Wonderful Words



Although the festive season is far behind us, I came home this weekend and found this from when I was just 9, Oh the words of wisdom I had to give at such a young age. Plus what a great idea, Christmas being everyones Birthday, that way we all get two a year just like the Queen.

Happy Accidents




Sometimes you just come across beautiful things like this, I decided to take a picture to make the moment last a little longer.

Post




It is always lovely to receive post and after my stressful day yesterday getting these made me smile. Thank you so much to Jenny for the lovely bird (I do love it) and Darrin for the cute keyboard stickers.

Evaluating

I have been absent from blogging for a while now due to the intense workload I had to complete for my assessment which finished yesterday. I have spent the months since September creating the work below and it all came down to a half an hour slot yesterday. Getting criticism on your work can be really hard, what we do is personal and we become attached to it. My assessment went well, but they were harsh explaining my weaknesses and areas I need to improve and I had preempted all of their comments which in some ways made me feel better, but I did come away feeling quite down, I had worked so hard but It still wasnt good enough and maybe im not so naturally talented at design, I guess we are always learning and thats what design is all about and after photographing my work today and reflecting I see that although I can still improve I am actually quite pleased with what I have achieved this year and look forward to doing even better. So enjoy and let me know what you think.

This picture was posted first by my good friend Dylan but i agree Minneapolis I miss you.

Typeface

It has been a while since I have last posted, working towards assessment is eating up all of my time but as part of that work I have started to create my own typeface. I wanted one that wasn't too round but also not too angled around the edges so I made my own its been quite exciting although I have a long way still to go, heres how its starting to look, id like to do a lot more of this.

Festivities











Here are just a few of the things that made me smile this Christmas. As you get older it feels like the magic fades but spending time with the family is always nice even if a bit stressful. I just wanted to share my Christmas.... :)

Dissertation - Merry Christmas




Ok so It has not been at all easy but I am finally coming to the end of my dissertation, yippie. I have loved and hated it and still have a way to go but all the words are now down on paper! A relief to say the least!

nearly here....

my new and shiney website :)

Snow










I have just spent a really great day with my sister, we walked all over London on a crisp and snowy day, I couldnt have felt more christmassy! Strolling through the back streets, people watching from cafes, when our feet started to hurt, pretending to shop in Libertys and Harrods and then finally a trip to the Decode exhibition at the V&A which was amazing, the best exhibition iv been to in ages. Well it was a great day, I feel very happy, Merry Christmas!