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I've been busy uploading some new contemporary retro designs to my shops.

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 Here are a couple of collections I have set up on Society6 shop I currently have two collections where I am selling a huge number of products, ranging from credenza chests , wall clocks , wall murals , tables , t-shirts , tote bags , coffee mugs , phone cases , cushions and face masks . Why not take a quick look and see if there are any pattern designs that inspire you? Here is a selection of the 80s Memphis Design pattern products that I have listed: https://society6.com/billingtonpix/collection/80s-memphis-style Here is a selection of the Contemporary Retro Design pattern products that I have listed: https://society6.com/billingtonpix/collection/contemporary-retro I don't have as many designs uploaded as I do at my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com shop or my own BillingtonPix.com website, simply because the upload process is rather torturous. I have to physically enable each product, unlike on RedBubble where I have to just switch off the ones I don't want to push live. I do i

A day in the Life of a BillingtonPix Graphic Designer and Business Owner

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I thought I'd write a bit of a brain dump about a typical day for me right now. It might prove useful to someone, as well as for me to get my thoughts in order. The main aim, obviously is sales. RedBubble is most of my traffic resides, so I have that as a number one priority. You can upload up to 60 designs a day on RedBubble, so I am currently ensuring that I maximise my product uploads there every day. That is the first thing I do in the mornings. I am currently uploading manually, although I have been investigating automation. Once my uploads to RedBubble are completed (by about 10am) my day is free to look at other things. The next task to perform is to share some of my newly updated products to RedBubble. My current designs work best of t-shirts, so I choose the t-shirt type from a number of my RedBubble designs and share them to my t-shirt and tops board. I used to share as I created, which is a useful feature that RedBubble provides at the end of every upload. However that o

Take a look at my collection of T-shirts available at BillingtonPix RedBubble shop

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 I've written a blog post on BillingtonPix.com about my wonderful collection of t-shirts on my BillingtonPix RedBubble shop BillingtonPix RedBubble T-Shirt collection Or click the image below to go straight to my BillingtonPix RedBubble t-shirt collection on my BillingtonPix RedBubble blog. BillingtonPix T-Shirt related Pinterest Boards There are a couple of t-shirt related Pinterest Boards you can also follow: All T-Shirts and Tops Boys Names Tees Girls Names Tees 80 Memphis Style Tees

Pink Scribble 80s Memphis Style Save the Date Invitation and More!

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Pink #Scribble 80s #Memphis Style Save the Date #Invitation - click/tap any in slideshow to personalize and buy :  Click the above link for more Memphis Style products. From the linked DesignPicker slideshow: #MemphisStyle #Abstract #savethedate #80smemphis Check out my  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all my products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  BillingtonPix TeePublic shop . my  BillingtonPix Society6 shop  as well as numerous cool pins I've spotted along the way!

Find your perfect vintage 1980s Memphis Style Greeting Cards

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Lift someone's spirits with a Memphis Style Greeting Card As you might already know, I'm a huge fan of 80s Memphis style. It just makes me smile. The more bad taste, the better, as far as I am concerned.  Why not, then, share these big bold, bright shapes and colors with your friends and loved ones. Especially during this Covid lockdown period. If it makes one person smile it is surely worth it. Below are a few of my favorite designs, that I have pinned in my BillingtonPix Pinterest Vintage Style Greeting Cards board . I hope you like them! Check out my  BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all my products from  BillingtonPix.com  as well as a collation of pins from my  BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  shop, my  BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my  BillingtonPix TeePublic shop . my  BillingtonPix Society6 shop  as well as numerous cool pins I've spotted along the way!

Where can I find independent Artists & Beautiful Bedding?

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 Independent Artists & Beautiful Bedding? Find our awesome designs at BillingtonPix It's often hard to locate independent artists over the internet. RedBubble is an excellent place to find them. If you are looking for some mid-century abstract patterns, why not check out BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  to find your perfect bedding comforter?  Go to BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com  for beautiful bedding pattern designs. Independently designed by individual artists. Check out my BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop . This contains a complete feed of all my products from BillingtonPix.com as well as a collation of pins from my BillingtonPix.RedBubble.com shop, my BillingtonPix Zazzle store , my BillingtonPix TeePublic shop . my BillingtonPix Society6 shop  as well as numerous cool pins I've spotted along the way!

Buy Urban Photography Online

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These awesome framed urban photographs are available for purchase online. A lot are based around Southwark, London, where I live. I spent a lot of time observing the beauty of urban decay during the first Lockdown in 2020. It was very therapeutic to wander around a very quiet London capturing these quirky images. I have put the collection together on my BillingtonPix Pinterest page , but they are available to purchase on my BillingtonPix RedBubble shop .  Contrasting Southwark Architecture Black and White Photograph I hope you are all coping okay during this second lockdown. It really is dragging now and hopefully will be over once the R number is low enough. I've spent a lot of my time developing my artwork and building up my business. This website is a means to do this by attracting visitor numbers who will hopefully click through to make a purchase. Take care, stay safe and we will all get through this! Go to my BillingtonPix Pinterest Page to view urban photography

Japanese Cities and Places Vintage Rising Sun T-Shirts

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Here are some Japan cities and regions vintage rising sun distressed style t-shirt designs I recently uploaded to my BillingtonPix RedBubble shop . You'll find a large selection of different tshirts for male, female and children, randing from short sleeve crew necks to long sleeves, sweatshirts, t-shirt dresses and large fitting tees. find your favourite design and take a look. Kudamatsu Japan Cities and Regions Abstract Vintage Sun Souvenir T-Shirt These t-shirts are perfect for students, teenagers and young adults. The vintage style abstract sun design give a cool youthful vibe and is sure to get you noticed. Perhaps you live in this area or city, or are looking for retro gift ideas for someone you know who does. Or perhaps you were previously a tourist in Kudamatsu and would like a cute memory of your fantastic time there. These t-shirts provide the perfect gift or memory to your time in this great Japanese location. Take a look at my BillingtonPix RedBubble shop and search for

Retro 1960s style face masks now available for purchase on TeePublic

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Here is a selection of retro patterned style face masks from my BillingtonPix TeePublic shop ! If you like any of the designs below just check out the other products for sale under the same design. Retro 1960s Style Sixties Vintage Distressed Geometric Pattern Design Blue Mask Pattern Mask Designed and Sold by BillingtonPix Retro 1960s Style Sixties Vintage Distressed Geometric Pattern Design Blue. These retro 60s patterns are available on beautiful designed soft home furnishings, clothing, face masks, and device accessories. Retro 1960s Style Sixties Vintage Abstract Pattern Design Multicolored Mask Pattern Mask Designed and Sold by BillingtonPix Retro 1960s Style Sixties Vintage Abstract Pattern Design Multicolored. These retro 1960s patterns are available on beautiful designed soft home furnishings, clothing, face masks, and device accessories. Retro 1960s Style Sixties Vintage Pattern Design Purple Yellow Mask Pattern Mask Designed and Sold by BillingtonPix Retro 1960s Style Sixt

BillingtonPix Favorite T-Shirts

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My Favorite T-Shirt Designs I've made a selection of my favorite BillingtonPix t-shirt and top designs in a Pinterest board. These range from vintage sunset to abstract, to meme and my usual fav Memphis design. Why not take a look and see what you think? Click the image below to view it! https://www.pinterest.co.uk/BillingtonPix/favorite-t-shirts-and-tops-by-billingtonpix/ You can also shop for products on my Pinterest account. Why not take a look at my BillingtonPix Pinterest Shop too. My products range from tote bags , phone cases , greeting cards , apparel , homewares and more!

Peckham 1973 Memphis Style Products For Sale

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Calling all Peckham fans and residents For all Peckham fans, here is my ultimate 80s Memphis design that I have currently on my BillingtonPix RedBubble store . It works perfectly on a wall clock, but is available on many different products. What is Memphis Style? Memphis Style was developed in the 1980s as a Postmodern foil against the more formulaic designs that had come out of the Modernist post war period. It is quite a controversial style that aims to break all the rules with its bold use of colors and shapes. When it came to Memphis style furniture, it was often quite tricky to match anything up with it, so different was it in design to what had come beforehand.  Memphis Style Reinterpreted  These days the design has toned down somewhat and whilst still contains the famous geometric shapes and squiggles, is more in keeping with modern day 21st century tastes. This Peckham 1973 design is perfect for someone who either lives in the Peckham South London area, or else knows someone wh

My Train Journeys across China

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My Train Journeys across China I've uploaded some Chinese-themed products to RedBubble and Zazzle today. Take a look! This page displays my t-shirts, stickers, phone cases and sweatshirts, but there are many more products listed on my website and marketplaces. I visited China in 1997, having taken the overland train from London Liverpool Street station all the way to Moscow, and then the Trans Siberian Railway from Moscow to Beijing. More recently I travelled from Hong Kong to Shanghai on a 72 hour transit visa. The difference between what I saw in 1997 versus what I saw in 2015, in terms of the pace of change was incredible. In the Peace Hotel, however, little had changed! I remembered that it is possible to go out onto the roof there, where there is a fantastic view of Pudong and the Bund. Buy Beijing Tees We arrived into Beijing on the day of the 1997 UK General Election. I had no idea that Labour had won the election until I saw a huge video of Margaret Beckett being played by

US States Tees

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Where can I find vintage style US States Tees? Here are some of the US States tees I have just uploaded to Zazzle. You can find them all in the US States Tees category. They feature my trademark distressed sunset design. Feel free to swap for different colored shirts - they are available on both men's and women's tees. I love America but unfortunately have not been able to travel much due to health issues, and now the pandemic. I really savour my memories of all the road trips I have made around the country in the last 15 or so years. California Tees I first visited America in 1999 to visit a friend in California. It was my first long haul flight on Virgin Atlantic. I spent just over a week there and loved it. I walked all over San Francisco. It was everything I expected it to be and more. California US States Vintage Sunset Souvenir T-Shirt by BillingtonPix Pennsylvania Tees   Pennsylvania is an interesting state to me as it was so gripping during the last Presidential

Just Because...

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Just Because... It's that kind of day! Yelp Motivational Message T-Shirt by BillingtonPix

My Print on Demand Story

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A bit of background about me and some detail on how I have tried to build up my print on demand enterprise in the last 12 months. I've listed out a few general starter tips that might help someone to succeed at selling their digital artwork, although I am by no means an expert at this! Covid changed everything Until last year I worked in IT. I've done so since 1998. In April 2020 that all changed when Covid hit and I had to choose between a reduced salary or a redundancy. I chose the latter. For a while I haven't been enjoying my IT career. I was a solution architect but had not progressed for a while and was feeling rather disillusioned. So I left my job. For the next month I binge-watched Netflix, applying for new IT jobs and getting lots of rejections. The economy was hitting a buffer as companies froze their IT recruitment and I found myself just wasting my time preparing for interviews that never progressed. At that time I thought about selling my photography. I though

In Love with 80s Memphis Style

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In Love with 80s Memphis Style I've created an 80s Memphis Style collection on my BillingtonPix Society6 store . What is Memphis Style? 80s Postmodern abstract shapes and flat colors juxtaposed together. Most people either love or hate it. The designs of the 1980s weren't particularly suited to work very well together, tended to clash and were quite hard to integrate with existing furniture. More recent designs tend to have a more toned down look, but not always.  Check out my 80s Memphis collection on Society6