The Basics
I'm an experienced graphic designer with a demonstrated history of working in the creative industries. I've been designing stuff for clients as varied as small local businesses, through larger, national companies, to international businesses for 20 years now. I love branding, typography and making things which are lovely to look at and interesting to read too. I’m equally at home creating lots of fresh ideas as I am diligently typesetting a long-form report or prospectus. I’ve done plenty of B2B and B2C, I can work quickly, methodically and am a skilled artworker too.
Experience in: branding | logo design | literature design including brochures, prospectuses and annual reports | press advertisements | exhibition design | digital design | packaging design | 3D modelling | copywriting | vehicle livery.
In 2018 I devised and delivered two branding workshops to startup businesses at the invitation of the Mayor of London’s office.
I have also been working as a tutor with the degree students at UCA Canterbury.
The ‘A Bit About Me’ Bit
I have recently been able to work with the graphic design degree students at UCA Canterbury as a teaching assistant. Duties involved taking tutor groups, giving feedback and assisting in the studio, which I found hugely rewarding. I have also become a coaching assistant at my son’s cricket club where I work with the under nine beginners.
I’m a long time devotee of American Football having followed the sport since the mid-eighties and I have in the past played competitively for teams in the UK domestic leagues.
I enjoy film, I really love cooking and I have been known to bang on a bit about how much I love skateboarding too.
I’d love to include DIY and gardening here too, but I really can’t as my weekends are too taken up with the demands (and incessant noise) of four children to get anything worthwhile done.
Projects
- Street Soccer FoundationNational charity The Street Soccer Foundation does vital work improving the lives of vulnerable and homeless young people across the UK through football. Founder and CEO Keith Mabbutt approached me to help create the Foundation’s first high-quality brochure to help them continue to develop new links with football clubs and grow their supporter base. The brochure had to demonstrate the Foundation’s growth strategy and reinforce its credentials as a serious and committed organisation devoted to do
- One GlobalI was asked to help create a richly textured brand look-and-feel for international Insurance Broker OneGlobal. This included creating moodboards of textures, exploring relationships between materials and the selection of typefaces and development of a design language for the website and accompanying brochure. www.oneglobalbroking.com
- Branding for Varney Insurance AgencyWorking with the team at Free Partners, London, I created the new logo identity and helped develop the brand look and feel for US insurer Varney Agency. The new logo was designed as a wordmark with subtle cuts and exaggerated angles to reflect Varney's ambitious growth plans. A complete revision of all customer touchpoints was executed and a bold new design language installed with fresh imagery, typography and colour palette.
Work history
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Senior DesignerArc Creative Solutions
- Chatham, United KingdomFull Time
Responsible for the creation of graphic design for our national client-base across on and offline media. I have produced brochures, marketing collateral, B2B communications, annual reports, exhibition stands and outdoor campaign materials.
I was also responsible for managing our social media and marketing channels.
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DesignerAdams Creative
- Maidstone, United KingdomFull Time
Building upon the day to day creative responsibilities from my previous role, I took on a more senior position in the running of the studio and was able to lead creative teams on high-profile campaigns for national and international businesses.
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Skills
- Print Design
- Branding Design
- Graphic Design
- Artworking
- Brochure Design
- Logo Design
- Report Design
- Marketing Collateral
- Corporate Communications
- Leaflet Design