About me

I have 12 years' experience artworking graphic design for print, with a background in repro and retouching skills as well. I am well-versed in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (all up to CS5) and also up to Quark 9.

I can also optimise images and PDFs for online/interactive use, and have recently branched out to include images for use in iPhone apps.

Languages worked in: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Flemish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Icelandic and Greek (plus Swiss-French, Swiss-German, Austrian-German, Belgian-French), Russian, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese.

Skills

artworking, retouching, typesetting, transcreation (localisation/international adaptation), repro, fmcg packaging, annual reports, marketing and pos collateral, catalogues, large format and exhibitions, brochures, magazines, branding; all using Creative Suite (CS5)

Sector Experience

Finance, Annual Reports, Branding, Packaging, Transcreation, Catalogues, Marketing, POS, large format, exhibitions, brochures, magazines, retouching

Awards

City & Guilds 2 in DTP (scholarship), Advanced GNVQ in Media Communication and Production (Merit), 11 GSCE's

Clients

Allison Mitchell, Asda, Black Sun, Bosch, Coutts & co, Emperor Design, Gear4, Hogarth Worldwide, The Partners, Wickes