I Love Analogue: A Photo of Glorious Brighton Beach…

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I’m obsessed with taking pictures and I’ve been obsessed with the beach ever since I was little. We’d go there on hot days after school just to kick back and enjoy the summertime outside. Some things never change I guess, and before I even started Pretty Litter Magazine (an arts, fashion and lifestyle coffee table magazine I produced where I was Editor and Designer, in which I dedicated a whole section each issue, entirely to people’s love of analogue photography, called ‘I Love Analogue’), I took my Fisheye camera (from Lomography) out and experimented like crazy. And this is one of the shots that came back. In fact I actually had several film cameras on the go at one time so I could mix it up a little bit. It was always such a wondrous surprise when the photos came back from the lab. I’ve written countless articles about the joys of analogue. I might publish them online one day as at the moment they’re all locked up in the printed issues of PL, but for now, here’s a nice picture for you to bask in…

BRIGHTON BEACH FISHEYE

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An ‘I Love Analogue’ spread in Pretty Litter Magazine

A Pop of Neon

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I absolutely love these neon lampshades by Made.com. Such a cool and simple way to add a bit of colour and pop to a room or space. And they’re in the sale at the moment and start at just £19! Perfect!

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A Brighton Sunset

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Being incredibly fortunate to live about thirty seconds away from the sea, right on the border of Brighton and Hove, whenever I get a spare hour I’ll make an effort to go for a nice long walk along the seafront. In fact, it’s not really an effort as it’s always so wonderful whatever the season or weather. But working from my home studio sometimes I do need reminding that there’s a world out there away from the computer. And when I do, this is very typical of what awaits me. Nature is so incredibly beautiful and so very powerful, and sometimes when something is on your mind or if you’re perhaps not feeling 100%, a simple walk in the fresh air can do wonders for the senses and make us feel alive again…

BRIGHTON SUNSET

New York Times Cover: Nicki Minaj

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How incredible is this cover? So bright. So bold. So eye catching! It reminds me of our first ever cover for Pretty Litter Magazine… Yellow is a very underrated colour in design I think… What are your thoughts about it?

Nicki Minaj Cover New York Times Magazine

Kiteworld Magazine: issue 76

The lovely issue 76 of Kiteworld (and sadly my last) is back from the printers. I had a bit of a task on my hands with this shot as it was so clean. The only conclusion I came to was to have a clean urban design for it, letting the purity of the image speak for itself. The contrast of the solid black logo and the solid white 76 with the beautiful blues and the greens in the water works so well…

You can see most of the covers I’ve produced for Kiteworld here. I was Art Director on Kiteworld during issues 31 to 76! A long and happy design marriage for nearly 8 years : )

Kiteworld Magazine: issue 76

Kiteworld Magazine: issue 75

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The final cover art before it goes to print for issue 75 of Kiteworld. I had such fun playing around with typography on this one. The shot was quite empty around the rider so I had lots of room to play with which is always nice. I like the fact that it almost looks like I created a stack of words that the rider is gently nestling on, like typographic jenga : )

And what do you make of my two-tone logo? I always like to have a little something different with my work. It doesn’t have to be completely outrageous and sometimes it’s just me that notices it, but that’s fine.

Kiteworld Magazine

Kiteworld Magazine: issue 74

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Here is my work for Kiteworld mag, issue 74. I decided to go with a lovely warm, analogue feel on the cover shot, almost a 70s surf vibe. I did this by pulling out the yellow in the curves in Photoshop, as well as the cyan and black a little bit to give it that retro, faded by the sun look.

Using a classic serif typeface also helps to sell this magazine as something that has class and authority with its subject. Kiteworld’s tagline is ‘The Original Kitesurfing Journal’, and it being the biggest selling KS mag in the world the overall look I always want to create for it is clean, high end and timeless.

Kitworld magazine issue 74

KITEWORLD MAGAZINE ISSUE 74 EDITORIAL