05/03/08 - New Job, New Music
I'm nothing if not consistently delayed, eh?
I got a new job! That's right, it's only taken me the best half of a decade but I've finally scored a nice Alan-shaped graphic designer hole to sit in. Not been there long but it all seems to be going well. I'm not a personal blogging-type person so I
won't give you all the gory details sadly, but why would you really want to know everything? It's all irrelevant to the rest of everything anyway.
With thanks to Matty I have become a big fan of the dub and reggae movements and recommend you all check out some of this stuff, it'll cure what ails ya! I also have some treats along similar lines but you will have to wait, they are stricktly Work In Progress (yes, so WIP they are strickt with a 'k').
Re-reading the previous post I must apologise, there will most likely be no competition. It was rubbish anyway. I think it involved me asking for band/artist names that I could use to mock up some designs. Things like that help me to actually do designs, when I have something to work towards, but since I have a job and am pretty busy much of the time I won't be having time to do things like that. That isn't to say I won't be doing any more Graphic Design - far from it - I just need to get a bit more settled. I've gone more in the musical direction recently and if there is anything I can say for my impulses is that they come like the waves of the sea, and that at any moment another one could come along. I could be bored of/uninspired by playing and writing music in a month's time so it is best to get it out of my system while it is here.
Everything in the shop is still for sale so please go and spend a few quid on some merchandise. All that in there is limited edition stuff, if I do more they will, most likely, be alternative designs. Change the world, spend a tenner!
Alan.
23/01/08 - Updates
Me again.
Just to let you know I have now got my 'websites' page up and running. This new page features some of the sites I have designed and also some of the MySpace layouts I have produced. As you probably know there are more sites designed than I have put up, but these are the ones that are currently active and I can link to without getting any errors. It's always a shame when websites go down, but there is always a bit of hope they they have re-emerged somewhere else and just not told anybody yet. Still, take a look and let me know what you think, I value every opinion I receive and they always help me in future projects.
Speaking of future projects, I am on the look-out for something great to get my teeth (and maybe my mouse) stuck into over the next couple of months, so if you have a grand scheme you would like me to work on with gusto please drop me a line.
I have put one new design up in the 'work' section. It's only a mock-up (possibly) for now but I really enjoyed the direction I took on it. Tell me what you think (it's the 'Truth By Proxy' item) as a CD cover. I can imagine it looking quite good, I might do a full mock-up and put it in a case just to go completely nuts. After using some fun techniques that could easily be used again and again I have been thinking I might be onto something good.
I'm thinking up a competition here.. this is going in BOLD. I will get back to you on this. A competition.
Ok, it is time to get away from the design. From next week I will be looking after my folks' cat for a few weeks, so that will be nice. Plus I get free food and beer for doing it so I can't really complain. That's all for now chaps, I hope to see some (or all) of you out for my birthday in a couple of weeks. I Blame You will be playing with The Black Monday Suicides and Sam Jones at the Basement Bar on Sat 9th so head down and get me a drink!
Take care, Alan.
13/01/08 - New Year!
Hello everyone and a warm welcome to 2008.
What has been going on in my world? Well not much yet, after Christmas and trips to Spain I haven't had much time to get stuff done, but that might all change now. Once again I'm pimping myself out to the world of the internet so if you are in a BAND or would just like some artwork done for your wall get in touch with me. I offer very reasonable prices and always have satisfied customers!
Look forward to hearing from you soon.
12/12/07 - Nearly Christmas
The festive period is almost amongst us (although for some it seems to have been here for at least a month now) and
plans have been made for merry-making. I have a week and a half before I complete my current job then after Christmas
I'm off to Spain for a week, which should be nice. I Blame You played our first gig at the weekend just gone and it
went really well. Check out our MySpace in the previous entry for pics and stuff.
That's all for now, new things are on their way for the new year!
24/11/07 - A brief update
I have been quite busy with the new band I am in - I Blame You, and so haven't been doing that much work recently apart from a few ongoing projects for some clients. Because of this I don't have any new work to show you but on the upside we're playing our first gig at Bushy's Basement Bar on 8th December. If you can get down you should, it will be a laugh if anything. I've got some canvases which I intend to paint on at some point plus I have some ideas for some tasty graphics work which I might commit to at some point. Stay tunes folks!
02/10/07 - It's been a while, no?
I can only apologise for my tardiness. I have been working on a few lovely bits of work, including a rather
splendid store for Mr Berry's website. It is in the final stages of development so it should be up and running
pretty soon - if he has anything to sell in it, that is.
Other than those things I haven't had a
chance to get on with any of my own work so there isn't much to tell. Hopefully soon myself and Mr EdWorldComics
himself Jacob Beard will get together again and produce some dazzling artwork between us. Speaking of which,
head over to his MySpace (link on the Links page) as Volume 1 of the epic Graphic Novel is now on sale. Go get it!
15/08/07 - Website updates
You might notice the new navigation bar at the top. As well as making it easier to work with (no Javascript!)
I have added a few more pages, mainly Websites and Prices.
The Websites page will shortly operate
similar to the Work page whereby there will be a gallery of websites I have designed for various individuals and
companies for you to browse. The Prices page offers my services and how much I charge for everything. I think
my prices are very reasonable especially for the level of service and design I offer.
Once again if you are
interested in me doing some work for you please do not hesitate to get in touch.
20/07/07 - New Artwork
I direct your attention towards the Work area where you can find some new pieces I have done for
bands "Shoot The Moon" and "Dirty DNA". I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.
Alan.
06/07/07 - Price changes
Good news! I have dropped a lot of prices on the shirts and hoody in the shop. Postage is still included
in the price and you get a free Section Five badge with every order, so go and buy some stuff before it all
runs out!
Also now available after a long period of waiting is the "Kill Robots" t-shirt designed by Jay Cover. This
is available is regular fit small, medium and large. They are very limited so once they're gone they're gone.
27/06/07 - A new site and some new designs
Hello everyone!
This is what the new website looks like. I have changed the direction of it all to focus away from just
being a shop to more about myself and the work I do. The shop is still here, and I hope to expand it more
with some different items and prints of my work for you to buy soon.
The MySpace site has also had a bit of a face lift with
the same colour scheme as this one, take a look and add me over there if you haven't already.
I have uploaded to here and MySpace a selection of some of my most recent artwork and designs for you to take
a look at. I'm working on some good ideas at the moment so hopefully I can get those uploaded soon as well. If
you would like me to design something for you, be it a CD sleeve, poster, conceptual piece or character design, please
get in touch and I'll see what we can sort out. I enjoy working with bands especially, so if you have a tour
coming up and need a shirt or poster design doing please also get in touch.
Thank you for checking my site out and I hope you enjoy the work I have on show.
Alan.