About me

My background as a Graphic Designer includes nearly 30 years in educational and charity publishing, working with both print and digital teams. I can offer expertise in designing a range of materials including brand guidelines, web pages, books, magazines, banners, exhibition materials, POS, posters, brochures, leaflets, newsletters, order forms, adverts and accessible PDFs. I also create digital illustrations for print and web, manipulate photos and take photos for events, portraits and products.

Key strengths I offer include:

- Creating and implementing brand guidelines.

- Extensive background in magazine and book design.

- Experienced in using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Muse and Acrobat, and other relevant software including Word and PowerPoint.

- Confident in turning briefs into full campaigns and liaising with internal and external clients, giving presentations, consultations and lectures.

- I have a BA(Hons) in Graphic design and an ILM management qualification.

Skills

adobe cc, adobe illustrator, adobe indesign, adobe photoshop, Branding, Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design, Illustration, infographics, Photography, Publishing, Team Management, Web Design

Sector Experience

Advertising, Books & Periodicals, Brand Management, Branding, Catalogues & Brochures, Charity / Not for profit, Crafts, Creative Services, Design, Exhibitions, Magazines & Comics, Marketing, Point of Sale, Publishing, UI / UX

Awards

Benjamin Franklin Best Book Design, RSA Commendation, Runner up British Book Design and Production Award

Clients

Dragon's World, Financial Times, Longman, Orbis Publishing, Pearson, Pearson Education, Pitman Publishing, Reuters, RNIB