About me
I'm Ian, I live on the South Coast of the UK. I have a higher national diploma in graphic design and illustration, which is handy as I’ve been working in graphic design and illustration for some time now.
I began my career at a reprographics house, and working in large format print and design where I gained experience, witnessed the transition to digital print, and learned to love using a mouse as well as a pen. I became a full-time freelancer from 2000 onwards and have not looked back.
I’m keen on all aspects of art and graphics, maintain productive relationships with clients both old and new, and I seem to get through a lot of tea.
What I do
A wide range of work, creating layouts and designs from the largest exhibition panel to the smallest animated gif*, retouching images to redrawing logos and colouring up artwork. I have also started to dabble in web design, focusing on simple, clean layouts which will display well on different devices.
I use the typical tools; Adobe’s applications primarily! I’m a big fan of Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign.
Work to date includes (in no particular order):
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Diagrams
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Maps
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Instruction sheets
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Sticker sheets
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Advertising
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Children's books
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Cartoons and Caricatures
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Logo creation/recreation
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Stationery
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Packaging & labels
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Menus
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Exhibition panels
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Brochures & flyers
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Catalogues
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Image manipulation/retouching
I’m friendly, efficient and honest. My spelling and grammar is top notch**. I work to an hourly rate, or can work within a specific budget. Most jobs have a short lead time, so I’m quick as well.
*I’m still not sure how to pronounce this.
** Statements like this are always accompanied by a mistake on the page.
Work examples
Please click on the selection of examples below to see them up close. These aren’t in any particular order, but hopefully show the range of the sort of work I do. If you want to see more examples, click 'show more' below this gallery.
