Every year I design and send out my own Christmas card.
This year I incorporated an old lino print by my Mum that she had never got around to printing, adding it to a collage of chocolate wrappers and tracing paper!
Author Archives: Tom Girling
NYE at the Star
Promotional material for a New Years Eve event that I also DJ at.
Iron in the Blood
Logo and branding for Iron in the Blood, a Blacksmith based in Devon
Breast Cancer Gala
I’ve been working closely with The Breast Cancer Foundation in Cayman for a number of years now. I do everything from their stationary to signage, but the biggest job is always the annual gala.
Human Workers Poster
My entry to the Poster Heroes 2020 Poster competition “HUMANS AT WORK” A look at human workers as a product that can be bought and has a shelf life. Dehumanising the workers to the level of perishable food. In the future, will human workers be past their sell by date and therefore reduced to clear?ContinueContinue reading “Human Workers Poster”
The National Gallery
A selection of posters designed for The National Gallery of the The Cayman Islands. I’ve produced everything from the invites to title walls and brochures for the gallery, which is known for being one of the best art galleries in the Caribbean.
Marathon T-Shirt
My logo for the 2020 Cayman Marathon. The design was selected as the winner of an open competition meaning it was used on all the runners tech shirts or vests, the volunteers t-shirts, for all merchandise and at the Start/Finish line. The Marathon is one of Caymans biggest supporting events and each year is ranContinueContinue reading “Marathon T-Shirt”
A Feast of Unlikely Stories
A Feast of Unlikely Stories is a collection of shorts stories I wrote in 2017 to help raise money for Read for Good. I designed and produced it myself, with illustrations provided by my brother Matt. You can have a flick though a digital copy here.
Out of the Box
Out entry for the “Out of the Box Competition” run by Samsung and Dezeen. The brief was to create a design that would repurpose an old cardboard TV box and was simple enough for people to build at home with limited tools. I really enjoyed collaborating with my wife who helped with her engineering skillsContinueContinue reading “Out of the Box”
Da Fish Shack
Menus for local and popular waterside restaurant Da Fish Shack
Lino Print Cats
I love cats! Here are a few lino cuts of cats we fostered.
Cayman Cancer
A selection of work I’ve done for Cancer charities and organisations in Cayman
My Mum’s Recipes
Back in 2007, as I was packing my bags for university, my Mum gave me a set of my favourite recipes that she’d taken the time to type up. They were dishes that the whole family loved and were staples of my childhood. View the online version here I’d wanted to create a set ofContinueContinue reading “My Mum’s Recipes”
1981
Marketing for Cayman brewery 1981
Oxford 2020
Unfortunately like everything else, the Olympics has been cancelled this year. But I took up Logo Inspirations challenge to design an Olympic logo for my home town, Oxford. Ox, a large bull & Ford a small body of water that can be crossed by foot. I took the horns from the Ox, the shape isContinueContinue reading “Oxford 2020”
Logo Design
A selection of logos I’ve designed
Our Wedding
Stationary for our wedding, it wasn’t exactly traditional and as such we didn’t have very traditional invites!
Executive Barber Studio
Logo & Branding for Executive Barber Studio
REX T-shirts
Way back in 2012 I started designing and selling T-shirts. It was a brief but important project as it acted as a bridge between by university life and professional career.
