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Collieflower

A 3D paper cut design based on the world play between 'cauliflower' and 'collie flower'. All elements cut and assembled by hand from coloured card. The collie is one of my favourite dogs and I...

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This paper cut design is based on the word play between 'spoil' and 'oil' and highlights the fact that although oil is a precious commodity, when it spills it can be devastating to wildlife and the...

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Q-Cumbers

A 3D paper cut design based on the word play between cucumber and queue-cumber! All elements hand cut from coloured paper, assembled and photographed.

May 18, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Innovate Stand

I created this exhibition stand to launch a new product range. The concept was to have a modern but serious looking stand, so I suggested black gloss panels with matt black trim and green LED...

May 16, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Feel the Bass

This graphic was created to promote a unique new speaker system that adapts to the shape and size of the environment. I used Illustrator to create the design and the font is Infotext Medium. The...

May 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Sublime

A hand cut 3D paper design depicting a submarine with the core of a lime - sublime!I love playing with words and images to change or distort their meaning.

May 14, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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G/Astronomy

The only difference between the words 'Astronomy' and 'Gastronomy' is the letter G. Thats why I love the English language - many similar words have totally different meanings. This paper cut design...

May 11, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Bat

I love word play, for example the word 'bat' can mean several things in the English language - the flying animal, bat your lashes or a sports bat. I created this paper cut design using only white...

May 10, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Paper Ape

The word 'paper' also contains the word 'ape' - so I thought I could make an ape out of paper to demonstrate the word play. All elements hand cut from coloured card and assembled with foam spacers.

May 5, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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A-Hole

What is the whole in the letter A called? The A-Hole of course! All elements hand cut from coloured paper and assembled with foam pads.

May 5, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Up Up Away

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to float up into the sky? Everyone loves balloons - so heres a little 3D paper cut to celebrate them! All elements hand cut from coloured paper and assembled with...

May 2, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Tickle my Fancy

This paper cut design is based on the phrase 'tickle my fancy'. All the elements are cut from coloured paper but I also used an embossing tool to create the feathers spine. The text is cut from a...

Apr 30, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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The Root of all Evil

This paper cut design is based on the phrase 'Money is the Root of all Evil', where the word 'Evil' represents a plant and the roots have pound signs (£) embedded in them to portray money. All...

Apr 26, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Donut

I created this paper cut design to show the word play between the words 'donut' and 'do not' which I found quite amusing. The cross through the donut also enforces the message. All elements hand...

Apr 23, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Rip it up

'Rip it up and start again' was a song by 80's band Orange Juice - but in this case I am talking more about the creation process itself and how often designers want to just throw a project away and...

Apr 21, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Dinosaw

I was inspired to create this design after cutting some wood to fix a fence panel. My hand saws were lay on the ground and looked like a dinosaurs jaw. It's amazing where inspiration comes from!...

Apr 18, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Suit Up

A new 3D paper cut design based on the phrase 'suit up'. The tie forms an upwards arrow to emphasise the word 'up' in the text. All elements hand cut from card and assembled with foam spacers.

Apr 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Gump

This paper design is cut from a single colour sheet of card and the elements are then pushed out to create a 3D effect. The idea is based on 'Forrest Gump' the famous film with Tom Hanks. I hope...

Apr 14, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Tools

I thought it might be an interesting idea to portray the tools of paper cutting as an actual paper cut design. These are really the only tools I use - pencil, scalpel and of course paper. The...

Apr 11, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Bird

I thought it might be a nice idea to create a character using the paper cut technique, as the bright simple shapes of the paper seemed perfect for this type of design. 'Bird' is a simple layered...

Apr 5, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Paint the Town Red

A new 3D paper cut design based on the phrase 'Paint the Town Red'. The saying dates back to the 1830's and basically means 'go out and have a good time'. This design is assembled with half inch...

Apr 2, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Humbug

This new paper cut design is made from a single white sheet of card and mounted on top of black and red paper using foam spacers to create a 3D effect. Humbugs are one of my favourite sweets, but...

Mar 31, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Wooden it be nice?

This design was created using pyrography - or wood burning, where you use a hot iron tool to burn into the wood, in this case birch. It creates a unique hand made effect but is quite tricky to...

Mar 28, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Pipe Dream

This 3D paper cut design is inspired by the phrase 'Pipe Dream' which basically means 'a dream that is unlikely to come true'. The speech bubble can represent someone thinking or also smoke coming...

Mar 26, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Think Positive

A simple hand lettered graphic drawn with a Sharpie pen and then vectorised in Illustrator to keep the hand drawn, rough edges.

Mar 25, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Give 'em Hell

This 3D paper cut is based on the phrase "Give 'Em Hell" which has appeared in a film, a play and in song lyrics, but I am not exactly sure where it originated. I used three layers and four colours...

Mar 22, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Tea

Another paper cut design based on the best drink of the day... Tea! No computers were used to create this design - all elements drawn and cutout by hand which adds to the hand made feel.

Mar 20, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Recycle

I was inspired to create this design after watching a TV programme on how dumped rubbish affects wildlife. We should all do our bit to recycle and its good for the environment and the economy. All...

Mar 18, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Ego

This is another image that I created using Lego. I noticed that the word 'Lego' contains the word 'Ego' so this design basically represents leaving your ego behind and allowing yourself to play end...

Mar 15, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Collieflower

Sp-oil

Q-Cumbers

Innovate Stand

Feel the Bass

Sublime

G/Astronomy

Bat

Paper Ape

A-Hole

Up Up Away

Tickle my Fancy

The Root of all Evil

Donut

Rip it up

Dinosaw

Suit Up

Gump

Tools

Bird

Paint the Town Red

Humbug

Wooden it be nice?

Pipe Dream

Think Positive

Give 'em Hell

Tea

Recycle

Ego

Spikey

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