Credit crunch

3 jobs for the TUC commenting upon the credit crunch. I've already used up a monster squashing stuff, the jaws of death and a big down arrow- are there any other metaphors left?

Guardian Ads

One of a set of new press ads for The Guardians new subscription scheme. It features a variety of people/creatures but does not contain a man in a red and white stripy jumper and hat.

New screen printed postcards...

Virgin Atlantic

4 spreads in a calendar made for Virgin Atlantic. Commissioned by Start Creative.

Teacher books

2 new book jackets. If you're going to be a teacher you might come across these....

computer arts

Nick at Computer arts magazine has written a piece about my work and the clients that I've worked for.

The rainy season

A new book that I finished just before christmas. This will be put together in 2009, sometime when I don't have much else to do. For now it goes into the plan chest.

60 years project

The 60 Years project aims to creatively commemorate the 60th anniversary of UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights): the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.
Designers have been invited to take part by writing or drawing on a mini protest board to exercise their right to free speech and self-expression. See more about all this here

A good place to spend Christmas?

The Guardian

A 'big type' cover for todays media section in The Guardian.

I've been working for The Guardian on a project that will be out next year.
I can't post it up yet but it does involve this guy...

white squirrel

I don't want to come across as a kind of 'twitcher' of the squirrel world but heres another photo, this time of an albino being menaced by one of his relatives..

New Scientist

A couple of pages from new Scientist about how new species and discoveries can be given whimsical names by their finders eg "Rowling, Takei and Rammstein- Celebrities honoured by having asteroids named after them include the author of the Harry Potter books, a Star Trek actor and a German industrial metal band."




Cheap Date- The name of a gene mutation which gives vinegar flies a heightened susceptibility to alcohol.

Type soup

Illustration for BP's Horizon magazine about the irregularity of English spelling, best summed up by some alphabet soup.

Win a moose

If you'd like a free print have a look at Design for Mankind who have a Blue Moose to give away today. To win all you have to do is leave a comment on the site. - THIS HAS FINISHED NOW!

Christmas by colour

Christmas by colour is a not for profit exploration into the colours that shape our christmas. Raw design studio set up this collaborative project to identify which colours people really associate with christmas. They've now produced an A1 poster limited to 500 copies and A2 wrapping paper sheets. It seems either my 'Parker pen set blue' or 'Ebay yellow' made it through to the poster, not sure which. All profits willl be donated to CALM.