It's a bit late I know but I won an award in November! The North Somerset Teachers Book Award. The other shortlisted people in my category were all proper big names and I think I only won because i was the only one to turn up in person! But hey, a win is a win and it was a lovely afternoon with lots of cake and i met some really nice people too! Here is a photo of me looking uncomfortable. http://www.northsomersetteachersbookaward.com/blog/?offset=1511471071818
Work Sign
I'm going back to my old sign writing roots at the moment doing a sign for Work editorial. I did the last one when they opened 11 years ago and it's still hanging but starting to look a little bit tired. So i've done a new one for them.
Superbat News 2
Superbat has been shortlisted for an award! http://www.northsomersetteachersbookaward.com/2017-award which is great! I was on the long list which was amazing and then they told me that i'd made the shortlist with a load of proper authors. The ceremony is in November in weston super Mare and there's going to be loads of cake!
SUPERBAT News 1
It's been a busy few months for Superbat! He seems to be going down well which is nice. I've done a few events. In the summer I was miked up in the middle of Westfield which was a bit of an experience I can tell you. I'm not usually one for shopping centres and Westfield is like a shopping centre that's eaten another couple of shopping centres. Anyway i digress. on Saturday i was at Rye Books in Peckham for an event and it was great.
Viva Lewes A2 Prints
After I did the cover for Viva Lewes in august I had a few people asking for prints of one of the designs. So i got some made up. Email me at matt@hickindustries.com if you are interested in getting one!
What A Wonderful Day To Be Alive
When I'm working I listen to A LOT of radio and throughout the summer I love to listen to Test Match Special. On the first day of the third test against South Africa at The Oval Phil Tufnell was chosen to hand Toby Roland Jones his first England cap and in the TMS box they asked what he told the young man. Phil, in his own inimitable style just said 'What a wonderful day to be alive'. I don't know why but this tickled me and I made up a quick T Shirt design to commemorate it. It went down well (Even Phil loves them) and so we (Silverstick) made some up, with all proceeds going to Cancer Research!
Viva Lewes August 2017
Design / illustration for this months Viva Lewes Magazine. Also here are some of the other designs i did. The theme is wheels.
Royal Museums Greenwich
Just designed this range of merchandise based on the flooring pattern in The Queen's House. You can buy them at the museum shops or here.
IWM Duxford Air Show 2017
It's the third year I've designed the IWM Duxford Airshow merchandise.
Channel 4 'Re-United Kingdom
Did a spoof 'glue tin' for Channel 4 promo for their RE-United Kingdom show. Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isw429wRKb0
Silverstick 2017
Just done a load of new designs for good old Silverstick! Buy them at www.silverstick.co.uk
Superbat Flies!
Superbat is well and truly out there now and it's been a busy time doing events at shops and schools. Getting the hang of it now and my friend has also made me a Superbat hoodie which makes me look ridiculous but seems to work well! I've even managed to get Superbat into the window at Waterstones Piccadilly.
Royal Museums Greenwich
This is my first project for the Royal Museums Greenwich. Redesigning their 'Night Sky' range.
I'm currently working on some merchandise for The Queen's House, another one of their museums.
Milkshake! Identity is 10 years old this year!
If I had a penny for every time this logo has appeared, I would probably be living on my own tropical island by now, surrounded by servants and sipping a Pina Colada. Unfortunately my business acumen is poor and I did the Channel 5 Milkshake! logo for a rather small fixed fee. Never mind, at least I have the satisfaction of knowing it's still going strong after 10 years and has survived many channel rebrands!
IWM Aircraft Tie
When IWM asked me to design a plain tie, I thought, this is my lucky day. I immediately sent back a photo of a plain tie and put my feet up. Then they explained that they wanted a plane tie, with aircraft on it, so I took my feet down and designed this...its a bit like an airfix kit featuring aeroplanes housed at IWM Duxford. A perfect gift for plane spotters with a wedding to go to.
Zombies, Run! Book
Design for Zombie book for Penguin, based on the running app, where people pretend to be running away from Zombies.
Biographic Books
I've come up with the idea for a range of books, based on quite a poor pun BIOGRAPHIC books are famous people's biographies in infographics. Get it!? Anyway, the first two are out now! More coming (Warhol, Kahlo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Jane Austen, Shakespeare) in February. Then loads after that!
IWM Pale Ale
I love beer so you can imagine how excited I was when IWM asked me to design a label for their Old Contemptible Pale Ale.
Work News
Been a busy few months working on various random bits and bobs... Stuff for IWM and Royal Museums Greenwich as well as designing a book on Zombies for Penguin and currently painting a book cover about Pigs for them too... Got my old school sign writing head on. Also just finished 4 books on artists, the first of my BIOGRAPHIC range - MONET and VAN GOGH out in October i think and finished my kids book for Scholastic. Which is out in March 2017 - Phew! Nothing I can show you yet so i could be lying. Watch this blank space!
IWM Duxford Airshows
Just designed the merchandise for the second year of the IWM Duxford Airshows. This year the brief was to keep the spitfire but give it a bit of an American feel. They are available at http://www.iwmshop.org.uk/category/1491/Duxford_Air_Shows