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Venice Biennale 2012: British Pavilion presents 'Venice Takeaway' Responding to David Chipperfield’s ‘Common Ground’ theme for the 2012 Venice Biennale by seeking out imaginative responses to universal issues worldwide in an ambitious global research project.

I have been working with writer and curator Elias Redstone and Vanessa Norwood, Head of Exhibitions at the Architectural Association to present Elias's research into an eight page comic (you can see pages 4 and 5 above). Elias investigated 'Fideicomiso' in Argentina, a legal trust which enables architects to fund their own projects.

It's a really interesting story and was a great opportunity to use the comic genre to present factual information in an engaging way. It will be displayed on eight A2 light boxes in a specially designed environment created by graphic and environmental brand designers, Born Design.

After the Biennale, the Venice Takeaway exhibition can be seen at the RIBA Gallery in London from February 26 to April 27, 2013.

You can read more about this project at www.archdaily.com

In December I gave a short talk at Laydeez do Comics. I'm not really a comic creator I just dabble a bit. I talked about design, drawing and doing a bit of comic stuff. The picture above is from a story I am working on called Spy and I hope to finish in my lifetime. You can read about it on their blog here: www.laydeezdocomics.com Laydeez is run by Nicola Streeten and Sarah Lightman. Nicola is the author of the recently published graphic novel Billy, Me and You, which is a brilliant account of death, bereavement and recovery. I know it's hard to imagine but it's also funny.