SAME OLD SUPERMARKET

About the Book

SAME OLD SUPERMARKET IS AN ILLUSTRATIVE DEDICATION TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE EVERYDAY DEMANDS OF WORKING AND SHOPPING IN SUPERMARKETS. FOR ALL THE TIMES WHEN IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED BY STAFF AND CUSTOMERS,WALKED INTO WORK FED UP, DEPRESSED AND UNDERVALUED BOTH AS A MEMBER OF STAFF AND AS A CUSTOMER, THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE NOT GONE UNOTICED. HAVING WORKED IN A SUPERMARKET CHAIN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THIS BOOK IS A DOCUMENTATION OF THOSE EXPERIENCES. FROM SADISTIC BOSSES TO DISAGREEABLE CUSTOMERS, EVERYDAY PRODUCEs NEW INCIDENTS WHEN SHOPPING IN SUPERMARKETS.

About the Author

I FIRST STARTED WORKING IN RETAIL WHILST AT COLLEGE AND DURING UNIVERSITY. HAVING STUDIED GRAPHIC DESIGN AT THE WINCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART, WORKING IN SUPERMARKETS PROVIDED ME WITH NEW MATERIAL EVERYDAY. THE ILLUSTRATIONS INCREASED DAILY AS EVERYDAY BROUGHT A NEW INCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN AN ANIMATION DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF UNIVERSITY, A REFLECTION OF MY EXPERIENCES IN SUPERMARKETS. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM CREATING ILLUSTRATIVE ARTWORK DABBLING IN POLITICS, SOCIAL ISSUES, SPORT AND RECENTLY SUPERMARKETS. TO BE HONEST I GET INCREDIBLY BORED WHEN I'M NOT DESIGNING OR CONJURING UP NEW MATERIAL.