I am currently a Digital Creative Director, with a Fine Art background and a love of the more tactile creative disciplines such as illustration and painting. I have two buckets full of experience in web site information architecture, user interface design, XHTML, CSS markup, font design, graphic design, illustration, photography, project management & creative team leadership. I currently live on Waiheke Island a small island off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand.

I have been working on-line professionally since the mid 1990's and have produced work for many large brands such as Emap, B&Q, Aardman, Pepsi Co, AKQA, LBi & Nature publishing as well as many smaller more cosy sorts. I currently discount my rates for ethical, environmental, cultural and social justice orientated projects in order to reflect my personal politics and desires.

I have had work featured in many creative industry web sites, books & magazines and conversations, not that I am paranoid about that, for the most part its all positive, except when folks point out I cant spell (which I admit is not a strong point of mine). Much of my design work can be viewed in my web design portfolio and I have a glowing set of testimonials, that I am always willing to show.

• portfolio _ Illustration

  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:37:30 NZSTLiving in what is ostensibly the creative community of Waiheke Island in New Zealand has inspired me to brush up on my more traditional creative skills and shake awake my already stirring illustration skills. Most of these illustrations where created on the ferry commute to and from, and for the place I am working at, but alas they didn't want them so here they are for your edification and viewing pleasure. I would be very interested in doing more illustration if anyone has a need for them!?!

• life _ Office arived

  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:17:27 NZSTAt last after a very long 3 months my office including my production machine has eventualy caught me up down under on our funky island of Waiheke in New Zealand, I've now half set it up and am enjoying being able to get digitaly creative again, although its been fun and refreshing playing with pencils and paints for a didi while, to celebrate I have just done a bumper portfolio update.

• life _ Relocating to New Zealand

  Tue, 20 May 2008 20:46:05 BSTI am so excited to announce that I am shifting everything from Market Harborough almost smack bang in the middle of the United Kingdom to Waiheke Island about 35 minutes off the coast of Auckland. I am to be working as the Creative Director over at Eventfinder & The Hive. No doubt a new atmosphere will spark my photography and painting projects back to life again.