Depression Crushed me & I don't want it to Crush others

I am not one for pride, I have to go over and beyond to even be remotely proud of my work but this did. I have been working closely with Young Minds (the mental health charity) to produce a zine of people's experiences of Mental Illnesses along with some help if you do start to suffer at university (as many of you know; I have).

It launched yesterday via the Young Minds Website as a downloadable pdf which is available here. and here is my favourite part of this story; The guardian shared a link to it on an article about Mental Health; which can be read here. Me a liberal leftie (aren't these the same thing?) has had something he made shared on the Guardian website. I am sure there will be bigger achievements ahead but this  and

• Having my name in NME before it came rubbish.
• Performing a song I have written at an O2 academy (2).
• Having Courtney Barnett reply to an email I sent her.
• Completing Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry & Ratchet and Clank.

 I am doing well. Below I have embedded the zine for your viewing pleasure. Read it! Promote it! Share it! Print it! Just spread the word about mental health.

I did my bit yesterday morning. I needed to speak for two minutes in front of my class about me so I spoke about my Mental Health. I hate speaking in front of people but it went well. It did get a little preachy but It's just who I am it has shaped what I am, what's the point in not mentioning it. Depression crushed me and now i don't want it to crush others. It got a massive round of applause with various well done comments and even a peck on cheek. Thank you class if you listening, Thank you YoungMinds and who ever is reading this.

a boxing match with yourself

My favourite female musician of recent years who just records such beautifully simple but quirky songs. I have designed for this aussie before, sending her my previous poster of her work and getting a response. still fan girling. but this is a clash of her two best known songs, set up as a boxing match poster as each of the songs could be perceived as a persona or guise that she has. The black and white colours are a reflection of all of the design that she has done is of this nature. The images have the spotted treatment cos they needed something extra and a little Lichtenstein goes a long way.

PS her new album is coming out soon. *faints due to over fan girling*

Fan Girl Moment (from a bloke)

Since coming back I have really gotten into the debut album by Courtney Barnett, bought the LP while I was away and just can't stop listening to it. Flawless. So my current (this will pass)  favourite thing to do is to make a poster using lyrics and stylings from the album it's off. So I made this (see below); A basic but unusual typeface "Rex" and a crop of the debut album sleeve as well as track listing.  Basic was the aim because that's what the illustration was like on the front (done by her).

Looking on her website, she has a contact e-mail which seemed to be directly her, rather than the management, which the bands who they are celebrities don't have. So I e-mailed this to her thinking nothing of it. Then yesterday I got this and freaked out.