Vintage German Phrase Book cover

Off to Berlin in a couple of weeks so thought I'd brush up on my German.
I got this for free at a car boot sale in Brighton Marina.

Many people have been using parcel tags in their designs recently...this goes to show that it is nothing new - Love the little illustrations!

Kettle Logo Design

Here is a logo I have been working on. It is for a new design of kettle that has added safety features and thermo retaining properties. 


If you boil the kettle in the morning, it will still be hot enough for another cuppa at lunch time!

I chose to denote this by using a glowing orange on the inside of the 'c' on the kettle device.

The emphasis can also remain on the name "Crispin' as we have the kettle device in conjunction with the text 'kettle'

Client prefers the colouring of the two outer designs.

Photoshop Bubble Pattern

Today I finally found a use for the visible default pattern overlay layer style in Photoshop. (The bubbles)
I did have my doubts as to whether or not this day would ever arrive, but as sure as the rain in English summer it did!

Cocktail Business Card

Here is the final approved business card design. I posted the initial design a few days ago. The only small change required by the client was to change the glass to a Martini style with an olive - created as a lined halftone in Photoshop CS6.

Vintage Pub Lettering

These beautiful typographic signs were on the wall in a pub in Hoxton. London has some amazing typography in it's old pubs. I found some great ones on this website earlier: http://davidadriansmith.com/victorians/

He also has to be the most amazing ornamental glass artist I have ever seen! 

Here is a business card design I have been working on today. This is the first proof - I am going to have to replace the glass with a Martini glass and an olive as required by the client.