I've owned a Wacom tablet for about ten years, but have always felt awkward using it, and to tell the truth I'm a bit old-fashioned and prefer to use traditional mediums like watercolour and pencil. However, the other night I made a little sketch in my journal and scanned the drawing. The image above has been coloured using my old Wacom tablet. When I scanned the drawing, I retained the paper texture from my journal, so the flat areas of colour applied to the illustration in Photoshop look more organic. Without giving too much away, the old guy above is the beginning of a new personal illustration project.
Desktop Magazine: April 2011
Freshly rebranded design mag Desktop has just hit the shelves for the month of April. Desktop has been a companion of mine for many years and it was pleasing to see an article of my own in the new issue. A few months back, Desktop tweeted for designers who collect things to create submissions for a new segment in the mag. Being a habitual packaging collector/hoarder, I decided to create a little article with a few images of packages from my collection. While studying my Masters degree in design I also wrote a story about a boy who collects boxes and makes amazing things with them. So I formed a nice link between my content for the article and the release of my upcoming book The Box Boy. The new issue of Desktop is well worth checking out. The typography treatment and stock selection is gorgeous. It now feels like a high-end boutique publication with some really interesting content.
A new year, new work, a new website and a brand new blog!
The last few months have been quite busy. At the end of last year I decided to learn some new web skills and redevelop my website. So I had a productive break and did exactly that. In addition to a new microsite, I also decided to refresh my blog from scratch, with a nice online portfolio and other updates about my current work and projects.