Welcome to the first edition of the Happydesigner Piggy Post! It’s been a pretty hectic year so far at Happydesigner HQ, and July has been no exception; with lots of beautifully illustrated children’s books having been completed, new ones beginning, old doors closing, and exciting new ones opening wide, it has most certainly been a…
Put a sock in it for a fun awareness day
We love a whacky awareness day, and this month we’ve had a corker – Crazy Sock Day! A day when we’re encouraged to go out and about wearing odd socks. To be honest, at Happydesigner, we often wear odd socks, so for us, it wasn’t so much an ‘awareness day’ as ‘a normal day’! There…
Our groundbreaking signing books for children are set for launch…!!!
The countdown is on. In just a few days – on March 1st 2023 – our pioneering Signing Friends books that teach Makaton signing to children and their parents will hit the marketplace! We are so proud of this collaboration between ourselves and the fantastic team at Singing Hands, which was set up by mums…
We’re springing into action, and the snowdrops are here!
Did you know that on February 1, it was St Brigid’s Day? And do you know its significance? Well, sit back and relax while we tell you… St Brigid, also known as St Brigid of Kildare, is the female patron saint of Ireland, and, significantly for this blog, her patron saint day on February 1…
Another gong for the Happydesigner team
We’re not normally ones to blow our own trumpet, but we are chuffed to bits to have won an illustration award for the second year in a row. Yours truly – i.e. Happydesigner – has been named Illustration Studio of the Year 2023 in the annual Prestige Awards. We were first given this award in…
C is for Collaboration: Introducing two amazing partners
Autumn may already be here, with the end of the year in sight, but there’s no stopping the team here at Happydesigner. Because we are on a roll – and we have some VERY exciting news to announce. For a long time now, our superstar illustrator Sarah-Leigh has wanted to find the perfect project to…
Meet Barry: our Studio Manager and chief tea brewer extraordinaire
At Happydesigner, we love illustrating children’s books and you’ll know, if you’ve worked with us, that all the clever drawing is done by our very own Sarah-Leigh. But there’s another very important person at Happydesigner. He may not be crazy about crayoning like Sarah-Leigh, but he’s a vital cog in machine. He’s the one who…
And the winner is… Happydesigner!
It may not be the Oscars, the BAFTAs, or the Oliviers, but we are thrilled to bits here at Happydesigner to have won an award for our children’s book illustration business. We have been named Illustration Studio of the Year 2022 in the annual Prestige Awards. These awards were set up to recognise the hard…
Daffodils, birdsong, longer days – it can only mean spring is here!
Daffodils – tick. Snowdrops – tick. Birds singing more loudly – tick. Sunshine – well, a bit, so half a tick. Lambs gambolling in the fields – tick. What does all this mean? It means spring, one of our favourite seasons. Yes, spring is definitely here, and we are looking forward to a super busy…
