Brand carrier t-shirt.

'Life is what you make it' t-shirt design. A single line flowing to create a script style piece of type. I like the strokes used, showing the imperfections. I could imagine this design working well as a screen printed piece.

Life is what you make it

Another t-shirt design I created for the Ringspun brief. I took the 'Life is beautiful' theme and used a commonly used phrase 'Life is what you make it'. The mostly white design is a hand drawn design and the other has been worked on using Illustrator to give it a dynamic style to create a feeling of movement.

Placement at Ringspun. Life is Beautiful.

I recently applied for a 6 month placement with Redinc Design who design Ringspun clothing. I had an interview which went well and was asked to complete a short brief to see if I could understand the brands style. The brief was to create 1) a brand carrier t-shirt based on the theme of 'Life Is Beautiful'. 2) a t-shirt based on the theme of 'Indigenous Warriors'. 3) a pair of denim jeans which have unique qualities.

This is a hand drawn logo for Ringspun. The typeface was designed to have a classic style, but have a contemporary gradient fill.

Guess who?

Hello....

I have been a bit quiet of late... so thought it was about time Finished University and had an amazing Degree Show. I have been working on a few small projects to keep the creative juices flowing.

I have been busy searching and hunting for placements and opportunities to keep developing my design skills. All will follow shortly.

D&AD Degree Show Bar Illustration

I was asked a few weeks ago if I would like to do something for the bar area of our end of year degree show. I was told to do some illustrations, anything. This was very open so I thought it would be appropriate to have birds flying. To represent us leaving Uni and going into the industry. I added the line 'SPREAD YOU WINGS AND EAT WORMS'. I asked a friend and all-round creative Tom Blackett to work on the one-day project, asking him to take control of the type. His love for type and my passion for drawing created a great piece of work which got a huge amount of attention.

Monsterboy t-shirts

Images of the set of t-shirts I had printed for my Monsterboy project.

More faces of death

These are images of the final pieces I created for the anti-war project. Let me know what you think.

Lady town colour

Here is a development of the first piece 'lady town' which I am getting printed onto a t-shirt tomorrow.

robot leaflet.

Here is a mock up for the Recycle Robots leaflet. Simple, friendly and playful.

Lady Town

This is another piece inspired by my weird little brother Louis. He didn't know where I went ever year when I moved into Manchester city center. He called it 'LADY TOWN' because he thinks that's where all the women go shopping and he hates shopping.

'Magpies Eat Birds'

My little brother can sometimes be a great influence on my work. His name is Louis Hammond and he is 7. He lives in a bizarre world where he is king and everything is strange. He recently told me that not magpies are not birds and in fact they eat birds. I have no idea where he got that from but i thought it was amazing. He has all these little words of wisdom and he is never wrong.
I am including these images in my Monsterboy project as I feel they would make great t-shirt designs.

Illustrated typefaces

These are a selection of hand drawn typefaces I have created recently. They are all different, they all represent different things. I have created these to support my ongoing illustrations for 'Monsterboy'. They are fun and have a hand drawn charm which is kind of what I am trying to express. I want them to represent me, my style of design.

Design books

Graphic Design That Works

Templates

YCN 08/09

David Shrigley

The Adventures Anual (classic graphic stories)

Latin American Graphic Design

Protest T-shirts

Protest T-shirts is a book full of T-shirt designs created to provoke reaction. Many are a created to fight political and social issues. There are many aimed at the problems surrounding America and the involvement in the wars in Iraq, Iran, and Afganistan. There are also great examples of designs to fight consumerism and pollution.

'An anthology of graphic fiction, cartoons & true stories'

'An anthology of graphic fiction, cartoons & true stories'. I bought early this year to help me construct successful narratives. It was a visual influence to see the different style other artists and Illustrators have used to tell there stories. I particularly like the work of Robert Crumb, his dark and sometime provocative work is still so noticeable and distinctive. He displays a confident style, bold and heavy. Displayed in a block grid formation.

The Mighty Book of Boosh

I purchased 'The Mighty Book of Boosh' early this year. It was so inspiring, making me obsessed with illustrating my own ideas, stories and characters. It is a jumble of work the Mighty Boosh team have worked on since they began. It is a great publication full of ideas and is a stunning example of alternative self promotion.

Hand Job

Hand Job, I purchased recently to support my typeface project. It is an inspiring catalog of hand drawn type. There are some beautiful typefaces, some practical and usable and others purely decorative, pieces of illustration. The book has inspired the creation of many typefaces of my own. It is worth a look.