SHORT STORY LONG
THE BIO
Born in good ol' Midlands UK, I once wanted to change the world by doing something science-y, right up until further Physics...
I dodged that bullet and took Art & Graphic Design instead.
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I went to University to specialise in Theatre Design.
I love to know how things run behind the scenes; theatre, graphics, the human psyche - what we see is never all there is
I've worked with wonderful people all over the UK and then mozied on out back to the back-end of nowhere instead of a big city. The wealth of city jobs be damned*
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My style is a mish-mash of all of my experience.
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It's kind of behind-the-scene-performance-art in graphics and illustration. In projects, I care about what the target audience likes but I want to know what makes them tick before I put pen to paper.
Mouse click to mousepad...
Paintbrush to paint canvas... You get it
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My love for literature and art and the puzzle of human behaviour keeps me drawing the weird and wonderful.
*[addendum, March 2020] Remote working is totally in right now.
Illustration of 'Perceiver of Pain'
Inner Pages
Commissioned Work of Kumamoto Castle
Ever since I committed to Design as a career, I have been told it must be "lots of fun"
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In reality, it's hard work.
There is thought at the centre of everything.
There is skill at the front of it all and practice behind the scenes to stay on top of development.
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Design is fun, but fun and easy are not synonyms!
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I post the things I write on here because I think squirrelling them away on another site would be a waste.
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Why not show the thought behind it all?
Why Do You Have Your WRITINGS
on Here?
Design Shop
Why The Squid? >
I opened a Shop!
Full of beautiful illustrations from life and some wild thoughts I had.
Mostly small gifts and home-decor orientated, now you can purchase my wares directly from me!
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Why The Squid Logo?
I just liked his friendly little face