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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 a cute, fuzzy cartoon bumblebee with a smiling face and red nose, flying next to purple flowers in a grassy field.
SodaScream Halloween soda syrup mockups – Vampire Venom
Mockup of Pictoplasma #stickycharacter sticker designs featuring a cartoon pigeon sticker with SQWARK text and a cool banana character sticker wearing sunglasses with LET'S SPLIT text on a vibrant, colourful art background.
3D render of orange Squash jam jar with colourful hand-drawn bubble-style logo on a pink and purple background.
Mockup of picture book cover concept showing three whimsical black and white hooded figures standing in front of Stonehenge replicas made out of different materials.
Book cover of "Goat Boy and the Rise of Dr. Mandrake", featuring Dr Mandrake with glowing green hands and Goat Boy.
Dot 2D sketches
Children's picture book illustration for Connie the Barbarian, showing a roaring toddler playing in a messy room.
Friendly cartoon yeti character design in a walking pose, waving with a happy smile. Cute abominable snowman.
Children's book illustration of a ginger cat juggling colourful balls in an alleyway for an audience.
Illustrated lyric for Moustache by Sparks
Pieces O' Eight cereal box design featuring a colourful cartoon pirate mascot eating golden corn flakes.
"The Knight School Rules" book concept, personal project, featuring cartoon knights in armour.
Fish finder illustrated QR code panel
Development artwork for a picture book version of “The Fussy Carrot”
3D illustration of a can of sardines, with painted effect
The North Yorker cover mockup and 3d illustration, January 2024
Illustration of Lieutenant Columbo in the style of an old cartoon, "Columbo: The Animated Series".
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.

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

“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

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