Fora Space Fitzrovia Drawings

Fora Space Workshop Coffee Fritzrovia

Fora Space Bao Cafe Fritzrovia

Fora Space Punch Room Fritzrovia

Fora Space Green Man Bar Fritzrovia

Fora Space Roka Fritzrovia

Fora Space Kitchen Table Fritzrovia

Fora Space Republic of Fritz Hansen Fritzrovia

Fora Space Pilar Corrias Gallery Fritzrovia

Boutique hotel-style shared offices targeting “grown-ups” who do not want to use hipster co-working spaces are being launched in London. Each office has a “destination” restaurant and lobby bar and a yoga studio as well as a boardroom. FORA office locations include Clerkenwell, Ladbroke Grove, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch, Borough, Brick Lane, and Kentish Town. The plan agreed with backers, the property investment fund Brockton Capital is to open up to 20 sites in London in total.

I was asked to illustrate a map for the Fritzrovia FORA location in London, as well as 8 different locations the coworkers can visit in the Fritzrovia area, which could be a nice bar, coffee place or Restaurant. The map and locations are a helpful visual aid that will be used on the websites to help those working in a particular coworking space to know their area and places of interests.

GQ Magazine Rhone Valley France Map

GQ Magazine Rhone Valley France Map, this illustrated map depicts the Rhone Valley. The map shows vineyard destinations you can visit through the Rhone Valley as well as nearby chateaux’s to see as well to make the road trip even more interesting though this French region.

GQ Magazine Valence is right in the center of all good things foodwise in France. Provence is just to the south of the Rhone Valley, the Alps and the Ardeche are on the doorstep and it’s right in the Rhone Valley, with the Sceneic N7 main road, once the favored route between the north and the Cote d’Azur for sun-seeking northern Europeans, right at its heart. So, for a few days indulge your self in eating great food and drinking fine wine, it doesn’t get much better than here.

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map St Petersburg and Ekaterinburg Stadiums

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod Stadiums

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod Stadiums

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map Samara and Volograd Stadiums

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map Moscow Othrytic Arena and Moscow Luzhniki Stadium

2018 Russia World Cup Stadium Map

Spread over 1,800 miles from the Ekaterinburg, at the base of the Ural mountains ti the exclave of Kaliningrad on the coast of the Baltic Sea to, 12 stadiums across Russia will host the 64 matches that comprise the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

The largest venue is also one of the newest – with the 81,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium only reopened in 2018 on the site of the old ground in Moscow.

Metropolitan Magazine Amsterdam Travel Map

Metropolitan Magazine Amsterdam Travel Map

Anne Frank Museum Facade Drawing

Cedar Communications got in contact to commision a map for Metropolitan magazine, which is a magazine from Eurostar. The commission was to illustrate a map of Amsterdam that combines highlights of culture and cuisine and not your usual tourist highlights. The illustrated map of Amsterdam brief was to create a visually pleasing map while at the same time being functional for people to use as well.

The locations to be illustrated for the map included the following,

Viscafe Gouden Hoek – its a stone’s throw away for the lively Westerpark’s Sculptures and skateboards, the fish restaurant is a local favorite the has a special Oyster menu and upscale fish and chips being served at this establishment.

Rijksmuseum – Five years after its epic renovation, Amsterdams golden age art trove continues to dazzle. Rembrandt’s The Night watch remains the big draw, but there’s much more besides, from intricate battleship to YSL’s Mondrian dress.

Van Gogh Museum – A penniless Vincent once paid awestruck hommage to old masters in the Rijksmuseum unaware that an institution in his own name would one day occupy the plot next door

Museum Van Loon – Once home to 17th-century painter Ferdinand Vol, this stately canal house offers a glimpse of how the other half lived, think guilded drawing rooms, beruffed family portraits, and box edged garden, plus changing exhibitions and installations by modern artists

Papeneiland – Inthe heart of the once working-class Jordan district, this waterside cafe serves a mean apple pie, the interior crammed with oil paintings and fairy lights.

De Hallem – I the Oud West district a covered food market multiplex cinema and a parade of independent shops have given a new lease of life to this Victorian tram shed. Now its a bright and breezy hive of commerce and culture

Cedar Communication Agency Stoke Newington High Street Map

Eurostar Magazine Stoke Newington High Street Map illustration

Cedar Communication Agency Stoke Newington High Street Map illustration

Botanique flower shop, Stoke Newington

Nook Stoke Newington High Street Shop

L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele

The Good Egg Shop front Drawing

Hub Fashion Shop Shopfront Drawing

A little village inside the capital, Stoke Newington has been rated Londoner’s favorite shopping street. But there’s plenty besides the hip clothing and lifestyle boutiques to love, including a crop of new restaurants and North London’s biggest slice of greenery, Clissold Park.

In terms of Radius addresses in Stoke Newington I’m thinking the following:

– Strut Archives: 182 Stoke Newington Church Street, London, Greater London N16 0JL (vintage clothes)

–L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele: 125 Stoke Newington Church St, Stoke Newington, London N16 0UH (straight from Naples this tiny baby blue venue is meant to be best pizzeria in town, with queues around the block!)

–Hub: 88 Stoke Newington Church St, Stoke Newington, London N16 0AP (this is a cool menswear shop, specializing in cult labels but will mention the womenswear shop down the road in copy too),

– Search and Destroy: 129 Stoke Newington Church St, Stoke Newington, London N16 0UH (lifestyle store, with everything from clothes and jewelry to nick-nacks.)

–Botanique Workshop and Flower shop: 166 Stoke Newington Church St (pretty self-explanatory)

–Good Egg: 93 Stoke Newington Church St, Stoke Newington, London N16 0AS (hip Isreali-influenced eatery with great brunch!)

–Nook: 153 Stoke Newington Church Street (very Instagram-friendly array of homeware etc…)

–The House at Clissold Park: (Mansion house serving up coffee and cakes in the middle of the park )

Moleskine Sketchbook inky Map Drawing of Vienna

Moleskine Post It Note inky Type Drawing of Vienna

Cafe Pruckel

Moleskine Sketchbook inky Map Drawing of Vienna

Sketching and Drinking Coffee Cafe Sperl

Moleskine Sketchbook inky Map Drawing of Vienna. Full of historical culture and charm, Vienna is a buzzing city and a delight to all of the senses. This charismatic city is bursting with culture from well renowned museums and galleries, with a substantial collection of Egon Schiele, stunning architecture and natural beauty. While on my weekend break I visited, Vienna Hofburg, Cafe Prückel, St Stephens Dom and Vienna Opera House. These well know locations have been drawn in my Moleskine Sketch book map project.

Vienna Hofburg: is the former imperial palace which you can find in the centre of Vienna. The palace was Built in the 13th century and expanded over the next few centuries, the palace has been the seat of power of the Habsburg dynasty, and today it is the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria

Cafe Prückel: Classic Viennese cafe with beautiful interiors, Prückel features an intact 1950s design. Its a busy and popular place, strong coffee, tasty cakes and Prückel’s speciality –apple strudel crispy and flaky  served with cream

St Stephens Dom: St. Stephen’s Cathedral is the focus of the city centre and has been the heart of Vienna for centuries. It is one of the most famous Viennese sights

Vienna Opera House: Is a world renowned opera house. The opera house has a sumptuous exterior and interior, it was rebuilt having been destroyed during Word War 2

Royal Borough of Greenwich London Map Drawing

Royal Borough of Greenwich London Map Drawing

Greenwich Observatory Royal Borough of Greenwich

Greenwich is a beautiful place with a rich naval history the architectural buildings are a marvel to look at, Christopher Wren designed 2 buildings of significance in Greenwich, The Royal Observatory and the Royal Naval Hospital. Greenwich has a lively atmosphere where people come to enjoy eating and drinking at the local bars, restaurants and the greenwich market, where you can find a range of craft products made by local artists.

The royal park of Greenwich is a large park, within the park grounds you can find the Royal observatory at the the top of the hill, The prime meridian runs through Greenwich park where many people come to visit and learn about the history of the observatory and the prime meridian. The queens house and the Greenwich maritime museum are also located close to Greenwich park.

My thoughts behind the greenwich map were to capture the significant places of interest with in Greenwich and Blackheath. The locations on the Greenwich map that have been drawn include the Cutty Sark, Royal Naval Hospital, The Queens House, The Maritime Museum, St Alfege Church, The Clock Tower, The Fan Museum, The Royal Observatory, General Wolfe, Green Park Band Stand and Cafe. The Map is quick guide to Greenwich hats gives anyone looking at it a overview of places of interest.

Map for INK by Alice Broadway

Map for INK by Alice Broadway

I was commissioned Scholastic UK to illustrate a map for Alice Broadway’s upcoming young adult novel, INK, which is set in a dystopian world similar to The Hunger Games. It was my goal to create a piece that complemented the tone and narrative of her novel while adding my own visual interpretation of her words.

There are many fictional locations that the publishing house wanted depicted on the map, including:

• Hospital
• Museum
• Government Building
• Obels studio
• Bakery
• Shops
• Market
• School
• Coffeehouse
• School
• Housing District

INK is the first novel in a trilogy which is set in a world where people must be tattooed with their own life stories. When they die, their skin is made into a book. The first book in Broadway’s series is about a woman named Leora who wants to ensure that her father is remembered forever after his death. However, when his book is confiscated, she discovers a dark secret and she is left to wonder if she really knew him at all.

“The idea is hugely, darkly compelling – a world where every action and deed is marked on your skin and nothing can go unnoticed,” says Genevieve Herr, Commissioning Editor at Scholastic UK. “But it’s Alice’s execution that is extraordinary – her writing is so accomplished and beautiful, and her world is so rich, that we believe in it absolutely. I’m so excited to have acquired Ink and can’t wait to work on it with Alice.”

With such an innovative idea from a talented new author, it was my duty to create an illustration in line with her vision. The map appears in the first few pages of INK, so readers can flip back to the beginning and reference it any time. INK is now available in paperback and for Kindle on Amazon.

London Cityscape Mural Drawing Costa Coffee Westfield London

London Cityscape Mural Drawing Costa Coffee Westfield London

Fresh Taste Drawing Costa Coffee Westfield London

Costa Coffee Westfield London

London Eye drawing

Surbiton Chip Shop Shop front Drawing

Victoria and Albert Museum Gallery drawing

London Bus Drawing

The Ritz Facade Drawing

We Create Clarity a design agency based in Bedfordshire, were in touch to commission a city scape type drawing for their client Costa Coffee. Costa coffee had plans to refurbish one of their key coffee shop locations. The Costa coffee shop in the large shopping mall Westfield, White City London, would go under refurbishment, and were looking to commission a illustration which would feature on 2 of their large walls.

I was commissioned to illustrate 2 large wall illustrations at the Costa Coffee Shop. The first illustration a London cityscape illustration that combines drawings of iconic London architecture for example the London Eye and the Ritz, as well as drawings of Residential and shop fronted London buildings you would see on a normal London High Street. The most important key feature of the illustration was to show the first Costa Coffee shop location founded just of Southwark Bridge.

The second illustration commission focused on the Costa Coffee shop front, with illustrated people going about their daily routines and buying coffee. Within the composition of the illustration, the brief indicated to incorporate food elements to represent fresh food and coffee.

Each element of the illustration was drawn and then scanned to a very high resolution; this allowed me to work 1:1 scale. Working to this scale had its challenges one of which was the computer working very hard and slowing down.

I explained the client; working to scale would be the best option as it retains the quality of the hand drawn lines. I don’t like to vectorise my work, since this changes the look and feel of the work and the hand drawn quality of the lines are lost and the illustration looks a lot more digital.

One of the benefits of drawing the individual aspects of the illustration and scanning them separately and composing them into photoshop, gives you the flexibility to make changes to the illustration easier.

Seeing the illustration and the scale in real life was an amazing feeling. The illustrations looked great up on the walls of Costa Coffee, and suited the interior design.