Poster love

Like the title of this post suggests, I am loving this poster advertising a night at Baby Juniper Bar in Leeds, no idea if the bar is any good - but judging by the poster I am going to say it is.

A mystical wedding

This is a picture I made for some friends as a present. I think I printed it too large though and it would have looked better postcard size. Too late now anyway. Still the time it took me to make - I think it deserves some webspace - so here it is!

PRINT PARTY MADNESS

A flyer (or rather invite) I created for the Boyfriends big 30. The theme is print - so everyone has to wear their most outrageously bright and printed clothing - preferably all at once!

I wish all my graphic design work was THIS MUCH FUN!!

Hippy trippy graphic styles

Alan Aldridge is an illustrator/ painter/ graphic designer born in London's East End.

His son is the fashion photographer Miles Aldridge - who I featured here, he also has 3 model daughters as well, one is Lily - who married Caleb from The Kings of Leon.

He is famous for his psychedelic, trippy, collage style images of the Beatles, and created album covers from the 60's and 70's. He is apparently most famous for the picture book "The Butterfly Ball & the Grasshopper Feast" which is a series of illustrations featuring insects and other creatures.

His style is very reminiscent of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine - of which us O'Leary kids greatly enjoyed as on rainy days.

He has more recently collaborated with brands such as Paul Smith and Mac Cosmetics (see below)

This poster for Andy Warhol’s film “Chelsea Girls” was designed by Alan Aldridge in 1966 and features model Penelope Tree. The artist was arrested with the accusation of pornography.

KALEIDOSCOPE by Alan Aldridge

Alan Aldridge for Paul Smith - on right Miles and Alan Aldridge for Mac Cosmetics

From Eye Magazine

Jigsaw Advent Calendar

Have you had a look at the the Jigsaw Advent Calendar yet?

One of my freelance jobs at the moment is working with Jigsaw, and luckily for me it involved creating loads of animated gifs! Go check it out here. It was also turned into wrapping paper which you will find in stores around the country.

Jaguar Shoes, Phillip Smileys Hive

We popped in to Jaguar Shoes a few weeks ago on a random Shoreditch crawl (don't rule Shoreditch out just yet, there are a few little gems) Jaguar shoes never fails with it's interior decor or rather exhibition space. This time stunning illustrations cover the wall of bees and nymph type creatures gobbling up honey. There is also a film installation and the most incredible bumble bee disco ball.

These images from Dazed Digital.

A little fact for you, Philip Smiley is actually the guy on the front of the hugely successful 'The Selby'
book. Go check out his house here.

random image from google image via Corks and Caftans

Promoting myself!

I am, as you probably know, a graphic/digital designer, and although I can turn my hand to pretty much any project, my main focus over the last however many years has been fashion retail. I have created this to use as promotion and will make various others depending on what company it's sent to and the season.

If you know anyone in the industry, please forward my details!

Thanks! Grace x

Wedding Invitations

Here are 2 versions of some wedding invites I designed for my good friend Liz. Soon to be Elizabeth Shah, isn't that pretty? sounds like something out of a Mills and Boon novel or something...
This weekend I am off on her hen do to IBIZZZZZAAAAAHHHH exciting!

Monochrome Graphics

I really like the simplicity of these bold graphic posters for Melt. I am a sucker for monochome and red and of course the use of lips as a graphic image.

Which for some reason bought me to this, which I also really like! belonging to a coffee shop in Soho.

Driving Soundtrack

Have you seen Drive yet? I'm not one for watching films with violent bits (I'm a wimp) but this one I loved. Proper 80s styling with a brilliant soundtrack that I cannot stop playing. The fact that Ryan Gosling is in it, kinda helps as well.

from Supply.com

from thefancy

Patterns on cards

I was inspired by this site to use my patterns on my business cards.

Beautiful Invite

Spotted this on the September Industry. What did we call these things at school? origami foldy predictor game thingys... did they have a name? Anyway this is a posh one for a Mulberry press day. Very nice.

Milwaukee bus tickets

Just read about his in Creative Review. Kindra Murphy bought the lot from a flea market, they date from around 1930 - the 1980s. Read more in this months Creative Review. She has loads more on her flickr account. 

They remind me a bit of the dog racing tickets you used to get from Walthamstow dogs...

Doing some research on album covers...

Inka Järvinen - Graphic designer and Illustrator

Hello Me : Video Club

Poster design by Berlin collective Hello Me. 

Sara Cwynar, Artist, Documents on Private Life

I stumbled across Sara who is a New York based artist and Graphic designer via this blog showing images of her work 'Documents on Private Life' Described as a collection of secrets with images from Interior design books, mixed with diaries and photographs.

The work feels very British, the imagery of the architecture and the bleakness of some of the photographs, which is interesting as she seems to be from Canada, and now living in New York.

There are lots more interesting projects on her site and her Tumblr has some inspiring images.

I have also started a Tumblr here. According to my co-workers, that is immature. Nice. What do they know. I think it's a great way collating all your images into one place, that you can access wherever you are and whenever you are in need of some quick inspiration!

Invitation Inspiration

Been researching hand painted/written invites. Found these on various sites.

Beautiful calligraphy by  Betsy Dunlap, who has a lovely blog here.

Pretty watercolours by Spencer Studio - I wonder if each one is painted? thats a lot of patience.

More of a poster I expect, a big black splodge. Like it. More cool posters by the same people here: Public Release.

Finally its Friday evening

Time to get me a bottle of this stuff. No not really, I'm more of a Cab Sav kinda girl. Whiskey is a lovely colour though isnt it.

Another lovely new fashion site

This time by Paper, a company specialising in beautiful luxury womenswear, not in my price range unfortunately as I'm always skint, but I can appreciate the clothes and website and the AW11 film is lovely and well worth a watch.