Some little hand drawn type samples inspired by some lovely songs by Foals & Mystery Jets.x

my mum loves to use comic sans.
It obviously makes me siiick!
So I made her a little framed print for her desk at work….
I’m sure it will now make her use comic sans more unfortunately.  

Hand-drawn lampshades to feature either as a print or on a card for my new online 
print store!
I really love the detail in these lampshades. I love the inverted design especially, it really stands out! I’d love to get some Poska Pens & draw these again onto black card.
I drew them an awful long time ago for a
poster to promote the 2009 Annual Leeds Light Night…

I’m setting up my own etsy shop so I can sell all of my beautiful lovely work, zines, publications, cards, pieces of print & lots of other treats.
Hopefully it’ll be up & running within the next two weeks.
All prints are unique, one offs, despite some are the same design each print is different & special, they’ll all be prices at reasonable prices & posted out in lovely packaging (something else I’m working on atm design wise!)

KEEP YOUR PEEPERS PEELED! 

I now have my very own personalized stamp. :)
I’m veryy excited by this & have been stamping away all afternoon.
It’s made it a whole lot easier to stamp all of my prints on the back
rather than hand drawn my signature on. 

I got it from the site http://www.englishstamp.com/
It’s a really simple process. You can choose an existing design or create your own.
I had previously hand drawn this type, scanned it in & popped it into a 3.5cm radius circle, uploaded this to the site & voila I have a lovely stamp! 
It came in less than 48hours! Super speedy!
I’m so happy with it!

 

ohmygod I haven’t posted anything in THE longest time.
After leaving university & coming back home I’ve well & truly become stuck in rut
& creatively drained….
After a severe pep talk from one of my best friends I decided I needed to get back
in the zone so to speak…
So I’m getting lots of work ready to sell at craft fairs & online, I’m hoping to set up a small online shop :)

Just a few images from my degree show, they aren’t very good quality due to the pure rushing around/excitement of things.

I exhibited 8 of my letterpress prints
& a variety of my publications.

businessboomcollective:

I class myself as a graphic artist with a strong hands on approach to design, I adore the handmade aesthetic, I always have, I always will. I like anything that’s put together & made by hand & can obviously tell that it is, I always keep these types of things, I’m a bit of a hoarder! For some reason I just feel that you can see & appreciate the time & effort that’s gone into producing this, whether it be a card, a flyer, some patterned paper, a print, whatever, & overall that’s what appeals to me. I use various print processes, along with many other lo-fi and hands on elements, I like to screen print & etch, I like lino & collage & drawing typography & photocopying things. But possibly my favourite process is that of Letterpress. I know that these days some people see it as so time consuming, especially when you can use typography on a Mac so easily, but once again i’m drawn to the fact it’s scarce & a dying art form, i adore the unpredictability of the end result, the smell of the ink, the feel of the paper & with wood block type the general wear & tear of each letter will produce an amazing print. (via Graphic Artist Rachel Cliffe « Business Boom Bolton)

I’ve been lucky enough to feature on Business Boom Bolton’s website & yes they have done a delicious feature on moi & my design.
THANKS SO MUCH GUYS! I’m truly appreciative! 

My dissertation-esque portfolio of writing, digital vs handmade- a two sided story.
Featuring interviews, quotes, reviews & personal writing. 
French fold publication on neon paper, hand finished with a screen printed roll fold cover & then side stitched.

I guess I can start calling myself this now!

just some hand printed, hand drawn typographic samples i put together, very quickly!
Combining the deliciousness of hand drawn type & letterpress.