A personal piece I have been working on which has been kindly animated by Jack Snelling who is awesome…

I was commissioned by Pavement design to hand letter the packaging for BOTH burger

I designed this simple but intricate lettering for Hudson Valley’s latest craft vodka. In collaboration with Pavement design, we explored a couple of concepts for the brand - scroll below to see alternatives - and the final packaging was foiled in silver on a rustic grey label.

The Box is a popular boxing gym in the centre of Brighton which has recently been relocated to a bigger, better venue. I was asked to come up with a typographic slogan for their new venue reception to celebrate their inclusive community. The type needed to be based on the brand font but with an illustrative twist - not too feminine, not too macho.

If you had a chance to visit Brighton this summer, you may have spotted my colourful additions to the streets. In celebration of the lifting of lockdown measures and social distancing, the PR team at Brilliant Brighton approached me to create some bespoke artwork to brighten the streets during the summer months. I explored the themes of kindness and community with these giant banner illustrations and matching wrap-around patterns for the street planters.

I have designed the covers for 3 thrilling YA books by Nicola Penfold, published by Little Tiger Press

NYC advertising agency McCann called upon me to realise their joyful concept for their healthcare client, Fasenra. The brief was to draw inspiration from South American textiles, as well as culture, music, community and sport to create this colourful, narrative pattern.

We don’t talk about mental health enough.

Let’s Talk is a collaboration between myself and photographer Charlie Clift that aims to spark millions of conversations about mental health. By literally drawing people’s most difficult thoughts on their faces, we hope to inspire others to open up about their own mental health. We invited volunteers from all walks of life, plus a few well-known faces, to talk about their own experiences of mental health issues. Charlie and I chose the most poignant phrases from each interview for me to hand letter onto each subject's face and then he took their portraits. The results are a set of 17 images which have become part of a nationwide campaign supported by Mental health UK.

It’s ok to not feel ok. Speak up. Let’s Talk.⠀

I designed the cover of this local magazine, celebrating the best of the county 2022.

The folks at Disney commissioned me to illustrate the front cover of this special collection of stories. Tales of Courage and Kindness is a collection aimed at inspiring children to help create a kinder world. It contains 14 original princess stories illustrated by artists from around the world and a front cover by me!

I was already a fan of this magical tale when I was asked by Penguin Random House to reimagine the cover for a new paperback edition which was then adapted for the rerelease of the hardback. When I design a cover, I usually want the lettering to be the hero, but in this case, I wanted a more simple, pared-back title to contrast with the illustrative hocus pocus happening all around...

Brush lettering and illustration for some packing for Williams Sonoma.

Watch this space for fabric, wallpaper and more…

I was commissioned by The Graphic History Company and publishing giant, Hachette, to create this sprawling mural across six floors of their brand new headquarters in central London. The brief was to create a typographic piece of art which incorporated the names of nearly 4000 authors published by the various imprints of Hachette since 1768. My idea was to hand letter each name to create this inky, flowing design running from the lower ground floor, right up to the top floor along the lift lobby walls and stairwells throughout the building. I chose the colours to add to the dynamic, water-like effect, aimed to reflect it's stunning Thameside location.

I worked with design agency The Way Up to illustrate the festive packaging for KP Nuts Christmas caddys in all their traditional flavors.

I was asked by Innocent to come up with a distinctive paper-cut design for their new spice flavours of smoothie – one vanilla/raspberry and a chai, banana and fig flavour.

The brief was to create a design that contained a nod to their fruity ingredients as well as the general feel of a summery treat. Alongside the paper cut design, I hand-lettered the product names, in keeping with Innocent’s playful identity. Available in France and Germany and hopefully in the UK soon!

Happily, designing book covers makes up a huge part of my job. My designs are usually focussed on hand lettering interwoven with detailed illustrations. Here are just a few of my favourites…

Hand lettered magazine cover for The Library Journal

Editorial Illustration for The Wall Street Journal

The Art of Ping Pong is a delightful enterprise set up to celebrate the sport while raising money for various charities through events and auctions. Every year a group of artists are sent a plain wooden pingpong paddle to ‘decorate’ as they see fit and the resulting masterpieces are exhibited and then auctioned off for a good cause.

For my paddle, I chose to delve into the world of wood marquetry and had my hand lettered design inlaid in 4 different shades of wood. The paddles were sold off long ago but some of the pieces are still available to buy as limited edition posters.

Giant Theatre poster commissioned by Arizona Theatre Company.

The folks at Disney commissioned me to design this poster as part of their 'Dream Big Princess' campaign, encouraging young girls to believe in themselves and follow their dreams. For the first ever Disney has defined exactly what it means to be a modern Princess, and there is not a tiara or Prince in sight! The 10 Principles of being a Princess have been turned into 3 posters, one of which was created by yours truly.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, I was commissioned by Google to illustrate this quote by astronaut and physician Dr Mae Jemison for their series of ‘women empowering women.’

Butlers Chocolates commissioned me to design two detailed patterns to be used for their packaging and gift wrap for Christmas.

Young Adult mystery novel about twins who live on a remote island. Published by Text Publishing in Australia.

A Chocolate Lovers Guide to Britain published by AA Books - scroll down to see my design process.

Typographic book cover designed for Simon and Shuster, the UK paperback of Shea Ernshaws haunting tale.

Wrap around cover about ‘Nurturing the Liberal Arts.’

San Francisco based publishers, Chronicle Books commissioned me to illustrate this book of Celtic Tales. The book contains 16 illustrated tale of enchantment, each one with a border of intricate Celtic designs. The book is divided into chapters and each chapter opens with a full spread of illustrated knot work patterns. I designed a colour scheme for each chapter and an overall scheme running throughout the book. I also designed the cover and some intricately patterned end papers.

In Brighton, you see these little guys swarming above the pier in the early evening. It is mesmerising to watch. This is a piece of personal work but I am dying to paint it on a massive wall.