Who?

I was just checking out the playlist on Dazed Digital (to see if anyone had made such comments as; "WOW, who did this illustration?" / "What a brill illustration (brillustration)" / "I am a fan of the illustration". (They hadn't.)), when I noticed they had gotten my bloody name wrong!
"Rachel Gold".
They must've assumed my email address (gold as in Goldsmiths, btw) was my name. Which would make sense, to be honest.
I was planning on turning this into a bit of office banter today, but then I thought that actually this is quite a brilliant Dazed style pseudonym. I could've come up with a better one, but I wasn't aware it was an option.
Plus I don't much like my surname. It's just a word really. Hmm, so is gold.
Rubbish.

How to engage 400 people at one time

Some builders burst a mains pipe outside the studio the other day. It pretty much entertained us for a good 30 minutes. 30 MINUTES it went on. We discovered why, when we went outside (to take more photos). The builders had dealt with the situation by running to their van, opening a beer and reading the papers.
There were kids down the street, dancing (and screaming) around in it. How did they know it wasn't bad water?
The people in the offices opposite saw us watching them watching and gave us smiles that said, "this is MAD, what a lark ", and we all became friends for that 30 minutes.

Tasty

This is some of the packaging I designed for Bompas & Parrs' project with Hendrick's Gin.
They are catering on an old train carriage that will travel up and down the country. As part of the menu, they have designed a take on traditional food trolley... delecacies (egg sandwich, crisps and a piece of fruit). This is what I was asked to design for. Obviously.
There will hopefully be some photos of the actual products coming soon (courtesey of Hendrick's).

Bompas & Parr

I am also doing a work placement here, at Bompas & Parr. I have had the opportunity to be part of some pretty exciting projects since I've been here. They are essentially "bespoke" (I don't think they are fond of that word) caterers/event designers/jelly makers. Which doesn't sound essential. But it's bloody brilliant.
Imagine combining all the things you love (OK; food, sharks, Sailor Jerrys, rounders, sleep) and creating a buisness out of them. (OK; ........) AMAZING.
It's been such fun to be part of, to be honest.

Dazed & Confused

So it's been a while. But I have lots to show for it (some of which I will evidence now, while I'm waiting to bring my washing in).
At the minute, I am interning at two places, one of which is Dazed & Confused. These are some of the illustrations I designed for the Dazed Digital June playlist. The only criteria I was given was that it had to feature a cassette tape. (Incedently, the first cassette tape I ever bought was 'Before The Rain', by Eternal) The first image is the one they went for in the end. I was glad about that, the other ones felt a bit forced, not really me. Do you know what I mean?