Have yourself a merry little Christmas!

I am really feeling in the Christmas spirit now after completing another delightful festive job. London based design studio fivefootsix asked me to create some illustrative, hand drawn lettering for a very special poster to send out to their clients this Christmas.

WRG Christmas Card

International creative communication agency WRG asked me to design their Christmas card this year.

Waitrose Christmas Packaging

I can finally reveal some delicious festive packaging I have created for high-end British supermarket, Waitrose. I was asked to design a series of illustrated Christmas letters to be used in store on packaging, point of sale, bags, Christmas cards and various festive gifts and homeware. So next time you are wandering the aisles of Waitrose, be sure to stock up on some yummy food and colourful gift ideas, illustrated by Kate!

Financial Times Illustrations

Here are a couple of the illustrations I created for the FT which were featured in their Life and Arts section (last weekend and next) to illustrate their Christmas reading lists.

Edinburgh Sparkles Advertising Campaign

The festive season is fast approaching and I have lots of Christmas illustrations to shout about this year. First up is a brand new ad campaign, created for the Edinburgh tourist board alongside Touch Studio in Scotland. Keep a look out for billboards and posters, adorned with my festive lettering and a lovely animated version here.

Eye Candy

At long last you can feast your eyes on my latest range of chocolate bar wrappers and moulds created for Moonstruck. Again, in collaboration with the guys at Sandstrom Partners in Oregon, I designed this new range to describe the picturesque location of the popular brand. Based in the leafy city of Portland, Moonstruck are proud of their roots and wanted the wrappers to depict the bridge and countryside that surrounds them. This time round, I also got to design the bar moulds for the actual chocolate to be poured into. See more here.

New Prints

I have been getting all inky in preparation for a print show and exhibition we are having at the beginning of November in Dubai. This week I have been working on a new and improved aqua version of the illustration 'Kiss.' This and many more will be available to buy at the show (more details to come) or you can order it online here.

Wall Street Journal

Editorial illustration in Wall Street Journal last week to accompany an article on social networking sites.

Mermaid

Here is a brand new piece of lettering I have recently finished for Carolyn Turgeon's new book, Mermaid. I was commissioned by Headline to design the title lettering to look like a woman's hair, floating in the water.

Chocs away!

Very soon I will be posting a brand new range of chocolate bars I illustrated for Moonstruck this year. Until I get hold of the photos, here is a sneak preview of the designs I came up with for the actual bar moulds. In collaboration with Sandstrom Partners in Oregon, we designed both the packaging and the chocolate bars themselves for Moonstruck's Classic range. Share if you dare...

Delicious Moonstruck Packaging

I was asked by design studio Sandstrom Partners in Portland, Oregon, to create these three wrapper designs for Moonstruck Chocolate. The company specialise in handcrafted, exceptional looking chocolate. First on the shelves are these Single Origin bars, featuring my illustrations based on the exotic origins of the cocoa beans. More to come from Moonstruck soon! And also thanks to Grace at Design Sponge for blogging about my work and for everyone's kind words here.

Paper Cut Editorial

I created this paper-cut illustration for a US lifestyle magazine article about career change.

New Lettering

Here's a sneak preview of some illustrative type for a new book by Anne Pearlman and some misty, mysterious lettering as well...

Hats & Bells Logo

Children's party caterers Hatty and Bella asked me to create a logo for their successful company - Hats & Bells. They wanted something quirky, playful and delicious - so this is what I came up with....

Havana Times Prize Winner

I am pleased as punch to have just been informed that I won first prize in the Havana Times Cuban Urban life photography competition. I have always had a soft spot for this beautiful, strange place and took hundreds of photos of the colourful, shabby streets of Havana and Trinidad. I entered 2 pictures entitled: The Future is ours (above - 1st prize) and The Irony (below - short-listed) Check out the other winners here.

1 year = PAPER

We celebrated our one year anniversary in Muscat, Oman. It really is a magical place.

Victoria's Secret Card

The team at Victoria's Secret asked me to come up with a design for their bridal collection gift cards. They needed the design to be swirly and feminie but with a sassy edge, in keeping with their famous brand. These cards will be available soon in stores across the US.

Valentines Exhibition

I am taking part in an exhibition this week in Lewes, East Sussex. The 'I Love you' Valentines Exhibition is on until 14th February and all profits go to children's heart charities. So if you are in the area - come along and show your support and have the chance to buy some affordable art from an range of local artists including Graham Carter, Sanna Annukka and myself.

Be My Tiffany Valentine

Just spotted the first of my designs for Tiffany & Co on their website. I have been working with the designers at Tiffany's in New York to create some bespoke lettering for their 2010 Valentines campaign and press adverts. More to come....

Computer Arts Projects

Look out for a bit more paper cut magic in next month's Computer Arts Projects magazine which is out on the 28th January. The issue is all about handmade versus digital art and they are doing a feature on my work for John Lewis so they asked me to illustrate this double page in the same paper cut style. Enjoy!