Thursday, October 29, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Self-Portrait as a Cake


The Battenberg Bommer!

Computing Which?


A piece about networking PCs and Macs - for the Jan 2010 issue of Computing Which?.

The Art Director, Mark Massey, himself a very talented photographer, wanted a generally muted image so that the two logos stood out. I chose a soft sepia palette.

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Restaurant magazine - November 09


A piece just done for the November issue of Restaurant magazine.

It's about the closure of the burger chain Tootsies and their acquisition by new giant on the block Giraffe.

Click on the Image to see all the details!

Daily Mail - Autumn


A piece for Saturday 7th November's Weekend magazine gardening tips section.

A mouse sitting cheekily upon a bed of Autumn leaves.

Christmas on Cheshire St, e2


Here's my design for the late night shopping on Cheshire St, London E2 - just off the top end of Brick Lane.

The design is based on Czech gingerbread or speculaas moulds. I was keen to avoid the more obvious seasonal clichés and wanted something with more of a Anglo-European look than the dominant and all-pervasive US traditions that bombard us.

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Tweed Cyclng Club


A design I was asked to produce by Jack Thurston, friend and founder/ secretary of the Tweed CC.
We are currently in the process of getting these letterpress printed onto heavy grey stock by my friend and fellow Walthamstovian Stephen Kenny - www.atwopipeproblem.com - check out his site.

Café Gallery Projects - Baker's Dozen



A flyer I was asked to design for a forthcoming show at the Café Gallery in Southwark Park, the fourth in a series curated this year by Liz Murray and Clare Goodwin.

The title text is Braggadacio - I love the way the number 13 has here created a very convincing B for BAKER'S DOZEN!

The preview is Sunday 8 November, the weekend after next. See you there.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Illustration Friday - "Frozen"


A new piece for this week's IF* 'Frozen'.

Here we see the famous Yeti of Tibet, standing atop a Himalaya, cussin' and generally acting Abominably.

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Illustration Friday - "Flying" #3


Another image created for IF*

This time P L Travers formidable nanny Mary Poppins, flying through the sky on the East Wind.

I read the books as a kid and loved them - much better and madder and somehow darker than the Disney adaptation. Check them out. And check out the lady who wrote them - an amazing lady who lead an incredible life.

The image was created using an edding 1800 profipen 0.3 and brush and ink, coloured up and composited in PS.

Click on her dress to see her in all her glory!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Saturday, October 10, 2009