Design Principle:
I am a narrative based designer with a focus on character concept and development with illustrative deliverables.
Exhibitions:
Artoyz and Geek-Art Summer Blockbusterz Exhibition. August-October 2011 Paris
Specialist Skills:
Character Design Illustration Editorial Illustraton
Freelance:
Various Illustrations for a quick turn around. 2011 - Present.
Software Skills:
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator
Placement:
Analouge Design Studio Morley • Working on Icons for an upcoming social network site • Creating signage and an identity for a local hair salon Summer 2012
Qualifications:
Leeds College of Art BA (hons) Graphic Design (2:1) 08 - June 11
Introduced to; Adobe After Effects Dream Weaver Freehand Quark Express Work//Experience:
MightFineInc • Graphic Designer/artist 2013 – present WeLoveFine.Com • Apparel and product designer under their ‘mighty fine artist’ program. 2013 - Present
Published Work:
Orang Utan Comics Colourist Alpha Gods #5-#6 January 2013 - Present
York College ND Graphic Design Merit, Merit, Distinction 06 - June 08 Interests//hobbies:
Comic books, creative writing and learning to play the guitar.
IDW Womanthology holidayspecial. December 2011
CV// RESUME
MARVEL MOVIE
NOVELIZATION
Re-design of the current Marvel Movie tie-in novels.
FASHION HERO
Gender neutral t-shirt designs for Marvel comics which can be applied across a range of apparel styles to fit all shapes/sizes/gender.
CREATORS COMICS CHARACTERS
A design context publication with interviews conducted with comic book creators and an exploration into characters and concepts.
HARRY POTTER
A re-branding of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series. To focus on the characters of Harry Potter, how they fit into the grand scheme of the story and their importance in it.
KID OMEGA
Blazer style t-shirts of the X-Men character ‘Kid Omega’. Using his iconic mutant slogan t-shirts with his school blazer to create the tuzedo t-shirt effect.
YOU ARE A PIRATE!
A stationary set based around a group of pirate characters. Was originally a submission for Frinton Press’ wrapping paper competition.
THE JEAN GREY SCHOOL FOR HIGHER LEARNING Simple character busts of x-men students from The Jean Grey School For Higher Learning.
STEREOTYPES
An investigation into fashion stereotypes and how we perceive each other within our peer groups and the assumptions we makes of others.
NEW SCIENTIST
Editorial illustration for the New Scientist magazine.
A VERY POTTER MUSICAL
Characters as they appeared in “Harry Potter: The Musical”, a two act musical parody that featured major elements from all seven books and an original score.