Go Suck a Zube

November 11, 2020By LestaretGraphics 1 Comment

Stuck for ideas for the ideal gift for your loved ones this Christmas? While we are in lockdown I thought I’d share some ideas from 1950. Make cheques and Postal orders payable to me.    

The Freelance Challenge

October 7, 2020By LestaretCommunication, Graphics No Comments

To be read in the hushed and reverential style of a David Attenborough documentary: It is late in the year and the threat of frost is almost upon us, but now is the season for freelance designers, fresh and seasoned alike, to preen their feathers and perform the complex and often confusing rituals of courtship … Read More

Two fingered typing

March 23, 2020By LestaretGraphics 3 Comments

I was rummaging around last week looking for something else and came across this little gem of ephemera wedged between the pages of a 1970’s Letraset catalogue (I will post images of that here sometime…) It is part of a set that came with Imperial typewriters during the late 1950’s/early 60’s (I think). I love … Read More

Bang!

October 28, 2019By LestaretGraphics 2 Comments

In a few days here in the UK we will celebrate Guy Fawkes Night (or Bonfire Night); a strange annual custom that originated from a foiled attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605 and is currently marked by the lighting of communal bonfires, burning effigies of the hapless conspirator, and the setting … Read More

Ex Libris

August 29, 2019By LestaretGraphics, Opinion No Comments

I rediscovered a book in my collection that got me thinking and thought I’d share it here. I think it is an elegant example of celebrating a niche area of graphic design that has largely disappeared – bookplates. Little personalised labels that are pasted into books to identify the person, collection or library the whom … Read More

Sing Along!

June 23, 2019By LestaretGraphics, Illustration 1 Comment

All together now! Who doesn’t love a good sing song! Especially when we’re young! My friend Jon Lawrence (also known as The Music Man!) has just released another collection of original songs for children – with illustrations by yours truly! Here’s just a little taste of what’s inside… Published by Eyrie Press, this is the … Read More

Happy New Year

January 8, 2019By LestaretGraphics 4 Comments

New years resolutions don’t usually feature in my life, but I have decided to put more effort into blogging after the dismal efforts last year, so I guess this can be classed as a resolution. I hope you all had a great holiday and that you gave and received a few good pressies too. I … Read More

Trumpet Blowing

February 16, 2018By LestaretGraphics 8 Comments

Hello again. It’s time to blow my own trumpet. As a freelance designer, I am usually called upon by design agencies to create something that will be a part of a much larger project. Quite often I only see the part of the project I am directly  involved in and sometimes never see the end … Read More