What better way to see in the new year than in the company of your nearest and dearest, ringing the changes with a glass of bubbly raised at a jaunty angle and ready for immediate quaffing? Just make sure you've got a decent tearjerking speech ready to go first, and that your clocks don't need new batteries, or their springs winding.
Freelance designer Sam Stephens grew up in Manchester and studied at Kingston University. Since then, he's done the rounds of London's design studios and worked with clients ranging from the FTSE 100 to independent art fairs and charitable foundations, picking up awards from D&AD, Graphis and the Jerwood Foundation along the way.