Spotspot are a design agency who create interactive objects for public and commercial spaces.
I was asked to produce a series of illustrations for their website describing their brand philosophy and approach to physical/interactive design.
You can see the full illustrations over on the Spotspot site…
Brian is an HR manager and the star of an animation by Uniform for Unilever.
Brian number one, shown above, was considered a bit too old, so I made him younger and smartened him up a little. This seemed to have an immediate effect on the ladies in his office…
As well creating assets for the animation, I also provided storyboarding and animation tests. The narrative required a number of props for Brian and a selection of co-workers for him to interact with. Click on the image below to see some of the additional material created for the project.
One of 40 animated illustrations produced for Barclays ‘Wheel U Wait’, an interactive installation designed to liven up time spent in the queue. The object was devised, developed and produced by Spotspot, and coded by Paul Neave. Click on the rabbit to see some examples of the animations. Click on the image below to get a little flavour of all 40 illustrations.
The content was designed to illustrate the relative value of things in a fun and engaging way. You give the wheel a spin and it randomly generates a comparison on screen between two different items and/or activities. For example, it may tell you how many Easter eggs you could buy for the price of a parachute jump!
The Wheel U Wait has been installed in a number of Barclays branches across London.
I was interviewed over at The Tools Artists Use. It’s a great site for finding out what different artists and illustrators have in their pencil boxes, how they like to work and what techniques they use.
Me and my lad make porridge pretty much every morning.
I drew this for the lovely Recipe Look website. Doodle your favourite recipe and send it over or just check it out for some hand drawn cooking know-how…
My good pal John, AKA Rememberthelittleguy has put together a beautiful new site to showcase his work.
It’s chockablock with John’s trademark cool characters, lush colours and lovely animations. I had the pleasure of working with John for a couple of years, and have always found the amount of detail and craft he packs into his work really inspiring – the new site’s worth visiting for the loading bars alone!
You can also download pdfs of John’s paper toys, including Mr Reeds, and then build them with your own fair hands.
Next Thursday I’ll be doing some live painting at the Everyman Theatre as part of State of Wonder’s production ‘The Almond Tree’. The play is a beautiful and darkly atmospheric reworking of a Brother’s Grimm fairytale. My paintings will be projected to form a kind of live backdrop for the play. There will also be live music by Hannah Peel.
Some of my pre-production sketches for the show…
I recently took part in Shakespeare in the Street’s ‘Sonnet Walk’ for a second year. To quote the website… “Small groups follow a guided route…taking in some hidden gems of Liverpool’s history alongside more contemporary secrets. You’ll encounter performers along the way and you’ll never know what to expect.”
For our bit, Hannah and Cata sung Sonnet 113 whilst I picked someone in the audience to draw as though they were my one true love! The sonnet only lasts about two and a half minutes so I have to be pretty quick!
You can hear Hannah sing the sonnet on the Shakespeare in the Street’s website.
I also designed the logo for the event…
