WELCOME TO UNRULY PUNK

Welcome to Unruly Punk, the slightly chaotic, entirely lovable world where perfect lines, symmetry, and good taste politely leave the room.

Here famous faces get a gloriously messy makeover — uneven ears, crooked smiles, wandering eyes and all the wobbly charm you didn't know you needed.

Our characters — led by legends like Big Ear Barry — live in a world where nothing quite makes sense, and that's exactly the point. Every design celebrates imperfection, humour, and the pure joy of creating without rules.

SO... WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?

I'm the bloke behind it all.

When I'm not doing my boring day job, I'm usually drawing, designing, messing around with ideas for new characters or wondering why I thought starting a business was a good idea.

And when I'm not doing that, I'm probably off enjoying myself — going out, seeing friends and family, watching football, or generally finding something much more fun to do than sitting in front of a computer.

Unruly Punk has basically become the thing I squeeze in around real life. Sometimes that means drawing at ridiculous hours, sometimes it means packing stickers when I should probably be doing something else, and quite often it means having an idea while I'm out and immediately deciding it needs to become a thing.

SO WHY AM I DOING THIS?

I've never been particularly good at doing things just because that's the way they're supposed to be done. The idea of spending my life stuck in the same routine, working for the weekend and waiting for the next holiday, doesn't exactly fill me with excitement.

So Unruly Punk is my attempt to build something of my own — something ridiculous, creative and hopefully one day successful enough that I can spend more time doing this and less time doing the boring stuff.

I genuinely wish I could draw well enough to make this a full-time thing. Unfortunately, you've probably seen the characters, so you'll understand why that particular dream is taking a while.

IT'S NOT JUST BAD DRAWINGS

At Unruly Punk, we don't just sell merch — we invite you into a bootleg universe where mistakes become mascots, bad drawings become icons, and "good enough" becomes legendary.

What started as a few ridiculous drawings has slowly turned into characters, stickers, tees, canvases, phone cases and all sorts of other stuff I probably didn't need to add to the shop.

And honestly, I'm still figuring it all out as I go.

That's half the fun.

SPECIAL THANKS TO LAURA

And honestly, none of this would be happening without Laura — the Patty to my Barry.

She's put up with me constantly changing my mind, letting me waste an alarming amount of our money trying to turn this into a real business, and patiently listening to me say “I've got another idea…” for approximately the 700th time.

She's also responsible for feeding me, helping pack stickers, throwing ideas around, sharing Unruly Punk with her friends and generally supporting this ridiculous little adventure — even when I'm probably driving her mad.

So, Laura, if you're reading this…

Thanks for not telling me to get a proper hobby.

SO... WHAT NOW?

Well, you made it to the end.

Firstly, thank you for actually reading all of that. You could have been doing literally anything else with your time, but instead you've chosen to learn about the bloke behind some very questionable drawings. I appreciate that.

Whether you've bought something, found us by accident, had a wander around the website, or you're simply here wondering why Big Ear Barry looks like that… thank you for stopping by.

You don't have to buy anything. Honestly. If you like what we're doing, following us on Instagram, showing a friend, sending someone a sticker you think they'll love, or simply telling someone “you need to see these terrible drawings” is more than enough to help.

Every follow, share, order, kind word and slightly confused look helps keep this ridiculous little thing going.

So stick around, keep an eye on what we're up to, and watch as I inevitably come up with another character I absolutely didn't need to make.

Thanks for being here.

— Carl

The bloke who still thinks he can make this a full-time job.