De buen humor
De buen humor is the title of a travel book with photos, illustrations, drawings and ephemera. During my travels to Latin America in 2004 and while living in Barcelona I started collecting things that I found interesting, anything from foreign currency to matchboxes to old record sleeves.
I combined my findings with illustrations and photos similar to a diary of ideas and thoughts. I drew inspiration from market stalls, buildings, graffiti etc.
This week I will be giving a talk at the University of Portsmouth (21/11/08) about photography & book design. Themes to be addressed are: the process of shooting and documenting, the design process involved from initial research to choosing type and paper and the production of books on the basis of my own work.
I was asked to contribute to the ‘inspirational pages’ for the recent issue (4) of ULTRABOLD – The Journal of St Bride Library. I chose Francesca Woodman’s ‘Some Disordered Interior Geometries’ (1981) that has inspired me in my own work. The article is now available online.
Download Article | PDF
Great talks were given today by the likes of Geroge Hardie, Karl Martens, Jake Tilson, Spiekermann, William Hall etc at the seventh annual design conference ‘Seeking Inspiration’ at St Brides Library. It was well worth it and indeed inspirational.
I have recently given a talk at the University of the Creative Arts in Farnham to BA as well as MA photography students. Projects presented included the Pig Trilogy as well as Bodymatters and some of my newest commercial work.
I have been awarded the BIRGIT SKIOLD Book Design Award at the London Artist Book fair at the ICA for The Pig Trilogy. The three books, Carnis, Ossa et Corpus will be displayed at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in the new year.
Coming up soon! LAB’07 The LONDON ARTIST BOOK FAIR at the ICA from 23 – 25 Nov 2007 where some of my work will be on display and available for sale.
CREATIVES BEHIND THE LENS. A private view hosted by Corbis and Creative Review which was held at the Bridge SE1 on 27th September. I was one of the lucky ones to get shortlisted and had work on show. See the results here.
YCN at the RCA presented a showcase for emerging talent in Illustration and Design. Some of my work was included in the book display section.
Here some photos from the event itself.
You can now purchase some of my posters for £14 including postage in the SHOP Section.
The new design of my website has finally arrived. Uploaded with the latest project The Pig Trilogy which was my final work while doing my Masters at Central St Martins. Check it out and you can even download some posters, an introduction to the project and a foreword by Artist and Designer Julia Lohmann.