All Things Designed And Made By Cosmo Hill-Miers
Cosmo means business cards
Apr 18th
For the opening of Cherry Cherry I wanted to get some business cards together, they were a development of a previous design and used this new Murano paper that has a slight texture on it, I think they came out pretty smooth. Might be using the same paper in some card projects soon, it comes in over 30 colours and is really nice quality at 160gsm so plenty of scope for applications. Is anyone else a little turned on by that?
Website Online
Apr 17th
My geeky mate Sam Hassan put together this site on WordPress. I have been customizing it and adding the content and having to learn sooooo much new computer stuff. But I’m gradually getting there I think. You use these plugin things to show pictures and for the shop feature, and you have to learn how to use all of them first, and then put loads of stuff in and then take loads of stuff out, and each thing has a CSS sheet where you can customize text and colours and stuff, and then some plugins don’t work with other plugins so all the work you’ve just done becomes redundant…
Anyway, it’s now at a state I’m happy with, it all seems to work and it’s nice and easy for me to update and make changes on as I go.
Cosmo Cards hit the shops
Apr 17th
On 09.04.09 I went to the fine city of Norwich to help out and see the launch of Cherry Cherry, a new shop selling contemporary handmade crafts including cards, jewellery, stationary etc, as a concession within the cool home boutique shop The Perfect Pad.
They are the very first stockists of my cards, and I am a very happy to be involved with them. Cherry Cherry has been set up by Kate Seaward and Gemma Correll. I shared a house with Kate for 3 years whilst at university in Nottingham so we are good friends and she is a tallented illustrator in her own right, as is Gemma. The shop is a great accomplishment for the girls and I wish them, and me, the best of luck.
Supposedly I sold a few in the first couple of days so just hope it continues…
Weekend in the Westcountry
Apr 17th
On 10.04.09 I travelled down to where I spent my teen years, Devon. I still have school friends down there and try to make it down at least a few times a year as it is one of my favourite places. I normally stay around a village called Morchard Bishop, it is pretty rural, just one pub and a post office in the village itself, but has beautiful views of the countryside all around. I have two friends that live either side of the village, one in a commune called Beech Hill (pic). I also saw a friend and his wife who have just had their second very cute baby, and their barn conversion which is looking amazing, especially considering the last time I saw it it was just a barn with some steel girders in and now has rooms and windows and the first fit is nearly finished. They hope to be in 3-4 months and I am well jealous…
It was a really refreshing break though, and I think well deserved. Now got a few more days to spend working on the website before going back to school on Monday…