Design Update: Logo, Book cover & Branding
This post is a design update, showing the latest projects I've been working on. It has been quite a busy and exciting time, especially as these projects have all been…
An interview with Annette by Rachel Howden
Rachel, a Graphic Design student approached me a while back asking if she could interview me as part of a video assignment in her final year of studies. I hadn't…
… and the Winner is
Birthday Treasure Hunt The Birthday treasure hunt was a real treat for me, and I hope all of you who took part enjoyed it as well. I had so much…
Happy Birthday Treasure Hunt
The Creative Pencil is turning 4 years today I was thinking, what better way to celebrate this exciting birthday than to have a treasure hunt! This can be in the…
Sketchbook update March 2014
One should try one's best to not throw the baby out with the bathwater... however, at times attention may be temporarily diverted for a split second, where it suddenly seems…
Tarot Journey coming to an end
Visual vs Vocabulary Periods of intense creative work tend to conflict with my ability to 'write about' the process. When I was at art school teachers would often want to see…
rOtring Rapidograph Pens
Technical drawing pens were originally developed for architects and engineers (for precision and all that jazz to do with rulers, compasses and drawing straight predictable lines), though today they are…
Railroad Design Competition Results
I mentioned in my last post that I would update you on the RedBubble design competition results once they came through, and today RedBubble posted the winners on their website...…
Railroad Design Update
Shortly after I'd published my previous post, I received an email from the RedBubble people saying that they will be announcing winners after all (the Railroad Revival team had managed…
And the winner is…
It's Friday evening, the London Olympics are on telly - and in keeping with the spirit of excitement, medals and extravaganza... we have just drawn the winner of the tarot…
Updating the Virtual world :)
It has been a busy month - exhibitions, work, and... redesigning websites. With my tendency to grow bored of a design, I regularly embark on the proverbial website face lift...…
Being Human – exhibition opening Friday 18th May
Finally the work is finished! Oh yes, there is drying, mounting, sewing together and all those other things that remain to be done in the days before an exhibition opening,…
Dragon meets boy – part 1
Today my kids made these cute creatures from modelling clay, which are now sitting on top of my monitor giving advice on all sorts of things... I'm not sure if…
Welcome to the Creative Pencil
Welcome to this very first post :) I aim to use this space a bit like an online visual diary, over time I hope to fill it with work in…