I've been asked to illustrate a few of Olly Mann's regular "It's a Mann's World" columns in Reader's Digest UK
![illustration of a man sitting on top of a giant stack of bean tin cans](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/80fd5c2322fc53884c488db09dd686e9/649e27ff-675b-441a-8a29-92aa988590e0_rw_600.jpg?h=c2b2a7b17a363e92adcf53ec58b87b89)
This one was about the how Olly likes to try out the latest products and decide which are his favourites. Below are a few sketches I sent over from which the stack 'o beans idea was selected
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The illustration below was for a column about the imminent arrival of Olly's 2nd child
![illustration of giant mechanical alarm clock with miniature man dangling from clock hand](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/80fd5c2322fc53884c488db09dd686e9/dc56802f-97ca-4778-9187-ec12ead79de0_rw_600.jpg?h=0f9163fa58e3ad254dff1db53a2f1dee)
![illustration of baby bottle and mobile phone with "Netflix" logo](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/80fd5c2322fc53884c488db09dd686e9/4366de78-c4c9-40f7-8fd0-266f2618c5c5_rw_600.jpg?h=a6e98e55466b0ca2dfe1ae0c39a51775)
Below are a couple of sketches sent for the column on Olly's 2nd child
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The illustration below was for Olly's column on how his hair is getting more out of control as he ages!
![illustration of miniature man using lawn mower to cut giant hairs on a patch of skin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/80fd5c2322fc53884c488db09dd686e9/0cd82e87-23e7-4877-940a-cda97636cd9e_rw_600.jpg?h=97af965c164d3b017b39c3878970bd8f)
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A couple of other sketches for the hair removal column
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The illustration below was for a column about Olly Mann being a celebrity and how this results in recognition at places like the local butchers!
![illustration of butcher shop window, old woman standing looking in window](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/80fd5c2322fc53884c488db09dd686e9/5abe375f-5f69-4e26-9c8c-35039e2a7e80_rw_600.jpg?h=9590b52d39b9dddfc099faa4e893e004)