Chillisauce are an events management team based in london, who have a relaxed, quirky attitude towards their work. They asked me to redesign their addchillisauce website based around a series of bold and playful illustrations to reflect the ethos of the business. I had a great time working on both the illustrations and the design elements of the project simultaneously – I really felt like I learnt a lot about how both processes can influence each other in pretty surprising ways!
My starting point was an existing logo, which used a solid blocky typeface and a bright red/orange colour scheme. This had a big influence on the final style of the illustrations, which I hope will sit along side the logo as a natural extension of the brand.
For the website, I aimed for something a little more subtle – trying to avoid anything too boxy or cramped and using a light grey/red colour scheme. It was also a great opportunity to expand both my knowledge of jQuery (javascript library) and using WordPress as a fully fledged management system as opposed to just a blogging platform! Here are a few screenshots -
I also put together some business cards using the same illustration/design scheme -
Phew! It’s been a long time in development, but I’m pleased to finally tell you all about my latest project: working on the design and development for Riot Magazine, a new online publication catering towards the alternative indie/rock music scene (as well as interesting features and news from across the web).
I had a huge amount of fun experimenting with a crisp and subtle interface that would allow the content to expand and speak for itself. This was also a great opportunity to learn more about using WordPress as a fully fledged publishing platform – it really is a versatile system with a lot of great features!
Here are some screen shots, or alternatively head over to www.riotmagazine.co.uk!
I’m excited to announce that the second issue of vis/res is now available to order! Yet again expertly designed and curated by my friend Craig Matchett (supernovi.co.uk), issue 2 aims to expand upon the established format and features contributions by 10 fantastic designers and illustrators.
As before, I’ve been responsible for updating the website and taking the promotional photographs below – Enjoy!
Here are a few recent editorial illustrations I was asked to produce for Newton – an Italian science magazine designed by Leftloft in Milan. I’ll post some photos of the published work just as soon as I can get my hands on a copy!
