Wedding Crashers

Following on from some other wedding invitations I've done (for Tom & Alex and Avenue Litho) here are some wedding invitations I designed for some good friends of mine. Despite this - they still let me attend, and even be...an usher. I shirked most of my responsibilities you'll be pleased to hear.

The invitations were printed by the nice people at Stampa Brighton. Here's the table plans I designed too, in a suitcase!

If you're an advanced stalker you can lurk at some more pictures of the day, including signs and table settings, photographed by the awesome official photographer Emma Boileau here. Congrats to Pete & Nikki!

Mabboo Summer Pop Up Shop

Following on from the Christmas pop up shop, Mabboo have a new pop up store in The Galleries, Bristol. Another chance to see my Mabboo painting if you're about, and check out the Gromit outside.

Neil Buchanan was double-booked

My hands were filmed drawing for a short animation recently. Stay tuned - there'll be something to show very soon!

Mabboo Mural

Here is the live art I created at the ECO Pop Up Shop at the weekend. The ECO team had a fun Saturday night launch party and needed some art for their walls. The shop is located on the top floor of The Galleries shopping centre, Bristol, and features Mabboo Bamboo T-shirts and products, and Aymo shoes and satchels. The mural features some Chinese, a  lucky cat, some bamboo, clouds, a sunburst, hot air balloons, the Clifton suspension bridge, and the SS Great Britain. If you're in Bristol go take a look! Thans to Ed and the Aymo team, (and special thanks to Sam for his help: his filling in was exemplary!).

Brighton Skateboards Sticker & Packaging

Here's a deck sticker and package design I did for Brighton Skateboards. The 22" grip tape, deck sticker and spare wheel set combo now come free (for a limited time) with all the new boards ordered online via their site. Can't argue with that. They're now available - just in time for Christmas - right here! PS: watch out for me on my new board. I WILL crash into you if you don't move out of the way. Haven't nailed turning yet.

Another mural

Recently did another mural (I love the smell of emulsion FYI). Here's a couple of quick snaps - the more intelligent of you may very well see a theme emerging. Answers on a postcard please. Will post some better photos soon. Promise.

Eye Candy Festival

Here's my contribution to the 12 x 12 project for the Eye Candy Festival of visual culture in Birmingham. Different artists and illustrators from around the country were given a record sleeve to customise, based on an album cover by a Birmingham musician or band.

I chose Broadcast's Tender Buttons, featuring the late great Trish Keenan on the front. They're all being auctioned to raise money for charity Oxjam Brum, and are on display in Le Truc, Birmingham.

Brighton Skateboards T-shirt

Recently won a competition to design a tee for Brighton Skateboards. Available here for only £19 with free P&P and sticker packs.

How's My Grilling?

Coming to a festival near you this summer: the Blas Burgerworks Street van! The St Ives-based burger restaurant, revered for its organic ingredients, locally-sourced produce, sustainable credentials (and most-importantly tasty burgers) is going on the road this summer. They asked me to put together a design for the 'Blasmobile', which was unveiled last weekend at the Golowan Festival, Penzance, and the Quay Fair day. The design was very kindly artworked onto the van by the good people at Signs Express, Exeter. All this thinking about Blas Burgers is making me hungry. Cornish Blue Cheeseburger please. I wonder if they'll deliver to Brighton...(picks up phone)...

In their own words: 3.5 tonnes of burger love coming your way! Follow Marie, Sally, Lisa and the team's antics here, here and here ! Phew!

Gone Fishing

Brand New Mabboo for Christmas

Three of my brand new designs for Mabboo Bamboo are now available to buy online. Revolution, Panda Planet, and the-ominously-named Touch Me (I don't come up with the names!) are all printed on eco-friendly super-soft bamboo fabric as always! Check them out here. AND you still have time to order them in time for Christmas! Come on - don't pretend you've even STARTED your xmas shopping yet...

Sneaky Peek

WAFC Away

The notorious WAFC were on tour in Valencia last month, and needed a new tour kit to intimidate the international competition (results to follow - think they won by four wickets to a try). The logo was updated, and loads of gold stars were added above the crest to indicate that they'd all been trained in how to use the deep fat fryer.

Most importantly they said that they looked so professional in their new strip and matching tracksuits that someone actually asked them for their autographs at the airport.

More photos to come soon...

The bells! The bells!

I've been creating some embossed wedding invitations for Avenue Litho recently. More to see soon.

Architexture

Created an invitation for a buildings-and-texture-themed photography exhibition recently (whilst at Yardpartners). It was mono and included some red foil block - printed by Avenue Litho.

Bargain Basement

Got sent this pic the other day by a friend - a whole pile of a series of book covers I'd designed for Harper Collins. He called it a shrine to my work - I'm not so sure...you know its all over when there aren't one but two special offer stickers on each and every copy!

Rosie

Designed a CD demo booklet for singer-songwriter Rosie Sleightholme, showcasing some awesome photography by Lucy Grace Norris. Check out Rosie's songs and upcoming shows on her myspace here

Hurley eat your heart out

Moving - lots of stuff being unearthed - came across all these. Got to be a winning lottery ticket in there somewhere...

Up Sleeves: Mabboo

Ed & I have been working hard on the next installment of sustainable bamboo fabric clothing from Mabboo. Expect more designs, colours and garments due summer 2011. Follow the tweets for up-to-the-minute news here if you feel so inclined.

Cheeky Monkeys

Here's my window painting for Cheeky Monkeys toy shop in Rottingdean. Marco and I made a big thought bubble, seascape and headlines to showcase the store's upcoming Lego building competition. Sorry for the dodgy pics - the sun decided to make a welcome appearance from over the sea. You can read about Marco's Lego exploits here and buy Cheeky Monkeys' wares here.