I have 40 years of experience as an Artworker taking work from concept to the finished artwork. Over the years I have refined and adapted my skills to produce work of a consistently high standard. I have worked for many leading agencies and corporations, producing a variety of artwork on a wide selection of products including blue chip brands. I have an eye for detail and have the ability to be proactive and adaptable. I enjoy working as part of a team but can work on my own initiative.
Whilst working at my first agency, Jaffe & Young, I enrolled in a day release course in Design
and Studio Techniques at the London College of Printing. In 1982 I took a further course in
Design at LCP. Since then I have attended various training courses to keep up to date with
the latest developments in software i.e. Photoshop, Director Lingo, HTML4.
I am proficient in various software including Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, InDesign CC,
Freehand MX, QuarkXpress,
PowerPoint, Keynote, Word, Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5, ImageReady and Acrobat.
My interests outside of the working environment include Football, Cricket, Music, Concerts,
Reading and Films.
2022 to Date: APS/Superdrug HQ: Part of an in-house team for Superdrug. • In-store POS and Marketing material for Superdrug stores.
Freelance 2003 to 2022: Companies I have worked for.
Tjarks and Tjarks:
Aldi Foods • Packaging |
April 6: Cisco, Canon, Mircosoft • Brochure, Mailers |
2000's
InTouch: Food packaging company for Marks &
Spencer, Sainsburys, Waitrose,
and Black and Decker.
Madeyoulook: Design brand consultancy company.
Clients include Bernard Matthews,
Jeyes, Cadbury, and Dairy Crest. Extensively involved in packaging
artwork, highly
finished packaging mock ups and working with Illustrator and Photoshop. I also organized
and set up procedures for running the studio.
1990's
Accent Graphics: Production studio. I worked both
directly with clients such as Laura Ashley and Mothercare and with
major agencies ie David Taylor, Dragon International, FutureBrand,
Light & Coley and Ziggurat. When the company expanded its print
production to incorporate a multi-media studio I had the opportunity
to work with new interactive programmes, to construct websites and
create CD Roms.
Medicus ADA: Mailers, leaflets, lettering, exhibition panels and logos using Illustrator, Quark, and Photoshop programmes. Deputy studio manager.
System Market Link: Client was Rover. Launches for their new cars i.e. Rover 200, 400, 600 and 800, producing brochures, direct mailing and leaflets.
1980's
Clarendon Associates: Clients included Marks &
Spencer, Woolworths, Safeways and Tesco. The majority of the artwork
was packaging and rubdowns for high detail mock-ups.
Advertising Design Associates: Pharmaceutical agency,
producing highly finished
mock-ups of mailers, brochures and packaging for testing by the
clients. When constructing artwork legal requirements meant working
to exact specifications and an eye for detail was essential. As
Deputy Studio Manager was responsible for taking briefs from designers
and delegating the work.
East McFarland: Paste Up Artist working on brochures,
press ads, and exhibition panels. Clients included: Marconi Defence
Systems, Burroughs Computers and Digital Computers.
Jaffé & Young: PMT Operator / Junior
Paste Up Artist. I worked on a variety of artwork such as packaging,
brochures, press ads and exhibition panels. Clients included: Ingersoll
Marks & Spencer, Bristol Street Motors, Heron Homes and Kango
Wolf.
