Hi! I am.. Emily May. I live in London, and
by day I work as… a freelance Illustrator and Graphic Artist.
I studied… Graphic Art and Design at Leeds Metropolitan University and came away with a First Class BA(Hons) Degree in 2010.
When I was growing up I wanted to… work for Disney, and then it didn’t take long before that changed to Pixar. Along the way there were dreams of joining the Spice Girls or becoming a vet, but I always went back to drawing.
It’s very much in my blood, my whole family is creative, but the real inspiration came from my Granddad who worked as an animator for Gaumont British Animation. I remember from a very young age sitting on his lap whilst he looked at my drawings and showed me how to improve them, I believe I have inherited his perfectionist ways.
It was only really when I got to University that I discovered my love for design and that these big childhood aspirations were early signs of my love for character design and story telling.
The thing I love most about what I do is… that my job is my hobby. I guess that’s a lucky thing.
I first heard about Brat & Suzie when… their T-shirts kept popping up in stores around Leeds, where I studied. I emailed them with a link to my work and they asked me to come and meet them at their studio in London. I’ve been working on designs for them ever since. They are really lovely girls to work for and I love that they’ve had me really involved in more than just designing; I’ve also been along to photo-shoots, trade shows and festivals with Brat and Suzie.
My favourite design was.. my Fox Head Dress Tee. Within a few hours of it getting a fair bit of airtime on Brat and Suzie’s BBC Dragons Den pitch, it had sold out. I have recently designed the Cheetah Tee and the Boston Dog Tee, both of which I am very pleased with.
Since working with Brat & Suzie I have.. worked on commissions for various clients such as Urban Apothecary London and Warehouse, and have continued to build my portfolio.
And now I’m working on.. a few new projects, one being a print design for a menswear designer and also a few personal commissions which I always enjoy. I’m waiting for the go ahead for an interior design project which I am really looking forward to starting.
My favourite animal is.. the wolf.
And if I could have any pet in the world it would be.. a wolf, but because that will never happen I will probably get a husky and pretend it is a wolf.
I couldn’t live without… my friends and family, they are all that really matters.
On my iPod right now is… a lot of Ben Howard, Laurelle and Alexander, Alt-J and Azealia Banks.
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