I’ve picked up plenty of odd hobbies and fascinations during lockdown, and penmanship is one of them. I was at a virtual class late last year and the designer mentioned Shakespeare’s handwriting, which sparked my curiosity. I ended up falling down a rabbit hole exploring the handwriting and signatures of historical figures, taking an interest in all the little quirks that can reveal a lot about someone’s character. Long story short: here’s a handful of quotes I liked, in handwriting I found interesting. (This isn’t a serious project btw; just a fun little dalliance through history via handwriting. So these are more approximations than exact replicas of each handwriting style.)

I read Terry Pratchett's Going Postal recently, and not surprisingly, it got me thinking about post. I like his idea of letters being like "little packets of history" and the fact that you can seal a letter with a "loving kiss" or whathaveyou. I've been lucky enough to read old postcards my relatives wrote decades ago - about their travels and their work and their romances! - and it makes me think that perhaps we lost something when we moved to emails and DMs.

I’ve been thinking about music, Lou Ottens, and analog tech lately. Click through for playlists and stuff!

“Be the rabbit. The humble bunny can outwit all of his enemies. He’s brave, and sneaky, and strong. Be the rabbit.”

I’ve been interested in Ui and Ux design for a while now. I took a couple online courses a few years back, and every now and then I play around with the various app ideas knocking around my head. Yoga Flow is one of them.

When I started practicing Yoga a few years back, I wanted an app like this and couldn’t find one. I just wanted a library of yoga positions, so I could select the ones I wanted and semi-automatically create a routine that would flow together reasonably well. I have a bunch of features in mind that I’d love in an app like this, and I had a lot of fun designing it. It was mostly an excuse to explore Ui and Ux design, though I genuinely would like this app to exist. Is there one out there that comes close? (Or is there a coder out there who would like to make one with me? XD )

I've had some empty wall space in my room for a while now, and wanted to fill it with something that represented my love of graphic design, illustration and film. So I decided to recreate one of my favourite hero props, from one of my favourite films. Lots of fun to make, I love all the little details, and I'm happy to have improved on the blank wall situation (even if the frame I bought is slightly too small)!

Part of my ballpoint origami series! As per usual, click through for extras if you’re curious!

For the past while, I've been part of the team @rogue_comics_ir , working with Colm Griffin ( @artofcolmgriffin ) on the Ocean City series, and upcoming book, Jumpsuit Johnson. Gill ( @gillzebub ) has been a wonderful editor along the way too! I love working with text and images, so comic lettering is always a pleasure. These are some of my favourite panels; bringing SFX to life on the page and making it feel part of the scene is so satisfying! 😊 All artwork is Colm's.

This is part of a series of storefronts I'm working on at the moment, inspired by my friends and family. In this case; this little sweetshop is for my brother, who has a very sweet tooth and always seems to have a selection of sweets to share! I taught a workshop based on this illustration, so if you’re curious about my process, take a look below!

These days, I just want to focus on the little things that make me happy. Like ballpoint pens and sketchbooks and origami animals. 🧡

I had a lot of fun designing and illustrating these! I've loved the Wooden Overcoats podcast for years, and recently started listening from the beginning again. I really wanted to bring a little piece of Piffling Vale to life, so just for fun, I made myself a little bottle of Antigone Funn's Embalming Fluid - with a fresh Clementine and Cinnamon scent of course! - and a few little Funn Funerals business cards.

"If it's any consolation, Miguel, you made my life an adventure. // If it's any consolation, Tulio, you made my life rich."

Needed a bookmark, so I made myself a little old school library checkout card.

I've been watching lots of Foil, Arms and Hog lately, while playing around with illustration styles…

"This time she found a little bottle on it, ('which certainly was not here before,' said Alice,) and round the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words 'Drink me' beautifully printed on it in large letters…”

Kuzco the man, Kuzco the llama, Yzma, Kronk, Chicha and Pacha

I’m delighted to share the news that Really Rotten Rhymes - the first children’s book I’ve had the opportunity to illustrate - is now available to pre-order!

In January 2018, I got a new job as a book cover and general graphic designer with Mercier Press, a publisher based in Cork. I have always loved reading and books and design and art and typography, so this job has been a wonderful experience so far. For over a year now, I have loved exploring ideas and capturing stories through images and words, and I love pushing my skills a little bit further with every new project that comes my way. So today, I wanted to celebrate some of that work, by gathering some of my favourite covers from 2018. Keep an eye out for them in bookshops!