Stamping Christmas Cards
My 4 year-old son drew a nice, bold, zig-zag christmas tree and we turned it into a stamp to print lots of Christmas cards with.
I’ve been working on a redesign of the Thalatta website for the East Coast Sail Trust. The new version of the website is fully responsive (so will resize for mobiles and tablets) and is built in WordPress, which allows the client to easily update content themselves. The design is a bespoke one, rather than an ‘off-the-shelf’ WordPress theme.
Thalatta is a remarkable Thames Sailing Barge, built over 100 years ago but recently completely refurbished thanks to Lottery funding. She is based in Ipswich, and she can be booked by schools, youth organisations, charities or any group looking for an adventurous and very unique sailing experience!
Other design and photography work for the East Coast Sail Trust can be seen here.
In 2006/2007 I worked as a middleweight designer at the multidisciplinary design agency The One Off. While I was there I worked with a team of 2D and 3D designers on the re-branding of Millie’s Cookies. My brief from the creative director was to create a logo that felt like a signature, and complemented the other brand elements that were being developed, such as the candy stripe packaging and pastel colour palette. I based the typography of the logo on Garamond Italic, then spend many hours painstakingly adjusting the weight of the lines, the arrangement and angle of the letters, and ensuring it all joined up and flowed properly from one character to another. It was one of my favourite projects to work on, as there is something pretty exciting about seeing your work transformed into a large illuminated 3D sign, instead of just the normal 2D applications of print or web. It was a surprise to see the logo recently pop-up on adverts for Iceland, and nice to see the original Millie’s lettering remains the same.
Brand identity and brand applications design for a new carpet cleaning company, 2DCC operating in Devon. The full project can be seen here and includes logo design, business cards, promotional A6 postcards and a simple, easily updated website.
To stand out from the DIY carpet cleaning options on the market place, the brand has been designed to feel slick, professional and scientific. The logo references the squares and lettering layout of the periodic table, as a subtle nod to the chemistry involved in professional carpet cleaning. The colours were chosen for the bright, fresh feel and to help appeal to the largely female customer base.
Christmas menus for The Henny Swan. Just as Bodoni ornaments play an important part in the Restaurant and Bar menu design, here they have been used to evoke Christmas in a subtle, understated way.
A rebrand for a pre-school, updating their look with a new logo, uniforms, website and publicity materials. More to come.
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