Set of postcards featuring children's illustrations of Hoxton, London based on stories — Three finished postcard designs, riso-printed with 2 colors.

The Brief: To create a series of three illustrations for a Time Traveller’s Guide to Hoxton postcard pack that would capture the childrens’ ideas of the future of Hoxton

Role: illustrator and lettering artist responsible for implementation of all lettering and illustration for three postcards, with direction and feedback from the Ministry of Stories staff.

Tools Used: Procreate app, iPad Pro, Photoshop, Apple pencil.

The Ministry of Stories is a writing program for children in the Hoxton area of London. As a fun way to visualize their student’s writings about the future of the Hoxton neighborhood, this charity reached out to illustrators to create artwork based on the children’s ideas to create a postcard pack called The Time Traveller’s Guide to Hoxton. I was able to meet with the students and discuss their ideas with them, and then create imagery based on their brainstorming sessions about three different locations within Hoxton. The ideas were for the students to visualize these everyday locations in the neighborhood years in the future and come up with innovative and fun new ideas. I created illustrations for the Hoxton Library, Hoxton Hall performing arts venue, and Hoxton Gardens community outdoor space. In addition to other illustrators who visualized additional locations in the Hoxton area, these were printed using the riso printing process and produced as postcard packs, with each illustration paired with student writing on the back.

Image of an illustrated postcard with blue lines and green tones, showing Hoxton Hall building in the future — Detail of the Hoxton Hall illustration, showing the performing arts venue floating off the ground, a teleport center, and flying cars.

Postcard illustration with blue lines and gold coloring showing a library with robots and media — Detail of the Hoxton Library illustration, showing gold books, robots that bring you snacks and books when you need them, and a game and film screening room.

Postcard illustration with blue lines and orange tons showing a garden with animals and plants — Detail of the Hoxton Gardens postcard showing beanstalks and neon-lit plants, butterfly gardens, and animal sculptures.

All three riso-printed postcards, complete with their futuristic metallic pouch and Hoxton map of the future.

See more about the Time Traveller’s Guide to Hoxton Postcard Project and learn about Ministry of Stories on their website.

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