when she popped by the YCN studio on Wednesday. The latest YCN stationary includes a series of colourful postcards featuring illustrated animals by Hannah, one of which is shown here. You can see more from Hannah, here.
It's Nice That Issue #3 is the third edition of the bi-annually printed publication from creative blog It's Nice That. The high-profile line-up for the latest issue spans the creative disciplines and included in the seven interviews are graphic design legend Milton Glaser, fashion designer Sir Paul Smith, furniture designer Tom Dixon, filmmaker Keith Schofield, illustrator Tom Gauld and artist Maisie Broadhead.
As an extra incentive, all pre-orders received before midnight on March 31st will receive an exclusive, large-scale screen print from world renowned illustrator Parra. It's Nice That Issue #3 with Parra print is available to pre-order only from the It's Nice That Shop - www.itsnicethat.com/shop for £10. We're looking forward to receiving our copy for the Lending Library at 72 Rivington Street!
YCN is presenting a selection of current and new work from recent A award winning illustrators; Holly Wales, Joseph Crocker and Robert Samuel Hanson. All is on show downstairs at 72 Rivington Street until the 26th March. Throughout today, Joe Crocker will be creating some of his beautiful illustrations upstairs in the YCN studio, which will be freely available to take away downstairs. Do drop by!

Regular YCN collaborator, Guy Archard has just launched his new website which features a fantastic body of photographic work including the image shown above. You can see more from Guy, here.
YCN recently hosted a talk by Hyper Island here at 72 Rivington Street. We are pleased to announce that there are still a few seats left for Hyper Island's UK TV GO INTERACTIVE course in London and Manchester. Click here to read more and apply. Full details of this opportunity can be found in the Creative Opportunities section, here.
Enjoy the latest work from some of those available to commission through YCN in the Agency section.
There's lots of images from YCN projects past and present at Flickr.
Eureka | Projects | EUREKA is a new, intensive four week long creative programme hosted by YCN at 72 Rivington Street. Sponsored by social mobile company INQ, EUREKA will see six disciplinarily diverse recent graduates work collectively on a series of live creative challenges. | more...
Made in YCN | Projects | Launching to coincide with London Design Festival, Made in YCN will see an invited group of creative practitioners produce new objects for exclusive show and sale at 72 Rivington Street, the physical home of YCN. | more...
5 Things, Deadgood | Editorial | Dan Ziglam and Elliot Brook of Newcastle-based furniture design company, Deadgood each tell us 5 Things they like and share their advice for furniture designers graduating this summer... | more...
Riitta Ikonen for ActionAid | Projects | Riitta Ikonen was commissioned through YCN by ActionAid to create a large scale installation piece utilising over 200 shoes donated as part of the Put Your Foot Down campaign. See the film here... | more...
5 Things, George Myers | Editorial | Illustrator and YCN collaborator, George Myers tells us 5 Things he likes and shares his advice for recently graduated illustrators... | more...
Futurising | YCN is currently creating an identity and website for the forthcoming Futurising creative opportunities festival, organised by University of the Arts London. | more...
Jamie Portch's Instructions for Harmony | Jamie Portch is a graphic designer and illustrator currently interning at YCN as part of the Eureka programme. | more...
My Two Front Teeth, the Christmas Shop... | YCN are hosting a very special Christmas Shop at 72 Rivington Street, opening on the 1st of December and produced in collaboration with Jiggery Pokery. | more...
Eureka | EUREKA is a new, intensive four week long creative programme hosted by YCN at 72 Rivington Street. | more...
Made in YCN | Launching to coincide with London Design Festival, Made in YCN will see an invited group of creative talents produce new objects for exclusive show and sale at 72 Rivington Street. | more...