My nephew got married on the 19th of December, mainly because it was the best time for family from all over the world to converge on the Cambridge area. He and his then fiancee, decided they were going to do
Advent Challenge 14 – Down under
Today we travel Perth, Australia. There are quite a few fabulous designers and artists based in Perth. I found out about them by following Perth Upmarket on Facebook. How did I find Perth Upmarket? Haven’t a clue! Mokoh Design is
Engraved on my heart
Timing is always important when it comes to wedding invitations. Although this client is getting married later on in the year, she had an opportunity to post her overseas invitations during a trip to see family and needed the design
Designing with heart
I was approached in the car park of HeronBridge College with a request: “We want you to redesign our prospectus, Nando’s Style”. My first reaction to this was: “huh?” Nando’s is well-known for its off-the-wall advertising, but how do you relate a
Manga and Mangez
How much courage does it take for a 13 year old boy to invite his friends to a cooking birthday party? Probably quite a lot. I knew he would enjoy it as he loves cooking, but would it be a perfect
Paws for thought and celebration
A while back I wrote about spazzing out in my quest to get the perfect “spontaneous” ink marks to represent wild dog and cyclists for Pedals 4 paws. In the post Going to the dogs I wrote: “I think
Bring on the glass slippers – part two
For the first time, HeronBridge College decided to create a souvenir programme to sell at the performances of Cinderella. In previous years the programme was a double sided A4 folded to A5 with the basic information it as there was
Bring on the glass slippers – Part one
I was once again asked to design the imagery and accompanying marketing materials for HeronBridge College’s major production. This year they are producing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Ten minutes before the initial meeting, I sat in the car park with
No Lion – this was tough
“We have a strong appeal to a market which appreciates getting back down to earth and experiencing the bush as the bush, with all its sights, sounds and smells, rather than experiencing it as a distanced tourist with the strongest
Alien concept
One of my optometrist clients requested a poster to advertise three different types of lenses: Single vision – one prescription covering the whole lens; bifocals – you know the type of specs associated with grannies and grand pas; and multifocals –