Who or what is Banana Ink? Before I started up the studio & I was a mum at home, I engaged a lot in mummy networks, I stumbled across one lady and her love of inventing curious looking toys. A friend of a friend said she had paid for a logo and was horrified with… Continue reading Curious Crafts by the lovely Banana Ink!
Category: Creative
Balloon Birth Print.
A personalised balloon birth print I have just created with hand doodles based on a photo they sent me of the lampshade which was a paper balloon. I quite like it! (I changed the name) Making the Balloon Birth Print. So, This is true Andi Wilkinson Style. Balloons and Rainbows. I drew this balloon and… Continue reading Balloon Birth Print.
Marnie Print. A Personalised Birth Print
I love this Marnie Print. In addition to being a cutesy baby print, the bold lines and Benguiat typeface give it an air of a Hitchcock Saul Bass baby poster. Creating my Marnie Print. First I began with the trees. I created the basic shapes with the pen tool. Then I went along the edge… Continue reading Marnie Print. A Personalised Birth Print
Personalised Birth Print for Kamden
i created this personalised birth print baby Kamden. Making the print for Kamden. This print was for a friend in the USA, and the arrival of her new baby nephew. So, I can’t get enough of Americans and their themes. I based the design on his bedding fabric and baby shower theme. I love the… Continue reading Personalised Birth Print for Kamden
Birth Print for Little Eva
I created this birth print for my brand new great-niece Eva. So that means I am a great auntie! Creating Eva’s Birth Print. Her mummy loves Winnie The Pooh & Friends. So, I doodled them up & incorporated them into the print. As this is a Disney Themed illustration I would never create one like… Continue reading Birth Print for Little Eva
Wedding Print For Stephen & Emily
I love this wedding print for Stephen and Emily, Who live by the sea. Creating the print. The print uses a mixture of Geometric Sans and Scripted typefaces for the main layout. So how did I create it? Well, first I put pen to paper and drew the bunting and beach cottage elements. Next, I… Continue reading Wedding Print For Stephen & Emily
A Simple Wedding Print
A simple typographic wedding print for my gorgeous friends April & Ray. Creating the Wedding Print So There’s not a great deal I can say about this print, as it is very simple. It uses A mixture of slab serif and cursive typeface with bold colours. First I laid out my typefaces and wording. When… Continue reading A Simple Wedding Print
Son of Jor’El | A Superman Print
I created this Superman print at the request of a friend of mine. I used Photoshop, although I did need to follow a few tutorials! Creating the Superman Print Heads up to Abduzeedo for his fantastic tutorial. This artwork is not my creative style and I could not have created this Superman logo without it.… Continue reading Son of Jor’El | A Superman Print
BFest Wales 2013
I Just wanted to showcase this happy poster here! It’s for a small family charity day BFest Wales. Making a poster for BFest Wales. I began with a stock image of grass and sky. I wanted to create a notice board effect, so I used a simple notice board graphic. Next I overlaid the names… Continue reading BFest Wales 2013
Happy St Patricks Day!
Happy St Patricks Day All! I created this boozy little poster for St Patricks Day. For no real reason at all. It does make a really fun print though, so I can hang it on my wall around St Patricks Day. Wait, I’m not even Irish. This was rustled up in about half an hour… Continue reading Happy St Patricks Day!
Miss H | Old Skool Disko Poster | Singer Extroardinaire
This is just a quick poster for My Sister Miss H http://www.missh.co.uk. Creating My Miss H Poster. I Designed the print in a retro nineties style, with cool angles and bright neon colours. Note the smiley face. So It began as always with a blank canvas. First I added the circles and coloured them with pastel… Continue reading Miss H | Old Skool Disko Poster | Singer Extroardinaire
Purple Radio Poster | The Trip Festival Founder.
So my mate Paula is has a special birthday this weekend. What better way to celebrate than with a Purple Radio Party? I was asked to create a poster for the event, with the theme ‘peace and love’ This is what I came up with. Happy Birthday Paula! Purple Radio Poster I created two versions… Continue reading Purple Radio Poster | The Trip Festival Founder.
Birthday Invitation for Carter down in Mississippi
I love this birthday invitation. Here’s a little invite I did for my pal over in Mississippi! Bree wanted a fancy invite for her son’s first birthday. As my American pals love their themed parties, this was based around his colours. So, I grabbed a photo of his nursery bedding and went to work creating these… Continue reading Birthday Invitation for Carter down in Mississippi
Welcome to the World Wyatt!
I’m so thrilled for my friends April & Ray and their new cowboy Wyatt. Here’s a birth print I rustled up for him. Wyatt Print Americans are big on nursery themes, and cowboys were the order of the day. I created this using a mixture of western fonts and the colour schemes from his nursery… Continue reading Welcome to the World Wyatt!
Personalised Birth Prints
So someone was asking about personalised birth prints for her children. Someone had been offering them on Facebook as ‘Word Documents’ Ugh, I can’t even. However, It did give me the idea that this is something I can do as a sideline. When I taught graphic design, Typography was totally one of my favourite things… Continue reading Personalised Birth Prints
The Trip Festival 2011
After working on the Trip Festival 2010 and producing what I thought was some pretty sick artwork, I was asked to come up with a brand new concept for the Trip Festival 2011, which was due to be held at The Vaynol Estate in Bangor. Sadly due to unforseen circumstances, the festival did not go… Continue reading The Trip Festival 2011