About me

I have over 20 years' experience in the graphic design and publishing industry, including digital advertising, creating animated banners and emailers with HTML/CSS/JS. I have a deep passion for design, art and layout, which makes this industry more of an adventure, as opposed to a job. I have mastered the complete Adobe Creative Suite, and I have personally designed, typeset and illustrated hundreds of publications, both for print (textbooks, novels, catalogues, children's books, technical manuals) and digital distribution (ePub 2, ePub FXL, ePDF and Mobi).

Over the years, I have gained experience in journalism (entertainment, technology and mobile gaming), 3D modelling (using Sketchup and Blender), 2D animation with Flash/Animate and Greensock/Html5, I am a session musician, having released over a dozen varied albums in all styles of music, and I have written a children's audiobook. I am also a freelance artist, creating concept sketches for characters and ideas for mobile, PC and console games. I have a keen interest in video editing/FX and sound design.

I am incredibly hard-working, a very fast learner, extremely well-spoken, have a great sense of humour, and attention to detail and visual-perfection is my forte. I thrive in a deadline-based environment, and enjoy being part of a varied team, sharing new skills and ideas.

Skills

Animation, Audio, Brand / Logo Design, Cartooning, Copywriting, Desktop Publishing, Digital Art, Graphic Design, HTML, Illustration, Journalism, Music, Photoshop, Publishing, Typography, Visual Effects, Writing

Sector Experience

Books & Periodicals, Creative Services, Design, Music, Publishing

Clients

Cambridge University Press, Future Managers, Heinemann Publishers, Human Sciences Research Council, Juta Publishers, Maskew Miller Longman, Media24 / MyWeek, NB Publishers, Oxford University Press, Pearson PLC, Tafelberg Publishers, UCT Press, Via Afrika