Thanks to all my loyal readers and subscribers…. You’ve done a great job sticking by me through a lack of posts lately.The truth is I’m busy; busy designing, which is a good thing—but unfortunately I haven’t had time to

Alas, the iPad is finally here in the UK. I read posts about the pros and cons of the iPad before deciding to buy one for the following reasons:1. To run my blog on (that is, writing new content and…

How does a Freelancer Relax? It’s hard to switch off our minds sometimes to the varied project assignments we work on most days.Fortunately for me, I have my trusty four-legged friend, Bailey…—my somewhat-loyal English Springer Spaniel. Taking him for

Last year, I designed my new business card design—I even wrote about how indestructible it allegedly was….On another matter, I would like to point out how important it is to have some “clear space” on a business card design—so

Here I have a collection of 7 different high resolution textures free for download (link at base of post). There are photos of block paving bricks (both closeup and far away), tarmac road surfaces & brick walls …in both

It’s been a while since my last TwittBits post, so I thought it prudent to keep to series going. This time, I have a list of 100 great links that I either discovered myself or retweeted on Twitter.I hope …

Recently, I took another trip down to London (UK), which is about 260 miles south from where I live, near the City of Leeds (Google Maps #ref. here)…. My Family and I spent a couple of nights at

In my last post, I told how I’d won millions of pounds and was going to quit blogging and travel the world!
While it would be good to travel the globe, unfortunately, I don’t have rich relatives (that I know…

This is a really quick post.… Basically (and to cut a long story short), I’ve just inherited a couple of million pounds from a relative of mine who has just passed away.I’ll update this post with more info soon, however,

I’ve been a fan of CD Sleeve design for as long as I can remember …(I also design them). Here, I have collated 10 of the most Visually Outstanding CD designs that I have seen over the past few years

Image: LexnGer**There is a NEW UPDATE  at the end of this article**…The last time a flew over to Florida on holiday, I can fondly remember having a bowl of Froot Loops® (which aren’t sold in England) and recognizing

With all the social networks popping-up here, there and everywhere lately—blogs (now in their multitudes), masses of great tools, tutorials and resources online too—I had began to feel like I was suffering from information overload.The solution to this problem was…

A while ago, I ordered some great-looking CD cases from a truly unique online CD and DVD media company named 5inch (by the way, this IS NOT… an affiliate post).The 5inch site is packed full of original, exciting and unique

This is the follow-up post to my previous article How Twitter aided my latest Logo Design.Blue Drift Pottery is a unique company that makes “pottery out of recycled materials” (or upcycling), which was set up by Cathleen Savage …and

A couple of months ago, I was contacted by a client who found me via the Mashable Twitter list 85+ of the best Twitterers Designers Should Follow. This quite surprised me, because at the time, I didn’t really know the…

I don’t normally review books—indeed I hardly even buy physical books any more. Every so often, though, I will step out of the digital sphere and buy one that I really want to read. My recent purchase was LOGO DESIGN…

Just a quick post about a poster design… I recently produced for the Bob Cheevers tour, which also featured Dominic Finley and Lizzie Nunnery. My last post was about the CD Sleeve I designed for Dominic—and this poster was done

Dominic Finley is a singer/songwriter who has worked in the UK and USA.… There’s a full bio on his site, but this quote from the site (below) sums-up his career and music in a glance:
For the last decade and

A whole three weeks have passed since initially recording an introductory video—but here it is. After nine takes of mindless blabbering and forgetting what to say, here’s the video as it stands now.…
I’ll probably record a new one when