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A close up photograph of the Shiptheory stacker arcade game machine cabinet with the custom pixel art style artwork vinyl sticker applied to the exterior. The machine is situated in a shaded corner of a fancy looking design studio with a red brick wall behind it. The machine is being softly illuminated from the right.
A close up photograph of the fruit bowl that forms part of the Sandy Park Greengrocers logo on the extior sign above the entrance to the shop that we designed, produced and installed in January of 2022. It is made out of plywood and 3mm layers of laser cut acrylic / perspex with a layer of expoy resin coating to make it weather proof.
An photograph of the top half of a white tshirt that has a a rectangular design on the front which is an illustration by Bristol based Artist and Illustrator called 'Fow sachi' (Fowsachi). The illustration is called 'Definitely Safe - 2022'. It shows two characters staring at a golden idol of a stargate structure inside a skull cave deep in the jungle in another universe. The t-shirt is hanging on a wooden coat hanger and has been photographed against a plain white wall with soft diffused lighting coming from the left.
A photograph of the Miki Rum portable rum bar that we designed and built located on the top of a hill at Glastonbury festival with the festival in the background of the shot where you can see the iconic 'Rainbow Tower', the Park Stage itself and the famus tee pee fields next to the Park stage area of the festival.
An image showing the yellow 'Golden arches' of the McDonsalds logo, set against a plain background in the iconic McDonalds red.
An image showing a close up black and white headshot photograph of Sir James Dyson. He is wearing a pair of dark spectacles with circular lenses and is looking off camera to the left.
An image showing an abstract background composition made up of pink and purple gradiants with the white Forrest Brown logo centered in the middle.
A photograph of a bus stop advertising spot in Bath, England. The advert on the ad space is for the GWR Raillways 'Famous Five' ad campaign. The advert has been designed to look like a page being turned in a magazine, on the previous page is a classic GWR Railways advert featuing the Enid Blyton characters from the Famous Five and on the new page is a real life photograph of a family flyng a kite on a beach on a grey windswept day. The intention is to create a link in peoples minds between the sence of adventure they assositae with the famous five stories and the destinations the GWR railways offers.
A close up photograph of a MINI Cooper Union Jack tail light on a modern MINI Cooper F-series automobile. The tail light is transparent with a red tint and one half of the union jack logo in white can be seen through the casing. You can also see some light reflected off area surrounding the taillight which has a reflective black painwork finish.
An image showing an Apple iMac desktop computer against a white background. On the screen of the iMac there is the title screen of a pixel art video game called Super Streak Plus. The screen features pixel art style illustrations of a naked football steaker surrounded by police and hooligans. Everyone is smiling and the game looks fun.
A close up stylish photograph of a chrome alloy car wheel with a circular BMW automotive logo company logo at the centre. The geomatric structure of the wheel is enhanced due to the soft lighting from the right and the photograph has a shallow depth of field.
An image showing the top section of the Love Food Hate Waste website homepage, set against a plain green background with a subtle drop shadow. The headline reads 'Give up binning food instead' and the image shows a table full of delicious looking food.
A close photograph of the front bonnet of a Rolls Royce luxury car in royal red. The front grill and surround on the Rolls Royce is a deep gold and features 'Spirit of Ecstasy' bonnet ornament sculpture, only a small amount of the front section of the gold grill and bonnet of the car are shown in the image.
An image showing the top half of the Rentalist website homepage, set against a purple to moave vertical gradiant background with a subtle drop shadow. The Headline reads 'Changinf the way you let your property' and the imagery shows an eldery couple where the lady has her head resting on the mans shoulder in an effectionte way, he is looking at her with a smile and there is a terrace of traditional British Victorian era houses in the background.
An image showing the white Ebury company logo set against a plain light blue background.
An image showing the classic red Bosch logo against a plain white background. The logo also features the chrome Bosch emblem and has their strap line 'Invented for life' written below it.
A stylish close up photograph of a car steering wheel with the Alfa Romeo logo set in the middle, the wheel is made from matt black plastic and you can see the on-wheel controls to the left and right of the logo. You can also see some of the rest of the dashboard in the background of the image including the speedometer which has blue glowing lights and indication needle.
An image showing an A5 printed flyer or leaflet set against a orange to purple gradiant background with a subtle drop shadow. The flyer's headline reads 'Say it with Hugg' where the word hugg is the logo of the company and is spelt with three letter g's. The imageery shows a young woman looking down at her mobile phone and she has a smile on her face, there is also an image of a Apple iPhone with the Hugg app open. You can see that it looks like a conversation in a messaging app and someone has sent you a gift via a text message.
A close up headshot portrait of Crystal Palace football player Yannick Bolasie. He is looking directly into the camera and is smiling.
An image showing the top half of the Astrptrac website homepage, set against a background photograph of the night sky. The headline reads 'Introducing the TT320X-AG' and the imagery shows the Astrotrac camera auto movement device attached to the top of a camera tripod with a DSLR camera mounted on top of the set up. The background of the image shows an image of the sky at night with thousands of stars and glactic clouds visible. Lower down the page theres are more products available to buy and further down there are links to User guide downloads and a astronomy community Facebook group.
An image showing two Apple iPhones side by side. Both phones are open on the Instagram app and are showing two social media posts made by Back2Action as part of a series of motivational quotes and imagery that were posted on the rebranded Back2Action social media accounts during the lead up to and celebrating the lanuch campaign for the newly re-designed Back2Action website. The headline on the first post reads'Good things come to those who work everyday of their lives and never quit' and the imagery shows a man in the gym sat on a bench recovering after exercise, the image has a gritty feel to it and the Back2Action brand logo is shown in orange at the bottom right corner of the design. The second post has a plain orange background with an abstract geometric composition of black triangles of different sizes pointing up and down vertically, these have been designed to be a visual reference to the ups and downs athletes experience during training. The Back2Action brand logo is shown in black on the bottom left corner of the design.
An image showing the top section of the Shiptheory website homepage. The headline reads 'We are here to revolutionise your shipping' and there are pictures of an Apple iPhone, and Apple Macbook Pro laptop computer and a black and grey label printing machine together in a row. The screen on the iPhone and the laptop both show the user interface for the Shiptheory SASS software shipping automation and label printing e-commerce software service. The user interface consiststs of a form like page with instructions about what infomation needs to be added to that field to set up the service and integrate it to your online store. The label printer is mid way thorugh printing a delivery label to go on an oder that needs to be shipped. The background image is an illustrated drawing of a cartoon style space scene with star and planets and moons along with small colourful spacecraft crusing around the messaging. Furthe down the page there is a more detailed introduction to Shiptheory's product and service offering.
An image showing some examples of the branded stationary and other merchandise we designed for Back2Action, set against a plain orange background. The stationary pack includes the letterhead templates for letters and other corrispondence and a layout for a financial document like an invoice. There is also a design for a business card and a compliment slip, along with a USB pen drive. There is an image of an Apple iPhone showing the Instagram app open on a Back2Action social media post to demonstrate how the branding can be used online as well as for the physical objects and documents. Finally there are 3 t-shirt designs showing how the Back2Action branding could also be expanded to include a clothing brand. The t-shirts feature contempry bold font versions of the back2Action logo and the geometric orange and black abstract triangle pattern graphic device designed to communicate the ups and downs of athletic training.
An image showing the top half of a summer time marketing and promotion email we designed for Furniture Village, set againast a background photograph of a lake set against the rolling hills of the traditional British countryside. The email's headline reads 'Village garden party' and the imagery shows a group of people of variying ages dressed smartly gathered round a table of delicious looking food. In the back ground you can see a lady petting a dog and some young people playing to the left edge of the image. The second headline rads ' it's party time!' further down the page items of outdoor furniture are suggested to the customer along with a recipe for how to make the perfect mojito
An image showing the top half of the website homepage we designed for Andrews Estate Agents, set against a plain deep turquoise backgorund. The headline reads 'We are Andrews' and the subheading reads'Long established and right up-to-date' The imagery shows an empty room in a fancy house with decorative white panelling around the lower part of the walls. There is a mirror on the floor and some large cardboard boxes stacked in the corner. The intenmtion is to remind the viewer of the feeling people get when they are unpacking their things after moving to a new home. Further down the page there is a search module and some suggestions of property that have been recently added to the website for the customer to consider.
An image showing the four frames that make up the animation for the set of HTML5 ad banners we produced for Aspen Insurance to invite visitors to an industry trade show to visit their booth. The four animation frames are set against a plain white background. In the first frame there is the Apen insurance logo at the top of the banner with the strap line underneath that reads 'We understand risk' the headline reads 'Deep technical expertise' and the imagery shows a man absailing down the side of a steep cliff on the end of a rock climbing harness. For the second frame the messaging changes to read 'Strong customer commitment' and the background image has cropped into a higher level of magnificatoin so the man is now larger and centred in the frame. For the third frame the background image has cropped into an even smaller area of the image and the man has now disappeared off the right side of the image and only the texture of the cliff face is left visible in the frame. The forth and final frame finishes the animation with the highest level of magnifcation for the background image which is now fully zommed in on the details of the texture of the cliff face. The messaging had changed to 'Visit us at booth 2101' and a dark grey CTA button has appeard that reads'Book now' and the logo for the trade show 'RIMS14' appears at the bottom in white.
An image showing an illustrated cross section of a typical european house where you can see the interiors of the rooms and their contents, produced in Npower's official illustration style and the exterior of the house is shown in a pale blue colour to communicate a cold environment. This illustration is part of the opening scene of an animation we produced for NPower for a campaign promoting the benefits of having proper insulation for your home and how it can impact on your fuel bills.
An image showing the four frames of an animated ad banner design for the children's charity NSPCC. The first frame of the animation shows a young girl sat outside a house next to a brick wall looking sad. The image has large black borders at the top and bottom so the image is cropped to a widescreen 16:9 format. The words 'Beaten. Neglected. Frightened.' are written in white next to her and she is looking into the camera. In the second frame the image has began to fade to black, the child is now barely visible and the words 'Lucy just wants someone to help her feel safe' are written in white. In the third frame of the animation the image of the girl has faded away completely and the words 'Will you be that someone?' are written in the middle of the plain black screen. The forth and final frame shows the NSPCC logo and the words '£3 answers a childs call for help'. Below that there is a large CTA button that reads 'Donate now' and under that there is the NSPCC website adress 'nspcc.org.uk'.
An image showing the top half of the promotional website landing page we designed for Furniture Village, set against a royal blue backgorund.The headline reads 'You'll feel right at home with Furniture Village - We Promise. The imagery shows a luxury white leather corner sofa with adjustable seats and recliners with a lifestyle model relaxing. The scene is set in a luxry apartment with large windows, white walls and wooden floor. Further down the page there are a series of modules, each highlighting on of the six elements that make up the Furniture Village promise - the quality guarentee, the price promise, their expert advice, their free credit offering, their fast delivery service and their simple return proceedure.
An image showing the top half of the newsfeed website page I designed for True Digital as part of an of a in-house rebranding project. The page design is set against a plain yellow backgorund with a subtle drop shadow. The page is a typical user interface layout for a blog or newsfeed page with a main header, side navigation and the news items listed in a social media type news feed format. Each story module has an image, headline and a 250 character descripton along with a CTA button the invites the user to open the full article. The colors were chosen to communicate a feeling of vibrancy and energy and warmth while the diagonals of the serrated edges of the main navigation amodule at the top of the page as a real sense of movement in the design.


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I'm always on the lookout for opportunities to build relationships with interesting, innovative and ethical partners that allow me to produce work that challenge myself as a designer, illustrator, engineer and programmer - building on over 15 years experience working in the professional creative industry.



I focus on helping creative agencies produce breathtaking visuals, mind blowing interactive experiences and devilishly clever marketing campaigns for their clients. I also work with a number of brands on an independent basis.

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