The Hand Drawn Creative Blog

Relocation Part 2

Hi again chaps. I've shifted things around, got a few pictures on the walls and got the trusty Mac up & running. All this, along with yesterday's delivery of a seriously cool Eames Loungechair & Ottoman means it's finally time to show you all the guts of the new & improved Hand Drawn Creative office!

A Nerve Centre. A crackling nucleus of creativity. Ladies & Gentlemen it gives me immense pleasure to present to you… the Home of Superlative Scribbles!

A quick reminder of the Office's unique exterior

The double doors open onto the R&R Corner / Guest Seating Area

The Music Corner

The Eames chair & ottoman is a gift from my wife and the office's crowning glory 

The House Industries Print takes pride of place on the rear wall

Moving round to the Cutting Desk & Print Packing Area 

The heart of Hand Drawn Creative – this is "where the magic happens"

Inspirational images & illustrations from my my favourite artists surround me 

New A3 Prints released!

It took a little while but they're finally here. My illustrations of Madmen's Betty Draper and Gundam's Princess have finally broken free into the world of print by way of Belfast's Northside Graphics. I've invested a few quid in this print release, using a fine textured paper (Nettuno Bianco Artico 140gsm).

Both these illustrations have been doing the rounds recently – "Princess" is now the most viewed image on the glorious Planet Pulp website, whilst "Betty" has been featured on the Madmen Recap podcast

Both these Prints are now available to purchase at the Hand Drawn Creative Store for $30. Remember, there are only 20 copies of each print available.

Come & Play, Everything's A-Okay…

Okay, I actually completed this a few months back, but the shows only began broadcasting today. In the summer I was approached by the creators of cbeebies phenomenon Sesame Tree to create a library of book jacket designs to appear in the show – the premise being, that Potto pulls a book from the library each episode. This was a great job to work on – so if you have kids, make sure you tune into cbeebies! Here's a sample of what to expect…

 The Sesame Tree Gang, featuring Potto (centre) & new character, Archie the Squirrel 

Sesame Tree is a co-production with the world-famous Sesame Workshop in New York and the second series will be broadcast on BBC's cbeebies channel from 22 November.