http://www.carys-ink.com carys-ink illustration & design Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:30:39 +0000 http://www.carys-ink.com en http://www.carys-ink.com/Edwards-Estate-Agents http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Edwards-Estate-Agents Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:30:39 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2946783 <img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2946783/Edwards_illo_01_800.jpg" width="800" height="642" width_o="800" height_o="642" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2946783/Edwards_illo_01_o.jpg" data-mid="15005501" border="0" align="left"/> project: Edwards Brand Refresh client: Edwards Estate Agents created: March 2012 Based in South Bristol, Edwards is an independent Sales and Lettings Agency, who are creative thinkers and keen to do something different. They were looking to further establish themselves as an integral part of the thriving and vibrant local community, and also to support and invest in local ventures. I was approached, along with marketing consultant Cheryl Crichton, to work on a brand refresh. A key element of this was the idea to collaborate with local artists/illustrators and to commission original artworks which would be used on the new 'sale' boards and across marketing materials. The first stage of the job involved slightly tweaking the existing logo and developing a new colour palette. Then I put together a set of brand guidelines, and designed the layouts for the sale boards. Then artworks were commissioned from members of Drawn in Bristol, a local illustration collective of which I am a member. Each illustrator was asked to come up with an image which answered the brief 'On the Move', the only real limitation being that the Edwards' brand green had to be incorporated in some way. The illustrators were given free reign to come up with something fresh, something different to the stereotypical imagery normally associated with estate agents. This is what they came up with... <img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2946783/saleboardsx4_800.jpg" width="766" height="1000" width_o="766" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2946783/saleboardsx4_o.jpg" data-mid="15005303" border="0" align="left"/> Illustrations by (clockwise from top left): Carys-ink, Holly Maguire, Slumber, and Michelle Barker. It is the intention that these boards will have a life span of around 12 months, at which point another set will be commissioned, with a different set of illustrators and a different theme! <img src="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2946783/carys_brandguide_vis_800.jpg" width="800" height="783" width_o="800" height_o="783" src_o="http://payload32.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2946783/carys_brandguide_vis_o.jpg" data-mid="15005288" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.carys-ink.com/Wow-Gorillas http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Wow-Gorillas Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:53:58 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2445416 <img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445416/SUPER_G_COMP_800.jpg" width="800" height="1764" width_o="1025" height_o="2261" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445416/SUPER_G_COMP_o.jpg" data-mid="14253292" border="0" align="left"/> project: Wow! Gorillas created: June 2011 The Wow! Gorillas project was organised by Bristol Zoo as part of their 175 year anniversary celebrations, to raise money and awareness of the conservation projects they are involved with. 60 life-size gorilla sculptures were placed around Bristol for 12 weeks over the summer, each having been designed and painted by a local artist. My design - Super G, Downhill Racer - spent the summer at St Nicholas Market, Corn Street. He was also transported to London for a 'profile raising' week with some of the other Gorillas before the charity auction took place in early september. This was an amazing project to be apart of and something unlike anything I had worked on before. I have posted up photos of Super G in his various stages of being painted on my blog - they can be seen here Super G was bought at the auction by a trio of partners, including Bristol City Council members and the traders of St Nic's - he has returned to the market to remain on public display. Photos: a: © Mark Mansfield flikr b: © Rob Daw www.robdaw.co.uk http://www.carys-ink.com/The-Party-Pirate http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/The-Party-Pirate Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:01:10 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2445337 <img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445337/pp_web_grabs_800.jpg" width="720" height="1250" width_o="720" height_o="1250" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445337/pp_web_grabs_o.jpg" data-mid="12321424" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445337/Party_Pirate_logo720_800.jpg" width="720" height="260" width_o="720" height_o="260" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445337/Party_Pirate_logo720_o.jpg" data-mid="12321417" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445337/twitter_bg-1.jpg" width="484" height="542" width_o="484" height_o="542" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445337/twitter_bg-1_o.jpg" data-mid="12321429" border="0" align="left"/> project: The Party Pirate created: September 2011 Logo, illustration style and website design for a new website/online shop. The Party Pirate is a one-stop shop for everything you might need for a kids party! www.thepartypirate.com This project was managed by Manage My Website, and the website was built by Kinetic Pulse. http://www.carys-ink.com/Training-2B http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Training-2B Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:11 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2445135 <img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445135/Photo_hello_800.jpg" width="720" height="545" width_o="720" height_o="545" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445135/Photo_hello_o.jpg" data-mid="12320259" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445135/logo_T2B_800.jpg" width="720" height="500" width_o="720" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445135/logo_T2B_o.jpg" data-mid="12320255" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445135/stationeryT2B_800.jpg" width="720" height="1128" width_o="720" height_o="1128" src_o="http://payload7.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2445135/stationeryT2B_o.jpg" data-mid="12320262" border="0" align="left"/> project: Training 2B created: November 2011 Logo design and business cards/letterheads for Training 2B - financial training specialists who deliver finance courses to a wide variety of clients including multi national businesses, public sector and charitable organisations. http://www.carys-ink.com/Silkscreen-Prints http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Silkscreen-Prints Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:37:52 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2416273 <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2416273/silkscreen_wheelie_tree.jpg" width="600" height="849" width_o="600" height_o="849" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2416273/silkscreen_wheelie_tree_o.jpg" data-mid="12164153" border="0" align="left"/> project: Silkscreen created: November 2011 I have recently become a member of new local illustration collective 'Drawn in Bristol' and as such have access to use their Silkscreen printing facilities - something i haven't done since art college! I had a lot of fun creating these first 2 prints - 'Wheelie Tree' and 'Racing Pigeon No.9' - each in an edition of 30, and really hope to do some more in the not too distant future. These prints are available to purchase through my online shop here. Process pictures can be seen on my facebook page here and here. <img src="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2416273/silskscreen_racingpigeon.jpg" width="600" height="849" width_o="600" height_o="849" src_o="http://payload5.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2416273/silskscreen_racingpigeon_o.jpg" data-mid="12164176" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.carys-ink.com/Use-More-Colour http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Use-More-Colour Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:55:08 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2392251 <img src="http://payload4.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2392251/Ink_dot_usemorecolour_800.jpg" width="800" height="565" width_o="1024" height_o="724" src_o="http://payload4.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2392251/Ink_dot_usemorecolour_o.jpg" data-mid="12035103" border="0" align="left"/> project: Ink-dot "Resolution" created: October 2011 This is a piece I created for the latest Ink-Dot show - 'Resolution' which opens at Colston Hall in Bristol on Dec 1st. Ink-dot run on the premise of setting an open brief, with a set colour palette, and this time an oval template had to be incorporated in some way. This is the image I came up with - a personal 'resolution' to use more colour, which was a goal i set myself a couple of months ago when I realised the prints I was trying to sell were all a bit monotone - I have now attacked this head on and have even started to use fluorescent colours in my silkscreen prints! http://www.carys-ink.com/Woodland-Wheels http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Woodland-Wheels Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:38:11 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2392183 <img src="http://payload4.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2392183/Woodland_wheels_com_sm_800.jpg" width="720" height="1261" width_o="720" height_o="1261" src_o="http://payload4.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2392183/Woodland_wheels_com_sm_o.jpg" data-mid="12034737" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload4.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2392183/woodland_wh_fox_800.jpg" width="720" height="960" width_o="720" height_o="960" src_o="http://payload4.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2392183/woodland_wh_fox_o.jpg" data-mid="12034853" border="0" align="left"/> project: Woodland Wheels created: November 2011 These are some of a series of original artworks I created by drawing with POSCA marker pens directly onto chunky pieces of plywood. A new method of working for me, and a very enjoyable one! The pieces were created to sell via the Drawn in Bristol Pop-Up shop which opened mid-november in Cabot Circus, Bristol. http://www.carys-ink.com/Big-Boat-Little-Boat http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Big-Boat-Little-Boat Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:11:07 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 2123035 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2123035/little boat_smaller.jpg" width="600" height="852" width_o="600" height_o="852" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/2123035/little boat_smaller_o.jpg" data-mid="10583866" border="0" align="left"/> project: Big Boat, Little Boat Exhibition created: september 2011 I am very pleased and proud to be a member of the new Bristol based illustration collective 'Drawn in Bristol'. This image was for the first group show, with each illustrator creating 1 piece - a little boat or a big boat. This is my 'little boat'. http://www.carys-ink.com/Boneshaker-Magazine http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Boneshaker-Magazine Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:11:23 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 1901581 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/1901581/Boneshaker_COVER_VIS_FIN_800.jpg" width="800" height="556" width_o="978" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/1901581/Boneshaker_COVER_VIS_FIN_o.jpg" data-mid="9416436" border="0" align="left"/> project: Boneshaker Magazine client: Boneshaker Magazine created: August 2011 Boneshaker Magazine is a very cool bicycle related publication - full of articles, personal stories and anecdotes relating to all things bike, coupled with some great photography and illustration. It was a real privilege for me to be asked to illustrate a wrap-around image for use on the cover of the magazine. The illustration was based on a mis-pronounciation of 'Quad-biking' from my young son... Cod-Biking is born! www.boneshakermag.com <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/1901581/boneshakerissue6_sneakypeek_800.jpg" width="800" height="411" width_o="1024" height_o="527" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/1901581/boneshakerissue6_sneakypeek_o.jpg" data-mid="9417027" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.carys-ink.com/Deadly-Is-The-Female http://www.carys-ink.com/following/carys-ink.com/Deadly-Is-The-Female Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:59:00 +0000 carys-ink illustration & design 1809228 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/1809228/DeadlyFemale_logo_800.jpg" width="720" height="764" width_o="720" height_o="764" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35552/1809228/DeadlyFemale_logo_o.jpg" data-mid="8927240" border="0" align="left"/> project: Deadly Is The Female client: Manage My Website / Deadly Is The Female created: April 2010 I was asked to create a logo for Deadly Is The Female - an online boutique selling 'Everything a Pin Up could need'... vintage style fashion, lingerie and accessories. The brief for the logo was fairly specific in terms of the style required and had to include a glamourous model and a Hairless Chinese Crested dog called Gomez, who belongs to the shop's owner. The online boutique was designed and built through Manage My Website www.deadlyisthefemale.com