Scottish icons - Gillian Kyle

Scottish brands we love 2020 illustration by Gillian Kyle

10 Scottish Brands We Love 2020

2019-12-11 2019-12-18

This time last year I published my first Scottish Brands We Love blog. It was a bit of a hit and still ranks #2 in Google Search for Scottish Brands. So, recognising this enduring appeal, we've decided to make a fresh and new selection of 10 of Scotland's best and finest independent brands updated for [...]

Scottish Notecards

2019-08-23 2020-06-25

Introducing our new Gillian Kyle Scottish themed notecard sets: packs of 12 notecards (blank inside) and envelopes featuring 4 different designs in each. The next time you reach out to an old friend or distant relative, why not send a little ray of Scottish sunshine in the form of a hand written Scottish notecard? Today [...]

Illustrated Scottish Facts and Figures

2019-06-25 2019-08-07

Measuring and quantifying Scotland has been an ongoing fascination for we Scots over the centuries. As a consequence, there exists an almost unending list of fascinating facts and figures on Scotland. Kids love to acquire and trade facts: the highest, the longest, the oldest, the weirdest. Scientists are constantly tinkering and recalibrating devices, technologies and [...]

Every Scottish dad is a winner!

2019-06-07 2020-02-14

Play the Gillian Kyle puggie for Father's Day gift ideas! We have a whole host of unique contemporary Scottish Father's Day options: Scottish themed mugs and coasters; canvases and prints; suitcases; clocks and a great range of Scottish t-shirts. And don't forget that we are official merchandising licensees for both Tunnock's and IRN-BRU. Bingo if [...]

Scottish kids t shirts from Gillian Kyle

Wee G

2019-04-26 2020-01-14

We are launching Wee G with 3 topical kids t shirt designs: • Glasgow cone: the counterculture symbol of Glasgow • Dippy: the dino-star at the Kelvingrove Art Museum • May the Forth: the iconic Forth Bridge What better way to say I Belong to Glasgow than donning the Glasgow Cone? The Duke of Wellington [...]

Emblems of Scotland by Scottish Artist Gillian Kyle

Robert the Bruce, Tartan Day and April 6th

2019-04-04 2020-01-28

This is my Scottish infographic about our world-renowned and iconic Emblems of Scotland; a story rich in history, pioneers and Scottish character. At Gillian Kyle we draw our Scottish inspiration from what’s around us: the great and small, the old and new. All the things that make Scotland so wonderfully different and unique. And there is [...]

11 Inspiring and Iconic Scottish Brands

2019-03-12 2020-03-24

I've been wanting to illustrate and write about these 11 Inspiring and Iconic Scottish Brands for some time.  In Scotland, we have a wealth of fantastic brands that any country in the world would be proud to claim as their own; yet another example of Scotland punching well above its weight. As an artist, I [...]

Enjoy the happy gift of Scottish Time

2018-10-26 2019-01-25

At Gillian Kyle we've captured some of the beauty of Scottish Time in our fun and colourful range of Scottish Clocks. Whether for your own home or when giving the gift of Scottish Time to friends and family, these designs will remind you of all that's best about Scotland. Choose from a range of designs [...]

animation celebrating the V&A Dundee and Maggie's Penguin Parade

The V&A and Penguins Come to Dundee

2018-09-14 2019-01-29

Bonnie Dundee 2018 - now we really do have something to sing about For me, Dundee will be forever associated with Oor Wullie and The Beano, but these days its no longer just the city of "jute, jam and journalism". In fact, in 2014, the wee city on the Tay was recognised by the United Nations (no [...]

Full Scottish Breakfast…

2017-03-29 2019-01-25

This truly Scottish phenomena is served almost without fail in every bed and breakfast and hotel in every part of Scotland. It is an intrinsic part of Scottish hospitality and if well done it can be a true masterpiece. If you get it right you won’t need to eat again till tea time or (if […]