The Work

September 1, 2021

Illustrations: The Not-so Horrible History of Cheadle Hulme School

I don't want to blow my own trumpet, but if you look at some of my illustrations and compare them to the great Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown there are some similarities, we both clearly have a sense of humour. I'm a fan of clean lines, stylised yet accurate anatomy and exaggerated expressions. You could […]
February 22, 2021

Full-service design for Wentworth Festival

Creating the visual identity for Wentworth Festival, the full design service.
October 22, 2020

Using illustration in your next project.

Do they take your idea and run with it? Illustrators for hire are a flexible bunch when it comes to helping you imagine an amazing visual for your project. Do you have a clear idea of what you want from your illustrator of choice, or would you benefit from a handful of quick sketches to […]
October 1, 2020

Visualising the Maths of Muscles

More motion graphics for The University of Manchester's Department of Waves and Materials
June 8, 2020

Explainer Video - For Science!

A hand-drawn explainer video done 'in camera' with no auto doodle shortcuts. The real deal.
May 16, 2020

Flat style graphic design

Contact: hey@johncooperdesign.co.uk
May 13, 2020

Building the new Luc Hoffmann Institute Website

Way back in December 2019 I was invited to help relaunch the Luc Hoffmann Institute's website, an environmental organisation dedicated to maintaining biodiversity in life on earth through innovative projects. I'd already been working on updating the site in its previous form which was showing a little bit of age and using a page builder. […]
March 23, 2020

Distance.

In March 2020 the UK went into lock-down and the world went dark and scary in the grip of COVID-19. For comedian and runner John Cooper, Parkruns were cancelled and comedy clubs closed. Stay at home, control the virus...draw comics. This page is redirected to here: https://johncooperdesign.co.uk/comic-strip-life-during-covid19/
February 4, 2020

Getting a new website

If you're thinking of moving your business online we can help. From taking payments through your website to adding booking systems, we can find a solution that works best for you. In this project for Willow Glow Yoga, we helped yoga teacher Wendy with her website, adding a booking system to take payments online, with […]
January 30, 2020

Graphic Recording

Drawing events as they happen. Live face to face, or online. Live drawing at the Wellbeing Farm, BCorp conference. The annual firefighters conference (2 days) Graphic recording / Live recording / Live drawing (it has many names,) is a niche gig, and I don't mind saying I was a little mentally fried after two days […]
November 13, 2019

Illustration - The Little Book of Anxiety

Really happy with this. Last year a friend asked me to illustrate his book. Chris is a CBT counsellor, and his ace book is full of advice on how to deal with anxiety. As you can tell I got very creative visualising what stress might look like! It's a really helpful book and great stocking […]
October 30, 2019

Brochure Illustration for Manchester City Council

Before I started drawing and illustration, my older brother Peter would draw comic strips. In some ways he did a lot of things I got interested in, apart from football. Through the years the idea of collaborating had never really crossed my mind, until a few month ago when he suggested it, so it was […]
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