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Identities 
Identities designed for a range of clients and friends.
Identity 
Wander – Screen Print 
'Not all those who wander are lost' is a line borrowed from a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien. In the age of GPS and route planners it's always good to remind yourself...
 
ESPN Soccer 
At the beginning of 2011 I was commissioned by Brooklyn based Fresh Paint to produce a number of branding and illustration elements for the concept stage of the...
Branding, Illustration 
Pointe Blank 2012 
Now into its second year, the Pointe Blank exhibition is a collection of original images inspired by the plots of major narrative works in the repertory of...
Illustration 
Ray's words 
Commissioned by a great wordsmith and friend Neil Fox who asked me if I could work some magic with these words from Ray LaMontagne. The words are a magic enough, I...
Typography 
FOTW Logo 
Fall Off The Wall are a motion graphics based studio in Bedfordshire. The guys were looking to re-brand and called me up to work on their new logo. The concepts I...
Logo, Identity 
Lunch 
A one day identity and website project for Lunch, a wonderful initiative that aims to see the 1.2 million children who receive free meals at school fed during...
Identity, Branding, Website 
SOYU - Creative Zodiac 
Mike Ng from SOYU, a new brand that aims to bring together eastern and western culture through art and fashion, asked me to contribute a piece for SOYU's launch...
Print 
Self-Labeled Skin 
As remembering to pick up our iPhone of a morning has (for some) become almost as important as remembering to dress ourselves I thought I'd better give it a...
Product 
Silver Screen Society 
Submission piece for Silver Screen Society's January 2012 'Dick Tracy' movie theme. Other contributors included Stanley Chow, Micah Smith, Laszlito Kovacs and many...
Illustration, Typography, Poster 
Hand-Me-Down Christmas 
The Hand-Me-Down Happy Christmas Card was designed as a bit of an experiment, to see if people would resend the same Christmas card over a 4 year run. The final...
Product 
It's Cold Out There 
My recent submission to the Forsnowboarding X Grafik Armor snowboard competition. Because it's cold out there. Decal wrap now available from Grafik Armour.
Product 
Alma Retreats 
Branding, brochure and online presence for lifestyle holiday startup Alma Retreats. All print work produced in 5 colour on Revive 100% offset stock, website is...
Identity, Branding, Website 
Hand Lettering 
The result of some free time spent immersed in the world of vintage and antiquities.
Illustration, Typography 
Ins, Outs & Ups, Downs 
Typographic poster set. Inspired by, life. Buy at the shop
Print, Poster 
Just Another Meltdown 
Hand drawn typographic poster print. Buy at the shop
Illustration, Typography 
Youthwork Summit 2011 
The Youthwork Summit is an annual event which brings together youthworkers from all over the country for discussions, music and talks about youth work innovation. I...
Event, Branding 
Sweet Little Bullet… 
Concept poster for a pulp feature film currently in the pipeline at Baracoa Pictures. A film I personally cannot wait to see made.
Typography, Illustration, Film 
Dylan Howe Quartet 
Initial poster design for the Dylan Howe Quartet 2011 tour, an outstanding drum-led jazz group. The project also consisted of supporting flyers and national press...
Poster, Music 
Sky Bingo 
Working with the talented guys at FOTW I produced the initial visual style that lead on to the production of the current Sky Bingo TV spots.
Motion, Identity 
Pointe Blank – Coppélia 
Curated and organised by the talented Claire Hartley and Rob Lindsay. Pointe Blank is a new collaborative project created by Birmingham Royal Ballet where artists...
Poster, Collaboration 
Build me up & knock me down 
A 50cm x 70cm geometric typographic print. Available somewhere soon.
Typography, Illustration 
Skin & Bone 
Skin & Bone is the first in the self initiated 'Inspired By' series of posters, an ongoing project of mono graphical appreciations of inspirational events, objects,...
Typography, Poster, Series 
Filmstock Screen Print 
Limited edition screen printed poster to commemorate 10 years of film, music, art and friendship that is, was, and will always be the Filmstock International Film...
Print, Poster 
YWS Infographics 
A set of infographics commissioned by YWS to promote their forthcoming 2012 London summit in Youthwork Magazine.
Illustration 
Attractive Things Work Better 
Poster print inspired by Donald A. Norman's view on aesthetics within design. Features bespoke pulley system type.
Typography, Poster 
Baracoa Pictures 
Identity and stationery for the newly formed Baracoa Pictures. The stationery design is based around film frames and screen ratios whilst the logotype draws from...
Identity 
The Naked Type 
Typographic experimentation*. If typefaces are said to be the clothes for letters then what happens when they're removed? *No humans were harmed during the making...
Typography, Experimentation 
INTBA – Short Film 
'It's Natural to be Afraid' is the first short film from the boys at Baracoa Pictures who kindly ask me to head up the graphic design for it's release. To date this...
Identity, Film 
Egg Chicken, Chicken Egg 
Egg then chicken, chicken then egg, so which printed first? Available at 50cm x 70cm, limited run of 50. If you're interested just drop me an email.
Poster 
Ident Experimentation 
After a baptism of fire with some 3D animation software I've started to experiment with a few self branding idents. Pretty basic at the moment but I'm still...
Motion, Ident, Experimentation 
Type Experimentation 
Typographic experiment using flour + Photoshop.
Typography, Experimentation 
One Plain, One Fancy 
My small contribution to Mat Dolphin's submission series One Plain, One Fancy. Need I say more, probably not.
Illustration 
LCET Summer Camp Tee 
Illustrated tee for the LCET's kids 'Look Before You Leap' Summer Camp 2010. Location, Alton Castle UK.
Apparel, Illustration 
The Art of Science 
A small appreciation series of the two, working together, as one. Buy a tee here
Apparel 
Self Promotional Mail-out 
Self promotional introductory piece, mailed (with love) to design studios with freelancer requirements.
Mailer, Self Promotion 
Photography 
A selection of my some of my personal snaps from a years worth of travelling. You can see more of my photography here.
Photography 
Steve Howe Trio 
CD artwork for 'Travelling', the latest release from the Steve (former prog rock 'Yes' guitarist) Howe Trio. Big thanks to Dylan, Steve and management for asking me...
Print, Album Artwork 
Something In The Water 
Doodled illustration inspired by the shapes and imagination of the deep.
Apparel 
Self Harm Typography 
A set of 14 typographic slides for selfharm.co.uk based around questions, myths and answers about self-harm.
Typography 
The Great Brain Robbery 
My dear friends at The Great Brain Robbery asked me if I'd like to rebrand their funny as hell comedy sketch show, I said 'no', they said 'we'll break your legs', I...
Identity, Website 
Compass 
Identity project for the launch of Compass, an organisation set up to help young people overcome social and emotional barriers and help them find the right...
Identity 
BeanGood 
Self-initiated branding & identity concept project for a local ethical coffee shop.
Identity, Concept 
Little Black Book 
I miss wandering through a photo album, it will always feel more personal, honest, satisfying than through a screen. Hence the 'Little Black Book' a collection of...
Print, Photography 
Organ Donation Tee 
Self-initiated t-shirt project, their aim, to raise awareness of the lack of organ donors throughout the UK.
Apparel 
BSA Mailer 
Promotional illustrated booklet introducing school kids to practical learning opportunities.
Mailer, Illustration