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Chris Bent

Chris Bent is a designer/illustrator, artist and University Lecturer living in Leicester, a city situated in the middle of the United Kingdom.  His working life has always been involved with design in one form or another. Chris worked for many years in the television industry, providing animated graphics for programs as well as on-screen station branding and identity for both the BBC and ITV. More recently he has run his own business working as a freelance designer / illustrator.

When not involved with commercial projects he enjoys painting and has exhibited in one man and joint exhibitions throughout the UK. He likes the satisfaction and liberation he feels from hands-on work with paint and brushes in contrast to his design work done on the computer.

Chris is passionate about design and art in general and takes great pleasure in developing the talents of young, aspiring designers at De Montfort University where he is a part time lecturer.

“As a grandparent with three granddaughters I was very pleased to be asked to provide the illustrations for Rebecca’s story about the inventive little dog Pushkin and his quest for a cleaner planet. The plastic bag issue is very much in focus in the UK and the message of the story is an important one for us all.

“The challenge for me was to capture the character of Pushkin and Bosley and to make them accessible to as wide an audience as possible. It was important, I felt, to keep the treatments as simple and colourful as possible. I hope that readers will enjoy the book and take it’s message to heart.”