Janey Godley (1961-2024)

Hello everyone. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I know its late to say this, but I had been busy....

... and not 100%.

2024 turned out to be my least productive year for .... reasons.

Regular readers would know that I usually publish a Christmas card every year. I did think about making one, but ... reasons. When I finally got around to considering making one for 2024 I found some sad news. Comedian Janey Godley had passed away, due to cancer.

Back in 2016 Janey Godley and her daughter Ashley Storrie, chaired a stand-up comedy workshop organized by the National Autistic Society Scotland. The goal of it was to get a group of autistic adult to perform a routine in the Scottish Parliament. I was one of them. It was a great time. I enjoyed every minute of it. 

I'm glad I met her (and Ashley). 

Some time ago I had an idea for an Inktober challenge to draw comedians, with Janey included on the list. I actually told Ashley (via Facebook) the idea. But it didn't happen.

Its from this dormant idea that I drew this tribute to Janey. 

Hope you like it.

Drawing logos

 

Hi everyone. I'm still alive. I have just been busy with the Snacking Otaku. Now that I have published 20 nibbles, I feel that I can now make nibble in a more relaxed pace, allowing time to work on other things. Here's a quick post.

One thing I have been doing recently is drawing logos.

It's to aid the creation of artwork involving branded stuff, like cars or the content of TV screens. Instead of drawing it on the project in question, I can just photoshop one from a personal library.

Here's a selection.

They do look rough .... on purpose. I want to give them a feel that they were made by hand. I could just make proper gifs on illustrator, but they'll look too clean in a drawing.

Also, it makes them useless in counterfeiting. A simple quick glance reveals its handmade origins.