Simon Whittaker House of Deadleg Illustration & Design

Illustration & design in 2, 3, and sometimes even 4 dimensions

I'm Simon Whittaker, an illustrator and designer based in North Yorkshire, UK creating bold, characterful visuals for print, web and motion.

My work's been described as "quirky and irreverent, with a very appealing sense of silliness".

Get in touch and let's make some fun stuff!

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Working with Simon to create a custom character was an absolute joy. He listened closely to our ideas, added his own fun, colourful creativity and brought the character to life in a way that exceeded our expectations. His quirky style and professional approach made the whole process seamless. We couldn’t be happier with the result.”

Dan Abell

Blue Raptor

We asked Simon to create a portrait as the winning prize for our Extreme Readers competition – which saw children all over the North Yorkshire Coast reading in weird and wonderful places. Simon kept us up-to-date throughout the process and created a beautiful drawing… the winning family absolutely loved it.”

Hannah Riley

National Literacy Trust

We commissioned Simon to produce a graphic based on very specific needs and requirements. Simon certainly came up with the goods. It was also really original, creative and quirky, but still met the brief exactly. Highly recommended!”

Samuel Barrington

Private commission

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