Illustrating

So I haven't been paying much attention to the blog or the tumblr lately, since my attention has been directed mostly to bike polo and the bits of illustration jobs that it's surprisingly given me.

Illustration was something that I originally wanted to do before dropping out of OCAD and going to fine art and art history. Lately, with reality staring me in the face (in the form of an unfulfilling job in customer service), I've begun lamenting that old ambition which has grown recently with some minor jobs I got from friends.

I got to do the illustration and typesetting for a couple Bicycle Film Festival side projects - an alleycat race and the annual bike polo tournament (the ones posted here are becoming spoke cards).



Another fun project is making team logos for bike polo. I'm taking part in this winter's London Bike Polo League, as is my partner, Mark, so I got to design both our team logos. Right now, you can find a post featuring all the different team logos - there are many creatives in the community, so many of them are quite good and entertaining.


Polo Fiasco (my team)


Three Beards, One Cup

Up with creative jobs! Lets hope this is the beginning of a more interesting future (of making money).

EHBPC 2009

If anybody is going to be in London on the weekend of August 1st and 2nd and has nothing to do or would like to see something interesting you should come watch the European Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship. There are 40 teams coming from all over Europe, which should make for lots of exciting polo.

The two courts will be set up on Union Street just across from Borough Market (Google Maps), so stop by even if you're just in the area for a gourmet sandwich or esoteric beer. I'll be around all weekend, working on my sweet sweet tan.

Shoreditch Bike Polo Invitational

Spent the day in the sun yesterday, watching some people on bikes smash it up at the Shoreditch Bike Polo Invitational. See more of my photos on Zooomr or some great images on the London Bike Polo Flickr stream.