For the love of paper

by | Oct 6, 2014 | Books

  This summer I spent 5 weeks indulging in a fabulous online course called PaperLove run by paper artist Rachel Hazell – “The Travelling Bookbinder” and Do What You Love. I got so inspired by all things papery, learnt so much and had a fantastic...

Penguin India Birthday Catalogue

by | Sep 17, 2014 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration

I was asked to create a front cover and double page spreads for the Penguin India 2012 catalogue on a celebratory theme. The cover featured the Penguin Car which had been given a custom paint job and was driven around the streets to celebrate Penguin’s 25th...

Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare

by | Sep 17, 2014 | Books

For the first edition of Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare, I was asked to create a pen and ink drawing for the front cover, I also created an author portrait in the same vein. I was then asked to contribute many more illustrations for The Illustrated...

The History of Food

by | Sep 17, 2014 | Books, Illustration

A small selection of the illustrations I was delighted to create for William Sitwell’s book “A History of Food in 100 Recipes”.  

Tales of Friendship

by | Sep 17, 2014 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration

Ruskin Bond is one of India’s best known and loved authors, particularly for children. Here’s a book jacket I designed and illustrated for his collection of short stories “Thick as Thieves” about friendship.     I also created the...

Shots Magazine

by | Sep 16, 2014 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration, Maps

A brilliant opportunity came my way when Shots magazine and I worked together over many issues to produce the booklet front covers for their comprehensive pull-out guides for location finders, directors and producers to different areas of the world.     The...

Gurcharan Das Covers

by | Jul 22, 2014 | Books, Illustration

For this series the silhouette icons I illustrated feature subtle line work which echo the colour of the “ripped” element on each cover.    

Puffin History Series

by | Jul 21, 2014 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration

I have illustrated a great history series for children – The History of India and The History of the World – both with 2 volumes each. Here’s a view of my desk as I was painting the icons for the second History of the World volume....

AOI Illustration Awards Shortlist

by | May 14, 2014 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration

Delighted to have been shortlisted again this year for the Association of Illustrators Awards, with my jacket for Alex Liddell’s book. I took inspiration from classic travel posters and from the distinctive shape, colour and typography found on the Madeira...

Suki

by | Feb 12, 2014 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration

I created the jacket and 4 chapter illustrations for this lovely and lyrical book about a woman’s close relationship with her Lilac Burmese cat, Suki. Suki herself has a clear narrative voice in the text and a distinct personality. I particularly loved the...

Karisma Kapoor’s Yummy Mummy

by | Dec 10, 2013 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration

  Here’s a recent cover for Penguin India. Karisma Kapoor (a Bollywood legend in her own right) has written her guide to being a “yummy mummy” and I was delighted to illustrate it for her. It meant creating several images per chapter which...

AOI Shortlist

by | Sep 3, 2013 | Books, Hand Lettering, Illustration

My book jacket was shortlisted in the design section of this year’s AOI Illustration Awards. Apparently there were many more entries this year than previously so I’m really pleased to have made the shortlist. You can view all the shortlisted entries...