Hannah describes her dad as a typical Londoner, constantly dropping slang around the house. "I quickly discovered that most people around me hadn't heard it - which sounded crazy to me but made sense," she says. Soon, she realised that the linguistic art form was one lost on her generation. That is, apart from herself and writer of When I Say Rosey Lea, You Say Tea, Grace Crowley, who also happened to be well-versed in old school London vernacular.
In terms of visual approach, Hannah says that she focused heavily on shapes and colour, returning to many of her favourite childhood books for inspiration. Her style leans heavily toward 50s and 60s illustration, especially in her character design and warm colour palette, something that lends itself well to the vintage subject matter of the story and setting. As you may have expected, she also spent a lot of time making her way around London looking for pattern and colour references on public transport and sightseeing spots.
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