David Hamilton-Richardson

⭐️ GU Presents ⭐️ The Roses, with graphics lead by @floda ! “The Roses is a dark comedy remake of The War of the Roses (1989), written by Tony McNamara & directed by Jay Roach. Having worked with Tony on The Great, it was such a joy to reunite. Our art dept was full of laughter and I’m so proud of what we made. Mark Ricker wanted the graphics rooted in everyday design. One favourite: the “We’ve Got Crabs” sign 🦀. David HR & I tested everything. Cute crabs, corporate crabs, quirky crabs, before landing on something Ivy herself might create.. When the restaurant “goes corporate,” the colours shift from soft pastels to bold saturated hues. For two weeks in Salcombe, Devon, David and I camped in an eazee-up behind the restaurant, writing chalkboards, putting up vinyl, making bottle labels & merch. Jim joined to hand-paint sea creatures and chalkboards. Theo’s architect world had sketches & drawings (thank you Keith Slote!) while Ivy’s chef world was filled with handwritten recipe cards. At Ascot Racecourse, Mhari crafted most of the graphics for our Californian “airport.” I also pushed for the ‘Hal’ home control panel to be a visible feature in the set, so you could see a screen that corresponded to the torture that they were inflicting on each other. Working with the designer Mark we wanted something subtle that would blend seamlessly into his carefully chosen wood tones. With Dan Brookes’ help, we went through the script beats and created Hal. You often don’t realise how good a job is until it finishes. The pace was very fast on The Roses. Lots of locations and then finally in the studio. But there was a moment when I was hiding behind the scenes helping the home economist Dot with black forest gateau cakes into boxes watching Jay Roach block out the final fight scene that I did have a ‘pinch me’ moment. Crab jokes really do have legs. 🦀” Photos: Jaap Buitendijk, ©  Searchlight Pictures 2025. PD: Mark Ricker  SAD: Kevin Timon-Hill  SD: Jude Farr  Lead: @floda GD: @itsdavidhr Trainees: @picturecat & @aliceamyg Dailies: AGD: @mharikg Motion Graphics: Dan Brookes Scenic: Jim Stanes Illustrator: Keith Slote

Has it been a hot minute since a post? Maybe. Is this design related? Absolutely not. I promise a re-jig and work update is on the way, but before then heres a lemon bar courtesy of the hostess with the mostess @robinrosebakes

EX LIBRIS: @itsdavidhr ! We graphics folk love collecting old stuff! Today we’re taking a peek at David’s collection of travel, airline and ticket ephemera ✈️ “My collection is mostly from flea markets, or “rescued” out of paper bins a few times. I was really lucky with a job lot of love letters from the 1930’s a student was selling, so I scanned them in, and then handed them into the postal museum to try and reunite with their families! I’d say my favourite thing to collect is quirky “info books” - my favourite item at the moment is a book of trucker slang from the 80’s with a fab cover!” Make sure you bookmark this post as future inspiration 🏷️💌 Are you a collector? Send us a DM to be in with a chance of sharing your ephemera library on #GUexlibris! #ephemera #graphicdesign #vintagegraphics #exlibris #vintagecollection

My website has finally been refreshed! It's a bit of a winter tidy up! ◼️ davidhr.co.uk

What a vibe

Any book with a detailed city and world map in it is my favourite book. (Few fantasy maps for @chinaandie 's upcoming book release)

Forever and always a sucker for sign writing ✍️

Go Joe go, no Joe no! - cheeky bit of our graphics in the new #you promo! Thank 'You' #netflix

...in this project though, the city has only just began to flourish as a scientific haven. Spurred by the growing popularity of powerful "Plasmid Tonic Potions' making life easier, what could go wrong? #graphicdesign #graphicprops #graphicdesignforfilm #typography #design #gaming #videogames #bioshock #propdesign #prop #1930s #vintage #model

...In the game, the city of Rapture is a nightmarish dystopia, its population mutated through abuse of powerful genetic tonics... #graphicprops #graphicdesignforfilm #graphicdesign #propdesign #videogames #vintage #bioshock #1930s #modelmaking #model #printmaking

Turning one of my fav games into art deco-esque props? Yeah, im happy. This was a project was set in the dystopian world of Bioshock; 15 years before the fall of the underwater city of Rapture (more deets in next post!...) #graphicdesignforfilm #graphicprops #typography #design #videogames #bioshock #prop #propdesign #1930s #modelmaking #vintage

Other small vehicle graphics for 'Fire Service' Project #graphicprops #graphicdesignforfilm #illustration #vehiclegraphics #periodgraphics #print #prop