Today’s Meet the Maker chat is with Sara from Hook Me Up, a creative crochet studio based in Frome. Sara has been crocheting since 2012 and I’m keen to hear more about her practice and how Hook Me Up got going.

Building a business isn’t easy. It’s hard enough figuring out how it's going to make money, never mind what the brand might look like.

The end of December, it’s the time we all start planning ahead. Since going independent at the turn of the year I’ve needed to put plans in place to ensure my business (and life) continues to run smoothly (and sanely) as possible.

Songs that have been on repeat in the studio this quarter featuring Ziggy Alberts, The Wonder Years, Dermot Kennedy and loads more.

Never judge a book by its cover, or so they say. Well, I do. Here’s the selection of my favourites from 2022.

Songs that have been on repeat in the studio this quarter featuring Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, Jamie T and loads more.

Meet the Maker is a new series that takes a closer look at independent makers, breakers, dreamers and doers - ones I’m lucky enough to call clients, collaborators and friends, plus a few others which I admire from afar!

I’m shutting up shop for the next couple of weeks and hitting the coast with the family.

When I tell people I’m a graphic designer the first question I’m asked is, what do you design?

After a couple of years living and working in Brighton - my wife and I felt the draw of returning home to the South West. Little did we know we’d end up calling the little market town of Frome home.

Discovering new music by any means necessary… next up is the laid-back vibes of Jordy Maxwell.

When is the perfect time to go freelance? The answer I discovered was never. There is never a right time. You gotta just do it.

On March 13th I will be running in the Bath Half Marathon.

This year, I'm running the race for Surfers Against Sewage, an awesome charity based on the rugged Cornish Coast. SAS were set up by a group of people who were sick of seeing the ocean they love being polluted by everything, from sewage to plastic.

You should never judge a book by its cover but I always do. Here I take a look back at my favourites book covers of 2021.

Traditional sign painting has always appealed to me - the craftsmanship, skill and the visual beauty of perfectly painted lettering - it lights me up. Earlier this year I decided to give this long admired craft a go myself…

With home working becoming the norm over the pandemic, this blog post series explores the highs and lows I went through when designing and building my own garden studio.

With home working becoming the norm over the pandemic, this blog post series explores the highs and lows I went through when designing and building my own garden studio.

With home working becoming the norm over the pandemic, this blog post series explores the highs and lows I went through when designing and building my own garden studio.