Smoke Signal
Two pages I have inside the latest Smoke Signal free newspaper which is published by Desert Island Comics.
Story of Bread
Designs to go on either side of a paper bag for artisan bakery in Quo Vadis restaurant, London.
New season menus
First of the pics for the new season of food served at Quo Vadis, this is for cherries.
Wine and Cocktails
These are the wine list and cocktail menu covers for Quo Vadis Soho. They have been printed deeply into cloth bound, hard-backed covers to house the menu pages.
Menu pictures
Two more for the menu of Quo Vadis.
Quite contrasting styles, but I do love bird books so thought I would indulge myself and play it straight with the illustration for 'gulls' eggs'
Quite contrasting styles, but I do love bird books so thought I would indulge myself and play it straight with the illustration for 'gulls' eggs'
Ministry of Frogs
Received this week, a beautifully put together magazine by Desdemona MCCannon on the subject of folk-inspired contemporary art.
The journal is generously illustrated by artists including; Jonny Hannah, Emily Sutton, Cornelia O'Donovan, Alice Patullo, Stephen Fowler,
Michael Dinges, myself, Desdemona, and also includes a profile of Stephen Bird, whose ceramic creations are something to see.
It is available to buy here.
Cover by Desdemona MCCannon
Cornelia O'Donovan
Emily Sutton
Jonny Hannah
Michael Dinges
Stephen Fowler
Alice Patullo
Stephen Bird
John Broadley
Self Publish 1999
Spring cleaning has unearthed a polaroid from 1999 of the edition of 15 copies of 'More in Less'.
Each of these had hand-coloured covers. Here they are together prior to being sent off to wherever they went...
Colibri Zine
I have a strip in the latest edition of Colibri, published in Spain by Apa Apa Comics.
The dinkily-sized zine also includes work by Alexis Nolla, Cristina Daura, Clara Tanit, Martin Romero, Jessica Boston, Chema Peral, Aisha Franz, Judit Armengol, Albert Aromir, Martin Ernstsen, Elisa Riera, Sergi Puyol, Felipe Almenros and Clara Artiga.
More Quo Vadis
Here are some more pictures done for Soho's Quo Vadis restaurant. The menus were designed by Julian Roberts of Irving and Co.
And this is an extract from a review by Nick Lander of the FT;
“But it is in the restaurant, replete with tablecloths and napkins but devoid of a cover charge, where the fun really begins as soon as the new menu arrives, already a frontrunner in the annual competition I would like to initiate for ‘Menu Design of the Year’.
It is an A4 card, printed daily, with that day’s weather forecast in the top-right-hand corner. Around the central main menu for the day are 10 boxes that contain certain groupings of dishes: ‘bites’, including a smooth bloater paste, similar in texture to a kipper pate; two types of oysters; three cuts of beef and a rack of lamb from the grill; and a pie of the day, a rich, hare pie topped with puff pastry.
The central section comprises that day’s five starters and four main courses which appear under a couple of wistful black-and-white illustrations by John Broadley. Those on the main menu include a black-and-white stove and a rather glum cat on a chair. Those on the separate dessert card are more louche: playing cards, a guitar, and a stylish young man with a cigarette between his lips.”
Nick Lander’s Review of Quo Vadis was first published in the Financial Times on the 4th February 2012 – here’s the link to the unabridged version.
Illustration for Valentine's Day menu
Illustration for Valentine's Day menu
This is the design (below) for a marmalade label which will be on the jars to be sold in the reception, also modified to be on the main menu (above).
And this is an extract from a review by Nick Lander of the FT;
“But it is in the restaurant, replete with tablecloths and napkins but devoid of a cover charge, where the fun really begins as soon as the new menu arrives, already a frontrunner in the annual competition I would like to initiate for ‘Menu Design of the Year’.
It is an A4 card, printed daily, with that day’s weather forecast in the top-right-hand corner. Around the central main menu for the day are 10 boxes that contain certain groupings of dishes: ‘bites’, including a smooth bloater paste, similar in texture to a kipper pate; two types of oysters; three cuts of beef and a rack of lamb from the grill; and a pie of the day, a rich, hare pie topped with puff pastry.
The central section comprises that day’s five starters and four main courses which appear under a couple of wistful black-and-white illustrations by John Broadley. Those on the main menu include a black-and-white stove and a rather glum cat on a chair. Those on the separate dessert card are more louche: playing cards, a guitar, and a stylish young man with a cigarette between his lips.”
Nick Lander’s Review of Quo Vadis was first published in the Financial Times on the 4th February 2012 – here’s the link to the unabridged version.
Illustration for Valentine's Day menu
Illustration for Valentine's Day menu
This is the design (below) for a marmalade label which will be on the jars to be sold in the reception, also modified to be on the main menu (above).
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