Week notes #2 Last week I began by saying it's been a largely uneventful week. I feel like saying the same this week so I guess from now on, unless I start my Week notes saying
Week notes Week notes #1 This has largely been an uneventful week. I'm still in redundancy limbo at work not knowing for certain whether I'm going to be made redundant or not but kind of already know that's
Week notes Week notes #0 There seems to be a resurgence in personal blogs which is great and it's got me inspired to get back into writing more.Another thing I’ve seen cropping up quite a lot
Design Sony: using their head(phone)s Followers on Twitter will know I love podcasts. I listen to them every day and as a result have acquired a fairly chunky number of subscriptions along the way. One of the most
My Apple buying habits A few days ago, I sent this tweet:“The reality is many consumers are quite content with the iPhone they have and they will only get a new one when it breaks or
Reading The Count of Monte Cristo Last year, I planned to read more and failed miserably. I used to read a lot and the last few years it's tailed off a bit so this year, I wanted to try
Personal Re-thinking my podcast habit I'd like to start by stating this is a very personal revelation. You're probably going to read this and think "Duh, you've only just got here?" so don't say I didn't warn you.
Personal Couch to 5K: about half way Since we found out we were having a baby, fitness kind of fell of the radar a bit. When the baby came a long and we were sleep deprived zombies, doing exercise wasn't
Comics 3 pages inked! My schedule doesn’t usually allow me time to smash out page after page of comics but having a week off work afforded me time to do just that.A comic I started
Comics It’s ok to start over I’ve finally started work on a comic I’ve had bouncing around my head for years. The characters and story are starting to slot into place but there’s still a lot
Personal Back to blogging It's been a while since I last tried to define what this blog is about. Going back through the archives, it's moved around in it's focus as my own focus and interests have
Comics The Horror “The Horror” - quick sketchbook comic strip. Being English, this is the stuff of nightmares for me…
Learnuary What's the right tool to use? there is no right tool in a general sense, only the right tool for you I don't get asked questions very often but when I do, it's often about the tools I use.
Learnuary Learnuary resources I've not really had a chance to contribute any visual stuff to the Etherington Brothers #learnuary campaign yet but wanted to get something quick out there for people to start mulling over so
Reading 2018 Reading List 2017 has been a shocking year for my reading. Other than comics, I've not finished reading a single book this year and I'm not at all happy about that. Admittedly, I've been busier
inktober Reflecting on Inktober 2017 At the time of writing, I've yet to actually complete my Inktober project. I've got day 31 pencilled and partially inked but it's pretty much in the bag so I feel I can
Creative Spotting... erm redux? Some of you may recall a blog post I wrote last year about taking the idea of spotting someone at the gym but for creative pursuits. I still really like the idea and
Inktober - A few tips In a few weeks, I'll be taking part in my third Inktober project. I've learned a few things doing these projects so I thought I'd jot down a few tips. Official prompt list
Comics My process I’m nearing the end of a project for Bottleneck Gallery to produce 50 illustrations for their customers. I’ve been posting photos and time-lapse videos to Instagram and Facebook along the way
Comics Wrestling with character Most people who know me will probably be sick of hearing me say that I’m working on a comic. Hell, I’m sick of telling people and not just getting on with
Sketch app Open .ai in Sketch Today I was sent an Illustrator (.ai) file from a client which I needed to use to output a .svg file. The only problem is I don't have Illustrator so I had to
Process Creative spotting When I draw, it's often in isolation. I don't have any friends nearby with whom I can just hang out with to shoot the shit about drawing cartoons and comics. I get really
Apps Killing in the name of (an icon) Yesterday Instagram released an update to their app which included some UI design changes and a new icon. When I checked out their video, one of the first comments I saw (sorry, I
30dwc 3rd October 2004 This is an x-ray of my chest that day. Both my lungs collapsed to a very dangerous level - the small white parts either side of my spine are my lungs, the black
