Menus and POS for a Turkish cafe bar

Aslan is Turkish for lion, so I created a logo with a lion and lioness laying down side by side. This was applied to all elemets of signage and print including concertina menus, flyers, business cards and even signs for the toilets.
I was also involved with the interior design and layout of the cafe bar itself.
A roaring success!

Fresh and friendly. Clean and bright and colourful.

Print, web and signage for Amelia Parker

In addition to the graphic design, I also create and sell items made using fragments of clay pipes that I collect from the foreshores of the River Thames in London.
I wanted the information cards and signage for Amelia Parker to echo the lovely printed books of the 18th century, so Garamond, with its lovely choice fonts and ligatures, was the obvious choice.
Shown above are some of the items I have created including the website (which echoes the colour of the market stall), business cards, signage for the stall, and greeting cards that feature my photographs of some of the textural patterns and figurative images I have created using the fragments.

Business Cards

Below is a collection of some of the business cards I have designed and produced in the last few years.
Let's face it, most business cards are just glimpsed at for a few seconds and then left in a darkened place for years. So I think they should be intriguing enough to provoke a immediate response.
Hence, I like to keep my designs clear and simple as I believe it's the information that is the most important element here, rather than over-designed versions where the vital information is lost, cramped, or way too small/light.
My designs feature text in a legible point size surrounded by a fair bit of white/light space for those extra inked-on scribbles, and I like to use photographs or graphic devices on the image side wherever possible. For instance, my own cards (both my personal one and the revised design for Amelia Parker clay pipe jewellery) feature my own shots of clay pipes – these images always get a good reaction.
Another clever design device for the picture side of the card is to zoom in on an element of an image, or the logo itself, which then becomes clearer on the information side.

Islington Green Dental Practice redesign

A new logo and identity for IGDP, including stationery, leaflets and assorted items of print. I also proofread and/or re-wrote all the literature.

Postcards for the Ghostsigns Archive

In conjunction with The History of Advertisng Trust (HAT) and Rank Hovis, Sam Roberts has been busy setting up an archive of all the old painted advertising signs that were painted directly onto walls over the past century. As well as taking lots of photos of these myself, I have been helping him with design and artwork for various items in conjunction with this project. This set of 10 postcards has been created for the launch event, though we hope we may be able to sell more in the future to help fund the project.

We are also working on a book of the same.

Stationery evolution

I have produced the artwork for the stationery for this company for over 12 years through 3 different name changes and 5 different identities. It comprises not just the usual letterhead, comp slip and business cards, but also a long list of labels, stickers and inserts for items such as CD cases, presentation documents and wallets, VHS and Beta tapes and cases, document covers, even carrier bags.
Shown here are the four early identities. Guidelines for the current one can be found here.
Please note the lovely thank you letter addressed to me which reads:

"Dear Jane... The brand launch, without doubt, was our best ever... An enormous amount of credit for the success goes to you, because without your hard work and professionalism it would not have been possible.... [we] found working with you very reassuring. Yours is certainly a job where patience and unflappability are a bonus and you have it in abundance...."

Amex print

Three different projects here.

In Top Gear – shown here is the A4 pocketed folder, notepad, pocket event guide and delegate badge.

Pacesetters – there were over a hundred exhibitors at this event and as well as the signage for each of their booths (not shown) there were various bits of print to produce for the delegates including an A4 pocketed folder, notepad and 'Passport' which was a marketing device for delegates to tick off every booth they visited and perhaps win a prize.

Good2G0 – The fold up leaflet was based on a patented idea already in print. The screen-printed mirror card theme, used on the fronts and backs was also echoed on the postcard-sized invite and many other items (not shown here) such as A3 posters and a box containing a range of cosmetics that were also branded with the event logo.