Portraits

I started these as a way to improve my brushstrokes using a graphic tablet- they were very popular and eventually people started paying me for them. Just simple tracings over photographs. The women took far longer to draw- rendering hair highlights etc, but ultimately the results were more rewarding!    

Pentagram

A commission for a friend who wanted to present his girlfriend with a gift representing her Wiccan beliefs. I could have done this digitally, but felt traditional brushwork would have been more expressive. Mainly acrylic paint, with spraypaint and ink also used.

META! (The font- Not some telly programme trying to be clever…)

Shamelessy stolen from Wikipedia:   FF Meta was a typeface designed by Erik Spiekermann in 1991 for the West German Post Office. When they decided not to use it he decided to publish it himself. Spiekermann Designed it as ‘an antithesis to Helvetica, which he found bland and boring. It was popular throughout the international…

Bad Typography!

Theres some crap out there too. Most of it seems to be a result of lack of effort or pride in ones work:  

Good Typography

Ive been searching for good examples of typography. As a musician and promoter for rock gigs the styles that interest me most are those which could be used in advertising events and luring listeners by conveying what the bands stand for. I also just like those samples which are just plain cool- so I’ve thrown…

Isaac Hannaford

Isaac Hannaford- Concept artist for Halo series: http://www.isaachannaford.com/

By Golly! Its Alive!!!

S’crackin chaps? Blog is now officially open. First task for the DES110 module is to find an example of bad type and and example of good type. Better get searchin’.