Design Debate

As you may know I am a designer at Pickle Design in Wadebridge, Cornwall. It's incredibly busy at the moment in the studio! I thought I would show you a little of what we have been up to... This is the A5 magazine brochure we created for Blueriver Cottages in Devon. I illustrated this map and laid out the spreads designing how the properties would be displayed. The idea being to create a pick-up-able guide to the area and the beautiful properties the company feature. I love seeing my work in the real world!  This is Cornish Cottage Care , a holiday home cleaning and maintenance company which we did the branding for. This was a lovely project to work on, I really enjoyed giving it a Cornish nautical feel. We take on all kinds of projects - large and small, established firms and start ups. I designed this logo for hair and beauty company Illusions . The brief was tricky - natural elements creating a face – but I think we managed to achieve it! ...

Sitting in our little wooden studio, I look out and see snow falling. This is Cornwall, which means it is really only teasing us. So calming watching the clumps descend. It put me in the mood for snow - proper snow - and how it is captured in art. Here are a few I found that I love. I love the contrast that can be created with a liberal helping of white against a stary grey sky. This woodblock print is by Kawase Hasui and dates from 1931     Pennine Railway by Simon Palmer looks so plump and full. The shadows in the snow are that vibrant lilac. This painting by David Barnes uses silhouette to full effect. Peter Brook; JANUARY - Pennine Valley From Twelve Months of the Year 1976-7 Lithograph on paper. The snow descends. Luminous snow, oil on linen by Victoria Crowe. Burning red and icy blue. Okuyama Gihachiro, Morning after the First Snow from the 1950s.       Sheep Know When There's More Snow Coming, another by Peter Brook. ...