The Guardian Moment Of Fame.

Last year I produced a logo for a local bake club in Newcastle called Singing Hinnies & Fat Rascals, it was a great project to work on as I also designed their Facebook and Twitter pages, giving them the complete makeover. 

The final logo was really fun and represented the name of the club perfectly, check it out in the image below to see the final design.

Final Logo.

Earlier this week I was ecstatic to see that it had been featured in The Guardian newspaper in an article about baking and cooking clubs of the North East of England. If you have a minute check out this article as it gives a great insight into the work of local people educating each other and sharing knowledge in areas such as cakes, pies and meats.  

My logo's and Singing Hinnies & Fat Rascals moment of fame can be seen here. Click 'here' or the image to view the article.

The Guardian Newspaper Article Snippet.

If you are interested in sharing your baking skills or just want a natter over a cupcake then check out the Singing Hinnies & Fat Rascals Facebook ,Twitter and Website pages for more information.

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K&K Beauty Beautician Identity.

A current project I am working on is for a local beauticians under the name of  K & K Beauty, it is run by two very talented sisters within VFM Hairdressers situated in Albany, Washington, Tyne and Wear. As with previous clients they are keen to establish a brand identity for themselves and get a look that they can include over a variety of material.

I started as always by sketching a few ideas out to get the inspiration going then taking them into Photoshop and producing some working ideas that can be show to the client.

Initial Ideas.

 

Logo Ideas.

 With communication back and forth with the clients we used a part from two initial logos and combined them into the logos you see below. The client is happy with the outcome and the logo will be rolled out over the businesses media.

Final Logo Design.

Next on the agenda is to design a Facebook cover photo and profile picture to reflect the new logo, so watch this space!

I am open for commissions if you would like your very own logo, drop me a message at paper.rabbit@rocketmail.com or visit my Paper Rabbit Facebook page and we can discuss your logo needs!

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Butterfly Island Beautician Logo.

I have been super busy with logos for the past month, included in these has been one for a local mobile beautician under the name of Butterfly Island Mobile Beautician. This was a great project to work on as it was commissioned as a birthday present by the beauticians sister. A very inventive and unique birthday present, that is totally personalised.

The brief was open so I was let loose to design any type of logo I wanted. I started by sketching out some very different ideas so that the client would have a wide choice of logos to choose from. The results of this can be seen below...

Initial Sketches.

I then translated these into Photoshop designs and also produced a few more alternatives in the process. These logos below were then sent to the client where she picked her favorite to become the final design.

Butterfly Island Logo Sheet.

The square butterfly letter logo at the bottom was chosen as the final design. I also felt this was the strongest design and was happy that the client felt this also. To provide a variety of uses for the logo I duplicated it into a selection of colours as well as black and white so that the client could choose which they preferred and also have the option to change the colour for different mediums. 

Final Butterfly Island Logo.

The main design of this logo evolves around the butterfly, it is made up of two B's for the wings and a letter 'I' for the body of the butterfly. This I feel makes the logo totally unique as it has a picture logo with it as well as the logo text, it is totally unique to the business and client.

I am open for commissions if you would like your very own logo, drop me a message at paper.rabbit@rocketmail.com or visit my Paper Rabbit Facebook page and we can discuss your logo needs!

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Keepsake Creations Facebook Design.

A part of some of the freelance work I have been doing lately was to do a Facebook cover image and profile picture for hand made crafter Keepsake Creations by Joey. The client wanted a vintage shabby chic feel to the design to reflect the products for sale. Check out their Facebook page to see all the unique personalised creations, perfect for all year round gifts.

I started sketching out some ideas and then translated this into a Photoshop design ready to be shown to the client. The design was approved and uploaded to Facebook, instantly giving the business a brand identity. Check out the finished design below...

Final Facebook Cover & Profile Pictures.

I am open for commissions so if you would like a personalised Facebook design for your business or just for yourself drop me a message at  paper.rabbit@rocketmail.com or visit my Paper Rabbit Facebook page! A unique Facebook design could be yours for only £30!

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Miss Sugar Bones Brooch Cards.

I recently completed a project for a local designer Miss Sugar Bones who was launching her Etsy shop selling her cute animal brooch designs. She required a card to pin her brooches to that would also double as a advertisement for her business, these would reflect the look of her shop and also provide a medium in which to display her designs.

I started by brain storming some ideas by hand then worked these into working examples in Photoshop to send to her so she could pick the design she liked best that could then be developed into a final product. This process can be seen in the images below...

Initial Designs.

The preferred design was selected and I got to work developing this into a final product. The detail of the button was changed from printed to actual buttons, each card would have a different coloured button so that the colour of the brooch could be matched to button. The background to the button was also developed into an eight bit bow design to add extra detail but not drawing attention away from the actual brooch. The final card design can be seen below...

Final Card Design.

With the final design approved thirty cards were printed to start off with, and the various coloured buttons glued to the design. These were printed out on medium thickness card so that they would keep their form with the brooch attached and wouldn't be too thick for the brooch to be attached to.

Final Printed Cards.

The cards were handed over and the brooches attached. They are currently up for sale on Miss Sugar Bones' Etsy page and look FAB, so go treat yourself! 

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Check out other amazing creations from Ashleigh Brown aka Miss Sugar Bones on TUMBLR and BLOGSPOT!

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Sparkle Melt Exhibition.

Recently I took part in an exhibition at Bar Loco Newcastle, a night of art and music set up by the amazing Shambolica. A theme was set for the art pieces of Sparkle Melt, a fab open brief that I was excited to to produce some art work for. A great selection of local artists and some from further a field all contributed pieces of art work that were up for sale on the night.

I began designing an idea around the concept of my character faces and also including some sweet treats in them, like ice cream and cakes that could be incorporated into the melting brief. I first sketched out the rough ideas I had formed that turned into these sketches below...

Initial Designs.

I then developed these drawings into more finalised designs, rethinking some of the placing of the melting items and also the formation of the hair. These then turned into the final designs below...

Final Designs.

For each character a part of their hair decoration was designed to be melting to keep in with the theme of Sparkle Melt. However now with the designs finalised I need to work some sparkle into them to complete the brief.

My first thought was obviously straight to glitter, but I wanted a solid colour of glitter that I feared the likes of glitter pens and loose glitter just would not be able to achieve. Plus I also wanted the glitter to be quite flat for framing and these methods would have a raised effect and probably prove to be very messy. So I came up with idea of using glitter nail varnish, this medium would produce a glossy long lasting finish and I would be able to achieve the solid glitter colour I wanted.

I did a few glitter tests on the cardboard medium I had chosen to produce the art work on to establish what the outcome would be and how the cardboard would react to the nail varnish. The results of this can be seen below...

Glitter Test.

With everything planned out the only thing to do was to get drawing and produce the pieces. The final pieces can be seen below along with them framed and hanging in the exhibition...

Final Pieces.

The night was a roaring success and huge fun. I am glad to say that the cake piece sold before the exhibition opened, which was very unexpected and amazing. Unfortunately ice cream girl still resides with me and very much needs a home. 

If you are interested in purchasing or would like one recreated please don't hesitate to contact me on paper.rabbit@rocketmail.com  

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