FREELANCE 1997 – present

As a creative professional in the design and publishing industry, my brief is to produce design and layouts that are imaginative and distinctive using the lastest design software: Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Emap Elan and Esprit (now Bauer)Working on Mother & Baby, Top Santé, More, Period Living, Slimming, Here’s Health and Pregnancy & Birth magazines.
Hachette FlipacchiPsychologies magazine
Condé NastHouse & Garden magazine
Time Inc.Ideal Home, Country Homes & Interiors, 25 Beautiful Homes, Style at Home, Living etc, Homes & Ideas, Pick Me Up, Chat, Woman’s Own, TV Times, TV & Satellite Week, What’s On TV, Soaplife, NME magazines and Decanter events, Creative Hub (advertorial).
H BauerBella, That’s Life, TV Choice, Fate & Fortune and Spirit & Destiny magazines.
HearstYoung women’s promotional (Zest, Company, She magazines)
News Group LtdFabulous magazine
Immediate MediaDr Who and Top Of The Pops magazines.
Sunset PublishingDestination Weddings & Honeymoons Abroad magazine
Which?Gardening Which? magazine
RedesignWorked on projects, from design to print, for clients as diverse as The Science Museum, Thames Water, English Partnership.

FULLTIME 1990 – 1997

Frameworks 1996 – 1997Employed as a Middleweight Designer for this corporate communications company. Work ranged from redesigns of in-house magazines to advertising, informational leaflets and posters.
Emap Pursuit 1992 – 1995Worked on design and layout on three magazines: Golf World, Golf Weekly and also as Art Editor Golf Industry News.
Central Office of Information 1990 – 1992Employed as a Junior Designer creating highly finished visuals. Worked on major projects with Senior Designers and also taking on projects of my own.
ACHIEVEMENTSD&AD Commended for Touch 1993 calendar which was one of the items featured in Direction magazine on the new talented graduates of 1990. A photoshop manipulated image entitled ‘Bears’ exhibited in The South Bank Photo Show 1994. It was featured in TimeOut magazine
EDUCATIONBTEC Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design