Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

A selection of designs for my 2012 Christmas cards. They have been designed to evoke a hand printed traditional style and are typeface based, featuring lyrics from well known Christmas carols and songs. We Wish You A Merry Christmas with Stag Silhouette This design uses the lyrics for we wish you a merry Christmas and uses negative space to overlay the outline of a stag creating an image that is both traditional and modern. Green Jingle Bells The lyrics to the traditional Christmas song Jingle Bells are the basis for this typography lead design which fades in colour to evoke the hand printing methods of the past. 3 Baubles/ Happy New Year This design uses a bold style and features 3 baubles hanging from the top of the card with the largest wishing the viewer the traditional message of a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

The Magical Ice Kingdom is an attraction at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park London. The walk through attraction features a selection of Ice sculptures in a magic themed setting from Ice Wolves to Owls and a battle between a Dragon and Knights of old. The attraction (and Winter Wonderland) opens 10am until 10pm, from 23rd November 2012 to 6th January 2012 except for Christmas Day more information can be found at http://www.hydeparkwinterwonderland.com

A short film featuring the many varied residents of Rutland Falconry & Owl Centre. Chris Lawton chose the spot to house a collection of Owls & birds of prey who live happily amongst the beautiful woodland that can be found in this area of the county of Rutland and takes visitors on tours during which he speaks with passion on the subject of caring for the birds in his collection.   A see below for a selection of photos taken by me at the centre.

My short film Turntable features the Steam Engine Sir Lamiel as it is turned through a full rotation on the Great Central Railways Turntable at Quorn & Woodhouse Station. The low morning winter sun shines as the workmen turn the engine which stands hissing like a powerful beast waiting to be released and speed back along the rails.

Liskeard to Looe by Steam Railmotor follows the GWR Steam Railmotor along the Liskeard to Looe branch line in Cornwall on remembrance Sunday 2012. My video features the train as it powers through a number of locations along the branch line at different times of the day.

As part of Leicester City FC`s Remembrance Day fixture the games match ball was delivered to the King Power Stadium by an RAF Helicopter. The Helicopters arrival was followed by a silence in remembrance of those who have lost their lives in conflicts both past and present and a marching pipe band at half time.