About me

I am an Illustrator and Graphic Designer with over 30 years experience currently based in Cardiff.

My career runs along the lines of Apprentice Sign Writer - Illustrator - Student: ND Design and Reprographics at Cardiff School of Print - Reprographics Technician - Graphic Designer - Studio Manager - Freelance Graphic Designer - Studio Manager - Art Director - Art Director - Creative Director - Agency Owner - Student BA (Hons) Illustration at Cardiff School of Art and Design (First Class) - Illustrator - Associate Tutor - Illustrator: reportage, concept, book, comics, board games, portrait, editorial, story-board.

I have been a War Artist with the British Army in Afghanistan, a ships artist with the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, a reportage illustrator / reporter for the BBC in Bangladesh and the UK and most recently created a collection of drawings at the Dragon's Heart Coronavirus Field Hospital in Cardiff. My work is in collections in the UK, Europe and the United States and I have a number of awards for both Graphic Design and Art.

Skills

Account Management, Agency Coordination, Art Direction, B2B, B2C, Brain storming, Brand / Logo Design, Branding, Budgets Planning / Allocation, Cartooning, Character Design, Consultancy, Copywriting, Costume Design, Creative Direction, Desktop Publishing, Direct Mail, Email Design, Event Management, Film, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Management, Painting, Photoshop, Presentation, Print, Print Design, Problem Solving, Project Design, Public Speaking, Storyboarding, Studio Management, Teaching / Lecturing, Team Management, Television, Visual Layout, Visualising, Web Design

Sector Experience

Arts, Books & Periodicals, Business Management, Charity / Not for profit, Creative Services, Education, Exhibitions, Film (Feature), Film (Short / Documentary), Fine Art, Painting & Sculpture, Galleries & Studios, Gaming, Magazines & Comics, Military & Defense, Museums, Newspapers, Outdoor, Print, Publishing, Radio, Restaurant / Café, Television

Awards

Best of Welsh Design Awards 2012 - War Artist, Highly Commended Army Arts Society Award, Linda Kitson Prize for War Art, Lord Mayors Design Award - Swansea