Just working on some new illustrative work for a client… here’s a sneak peek!
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Edward Archer’s head in the post…
Imagine how I felt when I opened a very normal brown envelope one day in work to reveal Edward Archers head…I was terrified. Luckily it was a drawing from James of Mr. O Flahertys class in St. Johns National School, Kilkenny, phew is all I can say to that.
Thank you James I love it, very creative!
Wherever You Roam, always bring a window from home…
As a graphic designer I’m always trying to think of new ideas…this one came to me a while ago and I’ve been messing with it since!
When I went traveling it was for the craic but nowadays it’s for something else altogether, it’s for work. So I began to think about all the things that made Kilkenny what it is and imagined that everyone leaving the country could bring a window from home with them. That’s how I came up with “Wherever You Roam”, the tagline reads “Wherever you roam, always bring a window from home…”. The poster is designed to sit on the wall so that everyone can have a piece of home with them, the postcards are the same, just smaller 
The postcards are €1.50 and the posters €10, please contact me on helena@helddesign.ie if you’d like to buy some, there’s also one of Ireland as you’ll see above, so I’m not catist!
TV3’s Great Irish Bake Off…
So I’ve been doing a bit of work for the last few weeks with TV3 and last night I was delighted with the launch the TV3 Great Irish Bake Off website, where you can get exclusive clips, images and gossip from behind the scenes and … drumroll…it’s mine design!
I was given free rain in TV3 to come up with a design and I was delighted with the results… above are my original designs and here is the link to the current site with a few tweaks… it’s all baker related and with a bit of a fun vibe, just the tone on the program itself.
The program went off with a bang last night and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series!
Sworn Virgins of the Balkins…
I was just listening to Radio 1, yes I’m getting old, and heard an interview with the photographer Jill Peters who took this shots. They are of women in the Balkins who because of necessity became men. You can read more about here on Feature Shoot, worth a look!
I’m on the Telly!
Okay so I’m not really on the telly, but I’m enjoying a bit of a stint working on projects for TV3 so I’ve been a little lacks on the postings!
I’ll get back on track soon and give design updates on things that cross my path, like the recent guinness ad and irvines pictures and kitchen implements made from kitchen implements. I should also keep you posted on other currents jobs, like the hand made ice cream extroadinaires, the heavenly honey producers, the artisan foods experts and the yanky doddle dolls…
All in good time, I say! For now a backstage peek at a backstage!
Graces and Blessings Illustrations…
Celine Mescalls book Graces and Blessings from Ireland is OUT NOW! You can find out more about it at GracesandBlessings.wordpress.com
I was delighted to be asked to design and illustrate the book for Celine and here’s a sample of what you’ll find inside!
Loftus Hall is Calling…
Haven’t blogged here in a while between everything but did update work lately so that’s a bonus! (I’m patting myself on the back!) Anyway, the Loftus Hall brochures landed on my desk this morning and I had to post about them, I’m delighted with how they look.
They are designed to the Loftus branding and even have a treasure map inside with illustrations of all the hook’s attractions. I might just take another trip down myself!
This Old Bird…
Was in the kitchen today and spotted this old bird in the press…don’t think I’ve ever seen her looking so well
Kilkenny in By Gone Days…
Some pictures of Kilkenny from a past life. What do you think, have we improved our city?
In my ow opinion, we should go back to these images as reference for any future work, but I don’t think this will happen. Our modern signage, recently hung up around the town, is an indication of the direction that our council intends to take. I totally disagree, we live in a medieval city shouldn’t we try our best to preserve that?
