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BLUEWHISTLE.
THINKING THE BIG PICTURE
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER LIVERPOOL. CREATIVE, DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY
ABOUT ME, MY NAME IS
JAMES WAFER
I've been super-creative
since I was a boy!
I'm a multi-skilled freelance creative graphic designer based in leafy South Liverpool UK.
THE BIG PICTURE with GRAPHIC DESIGN!
THE BIG PICTURE with PHOTOGRAPHY!
GRAPHIC DESIGN. WIX WEB. PHOTOGRAPHY. FILM. ART DIRECTION. CONCEPTS. Bluewhistle Design: Freelance Creative
I think the big picture and create marketing solutions, design curiosities, write words, dream-up sentences, and photograph people and things. I make the world more wonderful, purposeful and magical for businesses, organisations and people like you.
FEATURED PROJECT
Film making: The Weave, "Mary Waited" Music video
Why not make a pigeon puppet and get trumpeter Tony Peers to be in a music video?" I should have just left that at the intrusive thought stage and moved on. But here we are, many laughs had, three different pairs of underpants bought, a 1,000-piece jigsaw made in nine hours, plenty of moments of thinking it would never get done, and the budget climbing literally by the tens of pounds.
Design: Qe Solutions / Envicool Exhibition
For the team at MJ Quinn, I produced another exhibition stand and handout leaflet for the QE Solutions data cooling brand. I utilized the core concept I created a few years back of the astronaut and his high-tech suit that represents the cooling technology of the product. The emphasis is on the value of storing information safely - the data is precious, like the life of the astronaut. The show was a great success by all accounts, and my stand design was called by Stephen Port
Film making: The Weave, "A Study in Fog" Music video
The winter of 2024 was a strange one; a winter where I found myself standing on a foggy, desolate street, and shouting to a bald man wearing striped socks, holding a smoke-billowing French horn.
Film making: The Weave, Michael Head "Maggie Times" Music video
The title from Maggie Times Watch the music video for "Maggie Times" below. I shot this film on an Iphone 16 pro. See my other WEAVE video: "A study in Fog" here
Photography: The Tale of a Flying Dog
Tale of a Flying Dog by James Wafer of Bluewhistle The thing about ideas is that they aren't made of anything. Much like what...
Branding, Design: Key One Developments
My long-standing client, Keibra, launched a new branding project to create a logo for his team's new service, Key One Developments. The team consists of software developers. This logo will be used by the team to develop their own branding materials, including a website. A crucial part of the project involved working closely with the team, which mainly comprises young members from an apprenticeship support program, to delve into the different aspects of logo design.
Film making: The Weave, "Mary Waited" Music video
Why not make a pigeon puppet and get trumpeter Tony Peers to be in a music video?" I should have just left that at the intrusive thought stage and moved on. But here we are, many laughs had, three different pairs of underpants bought, a 1,000-piece jigsaw made in nine hours, plenty of moments of thinking it would never get done, and the budget climbing literally by the tens of pounds.
Design: Qe Solutions / Envicool Exhibition
For the team at MJ Quinn, I produced another exhibition stand and handout leaflet for the QE Solutions data cooling brand. I utilized the core concept I created a few years back of the astronaut and his high-tech suit that represents the cooling technology of the product. The emphasis is on the value of storing information safely - the data is precious, like the life of the astronaut. The show was a great success by all accounts, and my stand design was called by Stephen Port
Branding, Signage, Logo Design: The Little Peacock, South Liverpool
This was an interesting brief and an exercise in helping write the brief with the client. A new and exciting space was opening locally, and they would be catering to parents and their toddlers during the day, with a view to later develop the kitchen into a take-away and cool performance venue.
Film making: The Weave, "A Study in Fog" Music video
The winter of 2024 was a strange one; a winter where I found myself standing on a foggy, desolate street, and shouting to a bald man wearing striped socks, holding a smoke-billowing French horn.
Design, Photography: Black Hound Howling Album cover
Design and photography by Bluewhistle. Presented here my work with Lizzie Nunnery and Vidar Norheim on their stirring and poetic album "Black Hound Howling".
Design: Exhibition a2 hand-out. Graphic Design leaflet for MJ Quinn
My design for the supporting leaflet at the MJ Quinn IHEEm Exhibition, Manchester.
Design: MJ Quinn exhibition, IHEEM Manchester
My design for MJ Quinn Energy at the IHEEM Exhibition, Manchester.
Social media, branding: The Weave Snishoo album Instagram
I create the branding style for this series of Instagram carousels...
Social media, film, branding: The Weave Snishoo album
Working with the band I was able to utilise the talents of bandleader Martin Smth and write a script based on a car salesman character called; Tex Smith! The concept was to sell the sophisicated jazz music with all the care and attention of hocking a dodgy automobile. We shot on location near the venue, St Michaels in the Hamlet in Liverpool, using both the beautiful church frontage and a nearby carpark to mock-up the car lot. The reel was a great success with Tex Smith play
Photography: Velma Von Bon Bon, Burlesque performer
My neighbors' windows twitch because Velma von Bon Bon is a burlesque performer who lives on my street. When not peeking through the net curtains, my other neighbors are leading their mundane lives; they may be ironing their office shirts or hoovering quavers from their Hyundais, but meanwhile, there is a hive of activity coming from next door. Gemma is a performer and puppet-maker par excellence. We've often heard her practicing acrobatics and have even spotted her perfectin
Photography: Sisters in the broccoli fields
Last February, we drove out to farmers’ fields in the rain — myself, my long-time collaborator Liv Hejenkowska from Poland, and her sister Vicky. We used real props. Real people held a grubby ladder, and we took the pictures with a 2017 DSLR. I can utilise AI — I’m a graphic designer with years of experience. I might use some tools to select or retouch small portions of an image, but AI isn’t and never will be a photograph . It has no heart, no soul. Light hasn’t traveled thr
Photography: Kathryn Turner, model
Photography by James Wafer of Bluewhistle: Kathryn Turner, model, Miss England contestant
Design: Pentaxians Club. Pentaxians tribute poster for Pentax cameras
I do love Pentax cameras but I have jumped ship to also a more a brand with technologically more advanced system. Some time back I designed this poster to express my appreciation, not only for their history and craftsmanship but for the years of experince and joy I've had using them. I got some fine shots and continue to use my Pentax KP from 2017. My poster was then adapted to be sold as a charity fund-raising t-shirt for one of the greatest Facebook groups that has ever ex
Photography: Ije McDougall TEDx Speaker Orates
Photography by James Wafer of Bluewhistle: Ije McDougall, TEDx speaker
Branding, Photography, Wix website: NBIL
New Beginnings Improving Lives is a CIC that works with people across the Liverpool region, providing help, support, and pro-mental health positive classes. As well as working with them on most aspects of their branding, I created this Wix website design and build. The initial branding was delivered in a day so I decided to refine it later on to this. The website included the sub-branding of their boxing programme "Box Well," where I utilized the double meaning of the word 'w
Design: Fusion Christmas Gift packaging
The Brief: This packaging commission was for a cosmetics company and one of their product lines: "Fusion". The brief was simple: a packaging design to present a selection of skincare products for the Christmas gift season. The approach: The Fusion logo gave me a lead here. It's a font that reminds me of great poster artists like A. M. Cassandre: a master working in the period either side of the Second World War. He designed the original Yves Saint Laurent logo, and his work e
Photography: Ije McDougall, TEDx speaker
Photography by James Wafer of Bluewhistle: Ije McDougall, TEDx speaker
Samshield Equestrian Photography
I was commisioned to create photography for the Samshield range of Equastrian wear. The day was an unexpected joy with a a location at a stables and a model Robyn. A full 7 hours of photography ensued with my then camera a sturdy Pentax and some beautiful lenses. Here are a small selection of my favourites from successful day all round.
Design and Photography: Lizzie Nunnery, Company of Ghosts
Around 2010, I was commissioned by singer-songwriter Lizzie Nunnery to design her CD album cover. A "CD Cover" – what glorious days these...
FILM MAKING
Film making: The Weave, "Mary Waited" Music video
Why not make a pigeon puppet and get trumpeter Tony Peers to be in a music video?" I should have just left that at the intrusive thought stage and moved on. But here we are, many laughs had, three different pairs of underpants bought, a 1,000-piece jigsaw made in nine hours, plenty of moments of thinking it would never get done, and the budget climbing literally by the tens of pounds.
Film making: The Weave, "A Study in Fog" Music video
The winter of 2024 was a strange one; a winter where I found myself standing on a foggy, desolate street, and shouting to a bald man wearing striped socks, holding a smoke-billowing French horn.
Social media, branding: The Weave Snishoo album Instagram
I create the branding style for this series of Instagram carousels...
Film making: The Weave, Michael Head "Maggie Times" Music video
The title from Maggie Times Watch the music video for "Maggie Times" below. I shot this film on an Iphone 16 pro. See my other WEAVE video: "A study in Fog" here
Branding, Design, Animation, Film making: Click-carmats
The owner of Eurocarmats, reached out to me to design a logo for his company, "Click-carmats." However, it soon became evident that I...
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