New Business Cards and Assemble Fest

I'm painting this weekend (23rd May) at Assemble Fest down Newland avenue, so decided it was time to get some new cards just incase. I love getting new business cards, it's like a mini portfolio in my pocket!

I will be painting at the corner of Lambert Street near the new ice cream shop from about 11am till 4/5pm (I hope there's some free ice-cream tasters floating around that day ;) ) 

I haven't painted at a live event for awhile so I hope I'm not too rusty and I hope there are lots of people out and about to support the event.

Check out more about the different acts and events at http://www.assemblefest.co.uk

Toxic Avenger!

So I'm slowly but surely starting to get on a role with some new work!
I made this, this week as a little 'Get Well Soon' card to myself! Had a bit of a poorly week and who better then the Toxic Avenger to cheer people up.

It got me thinking about some other ideas for card designs, so keep tuned! :)

Illustration Advice

Good Morning!

I realise recently my blogging posts have been few and far between, I’m hoping to get back on top of this! Sometimes I feel there’s no point in blogging unless I have any solid work to show, but I know that’s just my own rubbish excuse. There are so many interesting things I come across that I could blog about, and I have been working on my own little projects but I’m just not ready to share them yet....soon though.

One of my recent finds I want to share is Andy J. Miller’s blog. I think it is the most interesting and insightful blog I have found in a long time.

Andy J.Miller is an American graphic designer/illustrator who has worked for clients such as Sony, Nickelodeon, Converse and Google! He came across the pond to the UK in 2005 to complete a BA Graphic Design course at The University of Huddersfield.

Andy is now based back in Mid West America creating his amazingly colourful and fun characters for clients across the globe.

I came across his blog when I found some Creative Pep Talk Podcasts on iTunes that he makes to talk about the ups and downs of being an illustrator/designer. He is really open about the troubles he’s faced and how he’s dealt with problems like creative block.

Andy’s blog is full of useful advice, and it resonates with a wide audience. Whether you are just starting out in the design world or you are an established designer, Andy’s blog is refreshingly honest and helpful for all.

I hope you find it as useful as I have!

http://www.andy-j-miller.com/blog/

StrawberryToo

So for the past three Fridays the lovely team at Strawberrytoo in Hull let me come in for some work experience. The purpose of this work experience for me was to see what it would be like working in a design company, because coming from an illustration background it's not something I've ever had opportunity to do so far.
The team set me up some pretty cool briefs to try my hand at, there's a few examples below of the bits I did.
It was a really good experience and I learnt a few new tricks from my time there and I met some pretty talented and interesting people!