Browse my book design work by Genre
Note: I’m in the process of updating categories, so results using the links above may be limited for now - thank you for bearing with me!
Ballpoint Illustration / Paper Penguin
Part of my ballpoint origami series! As per usual, click through for extras if you’re curious!
Comic Lettering / Ocean City and Jumpsuit Johnson
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.
Digital Illustration / Bubbles Sweetshop
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!
Ballpoint Illustration / Paper Fox
These days, I just want to focus on the little things that make me happy. Like ballpoint pens and sketchbooks and origami animals. 🧡
Graphic Props / Antigone Funn's Enbalming Fluid
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.
Digital Illustration / The Road to El Dorado
"If it's any consolation, Miguel, you made my life an adventure. // If it's any consolation, Tulio, you made my life rich."
Graphic Props / Library Card inspired by Matilda
Needed a bookmark, so I made myself a little old school library checkout card.
Digital Illustration / Foil, Arms and Hog
I've been watching lots of Foil, Arms and Hog lately, while playing around with illustration styles…
Graphic Props / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"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…”
Digital Illustration / The Emperor's New Groove
Kuzco the man, Kuzco the llama, Yzma, Kronk, Chicha and Pacha
News / Really Rotten Rhymes - Written by Gabriel Fitzmaurice and Illustrated by Alice Coleman
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!
Graphic Design / 2018 in Book Covers
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!
News / Heroes and Villains at The Crawford Art Gallery
I am absolutely delighted to be part of the Heroes and Villains exhibition in the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork City.
Comic Lettering / Ocean City
Towards the end of last year, I was delighted to join Rogue Comics as a lettering artist for a comic series called Ocean City. Created by Colm Griffin, the comic tells a coming of age story about a boy "learning about the past, dealing with loss, and finding out where he fits in the world."