What have we been up to?

December 2011 - Muddy Publishing wishes all our customers and everyone out there a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.

December 2011 - We have been busy working on a new interactive game for The Royal Collection to go with its current exhibition "The Heart of the Great Alone. Scott, Shackleton & Antarctic Photography"

This exhibition of remarkable photographs taken in Antarctica by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole.

The game is aimed at life long learners to help engage the user in conjunction with the photographs of Frank Hurley that follow Ernest Shackleton's epic journey on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–17. Disaster struck this expedition when its ship, Endurance, was trapped in pack ice and slowly crushed, before the shore parties could be landed. There followed a sequence of exploits, and an ultimate escape with no lives lost, that would eventually assure Shackleton's heroic status.

November 2011 -A new Bright Stanley adventure "Bright Stanley Double Trouble" will be published by Little Tiger Press on 5th March 2012. You can pre order it HERE!
To celebrate this exciting event the official Bright Stanley web site will be updated in time for the release with new games and activities to enjoy. But if you haven't had a look at the site yet follow this LINK to enjoy some fishy fun.

September 2011 - Matt is still busy working on a new 5+ series of books written by the wonderful author Katie Dale for Orchard Books: 'Fairy Tale Twists'. Each rhyming story takes a familiar fairytale character and reveals their version of events - as you've never seen them before! All the books are due for publication next year with two coming out each month between January to April 2012. We really can't wait to see the books in print as they truly are such brilliant stories, so funny and full of fun and mischief!

September 2011 - Matt has just completed a series of images for an educational book aimed to help Korean students learn English. The publisher is a Korean company called Chunjae Education

July 2011 - Just Published: Poor Pirates
Matt has illustrated a new series of books called, The Poor Pirates, written by Tom Easton. The books tell the story of Captain Flint and his crew of misfit buccaneers who go in search of adventure aboard their ship, The Stuck Pig. Never short of hilarious schemes and escapades, The Poor Pirate books are laugh-out-loud reads, perfect for children who are starting to read independently.The four titles, Pirate Underpants, Bangers and Cash, The Pirate Code and Fish Fingers and Leaks, are published by Wayland Books.

March 2011 - We have been busy working a series of interactive games aimed at Key stage 2 for The Royal Collection to help promote and engage learning in conjunction with their "Dutch Landscapes" exhibition that is now on show at Buckingham Palace. The games have been designed to engage the user on the ideas of perspective and composition within the paintings.

Follow this link to try you knowledge on perspective

February 2011 - We have been busy producing a set of books for Blueberry Press Ltd. These books are aimed at key stages 1 and 2 learners and are designed to help develop enterprising behaviour in young people.

The books can be purchased through the Blueberry press web site here.
Examples of the books can be seen here and here.

January 2011 - Happy New Year to all our customers - past, present and future.

Matt is currently illustrating a series of eight fairy tale books for Orchard Publishing.

December 2010 - Muddy publishing is busy designing and illustrating a set of educational books for Blueberry Press.

November 2010 - Matt did a talk at Tatton Park in Cheshire at the 'Big Family Book Day' event. It was a great success!

October 2010 - Matt is working on a series of Pirate books for Wayland Publishing

May 2010 - Two more of Matt's Gruesome Truth history books that he illustrates for Wayland Publishing are out this month. The titles are about the grizzly side of life in Viking and Victorian times. Buy now at amazon.

March 2010 - Matt's second 'Bright Stanley' book 'Bright Stanley and the Cave Monster' is published this month by Little Tiger Press. To celebrate we have launched an official website where you can get involved in all the fishy fun. Go to www.brightstanley.com and check it out.

February 2010 - Matt will be taking part in the BIG WRITE week in March at the Discover centre in Stratford, London. Here are the details of his talk:

How to make a Book with Matt Buckingham
The Big Write - Booking Ref: D3
7 March 12:30pm

A unique opportunity to find out how picture books are created with writer and illustrator Matt Buckingham, follow the journey from initial sketch books and story notes through to prose roughs, illustrations and the final book Bright Stanley and the Cave Monster. Also during the workshop parents and children will create their own blob characters and story plots.

Ticket Price £1.50

Suitable for ages 5+

Here is a link to the discover website to find out more information on what events are on throughout March: discover

January 2010 - Muddy Publishing welcomes another new member of the family - Matilda Buckingham.

January 2010 - Happy New Year to all our customers: past; present and future.

December 2009 - Matt is busy producing artwork for a second series of Gruesome Truth books for Wayland Publishing.

November 2009 - We are currently working on a new website for the launch of Matt's new book - Bright Stanley and the Cave Monster.

October 2009 - Matt took part in a Big Draw event at the Discover Centre, Stratford, London. He entertained young and old with a session on how to draw a pirate!

September 2009 - The Talking Objects website is now live! Visit: www.museumnetworkuk.org/talking/

July 2009 - We have now completed the Museum Network's 'Talking objects' website. The new elearning module is aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils to reflect on how we perceive the past through the use of objects and works of art. We have also included a user generated section for students to discuss topics and upload their own images!

April 2009 - From the 4th April 2009 to the 28th June we will be exhibiting some of Matt's past illustration work at the Newcastle Museum & Art Gallery, Staffordshire. The exhibition is entitled "Bringing Words To Life" and will feature the work of various illustrators from the Midlands. The exhibition is intended to celebrate local Illustrators whose work communicates ideas, stories and information to the viewer in different ways.

January 2009 - Happy New Year to all our customers.

December 2008 - We are currently working on a new project with VT plc based on the London 2012 Games to promote courses and careers in Construction and the Built Environment.

November 2008 - Muddy Publishing welcomes a new member of the family - Barnaby Buckingham.

August 2008 - On August 26th Muddy Publishing will be at the Wallace Collection in London speaking at a session about Web 2.0 technologies and presenting the work on the 'Talking Objects' website.

August 2008 - We're finally moving to new premises but don't worry all our contact details will remain the same, we're only going down to the bottom of the garden!

July 2008 - Muddy publishing has been producing illustrations to go with the BBC accessible annual report 2008, for use online and in printed report format. Images are now live and can be found at: http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/easyread/

July 2008 - Work has been completed on the interactive content for the Connexions 'Parents and Carers' website.

June 2008 - Muddy Publishing has just completed a research report for the Staffordshire Consortium of Infrastructure Organisations about ICT and the voluntary sector.

May 2008 - Completed a series of character designs for Blueberry Training Ltd. These will be featured on careers and business based podcasts for budding entrepreneurs!

April 2008 - Ongoing work on the latest Wallace Collection website - still yet to be titled! This exciting e-learning module will be for the teen target audience featuring interactive activities related to the function and meaning of some fascinating historical objects. Due to launch July 08.

April 2008 - Concer-tina Design is now Muddy Publishing Ltd! After many years of successful sole trading we've combined talents to provide a broader range of creative services.