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👑 A few years back, when I was newly freelance and not quite as busy as I am now, I used to fill the occasional gap with...
05/09/2026

👑 A few years back, when I was newly freelance and not quite as busy as I am now, I used to fill the occasional gap with personal projects.

Creating for the fun of it. Keeping my axe sharp. Exploring design just because I could.

This one was a bit of a passion project.

Queen were one of my first cassettes (Greatest Hits, bought with birthday money in WHSmith, Plymouth), one of my earliest concerts (Live Magic at Wembley Stadium in 1986 — I know, right?) and one of those bands we used to sit around listening to (You know, before we had phones to stare at. We used to put records on and actually listen to them).

Anyway, today would have been Freddie Mercury’s 80th birthday, so it seemed like a good time to dig these out.

A few pictures from my self-set Queen B**r Bottles project.

Who is your favourite band?
If it’s Queen what is your favourite album?
😊

🪫How do you reset?🔋For me, it’s usually somewhere like this.The ocean. The wind. The view. The peace.I come back here wh...
28/08/2026

🪫How do you reset?🔋

For me, it’s usually somewhere like this.

The ocean. The wind. The view. The peace.

I come back here whenever I need to clear my head, think things through and reset.
It’s amazing what a bit of space can do for your thinking.

And that fresh perspective comes back to the studio with me. So if we’re working together, you get the benefit of it too.

40 years! Where did that go?A lovely visit to Arts University Plymouth as part of their 170th Anniversary celebrations.
24/07/2026

40 years! Where did that go?

A lovely visit to Arts University Plymouth as part of their 170th Anniversary celebrations.

Check out the graphics on this guy! 🖤🧡🖤🤍
17/06/2026

Check out the graphics on this guy! 🖤🧡🖤🤍

The lesser-spotted, Valhalla branded, black van in the wild 🖤
11/05/2026

The lesser-spotted, Valhalla branded, black van in the wild 🖤

It’s like watching paint dry!I’m giving the Valhalla Branding studio a makeover. What colour do you think?
09/05/2026

It’s like watching paint dry!

I’m giving the Valhalla Branding studio a makeover. What colour do you think?

If you’re a disruptor, an underdog, or building a business with real purpose. The kind that wants to take on the world, ...
04/05/2026

If you’re a disruptor, an underdog, or building a business with real purpose. The kind that wants to take on the world, challenge the status quo, and give the big players a bloody nose, we should talk.

Because ambition like that needs more than a logo.
It needs a brand with teeth.

The kind that cuts through noise, rallies people behind you, and makes your presence impossible to ignore.

If you’re ready to stop playing safe and start showing up like you mean it, drop me a message.

Oh, and Happy Star Wars Day!

The ones that never make it out into the world.Working in the creative industry means living with a constant stream of i...
22/04/2026

The ones that never make it out into the world.

Working in the creative industry means living with a constant stream of ideas. Most are stepping stones. Bridges that lead you toward the right solution for a client. But along the way, a lot of good work quietly disappears.

These were concepts I designed for a record cover for a brilliant harpist. The music was haunting, melancholic, nostalgic, and full of longing. Modern compositions, played on ancient instruments. A tension between past and present. Between digital disconnection and the deep-rooted need for human connection.

One of the central themes was migration. Disappearing populations, the quiet shift from rural landscapes to urban life.

These designs tried to capture that.
Remote, empty landscapes.
Overlaid with subtle markers. Fragments representing the people no longer there.

The graphic elements are deliberately digital. The photography is unapologetically analogue. Atmospheric and grainy.

I’ve always loved music. And as a designer, record sleeves have always held a certain magic for me. Inevitably, your influences find their way in; there are echoes of Hipgnosis and Peter Saville in these.

I stumbled across them again recently and felt they deserved to be seen.

I’ve just come back from an inspirational break in Barcelona, and I’m reminded how powerful it is to step away in order ...
20/04/2026

I’ve just come back from an inspirational break in Barcelona, and I’m reminded how powerful it is to step away in order to move forward.

In A Technique for Producing Ideas, James Webb Young talks about gathering “raw materials”. Not just for the problem in front of you, but by constantly enriching your general store of knowledge.

That’s exactly what this, my second visit to the Catalan capital, has been. The first one was for a graphic design conference nearly 20 years ago!

From wandering the streets of the Catalan capital to standing in front of Gaudí’s jaw-dropping Sagrada Família… Nothing prepares you for it. Even the second time.

The scale.
The detail.
The craftsmanship.
The storytelling.

It’s a masterclass in what happens when vision, belief, and ex*****on align over time.

As a branding designer, inspiration isn’t a luxury; it’s part of the job.

And here’s something I’ve noticed:
When clients go through a proper brand reset, something shifts.

Clarity creates momentum.
New tools unlock confidence.
Energy returns.

It’s like they fall in love with their business all over again. And when that happens?

People notice.
It’s easier to attract clients.
Value goes up.

If your brand isn’t giving you that feeling right now, it might be time for a change

What a Cornish designer sees when he’s walking around Barcelona 🥟🇪🇸I’d already edited this in my head before I took the ...
17/04/2026

What a Cornish designer sees when he’s walking around Barcelona 🥟🇪🇸

I’d already edited this in my head before I took the picture 😂 Swipe for the rebrand!

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