Recently completed the design work on a logo for a new tea room/coffee shop called The Grey Duck – opening soon in Denton, Greater Manchester.

Recently completed the design work on a new set of logos for Bob’s Business.

Bob’s Business is an eLearning tool which offers a quirky, appealing way of helping employees understand the importance of  information security.

For a subject matter as serious as Information Security, it’s quite refreshing that Bob’s Business uses funny, animated cartoons as the main vehicle for delivering their training exercises. This playfulness was something I aimed to carry on through their new identity.

Alongside their new logo, I have also redesigned their stationery and I’m currently in the process of designing their new, main website. Watch this space…

Recently completed the design work on a new logo for ebbe – a telecommunications company based in Manchester who, in their own words…

“provide award-winning communications services to enable better ways of working for all our business customers”

Recently completed the design work on a series of web banners and promotional postcards for Smart People – a company based here in Halifax that provides management and leadership training & development courses.

Photography of the Smarties was provided by local photographer Kieron Nevison.

Way back in 2003, before I officially started trading under the name Kreative Bomb, Creative Bomb(s) was merely the title of a series of self-promotional postcards I handed out to prospective clients.

Besides the postcards and website, the ultimate in self-promotion was the Creative Bomb Smart car I hammered up and down the M62 as I freelanced my arse off. Granted, ‘The Bomb’ was always an easy target for stick and ridicule but it never failed in drawing attention and starting conversations.

Here is a nostalgic look back at some of those ‘Creative Bomb(s)’

While doing some Christmas shopping in Manchester last Friday, decided to call in Magma – which is always dangerous on the wallet.

First up, Designers’ Identities by Liz Farrelly. Paperback published by Laurence King

Then, Los Logos: Compass by Robert Klanten and A. Mollard. Hardback published by Die Gestalten Verlag

And finally, Retro Fonts by Gregor Stawinski. Hardback published by Laurence King

Retro Fonts includes a CD containing 222 typefaces – brilliant!!

Purchased a few design books recently – in readiness for the cold, dark winter nights when I’m curled up in front of the fire.

Only one problem. I don’t have a fire.

Will have to make do curled up on the sofa under my wife’s Slanket.

First up, Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community. Paperback published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

Then, Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities by David Airey. Paperback published by New Riders

And finally, Pentagram: Marks: 400 Symbols and Logotypes by Pentagram. Paperback published by Laurence King

A logo I recently completed design work on for Locate Express.

A logo I recently completed design work on for Scientific Medical Innovations Ltd.

A logo I recently completed design work on for rc-raceboats.de

RC-Raceboats.de is a website aimed at enthusiasts of high-end radio controlled raceboats.

As someone who enjoyed mucking around with radio controlled cars when I was younger, I was delighted to have an opportunity to work on a logo such as this. I’m really looking forward to seeing it live on their website soon.

Below are a couple of the original pencils sketches I drew when coming up with the ‘speeding boat’ graphic…