About Rachel

Rachel graduated with a BA (Hons) in Illustration from the University of Wolverhampton in June 2009 with a high 2:1. (And isn't that sad about missing a 1st by 0.17 points, honestly.) 


With a unique illustration style and occasional venturer into graphic design, Rachel also has talents within advertising and marketing, and spotting what's now, what's next, and what's what. She hates the term 'trend spotter', instead just enjoying what comes naturally to her. A strong conceptual thinker, with a playful and downright random imagination, whatever she's lending her skills to. Culture, fashion, new media, music, and the future, all inspire her. She loves collaborating with others and knows the sum is always greater than its parts. 


Within her illustration work, she creates all her images with hand rendered imagery and text, and then manipulates the composition in Photoshop. She loves working within editorial illustration, and she likes to deal with current issues as well as drawing food; that's always a favourite. She believes strongly in sustainability within design and is concerned with environmental issues in all aspects of our lives. Rachel is interested in the relationship between image and text, and the use of typography as image. She also works as a graphic designer so knows a thing or two about what looks good.


Rachel loves finding out about the next big thing, and getting involved with as many fun things as possible. She lives just outside of London, in Bedfordshire, with aspirations to escape into the depths of London, where she works.

I am currently available for illustration and design commissions!


This blog is my ongoing thought stream of everything that inspires me in my life. Be it fashion, illustration, design, advertising, culture, and any new trends that are catching my eye.

If you have something you want me to blog about - feel free to drop me an email. My subscribers are growing consistently and I love writing and new and interesting things. I won't do advertorials but I will review your product/thing/whatever and give an honest opinion! Also abiding by blog ethics, I won't be bought and will always be honest when I write.