Graphic Design
First and foremost I’m a graphic designer. I’ve got 10+ years studio experience taking a brief and working with my creative team. I begin conceptually before taking a design through layout stages to final output, working with minimal direction or lots of direction.
> Concepting > Layout design > Typography
Retouching
Image retouching is a special interest area of mine. From clean-up and colour correction through to comping and high-end retouching: it’s a nice change of pace from design and another creative avenue to push myself. These days, AI is revolutionising how images are made, and it’s an exciting journey injecting generative imagery into the process. The possibilities are boundless and constantly growing.
> Retouching > Photoshop > AI
Artwork & Layout Design
Taking a messy concept, and turning it into something printable and supplyable. I can artwork for print and finalise digital assets: resizes, minor amends, major amends, total redesigns, colour management, file management etc. The bread and butter. I’ve worked on all shapes and sizes from posters to press ads, wobblers to MRECs, tram wraps to micro sites.
> InDesign > Photoshop > Illustrator > Figma.
Illustration
While it’s more of a hobby for me, Illustration’s been a useful skill to have for the odd job: from simple vector characters to full-blown book cover illustrations.
3D, Animation, Motion Graphics
While not as comprehensive as my other skills, with the right amount of time I can create basic animation, videos and 3D.
> After Effects > Premiere Pro > Cinema4D > Blender