As a result of my masters exhibition I was commissioned to design the Locals’ Guide to Edinburgh. The brainchild of a young publishing house, Word of Mouth Travels, they wanted to create a guidebook that opened the door to the secrets of a city, the hidden gems that only locals are normally privy to.

I set about turning a Filofax of post-it notes into a unique guidebook, one that was rich with imagery, and detail. It has been described as a revolutionary by the press and commercially has been a great success. We are in our second print run, in the process of publishing the second book in the series and have made it onto Waterstones and Amazons bestselling lists.

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The Gate Promotional Books

The Gate Advertising Agency

The second book in the series, The Locals' Guide to Glasgow uses a more urban, industrial visual language to represent this gritty city.

The Locals' Guide to Glasgow