The Work

March 1, 2022

Isometric graphic design

Perfect for maps, floor plans and infographics
January 20, 2022

Distance. A comic strip diary of life during Covid.

Updated March 2025 5th Anniversary edition now available Distance at Manchester Open Exhibition 2022. Artwork from my 2020 comic strip diary about a comedians life during the outbreak of the global pandemic has been selected for HOME Manchester's open exhibition in 2022. From  Mon 24 Jan - Sun 27 Mar 2022, the duration of the […]
January 16, 2022

Comic Character illustration

I'm a big fan of Doctor Who and all the below is based on Doctor Who characters. These are private commissions and fan artwork. Links: Cutaway comics Illustration
December 17, 2021

Live recording at the firefighters conference

Busy times and places. A few weeks back I spent 2 days live recording 'Firefit', the national UK firefighter's conference. They got in touch back in Sept via one of their speakers, the brilliant John Parkinson who coaches and mentors folks in the firefighting service. I'm always curious so it was great to hear talks […]
December 17, 2021

Distance at Manchester Home Open Exhibition 2022!

Updated March 2025 5th Anniversary edition now available This weekend I'm dropping off my artwork for the Home Open Exhibition 2022 in January. Don't mind saying I'm super chuffed to be picked for it, and I sincerely hope that no pandemic related grimness gets in the way of an amazing exhibition. Home is Manchester's independent […]
October 18, 2021

Illustration for the environment

Creating a busy environmental illustration for Salford Nature Guardians
October 18, 2021

Illustration for #Inktober

March of the Robots! For October, I'm doing #inktober, a drawing challenge where artists and illustrators have to make an image every day. I did it back in 2018 and it was knackering finding the extra hours in the day to draw.  It has been this year so, on top of what has already been […]
September 19, 2021

Book Cover Design & Illustration

Upperthong is a village outside Huddersfield in North Yorkshire. When author John Simes and his agent got in touch asking if I could do the cover to his book, 'The Upperthong Thunderbolt', I just assumed he was from there. When I found out he was based in Devon I was surprised, but I shouldn't have […]
September 1, 2021

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

Creating humorous illustrations for a book on school history
February 22, 2021

Full-service design for WentFest

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

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