The Work

March 23, 2020

Distance.

A graphic novel about lockdown.
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

Updated 2024. 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 […]
September 9, 2019

Branding for Shore Thing Theater

'Theater'? That's not a typo. My annual visit to the USA allows me to meet a lot of new creative folks with business plans. This month I've been helping Ria Toricelli  with the branding of her new theatre space 'Shore Thing Theater' in New Jersey. Simliar to a previous branding project for The Fresnel Theater  […]
August 28, 2019

Motion graphic video for the school governors initiative

Illustration, motion graphics and voice work combine in this video production for The University of Manchester.
August 23, 2019

Branding the Kings Arms, Salford

Back in 2018, I did the logo and rebranding on the Kings Arms Theatre pub in Salford, but I never did a blog, so here it is. As a regular there they knew me well as my graphic design work for other productions had already graced their walls. When it came to their rebrand, they […]
July 10, 2019

Website Design for Environmental agency 'Biodiversity revisited

I recently finished work on a new biodiversity website for the Luc Hoffmann Institute, and agency of the WWF. This website follows the themes of the institute and their work in the environment. Promoting a fresh look at biodiversity by encouraging scientists and researchers interested in future sustainability to contribute essays and thought pieces to […]
April 15, 2019

How much does original illustration cost?

How much does illustration cost? How does it work? These are questions I get often get asked when approached from clients considering new artwork. In this article I talk about the process I use when given a commissioned illustration project. It's about art style and content, but moreover it's about meeting expectations and getting clarity […]
April 3, 2019

New Client, The Luc Hoffmann Institute

At the beginning of the year, I was referred to the environmental and conservation organisation The Luc Hoffmann Institute to help out behind the scenes with their website and social media requirements. It's a pretty straightforward job for me, but worth mentioning as looking over their website,  the work they do is very important for […]

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