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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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3D render of an old bee illustration, originally created for a project that never saw the light of day.
3D render of an old snail illustration, originally created for a project that never saw the light of day.
A cute 3D worm illustration
Mockup of Pictoplasma #stickycharacter sticker designs
My entry for 2026's Children's Books North Network Prize
Orange Squash 3D jar and logo render
Dot, character development and cover mockup for a picture book concept.
Connie the Barbarian, picture book concept
"Goat Boy and the Rise of Dr. Mandrake" cover illustration
Illustrated cereal packaging character design mockups
The Knight School Rules book concept, personal project
Yeti character design walking pose
SodaScream Halloween soda syrup mockups – Vampire Venom
3D illustration of a can of sardines, with painted effect
Illustrated lyric for Moustache by Sparks
3D Apple Jack O Lanterns digital illustration
3D animated Christmas card of Christmas pudding on fire.
The North Yorker cover mockup and 3d illustration, January 2024
The Investigator children's book concept mockup, Noir Edition
Advertising poster concepts created as part of a wider rename and rebrand of the Sirius Minerals Foundation charity to the Woodsmith Foundation, showing a mix of illustration and photography.
Illustration of Lieutenant Columbo in the style of an old cartoon, "Columbo: The Animated Series".
Editorial illustrations of strange trophies for an article about offices
If you believe… Unused editorial illustration about fertilizer and aiming big.
The King's Hat, picture book concept/mockups
An infographic created for the Sirius Minerals/Woodsmith Foundation, created as a year-end recap of their work done to date.
Matilda by Roald Dahl – illustrated book cover

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“Simon delivered the first few illustrations in sketch form, and we knew he was going to nail it… On budget and on time every step of the way, Simon was not only a genius illustrator but a lovely person to work with… He has a talent for taking the everyday and making it sing… He delighted our audience with his clever and cute characters, and went beyond what we thought was even possible. We'd work with him again in a heartbeat…”

Jennifer del Greco

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