I admit it!!!! I am a little obsessed, (as my partner says) with my Basset hound! I am Basset hound mad at times. From a very young age i always wanted a dark tri-coloured male basset hound!!! 🙂 I have always had a thing for hunting dogs. I love their personalities! They have the most…
Marigold: The Organic Witch – Written by Tracy Jones
Here’s my latest children’s picture book project. The story idea is that Marigold and Clover are the good guys who follow organic principles when tending their garden, whereas Bramble and Bindweed are the mischievous pair who try to undo all the good work. The story lines are factually correct in terms of following organic gardening/farming principles with a…
Latest Children’s Picture Book: Snuggle Bug
SnuggleBug. 2013 – Written by Martin Hirst. A storybook written by a parent for his 5yr old daughter. A story book designed from scratch, storyboards, Character design/development, illustrations, book template/layout.
Latest Children’s Picture Book ‘PENN’ – Written by Sarah Feldman
Here the latest Children’s Book I have been working on. ‘PENN’ Everything from the characters, illustrations and book design. Penn is the story of a little toy penguin thats gets lost and has an adventure finding his way back to the real penguins. The story is written by Sarah Feldman.
Latest Children’s Book: Written by Fiona Griffiths
Its here! Finally finished….. The latest Children’s Book from Happydesigner is here! Written by Fiona Griffiths. Illustrations & Design by Sarah-Leigh Wills. The ‘Who’s Got Dirty Feet?’ storybook I have been working on for 3 months. It was a huge one for me, We are both very pleased with the finished result. The style and content…
Creating ‘glam-branding’ for Captain Glamtasic
Well.. This one is a joy to talk about! a new band called ‘Captain Glamtastic’ … A 4 piece tribute act, playing homage to all the legendary 70’s glam rock bands… Slade, Sweet, Marc Bolan, Trex, David Bowie, Roxy music, Sailor and MANY more! They even dress up!!! I have been grafted in….. to create…
Children’s Book Illustration: “Who’s Got Dirty Feet?”
This september I have been working on a new children’s book called “Who’s Got Dirty Feet?” – written by Fiona Griffiths. When Fiona presented me with the story I just knew it would be a delight to work on! This quirky story is about a little girl that finds muddy footprints on her bed when she get…
Sarah-Leigh Wills at Dog Tales, Splash Book Festival – Falmouth 2012
Happydesigner appeared at Falmouth Book Festival – Is it true? oh YES! On Saturday 8th the Falmouth Book Festival opened with ‘Dog Tails’ at The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society (the Poly). The free family spectator event saw six auditioned dogs and owners paired up with illustrators and authors Rebecca Cobb, Simon James, Michelle Cartlidge, Elina Ellis, Sarah-Leigh Wills, Caroline Uff and Philip Moran….
Happydesigner wins an award!
I am delighted to be lucky enough to have my website showcased on WeLoveWP.com – The famous WordPress theme design gallery! We Love WP showcases the best WordPress sites on the web and has thousands of submissions daily, so to be included is quite an honor! It’s also quite a good site to look for…