Biography: I was born in the South of England and moved North to Manchester three years later. I went to school in Stretford and finished up by doing an A-level in Art at South Trafford College Manchester. When I was seventeen I moved to New York to go to University and received a 2 year Associates Degree in Art from the State University of NY. After University I started working at a printing company (part of the second largest printing company in the world) with clients like Lowes, Walmart, and The New York Times. After two years working there I moved back to England, living in Stretford once again since 1998.
I have since worked for several companies doing design, including the 4th largest promotional merchandise company in the world where I worked as a graphics designer for 4 years. This was great as I was able to work for all the Fortune 100 companies which gave me a breadth of experience that I would never have gained if I was working for a single design firm. As a result I have worked on some of the largest accounts in the world and also some of the smallest, from creating full brand identities for part of the Caudwell Group (Phones 4U, PAS, LSG), to setting up print and signage for local restaurants. The smallest jobs I receive are to create letterheads and business cards, which can be fun as you get to design new logos and styles, but undertaking larger and more complex design challenges definitely produces more satisfaction and recognition.
Although I loved living in New York I also love my home country and city. I enjoy travelling to new places which helps me to express things I see in my design and photography. My favourite cities in the world are New York, Paris, Amsterdam and London but I still have many more to see, so this may change. So far I have traveled in 24 of the States in the USA, all around Lake Ontario and Toronto Canada, The Dominican Republic, Paris and Brittany (France), Amsterdam, Dublin, Malta, Turkey, Morocco, and almost all of England, Scotland and Wales. |
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