Category Archives: New Stuff

Separated

Inspired by a recent festive sunday magazine article that hand held, (where appropriate obviously), the reader on the often hazardous assault course that is Christmas dinner preparation in the most patronising way possible. “Avoid cross-contamination and practice good kitchen hygiene. Always use individual chopping boards, colour coded ones are a practical solution in keeping different [...]
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launch

A drawn by hand illustration friday posting for a change, that probably fits the subject matter quite nicely. No digital jiggerypokery here, although our intrepid adventurer, depicted, could possibly use a little space age technology to get off the ground. A big rubber band can only do so much…
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portfolio – work in progress

Check out my new portfolio section, especially if you haven’t visited in a while – as new  and archive material will be posted here on a  regular basis.
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Proverb

Illustration Friday -Proverb A rolling stone gathers no moss -  but occassionaly coconuts! This illustration refers to when the Rolling Stones were forced to postpone their tour after their legendary guitarist injured himself falling from a coconut tree in Fiji in May 2006. Ironically the postponed gigs were part of The Bigger Bang Tour! A [...]
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Cartoon Workshop at The Royal Society, Edinburgh

My first cartoon workshop to grown-ups was recently delivered to an audience of professional trainers, (talk about baptism of fire!), by invitation from the South East, (Scotland), branch of The CIPD, (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development). The aim of the evening’s session was to illustrate how a simple cartoon can add as I think [...]
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New Stuff

A current character design project commissioned from a local, (Edinburgh), based company.  The brief, to design and develop an identity featuring a haggis character, rolling around in a plastic ball, speeding downhill!  The haggi are a very shy breed and sightings rare, so accumulating visual references proved one the major challenges. If you are interested [...]
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