Swizzle Studio kept busy through 2020, despite it being an unusual year. Here are some of my favourite projects, both commercial and personal.
Murals
I got the opportunity to paint my critters BIG this year. I did the giant cats with my friend Andrew Horne, and the bird on the side of Williams Design’s often tagged storefront.
Duck Story
My friend Andreas and I worked on a book over the winter, with him sending me pages of a children’s story he had written, one page at a time. These installments arrived hand-written on creamy notecards; I would add an illustration to the bottom. We are about six pages from the ending. Something to finish in 2021!
Pizza School NYC goes online
My longtime clients Pizza School NYC had to pivot quickly when the pandemic shuttered their cooking school. I worked on the technical and visual side of their new online school. In addition to getting the Vimeo page looking great, I designed labels for pizza mailing kits, and designed a zine to go with those kits. Pizza School is doing great these days, and it was rewarding to be part of this big effort.
Logos
I always enjoy type and logo work. Here are a few I did this year.
Stickers
I discovered Sticker Mule, an online printing company with some really great products. After signing up to their mailing list, I have been having fun with their promotional specials.
Colouring Pages
During the spring lockdown, several artists made activity pages that went out the Flying Pony Cafe’s weekly home deliveries. They were much enjoyed by the children of the households who received them. I did several colouring pages.
My Pandemic Diary
I have been keeping a sketchbook diary since the Pandemic began. It’s a pretty heady mix of humour, news, and observations.
Volume 1: http://swizzlestudio.com/my-pandemic-diary/
Volume 2: http://swizzlestudio.com/my-pandemic-diary-part-2/
Pickle Diary
It wasn’t all COVID-19. I also did a lot of cooking this year.
Bird Paintings
There wasn’t a lot of time for painting this year, but I did get the easel out for these three commissions and gifts.
That’s the highlights for 2020. We’re already galloping into the new year with two book design projects and some fun personal stuff too!
Cheers!
Rob
