Secretly Swedish

Well over a week overdue with this, but here’s my review...

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:41:00 +0100

Well over a week overdue with this, but here’s my review and poster for Iron Man 3: http://letskisstomakeitreal.com/2013/05/08/review-iron-man-3/

Another review and poster for Let’s Kiss to Make it Real....

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:40:10 +0100

Another review and poster for Let’s Kiss to Make it Real. This week, it’s the slightly over hyped Evil Dead! http://letskisstomakeitreal.com/2013/04/23/review-evil-dead/

Another week, another film review and poster to go with it. Tom...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:45:25 +0100

Another week, another film review and poster to go with it. Tom Cruise’s latest Sci-Fi snoozefest, Oblivion, gets this weeks Let’s Kiss to Make it Real treatment: http://letskisstomakeitreal.com/2013/04/18/review-oblivion/

It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve launched my...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:23:00 +0100

It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve launched my new movie review / film poster design blog. In brief, each week I’ll be reviewing the latest films, whilst also designing a poster of the movie in question.

You can see the first review for Spring Breakers, here: http://letskisstomakeitreal.com/

New poster design for Minus The Bear’s upcoming European...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:39:00 +0000

New poster design for Minus The Bear’s upcoming European tour.

Latest poster design I’ve been working on for All Back No...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:40:02 +0100

Latest poster design I’ve been working on for All Back No Front. More info on the night, here.

Heisenberg Goes to College: Shirts and prints available on...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:38:00 +0100

Heisenberg Goes to College: Shirts and prints available on Society6

My submissions for Print Club London’s Blisters...

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:21:00 +0100

My submissions for Print Club London’s Blisters exhibition, based on The Iron Giant. Not expecting to make it into the final 40, but this was a lot of fun to work on.

“The Brief for Blisters The Directors Cut: Submit an alternative movie poster in your own style inspired by your favorite film! The catch is, you cannot use the title of the film at all. Use of other text is allowed of course but it should stand alone as an image/scene or typography piece, it doesn’t have to be an advertisement for the film!”

Something I’ve entered into the latest Creative Allies...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:20:16 +0000

Something I’ve entered into the latest Creative Allies contest, to design a tour poster for The Shins. If you like it, please vote! http://creativeallies.com/creations/xc21

Just before Christmas, the lovely people at We Heart Arts asked...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:18:00 +0000

Just before Christmas, the lovely people at We Heart Arts asked me to design a new typographic t-shirt for them. It’s not to my usual style, but I’m pretty happy with it.

The main thing is, We Heart Arts is such a great cause, essentially raising money for creative projects across the world. To find out more about them, head here: http://www.weheartarts.com/

To buy the shirt, and help a great cause, head here: http://weheartarts.bigcartel.com/product/things-are-beautiful

Just finished up some wedding invites for one of my best...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:33:00 +0000

Just finished up some wedding invites for one of my best mate’s. They’re having a sweet (candy) themed wedding, in as much as there is going to be a pick-n-mix at the reception! I decided to immortalise them as jelly babies on the front.

A wee illustration I worked on for my Maw’s new bathroom.

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:20:00 +0100

A wee illustration I worked on for my Maw’s new bathroom.

The crest of Ron Swanson. “Give me all the bacon and eggs...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:51:00 +0100

The crest of Ron Swanson. “Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.” The greatest man to have ever lived. Grab it here: http://ow.ly/5EVWb

So, if you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll...

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:17:00 +0100

So, if you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll remember ages back I designed some Wes Anderson prints, based on some of my favourite quotes. The intention was to have these screen printed, but I’ve been pretty swamped with work, so they never materialised…

There’s still been a lot of interest regarding these prints, so I’ve come to the solution of selling a limited number of the prints over on Society 6. These are high quality Gicleé prints, so really nice things to have, and not your average digital print - THEY ARE GALLERY QUALITY!

For those still interested, you can pick them up here: http://www.society6.com/studio/secretlyswedish/store

So, I’ve been trying to get this shirt design printed for...

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:23:00 +0100

So, I’ve been trying to get this shirt design printed for a while. It was initially designed for a band, but they went with another of my ideas. I put it up for scoring on Threadless, and it bombed. I’ve decided to give one last outlet a go, via All Tropical. If it fails to win there, I’ll just get it printed myself. If you like the design, please take the time to vote on it, today. There are only 24 hours left: http://ow.ly/4FwCB

**UPDATE - Thanks for the votes, people. But it came nowhere near close to winning. Such is life, eh? Will be printing it myself, so watch this space.**

I’ve been having a pretty manic few weeks with work....

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:54:00 +0100

I’ve been having a pretty manic few weeks with work. Having come out of hospital for a minor heart op (I’m fine, thanks for asking), I pretty much jumped straight back into things - working from my bed, in a very horizontal position. It was mistake, but I’ve had some pretty stupid freelance deadlines (mainly the fault of a certain Japanese, bow wearing cat) aside from my full time design job. I will be glad when this week is over, as the freelance stuff will finally be put to rest - aside from the few clients I like working with, and will always be willing to design for. My main focus has to be, and will be, my full time job at Whippet. Which, fortunately, I love.

Anyhoo, enough rambling. Here’s one of my recent logo projects, for which I’ve branded the super awesome Perergrine Proof. They a UK based proof reading company, who are worth making a note of. You shall be able to keep track of their escapades here: http://peregrineproof.tumblr.com

A few months back my good friend Hannah released her first...

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:54:00 +0100

A few months back my good friend Hannah released her first (digital) EP, on Haircut Records. She plays (rather lovely and cute) ukulele infused Indie Pop, under the moniker Owl & Mouse.

I was really glad Hannah asked me to the art for the release, as it was quite a personal little project. Anyway, it’s been out for a while, and I realised I never actually posted the cover art, so here it is. The idea was to have Han dressed up in some kind of owl costume. Simple really.

I would also advice you to check out the EP. It’s really pretty great, and only £1! It’s a must for fans of Jeffrey Lewis, Darren Hanlon, Jens Lekman, Camera Obscura and Sambassadeur. Check it: http://owlandmouse.bandcamp.com

Some characters I’ve been working on this week, for a...

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:19:00 +0000

Some characters I’ve been working on this week, for a supermarket ice cream campaign. My Creative Director thinks ice cream with teeth is all sorts of wrong.

What is your favorite Cartoon Network show?

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:38:47 +0000

Well, I haven’t watched Cartoon Network for about 10 years. But back in the day, it was Dexter’s Lab. Awesome show!

Here’s poster 2 of 2, for Caspian and Native’s Spring...

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:55:00 +0000

Here’s poster 2 of 2, for Caspian and Native’s Spring tour…