The next JK Rowling...

The leadership of writers' group 26 have come up with another fantastic project, in which I'm lucky enough to be involved.

You may remember that last year we were creating posters for every station on the Circle Line. This time we've been teamed with student illustrators from the London College of Communication (LCC) to create concepts for children's books.

With Faber & Faber also involved, there are enticing possibilities of publication in the air, and we hope at least to create another terrific exhibition at the London Design Festival next year.

I've been lucky in the random pairings, too, finding myself alongside a talented student, Alec Strang, whose work is admirably peculiar and evidently crafted with great care and skill.

As a collaborative tool, I've created a blog that Alec and I can use to trade ideas. If anyone's interested, it's also a way to follow the book's development. Enjoy...