So today is St.Patricks Day, which means that I've less time than usual to post as I've a parade to attend and have to find something green in my wardrobe. Oh and Happy St Patricks Day to anyone that's reading this.

Typography is essential for a graphic designer to get to grips with. You just have to google top ten tips for graphic designers and the word typography pops up at least once everytime. In the past, I had a habit of shying away from typography believing that my illustrative skills were enough to carry me through a career of creativity, and for some that works quite well... but not for me. This year I've decided to learn more and more about the field of typography, pushing myself further and more into styles and fonts that I've not before experimented with.

Did I mention I'm now an intern at a local NPO? No? Well, I am. And it's a great experience for me. I'm currently working on LGBT campaigns within the locality. I pretty much have creative reign when it comes to ideas for new projects and this allows me to work on skills that aren't as perfect as others. So basically I get to work on the typography skills mentioned above in this placement.

Here's the first of many new type based posters for Dundalk Outcomers.

Origamiland Originals

These toys are paper machetes, designed to be a cheap disposable means of designing in 3d and toys. Whether you like to play with toys or just collect them for the aesthetic value is up to yourself. What I love about working in 3d is how tactile and hands on the medium is.

McDonald's Parody with Homer Simpson

I thought of this last night and chuckled. So I had to put pen to paper (or screen in this case) and create it in reality. :P

Once it was finished I could have sworn I seen it somewhere before. But after spending a couple of minutes scouring through lots of google images I couldn't find it with Homer Simpson McDonald's parody. Oh well... :)

Disclaimer notice: I do not in any way, shape or form own the rights to the character Homer Simpson nor the McDonald's company logo.

Just My Type

Experimental typography based on differences in taste, and physically representing that in a typographical way.

Happy New Year everyone, this year marks a very exciting time for me as I'm currently learning some new skills in the form of 3D typography. I've added Cinema 4D to my software skills and it's proving rather enjoyable... I think what I like most about the program is how well it works with the likes of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Rendering times can be painstaking but you gotta give a little to get alot out of something.

New commission I've been working on. Acrylic paint used throughout.

Hey Guys, Long time, no post eh? Well over this past month I've been going hard at it to develop some nifty illustrations for an up and coming children's book called Trish the Witch. The book has just been published and is currently in printing and set to be launched at the end of the month. Exciting or what? My name is on the cover, that's very exciting for me to say the least. I designed and illustrated the whole book from start to finish, so it's jam-packed full of 49 illustrations. If you see this book in Easons, Borders or Waterstones, please pick it up and buy it before somebody else does. Initial print runs are limited so you better have fast fingers. :D

Front cover

Trish's Pet mouse trying to get into the story

Where would a witch be without her cauldron?

A mini world map stylised to make the book more fun for kids