https://leeleelee.com leeleelee.com Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:29:42 +0000 https://leeleelee.com en https://leeleelee.com/LEELEELEE Thu, 04 Jun 2020 15:47:26 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/LEELEELEE The Untold StoryEverything AlmostNo Escape RoomHumanity Must WinLiberté, Egalité, Footballité Lightning LegendSharks Save Spielbergs House Of Ovis De Nachtloerrrders We’re OpenThis Book Could Be BetterNever Ask Where Did My Baby Go? I’m Banksy!MMXX&nbsp;Nations Fall IlleestrationsKesinro https://leeleelee.com/WRITER-DRAWER-OTHER Sat, 06 Jun 2020 18:17:57 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/WRITER-DRAWER-OTHER Writer. Drawer. Other.Lee. (Lee Lee). Boulton. ︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎ The. Blunt. Version. Bristolian. In. London.Creative. Writer. CD. Look. On. LinkedIn. The. Deeper. Version.&nbsp; ❁ ❁ ❁ There is one image on this site I had no hand in creating. And I chose it for the homepage. It’s a portrait of my Great Auntie Betty.In watercolour and pencil. <img width="2956" height="3942" width_o="2956" height_o="3942" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5379c8cbff9bb763897b6c093a29ae2e9ba08f2209d10ee19e12f65e4af010d/IMG-4288-copy.jpg" data-mid="74237527" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5379c8cbff9bb763897b6c093a29ae2e9ba08f2209d10ee19e12f65e4af010d/IMG-4288-copy.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cbf9ed34e1e881602cc20ebd7dd1d6a5312964d9cfea9cc28d7a96065236f84/IMG-4252.jpg" data-mid="73788292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cbf9ed34e1e881602cc20ebd7dd1d6a5312964d9cfea9cc28d7a96065236f84/IMG-4252.jpg" /> I always remembered it from visits to her house as a child. That and the constant tick of the Grandmother clock. And down the years my memory of it became like an influence.The simple composition. That graphic grid. Those muted pastel tones. A few years ago Auntie Betty passed away. It’s ok, she was in her late nineties. Her nephew, Martin, was executor of the will so I asked him about the painting.Did he remember it? Of course.Was anyone receiving it? He wasn’t sure but said he’d find out. At the funeral he gave a moving eulogy to Auntie Betty. And spoke a lot about her artistic pursuits - her writing and painting. And also those of her late husband. I had no idea she was so prolific. To me she was just a nice old lady sitting in a chair. I’ve always been the ‘creative’ one in my family.They say “I don’t know where he gets it from”.So what about this creative power couple? At the wake Martin took me out to his car and just pulled the painting right out of the boot.So I’m stood in the pub carpark holding her self portrait. And now it’s suddenly taken on holy grail-like significance. It’s a missing link. Plus, it’s mine. I’d only ever seen this artwork from across a living room and from the perspective of a small child. But once I was alone with it I could study it properly for the first time. The faint construction lines, the subtle differences in shade between neighbouring squares. And the signature. W☉TWOT? Who is WOT?Is it her pseudonym? Her tag? And then I turned it over. It wasn’t a self portrait as I’d always assumed. It was painted by her husband, Robert Watson. WOTson? <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6cd48215215894dfd52a14fa9084f7ab8005eaa6763ed025c5c84b3def944b0c/IMG-4248.jpg" data-mid="73788286" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6cd48215215894dfd52a14fa9084f7ab8005eaa6763ed025c5c84b3def944b0c/IMG-4248.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75589620704c2546b2d9e9374fdc93c93ea6db5355b39a46ef2ab33aaa77c2c3/IMG-4266.jpg" data-mid="73763507" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75589620704c2546b2d9e9374fdc93c93ea6db5355b39a46ef2ab33aaa77c2c3/IMG-4266.jpg" /> It had been part of an exhibition but he hadn’t made it available for purchase. This was the limit of the new info it gave up.That and the vastly increased poignance.Of my Great Auntie looking at his depiction of her from her favourite armchair for all these years. I flew home with this treasure excessively bubble wrapped.But couldn’t stop thinking about what Martin had said about finding many more examples of their work.In her house that was about to be cleared.When I got back I wrote him a letter to say thank you and enquire further.Hungry to see much more like this one.But got no reply.I had heard he was unfortunately in poor health, himself.Research for any of the projects I work on is a breeze.I can easily find out who&nbsp;Leiomy Maldanado is. Or look up a mildly offensive Swedish phrase. But with Auntie Betty and Robert Watson it’s not so straightforward.If they were active today instead of in the 1960s they’d probably have their stuff on a Cargo site.But they aren’t, so they don’t. I’d need to return to my home town, have awkward conversations with some estranged relatives.Or keep that artistic ancestry a mystery. Which makes this one artwork all the more sacred.A singular legacy. Now it hangs on the wall behind my desk. I didn’t place it there intentionally but one day when I got up to make a cup of tea&nbsp; I realised she was kind of watching over me while I worked. I wonder what she makes of my endeavours.The stories I’m spinning for brands. Or the weird vector illustrations (will anyone cherish one of those in 60 years’ time?). The endless noodling on the elusive first novel (5 years and counting). And even the building of this website. You can see from the eyes in the portrait, Auntie Betty was a kindly person. I like to think she’s a supportive ECD. Up there with her creative partner, Robert. Who even had his own logo like me! Must be where I get it from. <img width="2911" height="3881" width_o="2911" height_o="3881" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcfa4badfb7f307a80d6e4d3a23c2a0aabc08a7e93c6c42d745dbe209083abc0/IMG-3699.jpg" data-mid="73715523" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcfa4badfb7f307a80d6e4d3a23c2a0aabc08a7e93c6c42d745dbe209083abc0/IMG-3699.jpg" /> <img width="613" height="611" width_o="613" height_o="611" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94d77d6d15f3c24cda425aa65c97933d19dc7dd1bc4865b7d41d2524d689c465/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.18.10.png" data-mid="73895959" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/613/i/94d77d6d15f3c24cda425aa65c97933d19dc7dd1bc4865b7d41d2524d689c465/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.18.10.png" /> <img width="612" height="612" width_o="612" height_o="612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9d83a3721a9dbdfe7227f2459f243798fb8272b807b43f8bc62980de7c5adbf/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.20.14.png" data-mid="73895981" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/612/i/a9d83a3721a9dbdfe7227f2459f243798fb8272b807b43f8bc62980de7c5adbf/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.20.14.png" /> <img width="718" height="899" width_o="718" height_o="899" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/599bd3d88ff0845b9092f25e0b3f35b6faa988001265fd017e3b52cdc144fc7a/Screenshot-2020-06-03-at-18.46.50.png" data-mid="73896034" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/718/i/599bd3d88ff0845b9092f25e0b3f35b6faa988001265fd017e3b52cdc144fc7a/Screenshot-2020-06-03-at-18.46.50.png" /> This story is one of a trilogy about pictures I think are worth ‘A Thousand Words’. https://leeleelee.com/A-THOUSAND-WORDS Fri, 12 Jun 2020 08:20:16 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/A-THOUSAND-WORDS A Thousand WordsSome pictures really are worth a thousand words. To me, anyway. A trilogy. III‘Giant Gallery Label’⏥ ⏥&nbsp;⏥I always feel I might still have a couple more career changes in me.This is about the time I tried to leave copywriting for illustrating.I mean, I was always drawing, even in the casino days and the abattoir days, but the plan was to make a living from it now. The first step was to self identify as an illustrator.After all, it’s what I’d done in becoming a copywriter.Without any formal training.There was no point waiting around for someone to ordain me.Anoint me with graphite. The second step was to quit the steady day job.This was easier in the days before the responsibilities.So, upon finding myself home alone all day with only the cat for company, ‘Giant Gallery Label’ was one of the first pieces of this brave new era. <img width="842" height="1122" width_o="842" height_o="1122" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b732891961563bf87b6a0db15244edabbc86c61175e1ce31c407f48e13486955/Screenshot-2020-06-24-at-15.31.17.png" data-mid="76908343" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/842/i/b732891961563bf87b6a0db15244edabbc86c61175e1ce31c407f48e13486955/Screenshot-2020-06-24-at-15.31.17.png" /> <img width="2753" height="3671" width_o="2753" height_o="3671" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5824227abeb135de55250ec6689699567ccd0569400d070f96fcb61364fd43ed/IMG-4351.jpg" data-mid="74634875" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5824227abeb135de55250ec6689699567ccd0569400d070f96fcb61364fd43ed/IMG-4351.jpg" /> Conceptually it was just something that struck me as funny.The original plan had been to produce a series of ever increasing sizes.‘Even Bigger Gallery Label’.‘Absolutely Humongous Gallery Label’.You get the idea.I liked that it felt a bit David Shrigley. Executionally it was a return to art college days.Those increasingly obsolete draughting practises we studied to give us a grounding in what to do on these new-fangled Macs.Depth scales and French curves. Jeweller’s rouge and Letraset catalogues.Slightly wibbly, don’t look too closely, hand painted letters in oil on a 36 x 24 inch canvas.In time-honoured gallery label layout. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2dbb7bef52af631e3ab4d34614bf70616faf94f87a82578cbeffb62395b99d4/IMG-4349.jpg" data-mid="74634874" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2dbb7bef52af631e3ab4d34614bf70616faf94f87a82578cbeffb62395b99d4/IMG-4349.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fe5c953b8de6e39b24975841086576a969711190193227912b0da98977c0e14/IMG-4356.jpg" data-mid="74634876" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1fe5c953b8de6e39b24975841086576a969711190193227912b0da98977c0e14/IMG-4356.jpg" /> But the illustration dream wasn’t quite everything I’d dreamt. Most of the commercial work I scared up took the thing I’d done for enjoyment and escapism and made it about money and deadlines.I moved from pens to vectors which meant more speed and flexibility but also more dreaded screen time. Plus I was always searching for my style.It was definitely based in graphics.And a bit on the weird side.But I could never shake off the ideas-centric advertising approach.When sometimes I just wanted to focus on the craft.I could never just draw a nice picture of a flower for no good reason. Truth be told, and this isn’t false modesty, I soon realised I wouldn’t become the success I’d hoped.I wasn’t even close to the league of practising artists I admire.Supermundane, McBess, Malika Favre, Tom Haugomat, Hattie Stewart, Oliver Hibert etc.Let alone the legends.Quentin Blake, Pete Fowler, Chris Ware, Ralph Steadman.That level of instant recognisability that comes with years of practise and epic talent.I know that’s like comparing my living room guitar noodling to Radiohead.And how unhelpful that is.But it’s how I felt.They weren’t so much influences as unreachable yardsticks.And anyway, illustration wasn’t paying the bills.<img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/868067f9cb1f84e046fbef38fea05933f5b00d37459e0eccf22f134b3388bafe/IMG-4338.jpg" data-mid="76907924" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/868067f9cb1f84e046fbef38fea05933f5b00d37459e0eccf22f134b3388bafe/IMG-4338.jpg" />So after six months I slipped back into freelance writing and the jig was pretty much up from that moment.‘Giant Gallery Label’ is still on display though.And serves as a reminder of a few things.That my creations won’t necessarily make me rich or famous.Sometimes they won’t even be seen by anyone other than my modest social media following.Or visitors to our house.(You really need to come round to appreciate the scale and the stupidity of this piece). But not everything has to be a side hustle.And faking it ‘til you make it.Sometimes it’s alright to make it for the sake of it. II‘Hoe &amp; Co.’⌖ ⌖&nbsp;⌖ We bought number 13.Our first house.Unlucky for some? It was the archetypal ‘fixer-upper’. Not only were it’s windows broken, it’s floorboards infested and it’s wallpaper mouldy. It was also FULL of crap.In the back garden alone we found a rotten pool table and two broken fridges.How long does a house need to be neglected to go through two fridges? <img width="1796" height="1347" width_o="1796" height_o="1347" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3eddaedfa0d0be88dc81bf8d2fd02d7bb3ddffbf350faf03e2f333ab24f266e9/IMG-1081.jpg" data-mid="76346588" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3eddaedfa0d0be88dc81bf8d2fd02d7bb3ddffbf350faf03e2f333ab24f266e9/IMG-1081.jpg" />Then there was the loft. The second big dumping ground.Just sticking my head through the hatch revealed piles of bags and boxes.All included in the price of the house. But despite the trials of the garden I was actually quite excited about this one.With a head full of treasures that might be uncovered.Not expecting to trouble The Antiques Roadshow or anything.But maybe a couple of sticks of unloved mid-century furniture we could revive. In reality the haul was disappointing to say the least.Bin bags full of a former-tenant’s old bank statements.A random sign from a McDonald’s that said ‘Please Refrain From Smoking in This Area’.Some mildly engaging bits of old packaging - dash of vintage Flag Sauce, anyone? And one single item of genuine human interest.A framed certificate caked in the grime of over half a century.I retrieved it back down the ladder and carefully cleaned it up.Even though I had plenty of other stuff to do. <img width="2766" height="3688" width_o="2766" height_o="3688" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f274ad53c280b901bd1c3f7cceeb5a9f82f4fb678c7ceb9e6339d642830150f1/IMG-4307.jpg" data-mid="74633759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f274ad53c280b901bd1c3f7cceeb5a9f82f4fb678c7ceb9e6339d642830150f1/IMG-4307.jpg" /> <img width="2897" height="3863" width_o="2897" height_o="3863" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d03c40f919e4f16a2fa0f4f65d5562c0c411de5c36a7141f26d7af62f045f3f4/IMG-4310.jpg" data-mid="74633760" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d03c40f919e4f16a2fa0f4f65d5562c0c411de5c36a7141f26d7af62f045f3f4/IMG-4310.jpg" /> In 1932 a man called William A. Davies started work in the Blackfriars, London branch of the New York company R. Hoe &amp; Co. Ltd; manufacturers of printing presses that dominated the pressrooms of the major newspapers of the U.S. and England since the 1850s.On the final day of 1957 he received this certificate for 25 years’ loyal service. It’s quite the mash-up of design styles.Yet it still holds together.A trellis border of hand-illustrated rose bushes is interspersed with collaged greyscale photographs of a range of presses on technical drawing gridded backdrops. The old central London factory sits proudly in the centre. Calligraphic lettering pronounces the occasion, complete with Lombardic capitals. Then an etching of a famous old American press from 1450 that looks like a medieval torture device is thrown in for good measure as a sign-off. All this presumably printed on the very machinery William helped to produce, and designed to show off their many and varied capabilities. The end result is like an illuminated manuscript. <img width="2381" height="1786" width_o="2381" height_o="1786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/950988108a0c8bf0567d4f6fdc95d869360f8348e288cdab15d4d9198f1ca2a2/IMG-4326.jpg" data-mid="74633763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/950988108a0c8bf0567d4f6fdc95d869360f8348e288cdab15d4d9198f1ca2a2/IMG-4326.jpg" /> <img width="1795" height="1346" width_o="1795" height_o="1346" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48a682a908a0e104765324ea4850d169d017b8a23123dc66a79857f55afb6a93/IMG-4323.jpg" data-mid="74633761" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48a682a908a0e104765324ea4850d169d017b8a23123dc66a79857f55afb6a93/IMG-4323.jpg" /> I showed it to our new next-door neighbour, Rae, who had lived there for decades.He actually remembered William and said he was probably the last person to care about number 13 until we arrived. After a tough 18 months.Of every weekend, every gap in freelance jobs and every penny spent on the house.Of my Mum’s first visit to see it when she told me she had cancer at the front gate (she’s been clear for a number of years now).Of one point living there with our two year old but no kitchen or bathroom.And of the dust.So much dust.We were finally about done renovating William’s old house.And turning it into our home. I hung his Hoe &amp; Co. long service certificate on the freshly painted Little Greene ‘Custard’ wall in the hallway.Who knows, maybe he hung it in that exact same spot once upon a time.Then out of the blue an unexpected new opportunity came up.So having finally made the place habitable again, we left and let someone else inhabit it. Already it was a rental property once more. The certificate had become symbolic of the period and number 13.Abandoned with nobody to treasure it.Now shown some love and brought back to life.And, like William, I’d earned it.So, as we packed up to move the family to another country, I didn’t chuck it back in the loft.It came along on the journey with us.A part of our family history now. <img width="3446" height="2585" width_o="3446" height_o="2585" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17c11a091eea15702969418f157259b41f157e2684c49561bf7b537b911b7333/IMG-4331.jpg" data-mid="76346587" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17c11a091eea15702969418f157259b41f157e2684c49561bf7b537b911b7333/IMG-4331.jpg" /> I‘Great Auntie Betty’ ❁ ❁ ❁ I’d like to introduce you to my Great Auntie Betty. Well, her portrait. In watercolour and pencil. <img width="2956" height="3942" width_o="2956" height_o="3942" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5379c8cbff9bb763897b6c093a29ae2e9ba08f2209d10ee19e12f65e4af010d/IMG-4288-copy.jpg" data-mid="74328016" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5379c8cbff9bb763897b6c093a29ae2e9ba08f2209d10ee19e12f65e4af010d/IMG-4288-copy.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cbf9ed34e1e881602cc20ebd7dd1d6a5312964d9cfea9cc28d7a96065236f84/IMG-4252.jpg" data-mid="74328004" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cbf9ed34e1e881602cc20ebd7dd1d6a5312964d9cfea9cc28d7a96065236f84/IMG-4252.jpg" /> I always remembered it from visits to her house as a child. That and the constant tick of the Grandmother clock. And down the years my memory of it became like an influence. The simple composition. That graphic grid. Those muted pastel tones. A few years ago Auntie Betty passed away. It’s ok, she was in her late nineties. Her nephew, Martin, was executor of the will so I asked him about the painting. Did he remember it? Of course. Was anyone receiving it? He wasn’t sure but said he’d find out. At the funeral he gave a moving eulogy to Auntie Betty. And spoke a lot about her artistic pursuits - her writing and painting. And also those of her late husband. I had no idea she was so prolific. To me she was just a nice old lady sitting in a chair. I’ve always been the ‘creative’ one in my family. They say “I don’t know where he gets it from”. So what about this creative power couple? At the wake Martin took me out to his car and just pulled the painting right out of the boot. So I’m stood in the pub carpark holding her self portrait. And now it’s suddenly taken on holy grail-like significance. It’s a missing link. Plus, it’s mine. I’d only ever seen this artwork from across a living room and from the perspective of a small child. But once I was alone with it I could study it properly for the first time. The faint construction lines, the subtle differences in shade between neighbouring squares. And the signature. W☉TWOT? Who is WOT? Is it her pseudonym? Her tag? And then I turned it over. It wasn’t a self portrait as I’d always assumed. It was painted by her husband, Robert Watson. WOTson? <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6cd48215215894dfd52a14fa9084f7ab8005eaa6763ed025c5c84b3def944b0c/IMG-4248.jpg" data-mid="74328003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6cd48215215894dfd52a14fa9084f7ab8005eaa6763ed025c5c84b3def944b0c/IMG-4248.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75589620704c2546b2d9e9374fdc93c93ea6db5355b39a46ef2ab33aaa77c2c3/IMG-4266.jpg" data-mid="74328002" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75589620704c2546b2d9e9374fdc93c93ea6db5355b39a46ef2ab33aaa77c2c3/IMG-4266.jpg" /> It had been part of an exhibition but he hadn’t made it available for purchase. This was the limit of the new info it gave up. That and the vastly increased poignance. Of my Great Auntie looking at his depiction of her from her favourite armchair for all these years. I flew home with this treasure excessively bubble wrapped. But couldn’t stop thinking about what Martin had said about finding many more examples of their work. In her house that was about to be cleared. When I got back I wrote him a letter to say thank you and enquire further. Hungry to see much more like this one. But got no reply. I had heard he was unfortunately in poor health, himself. Research for any of the projects I work on is a breeze. I can easily find out who Leiomy Maldanado is. Or look up a mildly offensive Swedish phrase. But with Auntie Betty and Robert Watson it’s not so straightforward. If they were active today instead of in the 1960s they’d probably have their stuff on a Cargo site. But they aren’t, so they don't. I’d need to return to my home town, have awkward conversations with some estranged relatives. Or keep that artistic ancestry a mystery. Which makes this one artwork all the more sacred. A singular legacy. Now it hangs on the wall behind my desk. I didn’t place it there intentionally but one day when I got up to make a cup of tea&nbsp; I realised she was kind of watching over me while I worked. I wonder what she makes of my endeavours. The stories I’m spinning for brands. Or the weird illustrations (will anyone cherish one of those in 60 years’ time?). The endless noodling on the elusive first novel (5 years and counting). You can see from the eyes in the portrait, Auntie Betty was a kindly person. I like to think she’s a supportive ECD. Up there with her creative partner, Robert. Who even had his own logo like me! Must be where I get it from. <img width="2911" height="3881" width_o="2911" height_o="3881" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcfa4badfb7f307a80d6e4d3a23c2a0aabc08a7e93c6c42d745dbe209083abc0/IMG-3699.jpg" data-mid="74328001" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcfa4badfb7f307a80d6e4d3a23c2a0aabc08a7e93c6c42d745dbe209083abc0/IMG-3699.jpg" /> <img width="613" height="611" width_o="613" height_o="611" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94d77d6d15f3c24cda425aa65c97933d19dc7dd1bc4865b7d41d2524d689c465/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.18.10.png" data-mid="74328008" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/613/i/94d77d6d15f3c24cda425aa65c97933d19dc7dd1bc4865b7d41d2524d689c465/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.18.10.png" /> <img width="612" height="612" width_o="612" height_o="612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9d83a3721a9dbdfe7227f2459f243798fb8272b807b43f8bc62980de7c5adbf/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.20.14.png" data-mid="74328010" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/612/i/a9d83a3721a9dbdfe7227f2459f243798fb8272b807b43f8bc62980de7c5adbf/Screenshot-2020-06-08-at-17.20.14.png" /> <img width="718" height="899" width_o="718" height_o="899" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/599bd3d88ff0845b9092f25e0b3f35b6faa988001265fd017e3b52cdc144fc7a/Screenshot-2020-06-03-at-18.46.50.png" data-mid="74328014" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/718/i/599bd3d88ff0845b9092f25e0b3f35b6faa988001265fd017e3b52cdc144fc7a/Screenshot-2020-06-03-at-18.46.50.png" /> The Ends. https://leeleelee.com/THE-UNTOLD-STORY Wed, 10 May 2023 19:17:17 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/THE-UNTOLD-STORY The Untold StoryAs Nike finally released the legendary ‘Big Bubble’, we told the story of the one before the Air Max 1.&nbsp; <img width="5480" height="3654" width_o="5480" height_o="3654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e40c3e9cdd5fb3c43005eb2c7ba047bb380aea96a74d6bb7f2d525b741768a9/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_011.jpg" data-mid="178375044" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e40c3e9cdd5fb3c43005eb2c7ba047bb380aea96a74d6bb7f2d525b741768a9/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_011.jpg" /> The year is 1986.The very first Nike Air Max have hit the streets.And are a complete failure.That now iconic exposed window of air cracks in cold weather.So the shoes are taken back off the streets.The bubble has literally burst on this big idea.Next year the ‘Big Bubble’ is made smaller.It works.And the rest is sneaker history.<img width="7357" height="4905" width_o="7357" height_o="4905" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d237c2a803129e68ad72e30c732a9a08a332c11c7975378ef84e4131b34da09/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_012.jpg" data-mid="178375043" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d237c2a803129e68ad72e30c732a9a08a332c11c7975378ef84e4131b34da09/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_012.jpg" /> For Air Max Day a limited edition of fifty shoeboxes wore their scars with pride.Inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art and philosophy of repairing with gold, to take something shattered by the cold, a lost cause, and turn it into something even more beautiful and meaningful. <img width="8254" height="5502" width_o="8254" height_o="5502" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ced900f48b807e1e6c0b68a158ddce509c421e0f53b250a1d2b76cd55fb6227/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_004.jpg" data-mid="178375042" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ced900f48b807e1e6c0b68a158ddce509c421e0f53b250a1d2b76cd55fb6227/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_004.jpg" /> <img width="7894" height="5262" width_o="7894" height_o="5262" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d1d6c3a7f782d63f2d882cee8a55d43048b3736bf7af56893da398a6f414f02/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_002.jpg" data-mid="178375041" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d1d6c3a7f782d63f2d882cee8a55d43048b3736bf7af56893da398a6f414f02/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_002.jpg" /> Another ancient Japanese technique took us deeper, using complex paper folding to create a&nbsp; ‘cracked’ poster. Revealing the until-now untold story one imperfect organic unfold at a time. <img width="5067" height="7753" width_o="5067" height_o="7753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f3ddb7e5d2ac5e2e16c198da58f6e89e15b67eb16a8024758b118dca466d144/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_005.jpg" data-mid="178375040" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f3ddb7e5d2ac5e2e16c198da58f6e89e15b67eb16a8024758b118dca466d144/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_005.jpg" /> <img width="5254" height="7881" width_o="5254" height_o="7881" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/345b3303ed12d8b3ba319192456f3b15861ea9517ac570b8be31cd1971bba9ef/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_007.jpg" data-mid="178375038" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/345b3303ed12d8b3ba319192456f3b15861ea9517ac570b8be31cd1971bba9ef/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_007.jpg" /> <img width="5504" height="8256" width_o="5504" height_o="8256" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1dd066880eee0f3151794962cdac82d9277f68ab67158acbbf53fca49c2b12b/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_013.jpg" data-mid="178375039" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1dd066880eee0f3151794962cdac82d9277f68ab67158acbbf53fca49c2b12b/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_013.jpg" /> <img width="8071" height="5381" width_o="8071" height_o="5381" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe8506cc1d69fefcdd7bcced1b8102712e6e1fa7fafadd3b1b12b6d8bad8c57c/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_010.jpg" data-mid="178375037" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe8506cc1d69fefcdd7bcced1b8102712e6e1fa7fafadd3b1b12b6d8bad8c57c/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_010.jpg" /><img width="8112" height="5408" width_o="8112" height_o="5408" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fded3c271104996477809e8e7a517d3ece18cf48fd8d13b28d589e4a11734128/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_009.jpg" data-mid="178375036" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fded3c271104996477809e8e7a517d3ece18cf48fd8d13b28d589e4a11734128/HarrimanSteel-x-Nike_009.jpg" /> When things fall apart, what does it mean to pick up the pieces?What if instead of the mistake. The broken. The now. We saw the lesson. The beauty. The future. https://leeleelee.com/EVERYTHING-ALMOST Thu, 07 Apr 2022 11:09:31 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/EVERYTHING-ALMOST Everything AlmostSquare can do a lot for your business, but those customer curveballs are your department, mate. <img width="3360" height="1882" width_o="3360" height_o="1882" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f522500de59686731bc48c90a3d152c2adc57ce0bcdaa37ad94ea63f1bdebbc/Screenshot-2022-04-11-at-16.16.30.png" data-mid="139327094" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f522500de59686731bc48c90a3d152c2adc57ce0bcdaa37ad94ea63f1bdebbc/Screenshot-2022-04-11-at-16.16.30.png" /> Our posters, social posts etc had a lot of fun with what that ‘almost’ could be. <img width="2826" height="1884" width_o="2826" height_o="1884" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a47582dd32c70592a8465de8f9e5af0bccbfe1ef712030fd3c363e86239c887c/Screenshot-2022-06-14-at-17.31.11.png" data-mid="145413866" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a47582dd32c70592a8465de8f9e5af0bccbfe1ef712030fd3c363e86239c887c/Screenshot-2022-06-14-at-17.31.11.png" /> <img width="1500" height="2000" width_o="1500" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b3441a6fb1265f389b2888f9e0eaecdaa3c0beeb9bafd17090572cc28125eb2/SQUARE-OOH-3.png" data-mid="150744353" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b3441a6fb1265f389b2888f9e0eaecdaa3c0beeb9bafd17090572cc28125eb2/SQUARE-OOH-3.png" /> <img width="432" height="432" width_o="432" height_o="432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b46314b774eed657a4380a6f98c00790fba139c52d65d4945950c41cf12c5fc6/eco_uk-en_toering_almost_social_educational_NA_mp4_10_12541_1X1_AdobeCreativeCloudExpress.gif" data-mid="140357756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/432/i/b46314b774eed657a4380a6f98c00790fba139c52d65d4945950c41cf12c5fc6/eco_uk-en_toering_almost_social_educational_NA_mp4_10_12541_1X1_AdobeCreativeCloudExpress.gif" /> <img width="432" height="432" width_o="432" height_o="432" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da668143848d2d0634820e9ee47ac33ebb478a2cc27399b2630e982126566fc7/eco_uk-en_winesnob_almost_social_educational_NA_mp4_10_12542_1X1_AdobeCreativeCloudExpress.gif" data-mid="140360907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/432/i/da668143848d2d0634820e9ee47ac33ebb478a2cc27399b2630e982126566fc7/eco_uk-en_winesnob_almost_social_educational_NA_mp4_10_12542_1X1_AdobeCreativeCloudExpress.gif" /> <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92ee7c76a12d814ecf99b4360a91b855ca209138c9a9a7a509ad8ac10d203314/SQUARE-OOH-1-2048x1365.png" data-mid="150745212" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92ee7c76a12d814ecf99b4360a91b855ca209138c9a9a7a509ad8ac10d203314/SQUARE-OOH-1-2048x1365.png" /> We got nice and contextual with them too, like this DOOH at Waterloo Station that was about a billion times bigger than this in real life! <img width="1120" height="80" width_o="1120" height_o="80" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07d0d61d60d2ebb46bd0f1c9c56a574fd9f05925a008f9bea6b79794d9371c68/SQUARE_UK_WATERLOO_W6720_x_H480_20S_12195_AdobeCreativeCloudExpress.gif" data-mid="140361172" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07d0d61d60d2ebb46bd0f1c9c56a574fd9f05925a008f9bea6b79794d9371c68/SQUARE_UK_WATERLOO_W6720_x_H480_20S_12195_AdobeCreativeCloudExpress.gif" /> So that was the wry UK campaign. To launch Square in&nbsp;Spain we took a very different tack, celebrating the real engine of the country in this epic Philip Glass scored assault on the senses, Para Los Que Hacen (For Those Who Do). https://leeleelee.com/NO-ESCAPE-ROOM Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:29:42 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/NO-ESCAPE-ROOM No Escape RoomAn immersive asylum accomodation experience that nobody wants to experience for&nbsp;Ben &amp; Jerry’s. <img width="2640" height="1488" width_o="2640" height_o="1488" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7b5935ae8c175ec0c0016179c21b7c0739faeb63e10e31e45d9fb93e00d31cc/NoEscapeRoom_1.png" data-mid="246962198" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7b5935ae8c175ec0c0016179c21b7c0739faeb63e10e31e45d9fb93e00d31cc/NoEscapeRoom_1.png" /> <img width="1284" height="1710" width_o="1284" height_o="1710" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8921599cd393c91899a412e171d89f00d7a700707fe42d7d4d9a4200f5ca91ee/NoEscapeRoom_3.png" data-mid="246962209" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8921599cd393c91899a412e171d89f00d7a700707fe42d7d4d9a4200f5ca91ee/NoEscapeRoom_3.png" /> <img width="1284" height="1710" width_o="1284" height_o="1710" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83e0d8fc36f40f12b541c80e084178757e45bcfd957d9540965e7dadb1f53278/NoEscapeRoom_7.png" data-mid="246962502" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83e0d8fc36f40f12b541c80e084178757e45bcfd957d9540965e7dadb1f53278/NoEscapeRoom_7.png" /> Exposing the scandalous ‘temporary’ conditions in which people seeking asylum in the UK really live. Meticulously crafted with a combination of hard-hitting facts and the ice-cream activist’s trademark wit. <img width="2640" height="1488" width_o="2640" height_o="1488" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56f9bf37eb6c095fcb6f79f6445741c682a4b74617123c5c93814309298fc9c4/NoEscapeRoom_4.png" data-mid="246962210" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56f9bf37eb6c095fcb6f79f6445741c682a4b74617123c5c93814309298fc9c4/NoEscapeRoom_4.png" /> <img width="1284" height="1710" width_o="1284" height_o="1710" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91dfad7670c55b0962602d59ea38a3f02fe942d30562685220a0cc523081afc5/NoEscapeRoom_8.png" data-mid="246962503" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91dfad7670c55b0962602d59ea38a3f02fe942d30562685220a0cc523081afc5/NoEscapeRoom_8.png" /> <img width="1284" height="1710" width_o="1284" height_o="1710" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb9fa9f99e92bb58568cb011e148572f609f0cc465d89734d448da3af0310a8e/NoEscapeRoom_11.png" data-mid="246962506" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb9fa9f99e92bb58568cb011e148572f609f0cc465d89734d448da3af0310a8e/NoEscapeRoom_11.png" /> Created in collaboration with people with lived experience to capture the sights of cramped conditions, the smells of mouldy walls and the sounds of far-right protestors. <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c93303f03045a67f298b26d1420055abaf59e4318181edd264a04062b8efee1d/DSC07647.jpg" data-mid="246871414" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c93303f03045a67f298b26d1420055abaf59e4318181edd264a04062b8efee1d/DSC07647.jpg" /> <img width="2767" height="1848" width_o="2767" height_o="1848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e1e25eb4d6a0fced059bed4721926db3c96d1bdbe85ee881c2e0e324407b201/DSC07753.jpg" data-mid="246871373" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e1e25eb4d6a0fced059bed4721926db3c96d1bdbe85ee881c2e0e324407b201/DSC07753.jpg" /> <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b6221329417a002926ef1e4888d4fe5ab012fd291ae416146baa4f79b192ef8/DSC07785.jpg" data-mid="246871374" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b6221329417a002926ef1e4888d4fe5ab012fd291ae416146baa4f79b192ef8/DSC07785.jpg" /> <img width="2767" height="1848" width_o="2767" height_o="1848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bb27556c69aa58f260f6053b04a5f259b287ce6b1136beda237c4d7cbcfec79/DSC07728.jpg" data-mid="246871371" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bb27556c69aa58f260f6053b04a5f259b287ce6b1136beda237c4d7cbcfec79/DSC07728.jpg" /> As soon as visitors to the ‘game’ had escaped the system they were encouraged to sign a petition to help people seeking asylum do the same. <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0da340e2cbdfa27b7ffce1c4d60fe8350f3e916b2f0f8ffca9b992de8a49f930/DSC07814.jpg" data-mid="246872275" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0da340e2cbdfa27b7ffce1c4d60fe8350f3e916b2f0f8ffca9b992de8a49f930/DSC07814.jpg" /> https://leeleelee.com/HUMANITY-MUST-WIN Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:10:11 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/HUMANITY-MUST-WIN Humanity Must WinIt’s time to pick a side - Authoritarianism or Amnesty International. <img width="1284" height="1710" width_o="1284" height_o="1710" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14fe5d1c54bbb4811344c8aa302816562275a17e20b78943ccd117e8538daccb/1_Amensty_Half_Book.png" data-mid="246856633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14fe5d1c54bbb4811344c8aa302816562275a17e20b78943ccd117e8538daccb/1_Amensty_Half_Book.png" />A brand-new global rallying cry, backed up by the tools to make it heard. <img width="1284" height="819" width_o="1284" height_o="819" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b26d20e37f895dbd4417c12da34b7113ee102c69b106f923682b04f873f6c297/2_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" data-mid="246856634" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b26d20e37f895dbd4417c12da34b7113ee102c69b106f923682b04f873f6c297/2_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" /> <img width="1284" height="819" width_o="1284" height_o="819" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b0f372e5fa831dabd4c3c19e8efb58a93b11f3967ce378331db93b71bfdc121/6_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" data-mid="246856638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b0f372e5fa831dabd4c3c19e8efb58a93b11f3967ce378331db93b71bfdc121/6_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" /> <img width="1284" height="819" width_o="1284" height_o="819" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9a4669acda1164bab792f597e2d08e2f3a015ade54fe6b6305939854a290646/3_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" data-mid="246856635" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9a4669acda1164bab792f597e2d08e2f3a015ade54fe6b6305939854a290646/3_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" /> <img width="1284" height="819" width_o="1284" height_o="819" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32e6ee07866024b0207237aa8348c196e7a0906a00b41a023886dd098427cd9d/7_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" data-mid="246856639" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32e6ee07866024b0207237aa8348c196e7a0906a00b41a023886dd098427cd9d/7_Amensty_Quarter_Book.png" /> <img width="2640" height="1488" width_o="2640" height_o="1488" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a01d8bf00829ace2986346c5d03d776a422ff7cc7a9f7a26e584a3425dbb2aa/5_Amensty_Full_Book.png" data-mid="246856637" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a01d8bf00829ace2986346c5d03d776a422ff7cc7a9f7a26e584a3425dbb2aa/5_Amensty_Full_Book.png" /><img width="2640" height="1488" width_o="2640" height_o="1488" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/524fc5d332c0720311b3b2405cd8d4b71f289ab82b88fd47c498c29cc27d955a/4_Amensty_Full_Book.png" data-mid="246856636" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/524fc5d332c0720311b3b2405cd8d4b71f289ab82b88fd47c498c29cc27d955a/4_Amensty_Full_Book.png" />One simple idea for hundreds of complexly diverse regions to resist every sickening example of inhumanity as it unfolds right on the front line. <img width="2640" height="1488" width_o="2640" height_o="1488" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c1c398ee38c2e70c84f39c421cd9eda0c287482249c160b1edf53fac3ead1d6/11_Amensty_Full_OOH.png" data-mid="246856919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c1c398ee38c2e70c84f39c421cd9eda0c287482249c160b1edf53fac3ead1d6/11_Amensty_Full_OOH.png" /> <img width="1284" height="819" width_o="1284" height_o="819" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a2ad6b9af07b871d033fbb5596bbd6be3c7d74646c502b26d621a777477a367/14_Amensty_Quarte_Protest.png" data-mid="246856957" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a2ad6b9af07b871d033fbb5596bbd6be3c7d74646c502b26d621a777477a367/14_Amensty_Quarte_Protest.png" /> 💣️ &nbsp;HMW&nbsp;✊ https://leeleelee.com/LIBERTE-EGALITE-FOOTBALLITE Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:20:38 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/LIBERTE-EGALITE-FOOTBALLITE Liberté, Egalité, FootballitéIf Carlsberg did la révolution it would be won 60 seconds after it began. Let’s face it, proffesional football was due a bloody good fan uprising. As Carlsberg gave 25,000 Euros tickets away to real supporters we even sent some gifs to some oligarchs. <img width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17f5f0ac56710e4dc0ff0531ac4f560ebcbceb43f622ebb65e19ef20cb5db0df/Montevideo_LeeFlag.jpg" data-mid="73600572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17f5f0ac56710e4dc0ff0531ac4f560ebcbceb43f622ebb65e19ef20cb5db0df/Montevideo_LeeFlag.jpg" /> <img width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f17d32f644c79f2ee1d676aca7922a74b9de041499c257a18273633eae499e2c/Carlsberg_Gif_Painting.gif" data-mid="73600568" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/f17d32f644c79f2ee1d676aca7922a74b9de041499c257a18273633eae499e2c/Carlsberg_Gif_Painting.gif" /> <img width="750" height="422" width_o="750" height_o="422" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/147c9ab4e6a5c6faf4f891ec1208a356a3ff7422ad0668c29303f2196ef0398c/chopchop.gif" data-mid="73597780" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/147c9ab4e6a5c6faf4f891ec1208a356a3ff7422ad0668c29303f2196ef0398c/chopchop.gif" /> <img width="1307" height="872" width_o="1307" height_o="872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1ef1fedc64bf9ab2817ccc16f1901ee6eff769a23b3c41f08c7db8822a59544/Screenshot-2020-06-02-at-19.21.09.png" data-mid="73597683" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1ef1fedc64bf9ab2817ccc16f1901ee6eff769a23b3c41f08c7db8822a59544/Screenshot-2020-06-02-at-19.21.09.png" /> The Delacroix-esque oil painting we commisioned for OOH still hangs in The Glyptotek Museum in Copenhagen. <img width="2596" height="1454" width_o="2596" height_o="1454" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbd284b8546e29b6525ff54e7b54413d4737b8c63e5030e88280b9325370c6b3/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-15.34.07.png" data-mid="246969584" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cbd284b8546e29b6525ff54e7b54413d4737b8c63e5030e88280b9325370c6b3/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-15.34.07.png" /> <img width="1060" height="871" width_o="1060" height_o="871" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8fc20d4e2f02a887b243e58e5c87a344f90fa7e54521acfcb68a6b6b1999776/Screenshot-2020-06-02-at-19.21.45.png" data-mid="100477250" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8fc20d4e2f02a887b243e58e5c87a344f90fa7e54521acfcb68a6b6b1999776/Screenshot-2020-06-02-at-19.21.45.png" /> <img width="500" height="500" width_o="500" height_o="500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9eaa5b955ab90dc182f2816c7052bdd412b3d65bd633a24467519deb8d23dcf3/Carlsberg_Gif_Dab.gif" data-mid="73791341" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/9eaa5b955ab90dc182f2816c7052bdd412b3d65bd633a24467519deb8d23dcf3/Carlsberg_Gif_Dab.gif" /> https://leeleelee.com/LIGHTNING-LEGEND Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:14:28 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/LIGHTNING-LEGEND Lightning LegendNobody has the foggiest idea why&nbsp;Arsenal FC have had lightning bolts on their kits since the iconic JVC ones in the 1990s.&nbsp; Until now. <img width="808" height="606" width_o="808" height_o="606" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86210025ecd4bc243771b6a7a1f1933271d56537076e83783f8a08afcbbff859/AFC---LL-2-1.gif" data-mid="192724525" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/808/i/86210025ecd4bc243771b6a7a1f1933271d56537076e83783f8a08afcbbff859/AFC---LL-2-1.gif" /> It turns out Herbert Chapman had a lightning bolt neck tattoo, Arsene Wenger managed the Nagasaki Lightning Strikes, and the Clock End got struck by lightning and has been three seconds slow ever since. <img width="18642" height="14000" width_o="18642" height_o="14000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/956a95695f602cc2d75c22f9f1495c3ec16664b1da7bfeb5cf79d4f22b9ec207/AFC---SAKA-PHONE-MOCKUP-01.png" data-mid="191903449" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/956a95695f602cc2d75c22f9f1495c3ec16664b1da7bfeb5cf79d4f22b9ec207/AFC---SAKA-PHONE-MOCKUP-01.png" /> <img width="1777" height="2208" width_o="1777" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8406af6a03f714e849cbf95e00ebdb49dc1dd651a64a315d8f7ba81c3843ffa9/AFC---LL---TITLE-STILL-01.png" data-mid="191903447" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8406af6a03f714e849cbf95e00ebdb49dc1dd651a64a315d8f7ba81c3843ffa9/AFC---LL---TITLE-STILL-01.png" /> <img width="1777" height="2208" width_o="1777" height_o="2208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/504d8ee23351c79222fd94ccde0e9012f2a65532f9b649e76e8b4c0b161474b3/AFC---LL---TROSSARD-STILL-01.png" data-mid="191903448" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/504d8ee23351c79222fd94ccde0e9012f2a65532f9b649e76e8b4c0b161474b3/AFC---LL---TROSSARD-STILL-01.png" /> <img width="714" height="482" width_o="714" height_o="482" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bef86174c58b4d76169cf813d02bac7a5b69242f12d86883ab1d67f42fd52463/AFC---A-FOR-SITE.gif" data-mid="191977410" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/714/i/bef86174c58b4d76169cf813d02bac7a5b69242f12d86883ab1d67f42fd52463/AFC---A-FOR-SITE.gif" /> <img width="18642" height="14000" width_o="18642" height_o="14000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abdc497a8ebc269cafca30484dbf24f22dcc997d69af0dff23d3169551e27b02/AFC---POSTERS-MOCKUP---CROPPED-01.png" data-mid="191903451" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abdc497a8ebc269cafca30484dbf24f22dcc997d69af0dff23d3169551e27b02/AFC---POSTERS-MOCKUP---CROPPED-01.png" /> Avid Gooners, Joel and Ayshe, take us&nbsp; behind the scenes of their beloved club to uncover some further flashes of fanciful folklore.&nbsp; <img width="982" height="736" width_o="982" height_o="736" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db909fd24cc338931312f904e361d36b3cc6b30d28e4cc0059eb686ded3a3238/PIE-BOLT-1.gif" data-mid="191903441" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/982/i/db909fd24cc338931312f904e361d36b3cc6b30d28e4cc0059eb686ded3a3238/PIE-BOLT-1.gif" /> <img width="514" height="386" width_o="514" height_o="386" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a84610b190a8ebde4f4dd0b7647925120e0b4ed4b706fa71d2117832fd27bdae/THUNDERCLAP-3000-1.gif" data-mid="191903438" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/514/i/a84610b190a8ebde4f4dd0b7647925120e0b4ed4b706fa71d2117832fd27bdae/THUNDERCLAP-3000-1.gif" /> <img width="1246" height="840" width_o="1246" height_o="840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96043f0e82f5d79b34d68556642858301079cd7580dd251a7dadef935a77f000/AFC---LL---A-ANIMATION-2.gif" data-mid="191903445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96043f0e82f5d79b34d68556642858301079cd7580dd251a7dadef935a77f000/AFC---LL---A-ANIMATION-2.gif" /> The downpour of Lightning Legend is seemingly endless. Apparently God based his design for lightning bolts on Arsenal’s shirts. And once, during a particularly grey ‘one-nil to the Arsenal’ at Highbury the Library, even the thunder didn’t clap. ︎ https://leeleelee.com/SHARKS-SAVE-SPIELBERGS Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:02:20 +0000 leeleelee.com https://leeleelee.com/SHARKS-SAVE-SPIELBERGS Sharks Save SpielbergsBite-Back Shark &amp; Marine Conservation know if sharks die, the oceans die, and everyone from A to Z dies. <img width="1080" height="566" width_o="1080" height_o="566" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/333a0f9b4c5987af3dd3aef4f90383353bd5b418aaa103f2ba75ac2f983c6f45/1757106808314.jpg" data-mid="246871164" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/333a0f9b4c5987af3dd3aef4f90383353bd5b418aaa103f2ba75ac2f983c6f45/1757106808314.jpg" /> <img width="1320" height="743" width_o="1320" height_o="743" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff3afe68a3a405142245b67682ef4a30aab039457211b9257b722d2fc08271ec/BiteBack_Mockups_1320x743.jpg" data-mid="246871082" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff3afe68a3a405142245b67682ef4a30aab039457211b9257b722d2fc08271ec/BiteBack_Mockups_1320x743.jpg" />A full alphabet of 26 highly contextual posters across the UK targeted everyone from the bankers of Canary Wharf to the kleptomaniacs at Westfield. With the help of the wonderfully appropriately named Ocean Outdoor. <img width="2048" height="1073" width_o="2048" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2031133456918f65db2701d7325ba7f18de0f92710a74ac58171cc8bdc987c3f/1757106808678.jpg" data-mid="246871166" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2031133456918f65db2701d7325ba7f18de0f92710a74ac58171cc8bdc987c3f/1757106808678.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1073" width_o="2048" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ba105db19448a719ef724267443d6f8de8a39f29292b92fe7ea8da9031adee8/1757106808694.jpg" data-mid="246871167" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ba105db19448a719ef724267443d6f8de8a39f29292b92fe7ea8da9031adee8/1757106808694.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1073" width_o="2048" height_o="1073" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b1d1e0e737cf1b933b71bc0b5f99c1f1c1beefc6b0609515565771b61510b60/1757106808641.jpg" data-mid="246871165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b1d1e0e737cf1b933b71bc0b5f99c1f1c1beefc6b0609515565771b61510b60/1757106808641.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="566" width_o="1080" height_o="566" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d0154a84b45b09e6fac31dc3f9c7c31e287bf9e79ee8bd49234d322d81404d8/1080x566-Ads-GIF-2-Compressed-V2-2.gif" data-mid="246857035" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0d0154a84b45b09e6fac31dc3f9c7c31e287bf9e79ee8bd49234d322d81404d8/1080x566-Ads-GIF-2-Compressed-V2-2.gif" /> <img width="1200" height="627" width_o="1200" height_o="627" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4881e27b93a8565d7888c76d9b7295347b3fac5da8715cb929061bb43d99a19c/Artboard-3.jpg" data-mid="246871145" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4881e27b93a8565d7888c76d9b7295347b3fac5da8715cb929061bb43d99a19c/Artboard-3.jpg" /><img width="1200" height="627" width_o="1200" height_o="627" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3bb575dfddf3f805b6a89cf290e6d436c9f361ed3e5a1769096387d0e051740/Artboard-2.jpg" data-mid="246871144" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3bb575dfddf3f805b6a89cf290e6d436c9f361ed3e5a1769096387d0e051740/Artboard-2.jpg" /><img width="1200" height="627" width_o="1200" height_o="627" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/259287a66873596186a820efa7fe25e7519762bbc07e74aca9ac499a3bee5157/Artboard-1.jpg" data-mid="246871143" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/259287a66873596186a820efa7fe25e7519762bbc07e74aca9ac499a3bee5157/Artboard-1.jpg" /> On a nice personal note, my 15 year old niece helped out on this project whilst on work experience, contributing some headline ideas and doing these awesome shark illustrations. <img width="1080" height="566" width_o="1080" height_o="566" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a942f7f86401b885684cc76fcb516e273efd8190f588577e9d9a9166c4b7a3b/BiteBack_Illustrators_v21_1080x566-ILLUSTRATORS_V3.gif" data-mid="246857047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a942f7f86401b885684cc76fcb516e273efd8190f588577e9d9a9166c4b7a3b/BiteBack_Illustrators_v21_1080x566-ILLUSTRATORS_V3.gif" />