General Musings On Life

Exciting Storybook Competition

Puffin Storybook Competition

I’m very excited to have been alerted to THIS awesome competition! BAM >>. Apparently Puffin publishers are on the look out for the newest talent in children’s storybooks, so this is a good opportunity for aspiring writers and artists to get noticed.

I soooooo want to enter. But do I have time? Hmmmm? Read the rest of this entry »

No Starbucks, No!

I just spotted this courtesy of Owen Turner’s Tweet. What are you doing Starbucks eh? Read the rest of this entry »

Blog Feeds I Follow

Someone just asked me which blogs I follow, and it occured me that this might actually be useful or interesting for public knowledge. Or maybe not, either way, here is the list of feed addresses anyway :) )

It’s quite small, as I’m rather discerning :D Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays

How To Wrap A Dog For Christmas

A dog isn’t just for Christmas – for a start, how would you wrap it? :D Excellent video here by Simon Jones of Swansea Dog Trainer.

Graphic Designers To Follow On Twitter

TrulyAceDesign on Twitter

Oooo look at that, North Orion just emailed me to say that they put me in their list of Top Graphic Designers To Follow on Twitter! Not only does that make me feel warm inside as the list is RATHER SMALL :D … it just got me close an extra 100 followers! YAY!

The list is very good by the way, it includes several designers that I myself follow, so definitely worth a look.

Oh yeah, and of course – follow meeeee!!!

A Bit of Satire

I little bit of satire I drew in my bed the last couple of nights, just for a lark :D

Click the image to see the larger version.

Mars Mission

Apologies for the pretty bad/lazy drawing :D

Gifts For Designers

Got a designer in your life? I bet they would love this for Christmas.

Spotted, by me, earlier today in my favourite book shop. The cover image …

DC 75th Anniversary Poster Book Read the rest of this entry »

London Olympics Logo Best Comments

London Olympics Logo Design

I was just reading a new comment on David Aireys epic 2007 blog about the London Olympics logo and spotted a really witty comment mocking the design.

You know what there are some funny people out there (Not all of them intentionally so). Here are some of the funniest comments out of the 244 currently posted;

Ian Stewart, on June 4th, 2007 David, I don’t know what you’re talking about. This logo totally encompasses the punk rock spirit London has been feeling since The Clash and The Sex Pistols made their debut. I think the 1981 London Olympics will be a big success.

Oh, wait, it’s the 2012 Olympics. Sorry, this logo sucks. Read the rest of this entry »

Always keep a Dandy Handy

Congratulations to awesomely talented writer and comic artist Andy Fanton who has his comic strip George Vs Dragon published in The Dandy today.

Now, if you are going to congratulate someone, why not go over the top about it? So hey, look! I’m also ‘in’ The Dandy :D

Dandy New Release Read the rest of this entry »

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