Another year and another feature in the prestigious Fedrigoni 365 calendar.

Each contributor was given a date to inspire their design. I was assigned the 16th of December.

My date conjured up memories of flicking through the pages of an Argos catalogue picking what items I hoped to get for Christmas. One of those eagerly anticipated presents was the first 16-bit games console, the Sega Mega Drive.

An icon of the games industry I created a technical style illustration of the console to represent my given number of 16, with Christmas representing December. With the silver metallic Pantone being my assigned colour for the print, the design is reflective of printed circuit boards typically found in consoles of that era.

The edition is divided into four volumes, each of which were produced by a different print partner. All of whom flexed their creative and technical muscles on the earthy tones of Materica.

Special thanks to Susan Mitchell for the invite to take part and to TM Studio and Diamond for producing a source of inspiration for new designers, showcasing the endless possibilities of finishing and book binding.

Available to buy from Counterprintbooks with profits going to Mind charity.

The fine folks (Graeme & Craig) of JamHot, kindly asked me to do a short talk at their most recent GAB event. Gab is a get together for creative folk – a series of informal talk events in Glasgow where you can get inspired, meet new folk and share ideas.

I'm a huge fan of the GAB talks and have attended pretty much all 28 of them, so it truly was an honour to be asked to be on the other side and give a talk this time round. I shared the stage with Susan Castillo (a set styling-photographer) Ross Baynham of INSTRMNT and Pamela Scobbie from creative agency John Doe.

It had been two years since the last event due to the pandemic restrictions and it felt great to be meeting up in person again with other creatives and spending an evening sharing stories, catching up and having a few beverages. Really enjoyed hearing the words of advice and journeys of the other speakers. Thanks again to JamHot for asking me to take part.

Interested in having me come speak at an event? be on a podcast? or just wanna hear my story? get in touch, I'd love to come share my ramblings.

Creative Boom is one of the UK's leading magazines dedicated to the creative industry. They deliver news, inspiration, insight and advice to seven million creative professionals every year.

I was delighted to be featured, not once, but twice for my work on Naturoco and Backsp!n projects. Thanks to the wonderful Katy Cowan for including me in the CB world.

See the features here & here on Creative Boom.

For the last 135 years, G.F. Smith have been making and curating the world’s finest and most distinctive papers. An independent British company, they work in partnership with brands, creatives, designers and specialists, providing the foundation for those that seek to create.

As part of their recent website redesign, they introduced new a 'Paper Possibilities' section which aims to celebrate and showcase creative projects across design and production.

I was honoured to be one of the creative contributors for my work on the corporate brochure for Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers.

Full feature here