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  • Cows are Really Meaty - collection 'Cows are REALLY Meaty' illustration show exhibition     2013 Character Design, Drawing, Illustration
  • Whitebeam - album Album packaging design and illustration for Dublin based duo, Whitebeam     2013 Graphic Design, Illustration, Packaging
  • Power Girl - The Extraordinaires Power Girl from The Extraordinaires Design Studio, a creative thinking game for problem solvers aged between 8 and 108.     2013 Character Design, Game Design, Illustration
  • Becoming a Successful Illustrator Illustrated book jacket for 'Becoming a Successful Illustrator'     2013 Illustration, Packaging, Typography
  • Wired Magazine - Rap Genius Editorial illustrations on Rap Genius, an online rap translation service, for Wired Magazine UK.     2013 Character Design, Illustration, Typography
  • TUZO - Mexican Kitchen Illustrations for Tuzo's, new Mexican kitchen/ burrito bar in Dublin     2012 Character Design, Digital Art, Illustration
  • When I Die... Illustration for 'Damn Fine Dublin' 2 colour screen print exhibition     2012 Digital Art, Drawing, Illustration
  • Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Illustrated Beatles song, Obladi, Oblada for Illustrators Ireland group show, 'The Illustrated Beatles', curated by Peter Donnelly.     2012 Character Design, Illustration, Typography
  • Let Your Dreams Fly Illustrated steampunkesque flying machine based on implausible 18/19th century conceptual designs. Have a dream and believe:)     2012 Character Design, Illustration, Typography
  • TuJacques Illustrated band logo and album cover art     2012 Graphic Design, Illustration, Music
  • Evil Genius - The Extraordinaires For a new product by The Creativity Hub to be released next year     2012 Character Design, Game Design, Illustration
  • Smorgasboard - Game A Board Game especially designed for Foodies     2012 Game Design, Illustration, Packaging
  • Menu Cover Illustrated fold over menu cover for Dublin restaurateur Dylan McGrath's new venue, Fade Street Social.     2012 Character Design, Illustration, Packaging
  • Revolution For a while, as a kid I was fascinated by sign language and spent hours learning it with a friend. To us, it was a secret language only we could understand.

    I think my best illustrations always have a element of the unpredictable about them, a serendipitous input. Something that wouldn’t normally be associated with the subject. While roughing out my thoughts on the Revolution illustration I’d photographed my own hand (in the traditional fist of defiance pose) for reference. As I sketched away my mind flashed back to the bookmark I’d used to learn sign language as a kid. It had had the full alphabet in a grid pattern, each hand position had a small black and white line art illustration with the letter underneath.

    I quickly found reference for the Sign Language Alphabet online and played around with a grid pattern. I’d earlier thought the idea of a silent revolution was a powerful idea but hadn’t found a way to represent it. The “Signs” idea seemed to cover this also. In the grid format I still had 2 squares to fill. So I dropped in a 17th century General (to represent past revolutions) at the end and a hash tag, representing modern media’s role in calling forth, reporting on, and tracking down revolutionists.

    The other element I should mention is the illustration style. I have quite a mixed background when it comes to style influences. I studied technical illustration, worked on The Beano and had several years in TV animation before finding illustration about 20 years ago. I’d like to think that successfully merging together multiple styles within the grid represents a more personal struggle to find a style that is mine. Possibly for me, this is the real resolution and evolution of this REVOLUTION.         2011 Digital Art, Fine Arts, Illustration
  • 7up Wonderland 7up Winter Wonderland branding. Usage inc. above & below the line inc. 6 sheets, bus wraps & posters     2011 Branding, Graphic Design, Illustration
  • Anatomical study Anatomical Study - Day of the Dead Style     2012 Drawing, Illustration, Typography
  • INFERNO chilli Chilli Sauce LabelsDesigned and Illustrated for Mic's Chilli.     2010 Branding, Illustration, Packaging
  • Caffeine Junkie Personal project     2011 Illustration, Graphic Design, hand lettering
  • BBQ Chilli - Packaging BBQ Chilli packaging design and illustration project for Mic's Chilli     2012 Graphic Design, Packaging, Illustration
  • Illustrated Coffee Cup Design Disposable Coffee Cup Design for Cavistons     2011 Graphic Design, Illustration, Packaging
  • Señora Lavery The Freeman's Journal 29 May 1922
    A secret alliance between South American states and the Republic of Ireland came to light yesterday. The newly formed committee for Latino Monetary Union (LMU) appears to have held high level meetings with a delegation of Irish Ministers, including Éamon de Valera, with a view to Ireland replacing the Irish Pound. The Secretary of State for Finance, Michael Collins, refused to comment on the speculation but it is believed prototypes of the notes are secretly being worked on.         2012 Digital Art, Drawing, Illustration
  • It's all GEEK to me... Editorial illustrations for Professional Manager magazine for an article outlining the communication difficulties between technical and managerial colleagues.     2012 Character Design, Digital Art, Illustration
  • Illustrated Barcodes Barcodes grace almost every product we sell. Concidering how much package real estate they command, why shouldn't they be more fun?     2013 Illustration, Packaging, Print Design
  • Chilly Moo Packaging Packaging design and illustration for frozen yogurt     2012 Graphic Design, Illustration, Packaging
  • Just my TYPE Selection of hand drawn lettering solutions     2013 Drawing, Illustration, Typography
  • Skillnet Poster Hand lettered, 2 colour, A2 direct mail poster for Skillnet Ireland     2012 Illustration, Print Design, Typography
  • I is for Inca Alphabet Themed Posters     2011 Illustration
  • Sweet Chilli Packaging Design     2011 Graphic Design, Illustration, Packaging
  • Carlow Arts Festival - Poster Poster and programme cover for the Carlow Arts Festival in Ireland.     2013 Graphic Design, Illustration, Typography
  • Ace of Spades 'Ace of Spades', my contribution to the '52 Shades of Greed' deck of cards project.     2012 Digital Art, Drawing, Illustration
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