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Exhibition of digital illustrations and paintings
Alongside my design work I have always painted. Following a bit of a mid life wobble, I gathered up my courage, and held my first solo show in a small framers workshop. The exhibition was great fun, preview night was busy. My work is slowly developing, following lockdown and what feels like a lifetime of…
Read MoreBrand identity for sustainable fashion retail …
Brand identity and retail design for Cowgirl in Couture, in Mill Street, Oakham. I developed the brand identity, with the shop owner. And then designed signage, and built the website in Wix. Finally going on to photograph the product range. Pre-loved fashion is sustainable and an important part of reducing your carbon footprint. I have…
Read MoreBespoke signage design for primary schools in lockdown
Covid and the ensuing lockdowns that followed were terrible. It was a frightening and isolating experience for everyone. Families were locked down and kids weren’t able to see their friends, older people were alone and afraid, and businesses struggled with remote working. IT developed some solutions, zoom and teams replaced the wobbliness that was SKYPE,…
Read MoreCampaign marketing for competitions
Sustainability is a tricky one to promote. The word has been so abused, it has lost its meaning. When I was contacted and asked to help promote sustainability in schools, I knew it would be complex and there would be some deep thinking to do. The competition was to engage 10-20 year olds in creating…
Read MorePlacement print design for retail products
T-shirt design is a tricky one to sell in volume. The design needs to have a hook, which resonates in trend terms, whilst also being enduring enough to not end up on Vinted too quickly. Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust recently commissioned me to create a brand identity for the Rutland Osprey. It was to…
Read MoreRetail design for bricks ‘n’ mortar stores
Retail display has to be sustainable, you have to think on your feet, and design using limited resources. Window shopping is brand made real, product brought to life. You will see products displayed using panache and imagination (and often on micro budgets). Colour, style and stories. Having taught retail display in a local college, I…
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