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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...
James Wafer
Sep 91 min read


Logo and brand identity design
Logo and Brand identity design projects by James Wafer of Bluewhistle Design
James Wafer
Sep 21 min read


Photography: Lizzie Nunnery, Company of Ghosts
Around 2010, I worked on a beautiful album by Liverpool artist Lizzie Nunnery. Lizzie was a long-time collaborator, and these shots...
James Wafer
Sep 21 min read


The Viking Woman and “Dragons flying across the firmament!"
I recently had the pleasure of photographing the wonderfully erudite Diana Goodier. She's a former librarian and re-enactor of the Viking...
James Wafer
Aug 293 min read


Photography: Karen Wilson, artist
Karen Wilson, artist A portrait I took a few years back. I posed Karen in a marshy, reed area of a park and photographed her with one of...
James Wafer
Aug 291 min read


Photography: The Adventures of Sailor Tom
Photography James Wafer, Bluewhistle. A personal project - my son Thomas, back to his time on the high seas There was once a time my son...
James Wafer
Jul 122 min read


Branding, Design: Zing Tours
I was approached by James to help brand his tour company, Zing Tours. Firstly, what an interesting commission. Zing organizes and...
James Wafer
Jul 102 min read


Design: Harry's Country Kitchen packaging
The brief: This packaging commission was for a major frozen foods company and one of their sub-brands "Harry's Country Kitchen". The...
James Wafer
Jul 91 min read


Photography and design: Lizzie Nunnery, Hungry EP cover
Lizzie Nunnery, Hungry Ep cover photography and art direction The idea Was it really always 2008? Well, yes! Working with Lizzie Nunnery...
James Wafer
Jul 22 min read


Design, Illustration: Tesco packaging
The brief: This packaging commission was undertaken while at a long-time freelance gig at a Chester agency. The brief was completely open...
James Wafer
Jun 271 min read


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.
James Wafer
Jun 261 min read


Wix Web Design, Branding and Copywriting: Carbon offsetting
"We're not a carbon copy": a headline I developed to communicate the company ethos. I worked on this start-up project with an open brief;...
James Wafer
Jun 121 min read


Branding, Design, Illustration, Concept and copywriting: Quantum Printing
Quantum is a printer that will attempt to print on anything, as long as it can get on the flatbed! Glass, wood, plastic, fabric, and...
James Wafer
Jun 101 min read


Design: Iceland Foods
Sometimes you just have to get stuck in. Working with the team at Iceland Foods was great fun; these 'door-drops' were the graphic design...
James Wafer
Jun 101 min read


Photography: Olivia at the Power Station
Olivia: concept, costume design, photography James Wafer, Bluewhistle. Make-up by Liv Countdown to Demolition How the imminent razing to...
James Wafer
Jun 101 min read


Branding, Design: Cheshire LMC
I was commissioned by the team to create a set of brand tools for their company that represents NHS GPs across the country. I produced a...
James Wafer
Jun 101 min read


Branding, Design, Illustration, Copywriting: Cobhams Accountants
This branding and brochure commission was undertaken as part of my role as art director at a small agency. It was an exercise in...
James Wafer
Jun 92 min read


Poster design: Theatrical Posters, Cartographers, The Alligator Club
Bluewhistle Design Poster: Cartographers Project Overview This was a fascinating commission for a small theatre group named The Alligator...
James Wafer
Jun 91 min read


Branding: Victor Welsh Legal
The Brand Dependability, courageousness, and tenacity are encapsulated in my strapline: Your heroes for a holistic, caring legal service...
James Wafer
Jun 61 min read


Branding: Emma Colvin Dentistry
I've been serving as a brand consultant for Emma Colvin Dentistry for almost ten years. The practice was previously known as Bellsquarry...
James Wafer
Jun 61 min read
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