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Made in England is written by Cookie - a designer, illustrator and occasional adventurer. I spend a lot of time looking for things visually interesting and generally creative, this is where I share the best of what I find.

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Three years in the planning, six months in the walking and about four months in the edit - finally I've got the video / documentary of our 3000 mile Continental Divide Trail thru-hike finished!

Portfolio of work

Just finished my brand spanking new portfolio, check out some of my finest work here »

Also, I'm available for freelance work, so if you want to team up - get in touch here »

Monster-Munch by Nicky

If you like the stuff I blog about, then my girlfriend's fiancees blog Monster Munch, should be right up your street too.

Recent Posts

• Me 4 You, Threadless submission | 10 March, 2010
• Vík Prjónsdóttir | 17 February, 2010
• Selleck Waterfall Sandwich | 3 February, 2010
• Preserve - hand painted signage | 2 February, 2010
• Spot The Tiger | 1 February, 2010

10 Most Popluar Posts

• Cookie & Paul's documentary/video of our Continental Divide Trail hike in 2008
• Safe for work Porn
• Crochet strap on action
• Ronald bitch slaps customer
• Stereotypes part 1 - The French
• Giving Birth to Yourself Costume
• Optical Illusion
• Cityscape at sunset
• Henna Hands
• Reasons for not getting a tattoo

My Top 5 Favourite Posts

• Taking part in the - World moustache championships
• The tutorials I've written - Drawing, Masks, Textures
• My favourite drinking game to date - Who's the Drunkest?
• The blogging of my - Continental Divide Trail hike
• My on-going collection of - Free Desktop Pictures

Random Posts

• Beer at Blackenboden
• Trunki!
• Adding textures to vector graphics
• Almost at the pass
• Alexisms 56

Recent Comments

• MissBrodie: Have discovered your website just as you’ve started posting again. So don’t stop!
• Jim Rutter: I am on my second time of watching the 2 hr version You two did an outstanding job filming it along...
• paul: nice!!
• simon norton: Hi, Could I use this image for my personal website, I love the colours!
• Matt French: Great blog and great work!! But I can never remember the name of that damn URL. All I ever remember is...

Recent Trackbacks

• hand painted signage -- Topsy.com: Tweets that mention Made in England Preserve
• FORTPORT: Christmas Vital Stats 2009
• Aaron's Chatter: Skwirrol
• Tweets that mention Made in England Spot The Tiger -- Topsy.com: This post was mentioned on Twitter by Fredrik...
• uberVU - social comments: Social comments and analytics for this post...

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Friends & Colleagues

• Nicky, her blog has a beastly bite - Monster Munch
• Nico, half Swedish, half Italian, all - Nuzzaci
• Mattias, 100% Swedish - Bother No More
• Knotty, will know the answer - Managed Objects
• Kate, won't always be a - Animation Apprentice
• Nathan, take a look it's not all - Rubbish
• Asi, in between the lines is - No Mans Blog
• Dom, and chums - Please Take Note
• Dickon, a local at the - Old Parrs Head
• Carl, getting his hands dirty with - wetwebwork
• Emma, is usually cooking or making things
• Igor, hard to read but good to drink with - 'Gor
• Nilesh, seems to be generally eating - Migrantroo
• Iain, organised thoughts on - Crackunit
• Nik, Viking linkage - Vi-R-us & Buy this t-shirt
• Marc, pictures from a plastic camera - Mr. Lomo
• Greg, take a peek - at his blog & his pictures
• Toby, wrestles sheep like no other - Here
• Dave - The Dictionary of Specific Generalities
• Andy - Whitlock is -Now in Colour
• Rex, master doodle drawer - RexBox & HairyTeeth
• Mr Bingo, number 1, buttered scone - Mr Bingo
• Eleanor, finds the best jobs - Roome
• Tim, is generally surfing - Way Out West
• Andy, say hello to - Kinsella

Blogs I regularly read

• Design work life - Cataloging inspiration daily.
• Thumbs up to this purveyor of fine links - Matthew Buchanan.
• I'm loving this site - Dinosaurs and Robots.
• Nice illustration linkage from - Luke Magee.
• Anne likes things which - I like too.
• Pete Usborne's blog - HeyBuzz
• 2 or 3 things - about Design, Architecture & Craft
• Retro style/fashion blog with - A Continuous Lean
• Tasty vintage goodness from - Lark About
• A blend of design, art, science from - TSA
• Simply one of the best design blogs out there - Kitsune Noir
• Gui's Occasional brainfarting at - seiz whaa?
• Jeff Hamada's explosive blog - BOOOOOOOM!
• Remember that - Boredom is Your Fault
• From excellent design agency Tak! - Flim flam
• Currently addicted too - Wavish Industries
• Always excellent linkage at - Computer Love
• Double you, double you, double you dot - NOTCOT
• Tina Roth, lots of spending inspiration at - swissmiss
• Surfing the net?, I'm not so sure - Wrong Distance
• Vive la resistance, - Vive le Freak
• Epic adventures everyday at - The Adventure Blog
• Always fresh signals from - Coudal Partners
• Keeping it simple at - 37 Signals
• Observations & ideas at - Ironic Sans
• Vintage graphics & illustration at - grain edit
• I like toys but - Toysrevil
• Collating visual culture at - pica + pixel
• Always finding the type at - Ace Jet 170
• Michael Eades, always finds good links - yewknee
• Always good for a rummage - PLEP
• Good design links at - FormFiftyFive
• Random & amusing - Neatorama
• Does what it says on the tin - As Found
• Beautifully bizarre - Musselsoppans Vanner
• Eclectic & historic images at - Bibliodyssey
• Venn Diagrams are always funny at - Indexed
• It's like a kick in the balls - Nad Shot
• Support the - Little People
• Food For Designers - Dirty Little Mice
• Things look nice on - The Style Press
• Daily dose of design inspiration - The Serif
• Russel Davies, when he's not in a cafe - RussellDavies
• Andy Polaine, in his interactive - Playpen
• Ben Terrett, writes - Noisy Decent Graphics
• Charles Firth, thinking differently at - Punk Planning
• Web dude based in Tokyo - Yongfook
• Design links at - We Made This
• What's happening on the street - Wooster Collective
• A Visual Digest - 30gms
• Crazy ass art - VVORK
• Recalling the golden age of - Illustration Art
• Classic cartoons - International Animated Film Society
• To be posted here it has to be - Drawn!
• Feeding the creative monster inspiration - designfeedr

Inspirational Websites

• Lovely typography - Jessica Hische
• One of my favourite illustrators - Frank Chimero
• Wonderfull Infographics - always with honor.com
• Extraordinary Empheria Collection - pilllpat
• Every year you've got to read - The Feltron Report
• Vintage magazine cut & paste artist - Tofdru
• Simple shapes, but full of character by - Adrian Johnson
• Lovely retro style from - Frank Chimero
• Always inspired by golden age - Animation Backgrounds
• All the inspiration you need at - FFFFOUND
• Class work from - YES
• Always great - New Future Graphic
• Scott Hansen, awsome style & skill - ISO50
• Mike & Katie, it's just so super cute - Tado
• Painting signs as they should be - Jeff Canham
• Mid century children's books - Retro Kid Pool

Poo View

There's no better throne than the great outdoors, yes I really did take a shit while looking at this exact view! Refresh the page for more Poo Views :)

If you've got a pic that you think belongs in my collection of scenic shits, please send it over.

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