About me

I’m a multidisciplinary designer with 6 years experience. Specialising in brand identity, product development, illustration and graphics. Working freelance, for agencies and in-house I have experience in the art, consumer goods, education, fashion, medical, third sector and tech industries. Additionally a background in industrial design, degree in Product Design and entrepreneurial experience helps me blend creativity, strategy and practical thinking.

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Projects

• 3

  Easy EasySubmission for Cool Brother magazine for their Easy Easy edition. My response considers how we spend time to relax, our vices and the destructive nature of our down time.
• Wedding cocktail menuAn illustrated, bespoke cocktail menu; a story book telling the tale of the bride and groom to be. For each chapter we invented a cocktail inspired by events in the happy couple's relationship, which we served at the reception.
• YOUNG+IDLENon-profit art collective producing clothes and art exhibitions to generate funds and awareness for charities while raising the profile of young creatives.

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Work history

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Graphic designer & illustratorMatt the Miseryguts
Oct 2016London, United KingdomFreelance
Under the moniker Matt the Miseryguts, I've worked effectively across a variety of projects. Be it offline practices, such as naming, brand guidelines and packaging design, or digital work via social media account management and website design & build. I’m keenly interested in illustration and have a strong belief in people and the power of collaboration, both of which influence my work and process heavily.
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Experience DesignerSuper Being Labs
Jan 2015 - Sep 2016London, United KingdomFull Time
Integral part the social innovation agency who focus on creating products and services which matter to humanity. Graphic, product and service design for some of the UK’s biggest charities, working collaboratively with clients and using design sprints as part of an iterative process. We also launched and ran our own social enterprises, which involved branding, editorial and digital design work, as well as researching and pitching new business opportunities.

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Skills

• Illustration
• Branding
• Editorial Design
• Web Design
• Graphic Design
• Product Design
• UI
• UX
• Product Development
• Industrial Design

Education

MDes Product DesignUniversity of Leeds
Sep 2007 - May 2011Leeds, United Kingdom
Focussing on design, visual communication and problem solving; modules included economics, business management, marketing and psychology.