Laura Jayne… WRITES
You’ll mostly find me with my head in a design task, but sometimes I like to write about designing or what I’ve been up to and when that happens you’ll find those blogs here.
Ten top tools in Adobe Illustrator
This isn’t a rating for my top ten, Illustrator is packed with so many different tools and methods to assist in the design process. Each designer has their own tools they’ll use every time they open Ai. These ten tools aren’t even the most used in my toolbox but...
Branding Showcase: PoppaDo
It's been a long while since I put pen to paper or words to a blog for that matter. This one was promised a while ago, a bright and bold brand showcase for Poppa Do. Working with someone you know is so different to working with new clients, you almost skip over the...
Passion Projects
Hey gang, it’s been a while since I wrote a blog, so I thought I would nip on and just write a little piece about my new love for Passion Projects. At the beginning of the year I decided to split my business in two, Laura Jayne Design has always been a full service...
Branding Showcase : West Lakeland Medical
Back in summer 2020, when lockdown was in full swing, I had the pleasure of working with some lovely small businesses. We worked together to revive their branding and in some cases marketing materials. With many of these businesses unable to open, it was a great use...
What’s for tea? Meal Plan 01.02.2021
Well, it's February and what better way to start than with a meal plan. I'm changing it up a little bit this week and highlighting last weeks meals first. Monday : Lamb, Rosemary & Sweet Potato Pie - this was lush, and very warming. It was also a huge portion so...
What’s for Tea? Meal Plan 25.01.2020
Week 3... writing this a little later than I had planned but I’m determined to keep at it. Last week we fell off a little bit, a bad day on Tuesday seen a Chinese delivered - it was unreal, and well worth it and Thursday... I can’t remember why, a busy day maybe, but...
14 Small Business Gifts for your Valentine
It’s not for everyone, but in this grey start to 2021, I don’t think I’m alone in thinking we should make this Valentine’s something to celebrate - best excuse we’ve had in a while. In no particular order I’ve listed up some lush small businesses* where you can find...
What’s for Tea? Meal Plan 18.01.2021
Week two of meal plan blogging... we stuck to our meal plan last week, I think it helped that I had some time during the day to prep meals ahead. We did have a little takeaway on Saturday, local pizza shop.. I couldn't decide what I fancied so had a chicken kebab...
What’s for Tea? Meal Plan 11.01.2021
So, my first actual meal plan blog, this has been in my brain for so long and I’m still figuring out the best format for them so here goes.. Also, a quick bit of background, I'm starting this little food blog series as a breakout for myself; cooking to me is a...

About Me
In a nutshell, I’m Laura… a 20-odd year old designer, based in the North East of England. Read more…
