Communications on standards
Marketing materials for the Humanitarian Standards Partnership…… Read More
Sketching a narrative
Most of my sketching work is reporting on things or gathering in people’s stories. But I’ve turned narrative illustrator for the latest episode of Studio Snack, the monthly podcast I make with collaborator Narcis Sauleda. This month’s episode is on fictional snacks and our creative experiment has involved making up … Read More
Drawing sound, gathering feedback
A comments wall at Cody Dock…… Read More
Greyfriars and the Dear Green Place
Three days off; three train journeys; two places; countless colours. My colour trip – a plan to wander guided by places with colour stories – was scuppered by the pandemic. But thanks to a suggestion by creative collaborator Narcis Sauleda, I’m reviving it in bits. On a week off in Scotland … Read More
Insights on design from a luminous carrot
In the latest Studio Snack podcast, Carrot, stick, my creative experiment gives me a way of tackling a picture problem… Investigating whether carrots really do help us see in the dark, we had some creative playtime with luminous and fluorescent materials. Beside myself with excitement that luminous thread even exists, … Read More
Bowen Craggs research reports
A look ahead… Read More
Experiments and tryouts – work on show
There’s a lot of exploring and testing in my work and this March, some of it is on the walls at two East London open exhibitions… The Women’s Spring Open Exhibition 2024, The Brady Centre Art Gallery I have two pairs and a trio of sketches in this show, experimenting … Read More
Monoprinting with Marmite and an ampersandwich
The latest episode of Studio Snack, a five minute food podcast about design that I make with creative collaborator Narcis Sauleda, started with Narcis discovering that the root of the word ‘company’ came from breaking bread. Brainstorming at a bakery (well, it would be churlish not to) we discussed all … Read More
Free-range Friday
This year, there’s a new rhythm to the week. My studio days are Monday to Thursday; the fifth day of the working week is Free-range Friday, earmarked for personal work and exploration. So what goes on, on these days resolutely away from a desk? Well, like the best sort of … Read More
Design on a comedy stage
Talks for Nerd Nite London…… Read More