Portfolio

Simonet Woodwork

Simonet Woodwork: Website design (wireframe through to graphics), html/css/javascript templating, creation of backend using Drupal. (www.simonetwoodwork.net)

Phone Finder

Demo of drop-in product selection for existing storefront sites. Uses JQuery and tagging to sculpt product choices based on requirement. More here...

Smartsave

Smartsave: Website and asset design- from initial ideas, through wireframe to final artwork. (www.smartsave.com/uk)

Babur Website

Babur Restaurant website. CMS-backed site. Created using Drupal and animated using JQuery. (www.babur.info)

Best of British magazine

Best of British magazine: Complete redesign of the magazine (including masthead and branding) along with design and production of the March and April 2012 issues.

PM logo

Pearl Magpie Logo redesign: Including versions for embossing, manufacturing and vinyl signage.

Pearl magpie

Pearl magpie: Web design and modification of e-commerce site using Magento. (www.pearlmagpie.co.uk)

Birdwatch Covers

Birdwatch Magazine. Art direction, graphic design, creative and corrective photoshop work, and production.

Andrea Billard

Retail and trade site for Andrea Billard lingerie. CMS-backed storefront. Created using Drupal, Ubercart, JQuery and custom templates. (www.andreabillard.com)

Playground

Playground Music Magazine. Created as a one-shot PDF magazine to test format, uptake, and business/revenue/delivery models. On word of mouth alone, the issue saw 40,000 downloads placing it ahead of many competing newsstand magazines in terms of readership.

Fone paradise

Fone paradise: Website redesign (UI only).

HiFi News

Hi-Fi News Magazine. Art direction and design including work on the re-launch issue.

Kindred Spirit Summer Special Cover

Kindred Spirit Summer Special: A one-off summer edition of the magazine and design refresh.

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: Prototype interactive PDF magazine. Created two years ago to explore interactive PDF/tablet magazine formats. Undertook development, design and commissioning and writing of content. Led to Playground Magazine which we launched later as a one-shot product.

Recent Birdwatch Covers

Recent Birdwatch Covers. As part of our ongoing design and improvements to the magazine we've been exploring more dynamic cover designs and using partial cutouts to break out of the picture area.

Birdwatch

Birdwatch Website. Built using Joomla CMS and a handful of bespoke extensions, the site ran without fault for almost a decade before finally being updated in 2010 by the magazine's new owners.

Above is a selection of previous work spanning web and print design, art direction and web development. I'm always happy to supply samples of work, testimonials and contacts for references where needed. Get in touch anytime.

About me

I'm an experienced media all rounder for hire - a designer, developer, production manager and writer with 20 years of cross-disciplinary experience; a love of deadlines and fixing problems; and a proven ability to deliver results above-spec and on-budget. If you're interested in hiring me, feel free to browse the sections below or drop me an email if there's anything specific you need.

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Skills & experience

  • Adobe CS Suite
  • PHP/MySql
  • Javascript & JQuery
  • HTML& CSS
  • CMS and web systems - including Drupal, Joomla, Magento and bespoke CMS design
  • PC and Mac Technical support
  • I.T. Management and tendering
  • Studio, project and production management
  • Magazine design and production
  • PDF/interactive magazine production and product development
  • Art and photography direction
  • Product design and relaunches
  • Photoshop compositing, image correction and recreation
  • Vector illustration
  • Brochures, Logo, POS and stationery design
  • Presentation graphics and visuals
  • Media sales and pitching
  • Corporate training
  • Classroom teaching (adults and teens)
  • Workshop delivery and supervision
  • Youth and outreach projects
  • Courseware design and authoring
  • Distributed/remote learning systems
  • Reporting and progress tracking systems
  • E-Learning systems and standards

DOWNLOAD CV AND REFERENCES

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Current work

The following is a list of the projects that I'm currently working on.
  • E-commerce enabled drupal-based website (client commission)
  • CMS based natural history website (client commission)
  • Online ordering system for restaurants (client commission)
  • HTML5/javascript framework for offline content management and syncing

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