Chris Sutcliff is an artist and writer hailing from Burnley. He needed a website to start getting his artwork and thoughts catalogued and open to the public. I used the wordpress blogging platform and coded a custom theme for him taking influences from his favourite artists and designers – in particular David Carson. Carson is well known for eschewing the strict mathematical rules of the “International” or “Swiss” style such as grid systems and legibility and instead embraces the more evocative and subconsciously communicative grunge style.

I replicated Carson’s style in some ways with striking backgrounds, twisted typography and a disregard for a typical grid system and attempted to combine that with the psychedelic yet structured minimalism inspired by designers like Wolfgang Weingart. The latter is an element of my own tastes and influences which Chris was kind enough to allow me to express in the site design.

He blogs about his efforts to make a living from his artwork and the little things life throws at you that most of us dismiss without so much as a second thought. You’ll also find his sketches and commissioned works in the gallery. If you’re looking for an interesting someone who can write interesting copy for your website why not drop him an email.

Launch the website