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alisonjanedesigns

Illustration | Calligraphy | Graphic Design
🌳 Eco-conscious
🏞️ Nature-inspired
🎨 Maker of pretty things
πŸ• Distracted by dogs
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Bristol
πŸ›οΈ Website πŸ‘‡πŸ»

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Merry Christmas one and all! πŸŽ„πŸŽπŸŽ… #christ Merry Christmas one and all! πŸŽ„πŸŽπŸŽ…
#christmas #reindeer #rudolph #santapaws #christmascarnage #adobefresco #illustration #illustragram #christmasillustration #drawing #draw
Thank you Ma'am. Whatever is thought of the Royal Thank you Ma'am.
Whatever is thought of the Royals in general, there is no doubt that she fulfilled her promise to be queen right up until the end. Rest well Your Majesty.
P.S. Could not bring myself to draw Emma the pony or the corgis πŸ˜₯ so settled on the beautiful flowers instead. 🌸 I think I spied @david_austin_roses 'Elizabeth' and 'Queen Elizabeth' in the mix and lovely to learn that the Myrtle was picked from the sprig planted from her wedding bouquet all those years ago!
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#queenelizabeth #queenelizabethii #flowers #bouquet #queensflowers #floralillustration #erii #davidaustinroses #elizabethrose #queenelizabethrose #myrtle #queen #queensfuneral #unitedkingdom #britain #bouquet #englishoak #weepingbirch #sweetpea #rosemary #illustration #illustrate #patriotic #monarch #monarchy #thankyoumaam
Happy Easter! Hope you're having a lovely sunny we Happy Easter! Hope you're having a lovely sunny weekend! 😊
#easter #easterillustration #tulips #tulip #tulipseason #happyeaster #sunrise #flowerpot
✏️ Looking Forward It's the last day of #marc ✏️ Looking Forward
It's the last day of #marchmeetthemaker 2022 and I actually made it! I've tried a number of monthly challenges but this is the first time I've made it all the way through! Thank you @joannehawker
for hosting ☺️
The quote seemed fitting as starting is something I often struggle with, but this challenge has helped me to just give things a go and see how they turn out! Turns out, more often than not, it's all ok!
Looking forward, I'm hoping to continue with this momentum and just get some bits up in my shop and trying more things without worrying about the 'what ifs'.
Right, good, you all heard it so now I'm going to have to stick to it! πŸ™ˆ
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#marchmeetthemaker2022 #thescariestmoment #thescariestmomentisalwaysjustbeforeyoustart #stephenking #stephenkingquote #justkeepgoing #juststart #alisonjanedesigns #quote #quoteoftheday #quotestoliveby #quotesaboutlife #quotestagram #moderncalligraphy #lettering #letteringart #letteringuk #calligraphy #calligraphyart #calligraphylettering #calligraphypractice #moderncalligrapher #writing #motivation #motivationalquotes #floral #floralillustration #daisy
✏️ Day in the Life Today lends itself to a st ✏️ Day in the Life
Today lends itself to a story post or even a reel which I had planned, but then managed to get the old 'rona so haven't exactly been able to film what I wanted to... So I drew it instead!
My typical day varies a lot as I could be anywhere stomping about in the countryside with my day job. Even if I am though, a typical day usually includes at least a few of these things (especially the copious amounts of coffee and tea)!
At the moment a new addition is diving head first into prepping the allotment for planting (with help digging from @obearon_the_cockapoo of course!) 😬🌱 
(Swipe for close ups)
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#marchmeetthemaker #marchmeetthemaker2022 #joannehawker #obearonthecockapoo #alisonjanedesigns #dayinthelife #dayjob #dailylife #illustrationoftheday #dailyillustration #illustration #illustrationdaily #drawingpractice #cockapoo #cockapoosofinstagram #cockapoouk #tealover #coffeegram #coffee #hario #filtercoffee #ecologist #ecology #allotment #planting #spreadsheets #typicalday
✏️ New vs. Old For today's #marchmeetthemaker ✏️ New vs. Old
For today's #marchmeetthemaker prompt by @joannehawker I thought I would show you the way my branding has evolved as I already posted a re-draw a couple of posts ago!
I started this account as 'Doodle with Ali' in 2017 and used a free trial of Adobe Illustrator to make my logo. It wasn't bad for a first try and I don't hate it now but I had some issues. The lower-case 'd' hurts me a bit inside (but it looked better than a capital) and pink never really felt like me even though it was a good contrasting colour with the blue. I also found that it was difficult to use in other settings and never created other branding tools to go along with it.
Fast-forward to 2020 and I changed my name to Alison Jane Designs ☺️ I put a lot of thought into the change and the logo which is why I've stuck with it. My original logo was hand-watercoloured and although I loved the texture and I did even (eventually) vectorise it, there were so many subtle colours that it made it difficult to alter the colours and therefore use for other things.
So in 2021 I set about teaching myself more about Adobe Illustrator (would highly recommend the course on @skillshare - not sponsored but it was great and there's always someone giving out a discount code) and branding/logo creation in general. As a result I now have a simpler and fully scalable version of my logo and a full branding kit with various versions and assets that can be used for whatever I need. 
I'm proud of it and how far it's come even though hardly anyone will ever see the full kit!
Having said that, if anyone is interested, I would be happy to share more. I'm by no means an expert, but I found it very helpful to see the kinds of things others have created for their small businesses. ☺️
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✏️ Low Stock It's the last week of March and ✏️ Low Stock
It's the last week of March and therefore also the last week of #marchmeetthemaker by @joannehawker!
Cannot believe I've actually made it this far!
Today's prompt is 'low stock' but at the moment everything I do is made to order and printed by me, so I have the luxury of only printing what I need, saving waste and energy, and being in control of the quality all the way along (although let's not talk about my current ink levels 😬).
I have made the decision for my prints to always be on archival quality paper which actually benefits from being stored in its box, so printing on demand myself works for me for now. 
It also means that my prints are noticeably higher quality and should not fade so will last as long as possible.
Who knew there were so many different types of paper in the world?!
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#marchmeetthemaker #marchmeetthemaker2022 #lowstock #madetoorder #printondemand #homemade #madebyhand #madebyme #archival #print #printmaking #artprint #artprints #artprinting #artistsoninstagram #illustration #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #typography #typographic #typographicdesign #digitalartwork #artwork #digitalart #digitalillustration #canon #canonprinter #artstudio #homeoffice
✏️ Workspace So many beautiful studios and wo ✏️ Workspace
So many beautiful studios and workspaces popping up on here today 😍
Like so many others I've seen, my 'workspace' has to be multifunctional. I am very lucky to have a spare room in my house that I use to work from and store all my arty bits, but it has to function as: 
- a comfortable office for my day job (when not wandering about in the countryside) 🌿
- a workshop for this little business ✏️
- our spare bedroom when guests come to stay πŸ›οΈ
It's taken a while to get our house configured in a way that allows my fiance and I to both comfortably work from home but I'm so pleased with the result! Obviously it would be lovely to have more space one day, and I'm always working on my print collection (current prints from @wrendaledesigns , @creaturecandy9 and @ladyaxolotl ) and more aesthetic storage, but for now I'll take the beautiful light that comes from the dual-aspect windows (yes, I'm thirty now and these things make me happy) πŸ™Œ
Of course @obearon_the_cockapoo has to be featured too as he's never too far away!
Side note - do not be fooled, 1) it is never this tidy and 2) I also spend a good amount of my time not here at all but drawing on the sofa πŸ™ˆ
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@joannehawker #marchmeetthemaker #marchmeetthemaker2022 #workspace #maker #makersgonnamake #artistssupportingartists #artistsofinstagram #multifunctional #workfromhome #obearonthecockapoo #alisonjanedesigns #spareroom #office #homeoffice #cockapoo #dogsofinstagram #petsofinstagram #smallbusinessuk #smallbusinesssupport #workingfromhome
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