SWS Business Cards
with a smidge of Pot UV.
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with a smidge of Pot UV.
The Alaia shaping day at Loose-fit was super fun.
You can check out the pics, and maybe have a go at one yourself here….
Here’s a peek at a surfboard fin I have designed in conjunction with Loose-fit.
You can buy them here in a couple of weeks time.
The artwork is meticulously silk-screen printed onto finest Japanese Kyoto rice paper. This is then carefully laid and glassed into the middle of the fin. The rice paper is so thin, that it literally melts away leaving the ink of the design floating in the centre of the fin.
Each fin is made by hand, one at a time. Layer after layer of glass cloth and coloured with resin pigments. It is then cut to shape and hand foiled to give the curves and sweeps in all the right places before being polished and buffed to a glass like finish.
Pete Tonks, in association with Potton has recently launched a very affordable range of studios for those of us who are after an improved balance of work & home life.
They were successfully launched at this year’s Grand Designs, with Kevin McCloud being very impressed.
Zone by Potton is a range of stylish, contemporary garden studios that not only look amazing but are great to work in, surprisingly affordable and can be built in a matter of days. For those that prefer less work and more play, Zone spaces make ideal playrooms, studios, rehearsal rooms and games rooms. What is more, thanks to a range of green technologies available from Potton’s parent Kingspan, they can be eco-friendly and cheap to run too.
Going to be shaping one of these beautiful Alaia surfboards in a couple of weeks, courtesy of Loose-fit, who have imported the paulownia wood blanks from New Zealand.
The one pictured is shaped by Gabe Steptoe, isn’t it a beauty!
Lots will be happening this summer with SWS.
Thomas Campbell’s latest film The Present is touring the UK now.
Watched it at the Cube in Bristol last night.
Another awe-inspiring, forward thinking film from the cast & crew.
http://www.trimyourlifeaway.com/
courtesy of http://www.thesurfscreen.com/
Not a soul for miles.
Top of the Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia.
A design for a pair of Dragon snowboard goggles. nuff said.
I will be travelling here for a month, so no updates until the end of April.
Launch party to celebrate the release of the highly anticipated “Songs From Grid City” Compilation available from iTunes on 20th March 2009- a night to showcase bands, DJs and artwork from a selection of mks finest- including The Break, The Kid with Crows Feet, Daniela Bove, DEFine and many more………Show your support for your city and it’s music scene.
Had a nice email from the publishers Zeixs this morning.
I have some work published in these two books which will be out very soon.
Will update when I get hold of copies.
Some of my photos are online here..
Featuring shots from Sri Lanka and Saltwatersoul boards fetured in Drift Magazine last year.
Ongoing brand development and design for a new chain of Restaurants and more…
Eva’s Ranch brings an innovative, vibrant, interactive bar and restaurant experience to the UK. Eva’s ranch is inspired by successful American operations Saddle Ranch and Hogs & Heifers and best captured by the hit movie ‘Coyote Ugly’.
The Book of Surfing by Michael Fordham.
Featuring over 300 images, including many by the world’s leading surf photographers, this is the twenty-first century’s most comprehensive dispatch from the heart of surf culture.
Lovingly brought to you by Dogstar/September (creators of Adrenalin, Stranger Magazine and the September Project) and Bantam Press.
A shot from last year, at a ‘not secret any more spot’ in South Wales.
Love this vid, beautiful lighting…
Friday 6th Feb ‘09
Crazy amount of snow today for the West Counrty.
Love it, great idea I thought… go check it out if your into music…
Some more detailed shots of the work featured in the book Typo.
A custom typeface was machined into blocks of acrylic. The letters were
cut in half, the idea being that you would join them up and learn about shapes of letters
from an early age…
Here’s my board from the designers showcase exhibition held at the paintworks back in the summer 08.
It’s always nice to find some older work now and again.
Here’s some lettering / a typeface design, from 2005.
I’ve definitely got Canadian fever.
Hot off the press are the hang moose tees loving printed by Ez at loose-fit
Just launched a new site for Custom Surfboard Shaper Saltwatersoul.
(best viewed on a big screen if you have one)
Design & Photogrpahy by me.
Big up to everyone at Aarman Online !!!
Been working with them recently to help promote the new Wallace and Gromit Film ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’
Some branding for Wildfire Comms, working with Distinct Creative
Just finished an album cover for a selection of up-and-coming artists from Milton Keynes, UK.
One of the bits I worked on at Aardman Online.
Go have a play
Some more random published type stuff in Zeixs CMYK Collection.
A nice little site made back in the summer for Zazus Kitchen
Worked on some lovely speedo online stuff with Enable Interactive last year.
check out this especially…
Some illustrations/branding as part of a pitch…
I am mostly loving Mack Dawg Films and snowboarding…
Some various/early stage bits of type I have worked on…
An entry as part of their yearly artworkcontest
Some posters / branding / concepts as part of a Global Guinness pitch.
Branding for SWS
An old illustration that I found in the archives, and is now on tees at Loose-fit
Some published photos in the latest issue of international surf mag Drift
Made a few illustrations for the Loose-Fit Gallery night back in September 07.
If you like them you can buy them here…
