About me

A creative senior graphic designer with more than 25 years experience in the industry from print to agency and freelance with a proven ability to develop projects from inception through production to final delivery, ensuring that all work is effective, appropriate and delivered within agreed timescales. I am able to lead a team of designers as well as manage and motivate; this, in turn, helps create the ultimate visual solution for clients. Performing in a fast paced environment without compromising quality or design standards and possess a natural knack for bringing people together to come up with new ideas and concepts.

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• Finally got round to updating this years Giro Print now available on Etsy along with our other cycling prints.

Projects

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  Freelance designer AvailabilityHi i'm currently looking for my next project, if you are looking for a designer then drop me a line lets chat. you can check out my work at yardbirdcreative.co.uk
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  Preston City Council Christmas CampaignThis was a campaign to get people back to the shops in Preston after lockdown had eased.
• Possible New Prospectus DesignsI currently look after all the design for West Lancashire College, the below designs are concepts for 2023/24 West Lancashire College Prospectus.
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  Waterman GroupThis was a full rebrand from top to bottom taking their existing logo and bringing it up to date with a new font design and logo type, we also re-deisnged the website and all printed literature.
• Littlewood's Pools - Match ScratchThis was Littlewood's Pools Lottery scratch card online based around football. This was a multi million pound campaign across all media.
• LIPA Prospectuswith this job the client liked my cover designs but liked another designers inners so i was tased with producing the cover design only for this job. the first two images are the initial concept and the second two are what the client morphed into the finished artwork.

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Work history

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Freelance DesignerYardbird Creative
Aug 2009Liverpool, United KingdomFreelance
This is my own company name I use for freelancing and running my own client base.
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Senior DesignerKenyons
Dec 2011 - May 2021Liverpool, United KingdomFreelance
With clients such as Merseytravel, Mersey Ferries, LIPA, Enersys and The City of Liverpool College and along with my own clients designing brochures for P&O, Cunard and Royal Caribbean, producing creative from concept to final print production.

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Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Acrobat
• Quarkxpress
• Typography Design
• Print

Education

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Graphic Design, TypographyStaffordshire University
Aug 1994 - Aug 1996Stafford, United Kingdom