Vectorise

2011-05-30T12:07:00.000-07:00

Here's some more stuff that I thought I had put up on my blog, but obviously haven't. One is another emailer image and the other two are some character dev work that I did for a new client. The project went a completely different direction but I liked these anyway :)

Happy Easter

2011-05-30T12:04:00.000-07:00

It's a bit late I know, but this was the image I used to wish everyone a Happy Easter. Better late than never :)

Creative Services

2011-05-24T02:56:00.000-07:00

I now offer a creative service, as well as the usual illustration. Creative artworking and design. With the option of either working from my office or coming to you.

Something different

2011-02-09T07:12:00.000-08:00

Here's a change to what I normally work on, these were done for a Street Furnishings company to work with the plan drawings of their cast iron and stainless steel seating.
http://www.asfco.co.uk/

emailers

2011-02-09T06:58:00.001-08:00

Here are a couple of images that I created for a current set of emails I have just done for myself

New Website

2011-01-19T02:43:00.000-08:00

Hi All
Just published my new website, hope you like it. Let me know what you all think
http//:www.vectorise.co.uk

Award Stickers for Kids

2010-11-19T03:07:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of designs for award stickers for schools.

Quitting Hollywood

2010-11-19T03:02:00.000-08:00

I have just completed my first design for this greeting card publisher.
http://www.quittinghollywood.com/

icons

2010-11-19T02:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a couple of visuals that I did for a games company. The work eventually went in-house, but nice anyway.

Something you don't hear very often

2010-11-19T02:50:00.001-08:00

Pets at Home

2010-11-19T02:44:00.001-08:00

Hello
Here are a couple of the characters that were developed for Pets at Home, they will be used around the aquatic area of the stores along with a few more of their friends.
Thanks to http://www.truth-design.co.uk/ for the work

Vectorise Crest

2010-10-25T03:12:00.000-07:00

Something I did last week, just for fun.

Stylesheet

2010-10-14T05:59:00.000-07:00

If you would like a copy of my stylesheet, then drop me an email and I will send you one

October emailer

2010-10-14T05:34:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Here's my latest emailer :)

September Emailer

2010-09-22T04:42:00.000-07:00

2010-09-08T01:19:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I last updated my blog, so here goes.
Over the last few months it's been very busy, and I have been lucky enough to be involved with some great new work, such as new packaging characters for a cereal company, new character development for a large UK holiday company and some exciting work for a brand new childrens book. To add to that I have started work on new greeting card designs for Graphic Humour and hopefully some cool new character development for a well known retail chain.

New work

2010-04-23T08:14:00.000-07:00

Just completed these style setters for my agent. Its a new style for me, I hope you like it.

Character Development

2010-03-03T02:26:00.000-08:00

Hello, here are a few characters I have been working on via my agent for some potential new work. I like the way these develop from pencil to finished, so I thought I would share that with you.

Retail Point of Sale

2010-02-04T08:43:00.000-08:00

I thought these were worth a show, just produced these designs for a Greeting Card outlet.

Happy new year everyone

2010-01-13T02:48:00.001-08:00

Welcome to 2010. I hope to build on my client base this year, going into my 3rd year of freelance. If you have commissioned work over the last 2 years, thank you very much, I hope to hear from you again. If you haven't and are thinking to do so, please get in touch, you won't be disappointed.

Here is the latest style sheet that goes out to everyone I know and don't know.

Busy busy busy

2009-12-02T02:43:00.000-08:00

Hi there
I've got to say, phew what a busy period this has been. And it doesn't appear to be letting up. I'm not complaining either. Finally saw the end of a large project involving 350 or so illustrations for an illustrated glossary. I have posted a couple of samples for you to see. Also had some character development work for Morrisons Supermarkets and development work for Hasbro, which I'm afraid I can't show, but hopefully can soon when the projects come to an end.
I have had commissions from various Ad agencies including McCann Erickson in Manchester and the Design Division in Liverpool. Again I have posted some of the work for you to see. A wide range of work in various styles.

Also a huge passion of mine is greeting cards and I was commissioned to produce 6 designs for Graphic Humour which was great, thanks Alan for the opportunity.

Signing off for now

Fire Service Project

2009-10-09T01:15:00.000-07:00

It's been a very busy month so far, all thanks to The Apple Agency, with projects for The Fire Service. These pieces are to be used by the Birmingham Fire Service to promote health and safety to the younger age group. The Street scene was produced with separare objects to be stuck on later, and the Kitchen scenes show different kinds of hazards to be identified by the children. All produced entirely in Adobe Illustrator.

Glossary

2009-09-10T05:42:00.001-07:00

Here's one piece finished recently for a project I am currently working on. It's for an illustrated Glossary. It's a Chronometer if you were wondering. The glossary will have around 350 illustrations, this is just one of them. It's quite different again from the cartoon illustration that I usually produce, all done in illustrator.

Something completely different

2009-06-30T01:55:00.000-07:00

Here are a few black and white illustrations produced recently. The client had a very specific style they wanted and this is the result of quite a lot of work getting it right. They are produced in photoshop using a pen and tablet, something I had never really used until this project.

Fire Service Project

2009-06-30T01:50:00.000-07:00

Here is one finished piece from a brief for 2 illustrations for the Fire Service. They will be used as part of a road safety campaign. I will post the 2nd one once it it finished.

April

2009-04-27T06:05:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone.
April has been another busy month, lots of work at concept stage at the moment, so can't show anything yet, so here is another style sheet that shows a mix of new work and some a little older.

Busy Bee

2009-04-07T01:13:00.000-07:00

Hi there
It's been a very busy March for me. Finished some nice work over the last few weeks, and hopefully there is some more to come this month. Will keep you posted. Some of the people I have worked with recently have been Virgin Media, Macmillen Press and Local NHS. Here are a few of the style sheets that I email round to generate interest, they have some of the work in them that I have just finished.

Cheers
Dave

Avery

2009-02-09T01:25:00.000-08:00

Some more development on these 3 'Eco' characters for Avery. They are characters they are using to promote recycling.

Public Service Magazine

2009-01-21T06:15:00.000-08:00

I have just finished this piece of work for the Public Service Magazine. It is the quality business and current affairs magazine for senior managers in government.

istock illustration

2009-01-09T01:32:00.000-08:00

Hi there
Happy new year to you. at the end of last year I became a contributor to istock, I have a few images on there available for download, here are a few samples. I hope to build on this and develop a good folio of vector illustration covering all sorts of areas.

Sketch, line and finished

2008-11-27T15:48:00.000-08:00

Hello there
Thought I would post these step by step stages of 3 characters just developed for Avery.

Matalan Xmas Illustration

2008-10-28T08:49:00.000-07:00

Here is quite a nice piece just finished for some DM for Matalan.

Merry Christmas

2008-09-02T05:54:00.000-07:00

Might sound a bit daft I know, but if you need anything for your own Christmas promotions, or your clients have a big campaign planned, then now is a good time to get organised. Get in touch if you need any fun creative festive cartoonery.

Vimto

2008-08-27T03:20:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone
I can now tell you that a new online game is now active. http://vimtojetski.com
I was lucky enough to be involved with the character development for this. Please click the link and have fun.

Fosrenol

2008-08-19T01:30:00.000-07:00

This is one image that shows a style developed for a range of postcards that were produced for a pharmaceutical company earlier in the year.

Cheestring

2008-08-19T01:28:00.000-07:00

Here is some character development work I did for Cheestring.

Warner Bros

2008-08-19T01:22:00.000-07:00

I was very proud to have worked on these for Warner. They are very fussy about who works on their artwork, and I had to refine the way I worked for any of this to be passed by their studio.

Hasbro

2008-08-19T01:18:00.000-07:00

Earlier in the year I was asked to work on some character development for Hasbro, and the Connect 4 game. The work is currently being reviewed so fingers crossed.

Ladybird

2008-08-19T01:05:00.000-07:00

Getting very close to finishing the Ladybird project. It's been a long haul but most enjoyable. Here is another image form the project. This was for the poster insert that goes with the book Flying Machines.

Self Promo

2008-06-24T14:35:00.000-07:00

This was a self prom piece I did a couple of weeks ago, I am pleased with the end result. It was all done in illustrator.

Ladybird

2008-06-24T12:14:00.001-07:00

I'm really lucky at the moment to be working on this project for ladybird. It's a series of 4 books about how things work. Planes, Cars, Gadgets and the Human Body. Here are a couple of spreads completed.

character Development

2008-06-24T12:07:00.000-07:00

Here is another character development project I have on at the moment. It's for a childrens book and there are 12 different characters to create.

character Development

2008-06-24T07:03:00.000-07:00

This was a project to develop an 'Elf' Character for Consumer Direct. The Character is to be used on the Christmas Microsite to help the public with all their consumer rights.

Spaceships

2008-06-24T06:22:00.000-07:00

This is a new project that I am working on at the moment. It's quite a fun one too. I have been asked to develop artwork for pop out cardboard pieces that fit together to form 3D spaceships.

Greeting Card Design

2008-06-24T03:59:00.000-07:00

This was a piece I did for Quitting Hollywood, a UK Greeting card publisher. It was a trial brief supplied by themselves to see how I would do. Their response was good and I have now been placed on their Freelance books.

My first entry

2008-06-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

Hi there
This is going to be another platform other than my website to showcase work, I am going to try and keep this as up to date as possible, so this should display new and ongoing work I am involved with that isn't visible on my website, so please keep checking back.
Cheers
Dave