Showing posts with label Cocktail Script. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cocktail Script. Show all posts

Saturday, 31 January 2009

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie


Just uploaded this new card to Folksy, Etsy and also my website.

It's a portrait of sorts of my Wire Fox Terrier, Jackson, and it was produced using my gocco printer. I like the rough and ready feel to the illustration and the keen eyed will spot that I'm using Cocktail Script, one of my favourite fonts again.

The idea for the design came when Jackson sneaked into our bedroom for the umpteenth time. He knows he's not allowed in there, but he should win some sort of award for persistence. Anyway, I caught him curled up on my pillow (yes, it's always my pillow) and it was such a lovely photo opportunity that I took several pictures before shooing him off.

This one was my favourite and so for the card I simply copied his position but changed the location to his red dog bed.

It's the first time I've used Jackson himself as a study for a card although of course he's the general inspiration behind all of them. Let's hope it doesn't go to his head. He'll be signing pawtographs next...

Saturday, 25 October 2008

Confessions of a secret fontaphile

Ok, I admit it. I'm obsessed with fonts. A fontaholic, if you will. There are certain fonts that just make me want to poke my eyes out (you know who you are, Times New Roman) and anyone over the age of 12 who uses comic sans really should know
better. Other loathsome fonts include Arial (just so dull) and courier (nuff said). This is being typed in Trebuchet. Ah, a classic font that puts a spring in my step. I get my font-fix at Font Diner, a fine purveyor of fancy retro fonts. My favourite? It's got to be --------->