Bernstrum and the Men Graphic & Typeface Design, Illustration (2024) Bernstrum and the Men are an up-and-coming Scottish four-piece rock band based in Edinburgh. In a series of posters and album covers, I’ve articulated the band’s howling psychedelic garage rock; pulling inspiration from Lithuanian woodcuts, Pictish depictions of animals, Jugendstil and Socialist Block typography.
Letting Loose Lettering (2022)
Letting Loose Lettering (2022)
Lettering for the cover of Letting Loose, a monograph showcasing the work of the late Portuguese painter and printmaker Paula Rego. Designed by Joe Hales Studio for the occasion of the exhibition at the Victoria Miro gallery. Starting from Rego’s signature, I opened up the counters and reduced baseline shift in order to increase legibility, while retaining the character of her handwriting.
240×300mm coptic bound book, 108 pages.
CECILIA ALEMANI (2023)Paula Rego: Letting Loose. London: Victoria Miro Gallery.
Oxfam Annual Review Editorial Design (2023)
Milk & Olive Branding, Packaging Design (2024)
Milk & Olive is an artisanal skincare company based in Hertfordshire, England, specialising in soaps handmade from simple and nourishing ingredients.
The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics Manuscript (2022)
The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics Manuscript (2022)
In a 2018 blog post entitled The Diminishing Marginal Value of Aesthetics, technologist Toby Shorin argued that the speed with which visual media is produced and shared today has diminished its inherent value. This handwritten and handbound edition draws inspiration from Shorin’s essay and develops its thesis on the relationship between craft and media, highlighting the challenge of reproducing creative output without equivalent study and patience. In the digital age, reproducing another's writing is frowned upon as plagiarism, an unethical or, in some instances, even an illegal act. But prior to the invention of the printing press, copying a manuscript was regarded as an honour to the text and its author—due in no small part to the immense amount of time and cramped fingers required for such a feat.
Scrap Stone Letter-Carving (2024–25) I’ve had the good fortune to cross paths and become friends with stone carvers Josephine Crossland and Jack Handscombe. They’ve been kind enough to let me into their home and workshop, to tinker away as I become acquainted with the chisel. After carving many straight* lines as practice, I’ve managed a couple decent inscriptions on scrap stone. Intuit is carved into Portland Limestone, Taushed in red, Locharbriggs Sandstone. The latter contains a typo, but it’s not like it’s carved in stone.
Wind Study Lettering (2022) Roundhand lettering designed for a publication by Sylvia Publishing, planned for release in 2025. The design was loosely based on the flamboyant forms of the Dutch punch-cutter Joan Michaël Fleischman (†1768).
HarperInsider is a biannual magazine that HarperCollins UK uses to showcase news, events, proofs & point-of-sale materials for its upcoming publications for booksellers (including Waterstones, Foyles and Blackwell’s) in the UK & Ireland. Working with London-based studio S-T, I contributed cover and section-opener illustrations and typeset interior copy for five issues thus far.
Images shown come from the spring 2024 issue. 210×297mm perfect bound magazine, 132 pages.
Wildlife Health Intelligence Network Branding (2025) The Wildlife Health Intelligence Network (WHIN) is an innovative and dynamic system that plays a crucial role in monitoring, assessing, and protecting wildlife health. With increasing threats from climate change, habitat loss, emerging diseases, and human-wildlife interactions, maintaining a robust system for tracking wildlife health has become more important than ever. WHIN addresses these challenges by collecting and analyzing data on wildlife health trends, identifying potential threats, and enabling timely responses to mitigate adverse impacts on both wildlife and human populations.I designed WHIN’s rebrand to reflect the organization’s growing impact and professionalism. As WHIN expanded its collaborations, it needed a clear, confident identity. The hummingbird became the core symbol—representing agility, precision, and ecological connection—capturing WHIN’s mission to protect wildlife health through intelligence and rapid response.