This week's motto

Edible poster by Anna Garforth (lovelovelove her work)

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Happy days

A belated happy 1st birthday to Bow Peep!

Well done Leila on all your success, I'm sure there's much more to come!

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Sunday.

(Courtesy of the amazing Lizzy Stewart)

Beginner

Really needed to read this this week. It's so frustrating when the ideas in your head just don't translate.

Good to know I'm not alone!

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Lizzy I love you

I started my Honours in Illustration on Wednesday. So now, twice a week, I drive off to Stellenbosch and draw things. It's good fun so far.

One of my favourite illustrators of all time is Lizzy Stewart.

She recently started a tumblr which she uses as a sort-of diary.

It's funny and honest, these are some of my favourites...

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Bow Peep

So a while ago, my friend Leila of Bow Peep asked me to help her with her brand 'face lift'.

We are so similar (with pretty much identical Pinterest boards), so the process was a really fun and creative one :) No client from hell here!

The Bow Peep brand was already strong, but just needed a little cleaning up. Since Leila's products are usually patterned, I wanted to give them a nice clean background to stand out against. Hence the use of lined paper and faded maps against modern typography.

Here's how it turned out...

Old logo

New logo (2 formats)

New tags and labels

New business card

I also redid her blog and online store if you want to have a look.

We're working on a new project now which I'm really excited about! Will share the details when it's far enough along :)

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Happy happy

Last week I went to Constantia Gift Market to see my internet-friend-but-also-we're-both-friends-with-the-same-people friend Leila...she runs Bow Peep, where she makes awesomely quirky accessories. I had to show you the lovely things I bought from her...

Ice-cream shaped cookie cutter, pretty bulldog clips, ring and sailor necklace :)

Go look at her blog and pick up some cute things, everything is super reasonable. Oh and it's her birthday today so say happy birthday!

Something for the hipsters

Haasbroek, you absolute playa. x

On the brain

All I can think about at the moment is packaging...making things pretty and awesome while not killing the planet is harder than you would think. These people got it right...

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Home is where you are.

Rob Ryan, you warm every girl's heart. xx

Not a chink in my armour.

Mydeadpony, I like your style.

Lovelust

Oh Mr Pope Saint Victor, you're so fab.