About me

I am an award winning designer producing design for print and branding but also works across a range of other disciplines. Proud to be part of the LongLunch team, and a member and student assessor of the International Society of Typographic Designers.

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Projects

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  Roger Palmer: The Tooth of HistoryTypography and poster designed for Roger Palmer’s first exhibition in Glasgow since 2008. The typography explores the decay of objects over time, echoing some of the themes in the exhibition at the Centre for Contemporary Arts.
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  Scotland's Covid MemorialWork with artist and poet Alec Finlay for Scotland's Covid Memorial. 'I remember' is a memorial walk through Glasgow’s Pollok Country Park, where 40 tree supports are being installed in groves and alongside paths. The supports are accompanied by a book of I remembers submitted by members of the public and painted by Alec.
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  A Stone's ThrowBook for artist Roger Palmer, A Stone’s Throw is 64 gelatin silver photographs made on Robben Island, Western Cape, South Africa The embossed cover represents a stone while the debossed back cover represents Robben Island. All the photographs were made while facing south. They are arranged in groups of eight, each suggesting a notional day that begins with an exposure made soon after sunrise and progresses to one made shortly before dusk. A black page separates one group from the next. In addi
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  Tolerance Poster ShowMirko Ilić was inspired to launch the Tolerance Project following the “House of Tolerance” film festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2017. He asked 28 artists to create a poster about tolerance, the only requirement being that they write “tolerance” in their native language. After a successful 10-day show in Ljubljana, Mirko decided to tour the posters globally. Now, whenever the Tolerance Project appears in a new city, a local designer contributes to the show’s ever-expanding catalogue of artwor
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  The Art ChannelBrand identity for The Art Channel. Grace Adam and Joshua White visit, discuss and learn from modern and contemporary exhibitions making original independent films each month. Their aim is to produce short pieces that are inclusive and engaging for a wide audience.
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  The Archive of the Misspelling of Graham FagenA publication to accompany Graham Fagen’s exhibition Ping Pong Club at Queens Park Railway Club as part of the Glasgow International visual art festival. The starting point for this project was an archive collected over 20 years that includes letters, notes, name tags and invitations all bearing Fagen’s name, spelt incorrectly. They come from airlines, football clubs, the BBC and even the Prime Minister of the UK. This archive raises questions beyond simply bureaucratic ineptitude; it touches u

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Work history

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OrganiserLongLunch
Jan 2013Glasgow, United KingdomFull Time
A not-for-profit organisation that curates informal lectures/talks/events from respected individuals and companies in the design industry.
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Independent Graphic DesignerOwned and Operated
Aug 2010Glasgow, United KingdomFull Time
After leaving full-time employment, I started trading under the name Owned and Operated.

Skills

• Brand Design
• Art Direction
• Publishing Design
• Brand Creation
• Exhibition Branding
• Logo Design
• Campaign Creation
• Digital Campaign
• Marketing Branding
• Marketing Strategy

Education

BDes (Hons) Graphic DesignUniversity of Dundee
Jul 2001 - Apr 2005Dundee, United Kingdom