Tag Archives: illustration

How to get stitched up at The Empire State Building…

…without setting foot in New York. It’s simple genius with these beautiful stitched illustrations by Peter Crawley. So original, they delicately depict the kind of detail you thought only possible with a fine liner. The work ranges from highly technical pieces like ‘Empire State Building’ to minimalistic creations like ‘Owl’. Hand crafted with a just [...]

Cheese ads that tickled me

As a passionate cheese lover, I appreciate anything that illustrates its delicious qualities. My favourite ads are those from Cathedral City, mainly because they focus on the vulnerability experienced when smelling melted cheese. Something I know plenty about. Now, Albion has created a set of press adverts for Tickler cheese to demonstrate how precious it [...]

A trip down memory lane

During my A Levels, I had to write a project based on my favourite Illustration. For me, the choice was easy. I’d always adored the detailed and jovial drawings which accompanied one of my favourite children’s books – Alice in Wonderland. It was a coincidence then, that Lewis Carroll attended Christ Church College in Oxford [...]

A new kind of book illustration

Ever wanted to be a touch more inventive with your Sharpie? John Clark draws film noir inspired Sharpie portraits on vintage book pages, leaving a bit of text floating in the background to hint at the background of the piece. The result is a one-of-a-kind “story” – a portrait with a literary history, a story [...]

Something for the girlies…

Are you a girl who lusts after big steaks, juicy burgers and succulent ribs? Well Meat Club (girls only) have the answer. They’ve created a cookbook purely for girls that celebrates all things meaty. For such an unusual idea, it’s been brought to life in such a delicate way with cute, hand-drawn illustrations that are [...]