websitesarelovely

San Francisco through the lens

2012-01-22T12:59:00.002Z

I have still got to edit and upload my photos from our trip to California, but this one is one of my favourites - so it couldn't wait.
The San Francisco skyline taken through the Argoflex TLR camera that I purchased from a second hand camera shop, hidden somewhere in the business district.

Instagram cameras

2011-11-25T16:36:00.003Z

Instagram + block colour paper = good way to document my camera collection. Come find me on instagram @websitesarelovely and webstagram

Machester walk part 2

2011-11-25T15:46:00.002Z

More photos from my Manchester walk last week.

Manchester camera walk

2011-11-20T20:29:00.003Z

I took a walk around Manchester with my camera this weekend. I've intended to take photos of Manchester typography, in case the Letterpool project runs another regional book, and I finally got a chance to make a start. I'll upload more photos to Flickr in the next few days.

Dot Net Article - sneaky look

2011-11-17T18:20:00.001Z

I have sent off my design for the .net magazine 'Build Off' feature, and here is a sneaky look at a section of the design.
I can't wait to see it in print.

Ayelike brand

2011-11-17T09:41:00.004Z

For the last few months, I have been working with my best friend Neil McLean, on the branding of his Freelance Digital Development and Photography company, Ayelike Ltd.

"Freelance digital developer and photographer based in Manchester, UK. I specialise in front-end web development with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript as well as back-end development with ASP.NET C# and SQL Server. I also offer services as a photographer on a wide range of assignments."

It's been a great project to work on, and I thought I would show some of the logo development process, from the original painted sketch - through to the final vector logo.

We will be working on the full website very soon, but until then visit the holding site at www.ayelike.co.uk.

jetpackage project

2011-10-26T16:24:00.010+01:00

Back at the beginning of Summer, I started a project called 'jetpackage'. I was sat in my office one day and I was severely lacking in inspiration, so I looked around me at all the objects I have collected over the years and it got me thinking about how I am inspired. My office is full of collectable items that I have gleaned from car boot sales, flea markets and charity shops, whenever I am feeling uninspired I look at them and it spurs me on.

So I thought "What if a package came through the post, containing these things?" - what would they inspire me to create.
I have got a LONG list of designers, illustrators, artists, creatives that I would like to work with, and who inspire me with my work, so I decided to see how they would react to one of these packages.

I designed an email, sent them out into the universe to see what would come back.
The concept was simple:
1. I send a package of inspirational things.
2. The recipient gets inspired, creates something and sends it back to me.
3. I get inspired by their package, and design a poster to send back to them.

So far I have got the likes of these awesome people involved:
Mr Bingo
Ben Javens
Ross Phillips
Hilda Grahnat
Mark Howe
Matt Roeser
Oliver Jeffers
Rexbox
Mei-Lin Rawlinson
Melanie Jane Hamlet

Once I have got all the replies and sent mine, I will be recruiting for phase II, so if you are interested in the project, please do get in touch.

**Replies from top to bottom: Ben Javens, Rexbox, Hilda Grahnat and Ross Phillips

Quantum of Solace

2011-10-26T15:00:00.005+01:00

I designed this Quantum of Solace poster for Adam Buxton, which contains one of the greatest lyrics of all time "I'd like a quantum of solace, but no more than a quantum, I know they do big bags of solace, but I don't want 'em".

This a one-off poster for the jetpackage project (blog post to follow!)

Buy old junk, make new awesome

2011-04-25T12:42:00.004+01:00

Step 1: Got to a car boot sale, buy a terrible clock for £2 and a cool ornament for 50p.
Step 2: Remove the clock and cut a felt circle to line the bottom with.
Step 3: Put felt lining in, and add the cool ornament.
Step 4: Feel smug and awesome.

Valencia

2011-04-24T19:28:00.002+01:00

Easter Car Boot Haul

2011-04-24T18:28:00.003+01:00

Rich pickings at today's car boot sale

2011-04-17T23:38:00.002+01:00

jetpackage

2011-04-13T17:16:00.005+01:00

I'm working on a new creative inspiration project for jetpac magazine, tentatively named 'jetpackage'.

Spring light is golden

2011-03-30T21:55:00.002+01:00

India Trip 2011

2011-02-26T23:58:00.004Z

View on Flickr

Segulls

2011-01-21T16:46:00.005Z

Fate?

2011-01-10T18:51:00.001Z

flickr366_101, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I took this photograph nearly 3 years ago as part of my Flickr 366 project, as I was stuck in traffic in the rain. I was just flicking through the photographs on my phone the other day, and I suddenly realised that the house on the left is the house that we have just bought!

This photograph must have been taken when the previous owners were renovating the house, and when my life was very different.

I love it when life connects like this.

Geneva to Milan

2010-10-31T11:41:00.004Z

I've just re-discovered some old photos from the original NeilVenture, which took Neil McLean and I from Geneva to Milan, via Lake Maggoire and through the Alps.

London Chicken Man

2010-09-02T21:14:00.001+01:00

LondonChickenMan, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I'm not a fan of buskers and street artists, but you have got to appreciate a grown man in a chicken costume!

Mr Bingo's Desktop

2010-08-25T09:37:00.003+01:00

The fantastically talent Mr Bingo sent me an email to tell me that my photograph is his new favourite desktop image. Respect to the dude rocking the swimming trunks.

Kodak Slide

2010-08-22T17:03:00.001+01:00

KodakSlide2, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I bought a set of slides at the car boot sale today - instant Martin Parr photographs.

Carboot Sale Haul

2010-08-19T16:48:00.001+01:00

PractikaBCAelectronic, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I have started to document all the great things that I have bought at carboot sales over the years - this is an ongoing project, so check back for more later.

view the flickr set

Venice Door 01

2010-07-21T12:53:00.001+01:00

Venice Door 01, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

A few photos from my recent visit to Venice.

Montjuïc - Barcelona

2010-06-08T18:53:00.001+01:00

Montjuïc - Barcelona, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

My wife is in Barcelona, so I was just looking through some old photos from when I visited a few years ago. Here's one of my favourites

These Lost Dharma Posters Are Your New Smartphone Wallpapers

2010-06-01T20:24:00.002+01:00

My series of Lost posters, based on the Dharma Initiative Stations, have become a trending topic as "These Lost Dharma Posters Are Your New Smartphone Wallpapers", featuring on:

gizmodo.com

thesmartphonehub.com

mixx.com

bestbookmarks.co.cc

google search

Queen Victoria Driving

2010-05-23T22:53:00.001+01:00

Queen Victoria Driving, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Queen Victoria cruising around the streets of Llandudno, North Wales. I love capturing obscure situations like this, and for this one I had to run down the road after her car to get the shot.

Control

2010-05-19T08:33:00.002+01:00

Sam Riley as Ian Curtis - Control, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Sam Riley as Ian Curtis in Anton Corbijn's film 'Control'. We used to live on Barton Street in Macclesfield, where Curtis lived and died - this photo was taken back in 2006 when the film was being shot on location.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of his premature death, go and listen to his music and watch the film.

Lost - Dharma Initiative Stations - illustrations online

2010-05-18T21:07:00.002+01:00

The Swan, originally uploaded by jetpacmagazine.

I have finished my series of illustrations for the finale of Lost, based around 10 Dharma Initiative stations:

Lost Flicker set

They will be available as iPhone wallpapers on jetpacmagazine tomorrow!

Banksy Rat

2010-04-29T20:32:00.001+01:00

BanksyRat02, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I wondered why this image got so many views yesterday...

Where Banksy is involved, there usually are no accidents, but it truly does appear to have been an accident that a street-cleaning crew in Melbourne, Australia, painted over a mural by that graffiti artist and provocateur. The Associated Press reported that Susan Riley, the deputy lord mayor of Melbourne, dispatched street cleaners to Hosier Lane there after residents complained about squalid conditions in an alley known for its displays of public art. Among the works was a stencil of a goggle-wearing rat created by Banksy during a visit to Melbourne in 2003 — and removed by the crew, which was instructed to eliminate all graffiti from the area. In an interview on Australian radio Kathy Alexander, the chief executive of the city, said, “Unfortunately the contractors were not made aware by us that that was an important piece, and unfortunately that means the piece is gone.”

Source: http://www.nytimes.com

Online Uprising : Online design communities

2010-04-20T17:33:00.003+01:00

Whilst going through some old emails, I found this article that I wrote back in 2007!

Online Uprising : Online design communities

Traditionally artists and designers have always strived to change the social landscape which they live in – communities of people that share the same ideals and values have shaped our modern world.
Artists’ movements have always been in the undercurrent of society, fringing the commercial world – so how does this differ when the landscape we are trying to change is a digital world?

Online design communities have changed that way that we interact with each other. Free sites such as Computerlove (www.cpluv.com) and Humble Voice (www.humblevoice.com), offer designers the opportunity to upload their own galleries and portfolios, chat and email each other, write blogs, comment on work or ask questions, even earn points to trade in for merchandise (slight capitalist infiltration).
Artists; and by ‘artists’ I mean all forms of creative outputs – from design to written word, illustration to music, photography to animation and everything in between, are being given a whole new world to shape.

The traditional forms that were once elitist, such as universities and art galleries, are being side-stepped by peer-to-peer interaction online, with the leaders in the design field sharing their knowledge directly with newcomers, free online gallery spaces that can be shared with the world, not just with private view lushes stroking their ego.

This peer-to-peer interaction also means that students can get advice or collaborate with people anywhere around the world, as the physical side to work boundaries have been broken down with the invention of this new digital medium.
Design forums, such as www.designateonline.com, are a useful filter, uploading your latest work can be a great taste-test for how your audience might view your work, and then using it as a marketing tool is easy, spreading the word on good design, can seed as quickly as the most strategically planned campaign.

Everyone needs a job to support their revolution, so what used to take time and dedicated persistence to get your work under the right noses, can now be as simple as firing off a quick email with a link to your online portfolio (hosted of course by your friendly design community site. Even the laziest Creative Director will move their finger a few millimetres to click on a link.

For the more bourgeoisie out there, there are plenty of sites out there that will strip out the cream of the design crop and hand it to you on a silver platter, www.pixelsurgeon.com , www.thefwa.com , www.ibelieveinadv.com , so you can join the revolution in your pyjamas.

The MySpace Generation is dead, long live the internet.

(Dated July 19, 2007)

Ned Kelly

2010-04-18T00:23:00.001+01:00

BeardFace, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

just discovered that this is an image of Ned Kelly.

A fresh start

2010-04-01T23:24:00.001+01:00

TattonLake, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Things in Black and White

2010-03-22T15:14:00.001Z

PortOfLiverpool, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

After the events of the last few months, it's time for things to start going right for my wife and I. This was taken on the day that she gained permanent residency for the UK.

I've been taking more and more black and white shots over the last month, it's felt like I've needed to take the colour out of things - because reality hasn't been kind to us, it's better to live in a monochromatic world - one that cannot be taken away from me.

lapse photography (not time lapse)

2010-03-03T16:18:00.001Z

wall, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

after a very very difficult start to the year, I am slowly getting back into photography - so hopefully in the next few weeks my renewed flickr account will see some more uploads.

websitesarelovely - new brand on the horizon

2010-01-11T15:02:00.003Z

I am currently working on the new brand identity for websitesarelovely, as I have recently become a limited company. Here's a sneaky peak at prototype A, for a bespoke direct mail piece for new business. New portfolio website design is also underway.

snowday

2010-01-05T17:02:00.001Z

snow001, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

tried to work today, but alas, the lure of fresh snow was too powerful.
wandered in to Tatton Park and took a few photos with the lovely wife.

The other side of the world

2010-01-02T17:00:00.001Z

Melbourne01, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

It's a strange feeling, being at the beginning of the year.
It often feels like the episode of Ulysses 31 (note I reference the cartoon series of the 80's rather than the original Homer epic) - where Sisyphus had to constantly push a huge boulder up a hill, where upon completion, it would re-appear at the bottom of the hill, and the cycle would begin again.

review 2009 - things that i saw in 2009

2009-12-31T17:32:00.002Z

review 2009 - things that i saw in 2009, originally uploaded by jetpacmagazine.

over the last 12 months i have been recording all the interesting things i see on my mobile phone.

jetpac magazine and websitesarelovely 2009 review - download your copy from http://www.jetpacmagazine.com

silver lining

2009-12-23T00:07:00.001Z

Manchester Rainbow, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I started 2009 putting in a lot of hard work with no gratitude - working an extra 2 weeks of man hours in a 4 week period, and then faced one of the most difficult times of my career.

A ridiculous round of redundancies, at at time when the digital workload was at it's heaviest - this was the final nail in the coffin I had been constructing for quite some time.
So I took the leap, made the decision to take voluntary redundancy and chance the outside world.

That's how I fell into freelance - and it's been the best decision of my career. in the last 9 months I have worked for some amazing agencies, learnt so much from other incredibly talented designers, expanded my portfolio and client list. I've learnt a different approach to work and how I deal with work situations.

I am finishing the year with a completely different life, and one that I couldn't be happier with.

I am the director of my own limited company, I have had my work on the BBC website, I have had my photography published in a book (http://www.letterpool.com), I have started my own PDF culture magazine with close to 10, 000 downloads (http://www.jetpacmagazine.com) - and I have made some fantastic new friends, contacts and collaborators.

I'd like to say a massive thank you to all of the people that have made this year into such a great one for me, if I start listing people, I am bound to miss someone off - so let's just say 'You know who you are'.

Neil

Space Invaders 06

2009-11-28T19:13:00.001Z

SpaceInvaders06, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

More from the Manchester Space Invaders collection of photos.

Tokyo Tower

2009-11-25T23:24:00.001Z

TokyoTower, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

old photos

2009-11-18T15:39:00.001Z

bus, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I seem to just take hundreds of photos and never get around to editing them - often because I lose faith in what I have produced.

So in an attempt to get my Flickr up to 1000 uploads before the new year, I am going to spend more time just posting work...good or bad.

Manchester Cathedral

2009-11-16T15:44:00.001Z

flickr366_321, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

This time last year, as part of my flickr365 (+1)

The Photo Playground

2009-11-10T20:29:00.003Z

I've been featured on the photography website The Photo Playground Go and see all the featured photographers.

Next Issue

2009-11-06T00:16:00.001Z

NextIssue, originally uploaded by jetpacmagazine.

Issue 003 is officially underway, I interviewed the mighty Hip Hop force - Ugly Duckling, on their current tour of the UK. If you get a chance to see them, in a town near you - do it. http://www.uglyduckling.us

Winter is nearly upon us

2009-11-01T21:48:00.001Z

Landscape01, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

this photo sums up how I feel today

Invaders Mario

2009-10-09T18:09:00.001+01:00

InvadersMario, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Super Mario in Manchester

Nice photos

2009-10-09T14:52:00.001+01:00

NiceSquare, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Reflection in a fountain, near the Palais de Justice. Nice, France.
More on my flickrstream

NiceChateaux

2009-10-04T18:32:00.001+01:00

NiceChateaux, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

just back from a few days in Nice, in the south of France, beautiful weather and even more beautiful city.

Alps1

2009-09-29T00:58:00.001+01:00

Alps1, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

more filter tests on old photos. I'd used this image for a tilt/shift example previously, and never realised how good the composition is with all the detail.

flickr366_266

2009-09-22T12:19:00.001+01:00

flickr366_266, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

last years leaves.

Kid Acne painted over

2009-09-21T23:33:00.001+01:00

KidAcne02, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

went for a walk in Manchester today, and discovered that this paste-up by Kid Acne has been pointlessly painted over. I hope he answers back with a new set.

First shoot

2009-09-20T18:05:00.002+01:00

One of the photos from Neil Club's first fashion shoot 2 years ago, when I didn't know how to get the best from my camera. I have found a new way of processing the photos, so they look retro (how I wanted to shoot them in the first place). Starring the lovely Jenna.

flickr366_103

2009-09-18T18:06:00.001+01:00

flickr366_103, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Blue skies over Urbis. Manchester

HDRalps

2009-09-17T09:18:00.001+01:00

HDRalps, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Todays random selection.
From one of the best days of my life. - Started the day in the Swiss Alps, ended it watching Kool and the Gang in a free music festival in Milan. Neilventure.

642007 Zavleno

2009-09-16T14:04:00.001+01:00

prague08, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Decided to blog more of my old photos from Flickr - here is todays.

flickr366_166

2009-09-15T22:25:00.001+01:00

flickr366_166, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

randomly selected image from last years Flickr366 project

Pinball on the BBC Scotland homepage

2009-09-11T15:19:00.005+01:00

My banner for magneticNorth's new BBC project Pinball has made it onto the BBC Scotland homepage.
The application is to help brainstorm ideas and filter out the best, give it a go, you might come up with something unexpected.

This way for nice stuff

2009-09-10T11:43:00.001+01:00

MonkeyPoint, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

http://www.jetpacmagazine.com

jetpac magazine - issue002 COLLECTIONS - now LIVE!

2009-09-05T09:56:00.002+01:00

Download at: www.jetpacmagazine.com

THE COLLECTIONS ISSUE:

Mr Bingo
The Books I Will Never Write
Reka Nyari
League of the Empty Chair
McBess & Simon
Re:View

With contributions from:
Mr Bingo, Reka Nyari, Matthieu Bessudo, Simon Landrein,
Douglas Lassance, Robert McGovern, websitesarelovely, Ayelike,
DJ Bass, Jochen Abitz, ryan schude, And many more...

League of the Empty Chair article finished

2009-09-03T01:14:00.001+01:00

EmptyChair04, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

I've just finished the penultimate article for issue 002 of jetpac magazine - it's 1.14am and my eyes aren't working properly.

As an omen, I spotted this empty chair as I left work at mN today.
Goodnight.

Transmission

2009-08-13T21:59:00.002+01:00

Poster that I designed for a friends Christmas present, with the lyrics to the Joy Division song, "Transmission". We also used to live on Barton Street where Ian Curtis lived and died in Macclesfield. If anyone wants a vector version of the poster, give me a shout and I can send you a .pdf.

Joy Diversion

2009-08-10T22:59:00.001+01:00

JoyDiversion, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

sometimes the simplest ideas are the best

The League of the Empty Chair

2009-08-09T22:42:00.001+01:00

EmptyChair02, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Another entry for The League of the Empty Chair - http://www.flickr.com/groups/theleague/ - article in the next jetpac issue

flickr366_210

2009-07-28T17:02:00.001+01:00

flickr366_210, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

this time last year, we were in Valencia.

junk joke sun stroke

2009-07-27T11:54:00.001+01:00

junk joke sun stroke, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

from my favourite series - at the Aigburth car boot sale.

Loneliness

2009-07-26T18:29:00.001+01:00

Wall, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Lately, I have been getting into the loneliness of inanimate objects in photography.

brighton bus stop

2009-07-24T12:31:00.002+01:00

brighton bus stop, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Feeling like I should populate my blog more, need to get into the habit of uploading work - got a 120Gb drive nearly full of work - so plenty to show the world.

last summer

2009-07-24T12:17:00.002+01:00

flickr366_211, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

wish I had a summer holiday planned - mainly because I hate the expression 'staycation'

Even more things on the floor

2009-07-24T10:59:00.007+01:00

jetpac magazine issue003 - will be themed TRAVEL

2009-07-21T12:01:00.002+01:00

Here's a sneaky peak at one of the articles from jetpac magazine issue003, I bought a case of holiday slides from someone's travels around the world - some really nice abstract photographs in the collection.

Tibor Nyilasi - finally completed my Mexico 86 sticker album

2009-06-29T20:03:00.002+01:00

After 23 years, I have finally finished my Panini Mexico 86 sticker album with the one remaining player - Hungarys Tibor Nyilasi. There may be an adventure attached to this (will keep you posted).

Kid Acne

2009-06-27T14:17:00.003+01:00

KidAcne01, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

The awesome Kid Acne paste-ups in Manchester.

Day Off

2009-06-25T16:38:00.002+01:00

liverpool lounger, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

= me today

Random work

2009-06-25T16:12:00.002+01:00

Found this hidden away on my hard drive - will start posting more of my random work.

Dublin Graffiti

2009-06-24T23:44:00.002+01:00

DublinGraffiti01, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Uploaded a few photos from our trip to Dublin at the weekend.
www.flickr.com/photos/websitesarelovely/

More things on the floor

2009-06-18T17:50:00.007+01:00

Texas in a Trilby

2009-06-10T15:57:00.006+01:00

In response to Mr Bingo's drawing of Minnesota wearing glasses

WIN! Books I Will Never Write Poster

2009-06-08T23:40:00.001+01:00

WIN! Books I Will Never Write Poster, originally uploaded by jetpacmagazine.

For your chance to win an exclusive jetpac magazine poster, simply tell us what you collect and why (doesn't have to be true!)

Winner will be selected by me - there will also be another chance to win one in issue 002 (launching soon).

www.jetpacmagazine.com
(print measures 1000mm x 700mm)

You're Fired

2009-06-07T23:10:00.002+01:00

My idea for The Apprentice chocolate task - 'You're Fired' - a toy gun that fires chocolate bullets into your mouth.

You buy packs of 'bullets' - 6 are made of delicious chocolate, 1 is filled with Sir Alan's beard hair - for a Russian Roulette style twist.
Contains natural Sugar.

I need £400,000 to get the product to market, for a 0.1% share in the business.

Valencia photos on flickr

2009-06-03T00:37:00.003+01:00

valenciaGraffiti01, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

Finally uploaded some of the photos from last summers trip to Valencia, have a look at: flickr valencia set

Tiltshift your photos online

2009-05-20T19:04:00.005+01:00

Tilt-shift photographs are manipuated images of real life to resemble miniature or model scenes.

Using Photoshop is a really good method for getting these results (without having to shell out for expensive lenses for your camera) - and now there is a handy online version at http://tiltshiftmaker.com/

Simply upload a photograph of an appropriate scene, set the focal length, and download the photograph.

Zero, my Hero

2009-05-16T18:41:00.002+01:00

Vote for my friend Ben Javens T-shirt on Threadless.com
Vote Here

When I grow a beard

2009-04-22T18:46:00.002+01:00

I look a bit like Adam Buxton, from the comedy duo Adam and Joe

jetpac magazine issue 001 LIVE

2009-04-20T22:07:00.003+01:00

jetpac magazine is a free pdf culture magazine, featuring photography, illustration, design, comedy, poetry, interviews, reviews... basically all that is good with the world.

THE FIRST ISSUE:

A Slice of Life
Jake & Amir
Rachel Jones
Melbourne Graffiti
Overheard Project
Joe Murtagh

With contributions from:
Jon Burgerman, Ayelike, Caleb Condit, emohoc,
chicagojulieelizabeth, Reka Nyari, danimal, Martin The Hat, EwaJ,
Kalun, Jana Cruder, zoe @, ftwentytwo, And many more...

www.jetpacmagazine.com

Ace and Jocelyn Poster on SALE NOW!

2009-04-07T11:27:00.002+01:00

The Ace and Jocelyn poster is designed, is now for sale at Busted Tees

My Ace and Joceyln Poster is nearly ready for sale!

2009-03-27T15:22:00.003Z

Great news for a Friday afternoon - Amir emailed me and told me the poster is almost ready for sale on Busted Tees.
Read a little bit more here

Manchester Graffiti (Part II)

2009-03-26T14:35:00.004Z

Been working in Manchester freelancing at the wonderful Code Computerlove all week. It's great walking through the city centre and finding great little spots for graffiti and stencil art.

Train Count

2009-03-26T14:28:00.002Z

Things that I saw at the side of the track on my train ride into Manchester today:
3 Shopping trolleys
3 Tennis balls
1 Toy light-sabre
5 Chairs (4 Patio / 1 School)
1 Car steering lock
1 Compact Disc
1 Orange security jacket
2 water cooler bottles
1 Mini motorbike
1 Mashed BMX
and 46 Footballs!

Forgotten Shutter Faces

2009-03-18T16:55:00.004Z

Whenever I got into the Printworks in Manchester I pass a long-forgotten shop (between the Multistorey car park, Tramline and The Printworks), with these faces staring out onto the world that has left them behind.
More and more shops like these are closing down, creating a world that we all laughed at in 'Bleak Future' films of the past.
With bastions of the commercial world (like Woolworths) failing around us, are we heading for that 'future' Britain?

Digital TV + Bad Weather = Digital Collage

2009-03-10T15:02:00.005Z

The bad weather last night made our TV signal weak, creating these strange digital collages of the programmes. (And no I wasn't watching Jack Osbourne : Celebrity Adrenalin Junkies, I was just flicking through the channels)

Things I find on the floor

2009-03-09T12:46:00.005Z

I've always been a big fan of 'Found art'. I love to think of the back-stories and how the objects get to the point where our paths cross.
How did ZZ Top get to be at a Warrington shopping centre? Probably getting a beard trimmer from Argos.

I would do anything for love, but I won't do that - oh alright then!

2009-03-09T12:06:00.003Z

www.twitter.com/jetpacmagazine

I'll tell you what I want, what I Rhyly Rhyly want

2009-03-07T14:47:00.004Z

RhylBeachHDR, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

photos from our day trip to Rhyl (NeilRobNeil)
Flickr set

Blood is Thicker than Water

2009-03-05T11:33:00.003Z

T-shirt design that I sent to bustedtees.com fingers crossed it'll get chosen to be made.

More Books I'll Never Write

2009-03-02T14:43:00.003Z

10 More Books I'll Never Write over at jetpacmagazine

Grammatical Errors found in Chip Shop #910

2009-03-01T16:47:00.005Z

Burger and Chips Anyone - no need for a question mark.
The classic additional 'E' for Potato.
They do gain a bonus point for recognising that a mushroom is not a vegetable.

When will it end?

2009-03-01T16:26:00.005Z

Rival gangs of Gummie Bears in turf wars, Macclesfield and Rhyl.
Senseless killings, way before their sell-by dates.

An innocent Gummie Ring caught in the crossfire.

GibbeRish iPod holders

2009-02-23T12:20:00.005Z

My wife and I have started a little project together, combining our skills to make some cool iPod holders, if you like the look, then give us a shout if you want to pre-order one (email us for prices / colour options) hello@websitesarelovely.com

websitesarelovely

2009-02-19T17:21:00.002Z

Neil 2600, originally uploaded by websitesarelovely.

i am slowly sorting out my portfolio, keeping it simple and letting the work speak for itself.
it's amazing how much work you can accumulate over the years.