Illustration Friday: Treasure
Wow, I can’t quite get my head around the fact it’s been two years since I posted an IF entry. This one isn’t a ‘new’ illo, but it fits the bill. 😀
A Quick One While He’s Away
I don’t review the books I read as much as I use to. I should. There’s no real reason not to and it’s not as though I’ve not the time. So to get back into the swing of things I’ll start with a selection of current reads. As a change from just graphic novels I … Read more
Are Friends Electric?
Question: when is a book not a book? Surprisingly often, when it’s an ebook and the question becomes even more relevant when contemplating the future of said product. Ebooks were so overburdened by the significance put upon them with regards to the future of reading that it’s no wonder so many have fallen at the … Read more
Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8 Part Two
The previous blog “Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8” detailed our attempt to make SVG images work well within the Kindle range from Amazon. The main reason for doing so was a project from a client that used a lot of math formulas and data in the main text and tables. One of … Read more
Taking it back to Sketchbook Pro
I can’t help myself, I’m afraid. I always end up going back to Sketchbook Pro.Of the few characters I mocked out in the previous post, the one that caught my eye was the simple cute one at the front; although the mad looking fella with teeth is also worth a further work-up. Hopefully I’ll manage … Read more
Making (with) Mischief
Some time ago I was curious about Mischief; a drawing/painting app with an ‘infinite canvas’. I wasn’t too sure about it, so I never went very far into it in the trial version and let it die when I reformatted my machine. Over the weekend, I decided to take another look at it – I’m … Read more
Wrestling with SVG in ePub for Kindle KF8
Update I’ve updated the title to correct my use of “mobi”. Lewis is the epub expert, and I assumed that the file we were previewing in Kindlegen Previewer for “Kindle Voyage” was a mobi. It was not! Apologies for the schoolgirl error. This week, I have had a monumental struggle to get SVG images, created … Read more
Investment Company Infographic
This project was undertaken for AlphaPunk and comissioned by an investment company. The brief was for one infographic, tailored to different media. Primarily a web-based infographic, it was also re-structured to fit on printed media; including for an A4 flyer and exhibition roller banner. The approach was to create an infographic that was centered around … Read more
Promotional Character Design
A project undertaken for AlphaPunk, these characters were created for a tech start-up for promotional purposes. They needed to be relatable, simple and clean. All art was created in Adobe illustrator CC.
