About me

Experienced art director / lead designer with a wealth of experience, designing for digital and print (brand identity, magazines, brochures, social media, marketing, corporate collateral), and web design, to designing mobile apps for content and for brands, and working with well-known names from Sky, Wunderman, Sofa Workshop, GQ + Vogue, to Manchester United, Roma, Designwerk, Dennis, Future and more.

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Projects

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  Arcade brand and product launchDesign, art direction and content creation for a media launch in California, Arcade magazine, due to land soon. Pitch decks, concepts, full responsive website and mobile offering...
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  Den Of GeekDesign + Art Direction for Den Of Geek's Comic Con Magazine
• The Week Gift Guide - Dennis PublishingDesign and Art Direction for The Week, at Dennis, in London
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  GQ Middle EastDesign + art direction for the launch issue of GQ Middle East
• 10

  British GQDesign and Art Direction working with Paul Solomons and the editorial team over two years as a Contributing Art Director, mainly for Men Of The Year, designing GQ Style, Commercial supplements and design support for the art team.
• 1

  Savile Row MagazineEditorial Design & Art Direction for Savile Row Style, bi-annual magazine.

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Projects credited in

• The Open - Art director & project manager - App to launch the rebrand of prestigious golf championshipManaged team including motion graphics and iPad designers, as well as relationship with the client, which was a feat in itself as the App was produced to a very tight time frame. Extensive story boarding to ensure the journey through the App told the story the client wanted and made the most of all interactive content available. With over 10 bespoke animations and extensive interactivity, we exceeded the client’s expectations and the App was well received. Client gave feedback that ‘its one of the best pieces of work we’ve seen’.

Work history

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Creative / OwnerSelf Employed
Jul 2013London, United KingdomFreelance
I'm currently running my own small design business, working for large and small design and publishing clients, including Conde Nast, Immediate, Designwerk, Progressive. I work across print and digital, brand and marketing, and also advise on digital content strategy and publishing solutions.
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Art DirectorFuture publishing
Oct 1999 - Jul 2013London, United KingdomFull Time
I was employed at Future across several titles and projects over 14 years, including art directing Sky Movies magazine, designing and launching T3 iPad Edition, art directing Manchester United magazine and more.

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Skills

• Print Design
• Art Direction
• Web Design
• Creative Direction
• Brand Design
• Photoshoots
• UI Design
• Mobile Design
• Editorial Design
• Ecommerce Design

Education

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BTEC HND Graphic DesignKingston College
Sep 1991 - Jul 1994Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Awards

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Designer Of The YearDigital Magazine Awards
I won the prestigious Designer Of The Year Award at the DMAs in 2012 for my work on T3's best-selling and award-winning digital magazine.