New web and graphic design blog is launched

Wow, it seems ages ago that I first mentioned that I was thinking about launching a new site. It’s been almost three months since the idea popped in to my head, and about six weeks ago that I first started sketching ideas, but the day has finally come.

I’m delighted to announce my new blog, the [...]

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My personal goals and aims for a new year

Hello…? … HELLO…? Cough, cough, please excuse me whilst I blow away some of these cobwebs and wipe the place down. Jeepers, it’s been a while hasn’t it?

First of all lets get the crap excuses out of the way: busy, Christmas, work, bla bla. And now the good excuse: I haven’t had a working Internet [...]

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Are you feeling abandoned and neglected?

OK, a bit of a melodramatic headline, but what’s going on? Eight days without a post? Only six posts throughout all of November?

Well, the good news is that I haven’t fallen off the edge of a cliff or been run over by a hippopotamus. I am alive and well. The bad news is that [...]

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Macs making geeks happy the World over

Last week I revealed to the World something that’s had me quite excited for a while now: that I was a Mac owner in waiting.

Well, the waiting is over and for the last five days my brand new Mac Pro has been taking a pasting as I’ve made it earn it’s position on my desk. [...]

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Next week I will be a different person

This weekend is going to be a life changing time for me. I will be undergoing a dramatic change. I’ve debated long and hard whether I should share this deeply personal piece of news on my blog, and I’ve decided it’s only the right thing to do.

Let me explain. For the past two years I’ve [...]

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A retired DJ’s month of music: Ableton

As my final instalment to my showcase month of old DJ mixes, I return to House music, but this time with a little twist.

In May 2005, pioneering DJ Sasha made music history by being the first ever DJ to play a live set on a purely digital medium. Recorded at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios [...]

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A retired DJ’s month of music: House

Friday is here and the weekend has landed… so why not listen to some House music?

I’ve revealed here before that I’m a retired DJ. I hung up my headphones in the professional sense just over two years ago, and since moving house early last year I have not even touched the wheels of steel for [...]

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See my personal business card design

Just over a month ago I designed and printed personal business cards for my graduation exhibition. In fact, I ended up printing a few more cards than I needed, but that’s another story altogether.

The design uses the coloured circular elements from my personal logo design, and the branding is consistent with my business website, printed [...]

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Eight things you probably don’t know about me

Just over a week ago I got tagged by Vivien at Inspiration Bit who asked me for eight things she didn’t know about me. Without digging up my dark and secretive past, I’ve managed to think of eight nuggets, some more interesting than others, which follow herewith.

I’m a devil worshipper

I’ve worshipped the red devils since [...]

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Here’s a few photos from my graduation exhibition

My end of year exhibition finished today so I managed to grab a few photos of my stand, plus a few of others’ work which I liked. Generally the standard throughout the show was very good, particularly from the illustration students.

Here’s a photo of my display. I managed to call a favour and get two [...]

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