purple is the colour of… Chatsworth?

A quite remarkable evening at Chatsworth… I was invited to capture a few images of the extraordinary people who won awards from Accessible Derbyshire. Gillian Scotford and Jane Carver hosted the function which was topped off by the fully illuminated purple house and icon that is Chatsworth house. purple has become the adopted colour of…

it’s a kinda magic… or is it?

so what goes into a graphic designer? is it a learned skill you can learn, is it innate and a genetically acquired skill or is it magic? I’d like to put forward the theory as a completely self taught graphic designer who has earned a living delivering many different types of commercial design work since…

a few words on design and marketing

is this the shortest book on design and marketing for the small business possible? Cards from the hammer design ‘KISS’ ( keep it simple si ) series. design 1. smart: work that is run through a planned, thorough, professional process is most likely to succeed in its objectives. 2. on point: the brief needs to…

so who are hammer design?

hammer design is the graphic design business of si homfray si homfray has earned his living as a professional graphic designer and marketing person since 1986. his major skills include graphic design for print, visual communication, branding, exhibition design and making marketing ideas happen. si is currently working with the web, print, exhibitions and a…