Ooh, I do love an art programme, don't you? It doesn't even have to be that arty. I will watch a bridge being built, skyscrapers being erected. Hell I'll even watch someone glass blowing or bashing iron bars into fence posts because it's the process that's the exciting part right? It's why we're addicted to [...]
It’s 20 years since the illustration studio I worked in stopped trading and I was made redundant from a job I loved. I was devastated. I had no work and no contacts. The internet was barely even a thing. I had nobody to ask anything and nowhere to learn new things. It was a very [...]
I'm part of an amazing design community. I've made friends from all over the world because of it and we have our own community hub to share work, tips and have general chit chat. It's all thanks to the lovely team at Design Cuts. It's their 8th birthday this week and they've had an amazing [...]
Spooky season is upon us and I've created a mini gift guide of some fantastic indie businesses who can help you make this year special. Remember last year when Halloween was cancelled? I mean, you could still celebrate it in your own home but it's not really the same is it? No trick or treating, [...]
When an old friend that you shared some fabulous memories with on several holidays in the Caribbean asks you to a rum and reggae party, the only answer can be YES! Okay, so it's not quite as simple as that because said party just happens to be 310 miles away but it's definitely doable. Plus, [...]
While I was clearing some stuff out from my office today, I stumbled upon an old License Europe magazine. Aside from seeing how much the licensing industry has moved on since 2003, there was a lovely interview with the incredibly talented illustrator Dick Bruna from the Netherlands. Some of you may already have heard of [...]
© Slinkeee Working together with Dylan Moore from Aqua Design Group, we came up with the idea of creating an Ann Summers themed illustration to send as a Christmas card to Ann Summers & Knickerbox chief executive Jacqueline Gold. With myself doing the illustration and Dylan putting together and printing the card, collating all the [...]
I recently took a much needed break to the beautiful Lake District. After working flat out on an ongoing project, the two nights spent in Bowness-on-Windermere were just what I needed to recharge the batteries. Who couldn't be inspired waking up to this view? If you've never been to the Lakes before and live close [...]
I am stunned to have received another award exactly a month after winning the Theo Paphitis #SBS (Small Business Sunday) award. Yesterday, I tweeted the very talented and beautiful Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox, about Slinkeee Illustration with the #WOW hashtag. Every Wednesday, Jacqueline chooses her favourite 3 women's businesses to [...]
I stumbled upon The Total Licensing Report yesterday and having worked in the licensed character industry, thought I'd catch up on what's new as you can sometimes fall behind the times when you're not able to take time out and don't have children. I came across an advert for a License Creative Manager called David [...]
