Ben West
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Graphics

A selection of some of my printed design work from over the past few years. Clients include the National Trust, the Soil Association and UK Youth Climate Coalition

Jun, 27 · in Blog

The (old) New Frontier

We got into Vienna 40 minutes late, and so was expecting to miss the train to Belgrade…particularly given my embarassing lack of German knowledge, beyond the ability to say my name and count to ten. ...

Jun, 22 · in Blog,Travel
Along the Rhine

Along the Rhine

The Rhine was exactly as I imagined it and, regretfully, reminiscent of a ‘Rhineland Cruise’ ride I’d been on at Busch Gardens in Virginia, USA when I was 12. Without the Big Bad Wolf roller ...

Jun, 22 · in Blog,Travel

The Edge of Civilization

And so begins my accidental trip to Syria by train. It was going to be Iran, it should have been Iran- I’ve done my research on Iran. Syria, I know very little about beyond a ...

Jun
21
2008

Istanbul

Jun
05
2008

Palmyra

Jun
05
2008
Travel route finalised (sorta)

Travel route finalised (sorta)

So having found a job for my last remaining month in the UK before the fun begins, I’ve now got the time (and money) to begin the planning of routes, learning some Farsi and buying ...

Apr
27
2008

You’ve Been Framed!

When Richard Nixon went up on national TV following the announcement that he was under investigation for Watergate, he uttered the infamous line: “I am not a crook”. And everyone instantly, regardless of their opinion ...

Feb
10
2008

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