I’ve been working on some branding for a plumbing firm this week, this has coincided with me recovering from a small operation in the middle of the week so I’ve had more than a few hours to fill and I found myself getting really into this little project. I used some interchangeable pipe elements I designed for use in the company’s logo to form their initials G & D and things grew from there.

I’ve been flexing my CSS muscles recently and I’ve decided to tackle an animated website header using nothing but CSS and its transition properties. The main points of interest hear are the transition values included in the CSS to initiate smooth animations and also the :target property which adds an extension to the url of the page and activates the desired element when the user clicks on it.

I’m often faced with the task of converting flat magazine features into 3D style mockups to help promote Ourzone. If you’re an Ourzone subscriber you will see my new solution to this problem hitting your inbox very soon, as I have incorporated it into the design of our new html newsletter. I have created a neat little PSD file which I can update rapidly thanks to the use of Smart Objects.

Hello Lovely is a non-profit organisation which was set up this month and its aim is to; “promote the little things that make a big difference”. I wanted to help out by offering my services of design to create a postcard which would be sent out to Ghana along with the handmade gifts. I thought I’d share the making process of this postcard with you all to hopefully inspire people to do what I did and create more postcards for the cause.

It’s been a LONG time coming but it’s finally here! Welcome everyone to my new portfolio website and working blog. This post briefly documents the building process and styling considerations that I devised as I was working through it. My main aims were to make a website which is very simple to update & to give myself a challenge to improve my WordPress skills.

My friend Tommy Hall is the bassist in rising Essex based rock band Day Of The Sirens. He had a concept in is head for the band’s upcoming video for ‘Home Is A Working Title’. The concept brought together descriptive illustrations which mapped out the lyrics in the song. I was up for a challenge and as I had been away from illustration for some time I took this project on for my own enjoyment. The video was edited by Kyle Waters.