This design was realised after walking through the winding, crowded streets of London, and getting a feel for the energy and architectural richness and history of the famous city. My inspiration was helped by spending time abroad and viewing London with fresh eyes and an appreciation that up to then had been lost on me, being from the small but quaint city of Norwich.

The image was created by walking around certain areas of town taking pictures at street level, then drawing from those photographs. This was then pieced together with an almost cubist attitude of various angles and perspectives coming together to form a whole image, with the effort to avoid clichéd landmarks whilst similtaneously trying to capture the city as it appears when walking around it. I wanted to capture the claustrophobic, yet energetic and buzzing vibe of this historical, sprawling metropolis - in a way that could not be mistaken for any city but London.