by Joy | Jul 16, 2014 | Hand Lettering, Illustration
It was a real highlight to design and hand-letter the invitations, menu and seating plans for a beautiful summer wedding. The bride wanted a fresh, modern look which echoed her colour scheme and gave a nod to Art Nouveau with the Rennie-Mackintosh inspired rose. The...
by Joy | Jun 24, 2014 | Books, Illustration
A new cover for Penguin Modern Classics India.
by Joy | May 28, 2014 | Hand Lettering, Illustration, Maps
FOUR Magazine is launching in the US and they asked me to create a map showing all the states and some choice food highlights and iconic American symbols to use in their social media.
by Joy | 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...
by Joy | Apr 2, 2014 | Illustration
A project which ran alongside the recent typographic postcards I created for the NHS “Choose Well” campaign, was this one, which required friendly and informative illustrations, to help parents decide the best course of action arising from their...
by Joy | Feb 19, 2014 | Hand Lettering, Illustration
I was approached by the NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group to create a series of 5 typographic postcards. Each card is colour coded in accordance with the NHS’s “Choose Well” campaign which uses blue (self care) through...
by Joy | 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...
by Joy | Jan 17, 2014 | Hand Lettering, Illustration, Maps
A dream of a job came in last week from Esquire for their Ski Special Issue. Each icon is tappable and brings up the information for each location. The challenge was keeping the icons and names as compact as possible so each area is obvious for the user to tap. This...
by Joy | Dec 10, 2013 | Hand Lettering, Illustration
My typographic tree Christmas cards for 2013 are ready to go! I found the design worked across several colourways, so I went to town and produced 10 variations. Merry Christmas!
by Joy | Dec 10, 2013 | Hand Lettering, Illustration, Maps
FOUR magazine asked me to illustrate another piece for their wine section in the Winter edition, this time about Champagne.
by Joy | 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...
by Joy | Nov 11, 2013 | Illustration
A full and festive set of illustrations for Woman and Home magazine’s Christmas 2013 edition
by Joy | Oct 11, 2013 | Illustration
A week ago in the conference room at the Nottingham Contemporary, I took part in a fantastic resource for illustrators, the second ever zero2illo LIVE event, organised by Jon Woodward and Lea Woodward. After the event kicked off with a really engaging and interesting...
by Joy | Sep 24, 2013 | Illustration
On Saturday I made my way to the first ever Nosy Crow children’s book conference in London. It was a superb day in all respects, with panels covering everything from what publishers (and in particular Nosy Crow) like when they receive submissions from authors...
by Joy | Sep 24, 2013 | Hand Lettering, Illustration, Maps
