About me

Art director and illustrator with 15+ years experience in the creative world. Working primarily as an illustrator and character designer I’ve built a strong portfolio of vibrant clients. From character designs for TV, to gaming visuals, packaging, drinks branding and festival artwork. I’m a multi-skilled artist, capable of creating, producing and directing work across multiple channels. I also regularly freelance as an art director and designer for a variety studios. Specialising in: Illustration, Character Design, Animation, 3D visuals, 3D illustration, Art Direction, Visualisation, Storyboarding, Motion Graphics, Branding and Typography. Clients List: Nick. Jnr / Disney / Vodafone / M&S / The National Lottery / Napster / LinkedIn / Google / Colgate / Barnardo's / Kraft-Heinz / Nesquik / Stoaters / Grolsch / Barclays / Action for Children

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Projects

• NapsterIllustrations produced for Napster’s AI generated Playlist GPT
• Vodafone Comedy Festival8 years of illustration and concept art for the Vodafone Comedy festival in Dublin. From the launch in 2014 onwards I designed and illustrated each years main festival poster and site map. I also produced a collection of comedy assets to be used across social media, OOH, event material/stage design and even character concepts for flash mobs and immersive acts at the festival. Big thanks to Grey and Target McConnells / JWT Folk for all the fun over the past years
• National Lottery Fund - Big Little MomentsWorking closely with the team at 23Red I developed and animated cast of colourful and friendly characters which are part of a ten-year National Lottery funded programme set up to help families give their babies and very young children the best possible start in life. This project ran from early concept & character design, through to final animation editing and production of OOH material.
• Google ChromecastI joined the team at Rehabstudio to develop a set of character designs and keyframe animations for Google Chromecast's "Own the Ice" campaign. Showcasing the power of Chromecast to the crowd, this campaign took over the Jumbotron of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in front of thousands of NHL fans.
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  CLÖ x Bello CyclistLimited edition cycling cap full wrap design. Characters, illustration and hand drawn typography.
• Stoaters - Snack BarsI created a series of characters for Stoats new kid's range snack bars. We created a set of 5 characters, half fruit, half animal for extra fun! Alice Applefrog, Benjamin Bananotter and Stuart Squirrelberry are out in the shops now!

Work history

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Illustrator / Art DirectorChloe Studios
Aug 2009United KingdomFreelance
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Finished artistThe Leith Agency
Aug 2006 - Aug 2008Edinburgh, United KingdomFull Time

Skills

• Advertising
• Print Design
• Art Direction
• Animation
• Design
• Storyboard
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Visualizer
• Creative Art Direction
• 3D And Graphic Design
• 3D Creative

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) Edinburgh College of Art
Aug 2001 - May 2004Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Visual Communication - Animation