A couple of years ago in London I was on one of my random walk and shoot photography trips. I came across a remnant of the old London Hydraulic Power Company so I took some pictures and went on my way. Then two months ago I saw some poster designs for Victorian companies in a style... Continue Reading →
London Black & White – Pontoon Dock & Emirates Air Line
A small series of black & white photos from a London trip earlier in the year. The first image is of the Emirates Air Line, the rest are sections of the Pontoon Dock DLR station. - - - Thanks for stopping by! Tom
Work Quirks #1 – An Average Sized Church.
Work Quirks is a small series of events which have happened throughout my working life thus far. Usually they are exasperating situations or ones that you cannot quite believe have come about. Work Quirks # 1 covers a peculiar phone call I had with a potential client involving a church and a banner.
What is Graphic Design? – Overview
For the past few weeks I have been producing the first in a series of videos grouped under the title: What is Graphic Design? - This series is aimed at aspiring & student designers as an informative and educational look at the various aspects, rules and processes of graphic design. The first video can be watched below and... Continue Reading →
Canvey Island Textures
A couple of months ago I went out with Ron to do some photography. We started at Wat Tyler Country Park and then continued towards Canvey Island. While there we climbed what looked like the land section of an old deep water dock, I was able to get some nice textures from a couple of old... Continue Reading →
Romania – Wedding, Danube, Trains and Breaking Down!
The Austria / Hungarian border was eerie to say the least, it was the first time on the journey that I felt I was travelling into a whole different way of life. The border seemed, for want of a better word, lifeless, it really looked as if I had gone back in time and crossed the iron curtain... Continue Reading →
Vienna Night Time Shop Signs – Drive To Romania
After our explorations through Munich Ron and I drove across Austria, first stopping in Salzburg for a quick snack and coffee. Unfortunately we spent a fair time trying to get into the city stuck in traffic and finding a place to park so we couldn't spend as much time looking around as we would have... Continue Reading →
Asam Kirche, Munich – Drive To Romania
In August 2014 I was invited to an old work colleague / friends wedding. He had already got married in London to his wife with just a few friends as witness, however they wanted to marry again in their home country with more of their friends and family with them. This was definitely an opportunity I... Continue Reading →
North Weald Redoubt Fort Trip
Earlier in the year I visited North Weald Redoubt with a couple of friends. Ramblings so Far & Chill Cleal The redoubt was built at the end of the 19th Century to protect London in case of war. There are still two surviving (albeit rusty) Allan Williams Turrets which were used to defend a nearby radio station. The... Continue Reading →
Peak District Holiday
It's been a long time since I added anything to this blog. Not to say there hasn't been anything interesting happening, I just drifted away from the habit of making even semi-regular updates. Visiting the Peak District in June of this year was one of the things I failed to blog about. The week was spent... Continue Reading →