Bluewhistle Design | Creative Services with Graphic Design and Photography

BLUEWHISTLE.
THINKING THE BIG PICTURE
FOR PRINT, SOCIAL MEDIA
AND BEYOND

MY NAME IS
JAMES WAFER

and I've been super-creative

since I was a boy!

I have over 25 years experience in the creative industry helping companies and individuals shout their message, tout their wares and generally look the business!

THE BIG PICTURE with GRAPHIC DESIGN!

THE BIG PICTURE with PHOTOGRAPHY!

GRAPHIC DESIGN. WIX WEB. PHOTOGRAPHY. FILM. ART DIRECTION. CONCEPTS. Bluewhistle Design: Freelance Creative

I'M JAMES WAFER, a multi-skilled

freelance creative based in leafy

South Liverpool UK.

I think the big picture and create marketing solutions, design curiosities, write words, dream-up sentences, and photograph people and things. I make the world more wonderful, purposeful and magical for businesses, organisations and people like you.

FEATURED PROJECT

Film making: The Weave, Michael Head "Maggie Times" Music video

The title from Maggie Times Watch the music video for "Maggie Times" below. I shot this film on an Iphone 16 pro.

Photography: The Tale of a Flying Dog

Tale of a Flying Dog by James Wafer of Bluewhistle The thing about ideas is that they aren't made of anything. Much like what...

PROJECTS

Photography: Kathryn Turner, model

Photography by James Wafer of Bluewhistle: Kathryn Turner, model, Miss England contestant

Design: Pentaxians Club

I do love Pentax cameras but I have jumped ship to also a more a brand with technologically more advanced system. Some time back I designed this poster to express my appreciation, not only for their history and craftsmanship but for the years of experince and joy I've had using them. I got some fine shots and continue to use my Pentax KP from 2017. My poster was then adapted to be sold as a charity fund-raising t-shirt for one of the greatest Facebook groups that has ever ex

Photography: Ije Orates, TEDx speaker

Photography by James Wafer of Bluewhistle: Ije McDougall, TEDx speaker

Branding, Photography, Wix website: NBIL

New Beginnings Improving Lives is a CIC that works with people across the Liverpool region, providing help, support, and pro-mental health positive classes. As well as working with them on most aspects of their branding, I created this Wix website design and build. The initial branding was delivered in a day so I decided to refine it later on to this. The website included the sub-branding of their boxing programme "Box Well," where I utilized the double meaning of the word 'w

Design: Fusion Christmas Gift packaging

The Brief: This packaging commission was for a cosmetics company and one of their product lines: "Fusion". The brief was simple: a packaging design to present a selection of skincare products for the Christmas gift season. The approach: The Fusion logo gave me a lead here. It's a font that reminds me of great poster artists like A. M. Cassandre: a master working in the period either side of the Second World War. He designed the original Yves Saint Laurent logo, and his work e

Photography: Ije McDougall, TEDx speaker

Photography by James Wafer of Bluewhistle: Ije McDougall, TEDx speaker

MJ Quinn exhibition design

Another IHEEM Event exhibition design completed for the team at MJ Quinn. How did we get from A to B, the A being their existing marketing materials to B, this completed and constructed design? Some time back, the team at MJ Quinn Energy had commissioned a piece of illustration to represent their commitment to green energy. With this being established and well-used, this would enable me to take a fresh direction but keep the stronger elements. So, using the 2D style of the il

MJ Quinn exhibition a2 hand-out

A map takes you places Another IHEEM exhibition design completed for the team at MJ Quinn. Presented here is the design for an A6 fold, map-style handout. The decision to create a piece of print that is interactive (in a real-world sense) was intended to add a sense of drama to the interactions between the client and potential buyers. A map takes you places, and this map shows some of the scope that this company covers. As well as helping the team market their achievements th

Samshield Equestrian Photography

I was commisioned to create photography for the Samshield range of Equastrian wear. The day was an unexpected joy with a a location at a stables and a model Robyn. A full 7 hours of photography ensued with my then camera a sturdy Pentax and some beautiful lenses. Here are a small selection of my favourites from successful day all round.