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Mr. Freedom book cover: 8 Final version.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

After a few changes for the USA publishers…   here’s the finished version. It’s all been worth it. Everyone is happy. I’ve had some really nice comments about it. I feel proud of it, a good feeling. Now. On to … Continue reading →

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Mr Freedom book cover: 7 Colouring a Cheeky Lady

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

This photo is fantastic, very 70′s, very Mr. Freedom. But very black and white. So I thought I’d try and put some colour in her cheeks. Here’s a breakdown of what happened. If I had the time it would have … Continue reading →

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Mr. Freedom book cover: 5 SHOES; big shoes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I always thought the winged shoes were the best image in the book. But how to make them really stand out? Make them 6 foot tall with a lady in super seventies clobber next to them. It looked a bit … Continue reading →

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Mr. Freedom book cover: 3

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

After this ‘flip’ book idea stalled on it’s own freakiness, I went back to the drawing board with some simple shapes on the cover, in which to house the images. Stars seemed to work best; they reflect his t-shirt designs. … Continue reading →

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Sketching without looking / drawing after the experience

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Me and a friend go to free lunchtime recitals by the Royal College of Music at the beautiful Lincoln’s Inn Chapel. Having got there before the performance I drew without looking at the paper at all, just looking at the … Continue reading →

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Thank YOU

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Thank you to the mighty Lestaret.wordpress.com for inspiring me to do these thank you cards with my son Alex. It’s done in my very ramshackle way – notice it says T…HANKS – the potato wasn’t big enough so I had … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

I’ve just come back from my Easter holiday in Derbyshire. Here’s the evidence. 1. Alex’s easter egg hunt (Izzy had fiendish clues, Alex being 5 had picture clues; find clue No.1 and it will have the clue to No.2 and … Continue reading →

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“I will be at the bar. With my head on the bar”

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

The Bramble Fill glass with crushed ice, add Hendricks Gin, lemon juice and sugar syrup and stir. Top up with more crushed ice. Then lace drink with De Kuyper Crème de Cassis by slowly pouring over fresh ice. Serve with … Continue reading →

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Exhibition hung.

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

Moody lighting. For 10am. On a Sunday.  

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Eye Eye

Posted on February 24, 2012 by
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Getting ready for the exhibition

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Loads of stuff happening. But not much I can post at the moment. Though these are quite ‘arty’. Possibilities/Limitations Paintings from Trevor Mill Downstairs at FREVD café-bar 198 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8JL Sunday 26th Feb to Sun 25th March … Continue reading →

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Her name is THORPE.

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Here’s a logo I’ve done for a friend of mine. She makes beautiful scarves. Her surname is Thorpe. The type was designed to have a handmade feel. Strong and loud, with a quirk. I used Wyndham Compressed as the starting … Continue reading →

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DR Bespoke: 4. He’s a square (user).

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

The Square is a neat piece of technology available in America. Again with the pun. Again with classy and simple. To find out more about this Square thingy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_%28payment_service%29

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DR Bespoke: 2. Fall.

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Autumn. In the colours. Leaves fall. Another Pun, this time a visual one.

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Old Sketchbook week: No.16! Big Book 2, Third Salvo, Design, From Primal Scream to…

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Back from holiday. A proof of the 48 sheet poster, with a small colour print of the 6 sheet underneath. Very loud re-touching. My idea – which was unusual for the time. They were plastered all round Reading that year … Continue reading →

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Old Sketchbook week: No.11 Big Book 1, Second Salvo, Image bank.

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

At work I collect good images, ones which inspire, intrigue or startle. The website FFFFFound is a web version of this. There’s even a cinema version called FFFFFilm. I don’t own the copyright to these bits so I’m happy to … Continue reading →

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Old Sketchbook week: No.4 SilverSketchbook.

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

From 1990-1991 (just after college, no work around, me getting arty, trying to find a niche) Featuring: 1. some old style hand drawn design for a talk with the ICA, which would have been a good job. Check the copyfitting! … Continue reading →

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Old Sketchbook week: No.2 A bit of a BLAST.

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Now there I was in 1993/4 in a dead end graphics job. We had little work and some brand new Apple Macs. I decided to make myself a magazine / calling card instead of getting bored. This got me a … Continue reading →

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School Summer Newsletter

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

The coloured blocks are photos of ver kids in ver skool (which are not my copyright, plus the coloured blocks show of the layout and grid in a easy, graphical way). Notice some use of the Ezra Phonetic font made … Continue reading →

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Dogs & Hounds of Field & Show poster

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Here’s a poster, the designs for the catalogue will follow shortly. The dog / words lock-up took ages to get right. I knew it would work, I just didn’t know when.

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