Journal

Read about my design journey, outings, ideas and art wrapped into three categories - Inside Spaces, Outside Places and Design Stories.

Jun 11

Something bold, blue and a seed packet – how to choose a colour palette

Something neutral, something bright, something earthy, something cheerful - there'll no doubt be an adjective when you're choosing a colour

Sep 12, 2023

Alliums, Dandelions and Logo design

Alliums provided the stimulus for my first journey into digital art and the starting point for.....

May 15, 2023

Getting stuck, Starting again and Taking notes on Colour Theory

The reason: Last year I wrote a blog post called ‘Cameras, Colour Stories and Consulting Mother Nature’ about colour and my work. I...

Mar 3, 2022

Cameras, Colour Stories and Consulting Mother Nature

A big feature of my designs is the use of colour. So what process do I go through to choose them? The aim: My overall aim is to select...

Jan 25, 2022

Three coffee places with outdoor spaces

These past 2 years (lockdowns in particular), seem to have been pretty much held together by a routine of takeaway coffees in the rain....

Oct 29, 2020

Macaroni cheese and Mountain Bikes

Glen Tilt, Blair Atholl and House of Bruar The reason for the day out was (secretly) a visit to House of Bruar for a portion of their...

Jul 1, 2020

‘Baling twine’ll fix it’

'we wanted to keep to our simple rustic, country theme, as well as to avoid using excess packaging'

Nov 21, 2019

And so it begins!

And so it begins here at Brown&bridge, where traditional hand drawn and modern digital techniques combine to create a modern, simple...