Postcards:

Just picked up some postcards from the printers today. Series of bird illustrations inspired by cross-section books I had when I was young. Designed as a promotional item for my degree show on the 19th. Feel free to come along and take one!

End!

Handed my SDS on thursday so feeling pretty good! Headed to fairfields in celebration and photo'd Mr Payne with a healthy ollie over the boob:


Oh and here's a bird I sewed the other day...
(book binding thread on sugar paper):

Ay 2 Zed:

Just finished this book about wordplay for my self directed study. 40 pages, saddle-stitched and perfect bound in a lonely edition of one.

Bentley woods:

Put together this book for my friend Chess this week. She is a pen and ink illustrator who produces short tales with surprising twists. I designed this small publication to showcase a sample of her work for degree show. See more at: http://chessillustration.blogspot.com/

Hype:

Had my head down for a while now writing a book about wordplay. Still needs a title but content is almost sorted. Sneek peek of some spreads below...

Brockley mile:

Helped my friend Liam today with his project on Brockley Combe Road Mile. The task involved walking the mile in both directions and documenting the experience however it felt necesarry.


I was then asked to produce two pieces in response to the journey. I decided to illustrate a couple of the notes I wrote as I walked the mile. Here's one about a truck I liked:

The project also involved collecting 4 objects from the journey. I chose:
- A crushed metal container
- A vodka bottle with a bit left
- A red bull can that stank
- The comic strip from a fruit winder

To follow Liams 'Brockley Mile' project and others you can read his blog at http://www.liamrandall.co.uk/ or just click the link named 'Jug' in my further reading section.

Clear keep:

Wish I'd got a better photo of this. Was changing trains t'other day and spotted it on the door to a security office.

Ice cream!

"I scream" illustration included in a book im making
about language and wordplay. Loving the halftone at
the mo!

Wi Tiki Wi:

Printed this folding A1 poster the other day, displaying my own personal interpretation of British birdsong. Checked out the technical descriptions of these bird sounds too and apparently im not even close!

"S'cuse me, while I kiss this guy"

Just finished the small publication I have been working on about lyrical misinterpretations. - A3 folding posters produced in an edition of five.

Things I have done recently...

- Redrew a few things that needed redrawing
- Bought a Kodak instamatic 33 for a quid
- Had a birthday
- Worked in a bakery, museum, bar and gift shop
- Entered a 'design an easter egg' competition

- Found and photographed 6 more paint splats
- Skated slipway
- Tie died some tees...

A small part of something much bigger:

Some work produced by me and West for a pitch to
design the UWE degree show concept/branding.

Phon-et-a-bet

Put my phonetic style type into use recently to make a photo album for a little dude called Josh.

Seagull...

This really hasn't got much to do with anything but I drew the cross-section of a seagull today. I'm pretty sure they're meant to have lungs and stuff but this way seemed better.

"Sure pleased to meet pinball"

One of sixteen images I'm working on at the mo for a poster about misheard lyrics.

London town:

Took a trip to LDN yesterday to catch the end of the Designs of the year 09 exhibition. Is not Magazine was awesome to see full scale! http://www.isnotmagazine.org/

Silk...

Finally got round to screenprinting these illustrations I did for my SDS.
Spent ages trying to mix the right yellow then realised there was a perfect one just chilling on the shelf already. . .

Ay 2 Pee:

Ran out of paper. To be continued...

Valentine's:

Been doing loads of ambigrams at the mo and wanted to have a go at one of those two way illustrations. Turned into some cool Valentine's day cards. If anyone wants one you can just print off the jpeg below or I can send you a made one for like a quid.

Remember...

Snow...

Not quite 10 inches but Ashton Ave got a little snow too! Went for a wonder at like 7am and surpised to find some early mornin angels!

Cuz i eat with my fingas!

A2 Poster I made for this years ISTD brief. Highlighting the lyrical genius of 5ive alongside some Joan Jett.