me
Initially focussing on illustration and design after my degree in Scientific & Technical Graphics at Falmouth, I have designed and illustrated for publishers such as Time-Life, Mitchell Beazley, Springer Verlag and Dalton Watson.
My career slowly drifted into computer graphics, then more specifically into virtual reality, culminating in becoming a creative (and founding) director of a company designing advanced VR solutions, maelstrom.com, which operated from our Leicester offices for the last 25 years.
Employment and education
Freelance Designer and Illustrator
GPD&I
October 2022 to present day
Director and Co-founder
Maelstrom Virtual Productions Ltd
June 1997 to September 2022
Art Director - Advanced Applications Group
Virtuality Group PLC
March 1994 to May 1997
Software Design Manager Applications Software
Virtuality Group PLC
Jan 1993 to March 1994
Creative Producer - W Industries Ltd
Feb 1991 to Jan 1993
Contract Designer/Illustrator
June 1987 to Jan 1991
Scientific & Technical Graphics BA(Hons) Degree
Falmouth College of Art & Design
1983 to 1987
Skills and experience
Illustration
2D and 3D design
Packaging design
Menu and Systems development
Copywriting
Photography
Adobe Creative Suite
Lightwave 3D Modeller
Sony Vegas pro editor
Work today
A majority of my work today comes via the freelance websites Fiverr and Upwork. The work spans everything from complete and complex manuals to a simple set of patent drawings, and the supplied reference can be anything from biro sketches to full CAD models. Whatever the job, the core premise is always the same; understand the product/concept, then design and illustrate to make it more easily understandable to others.
My interests
Family
Photography
Films
Hiking
Badminton
Cooking (and eating)
Village Community projects