Experience
Creative Director
Professional Visiting Lecturer
Salford University
Professional Visiting Lecturer
Education
The University of Salford
Bachelor of Arts, Design Practice (Graphic Design), First Class Honours.
Bachelor of Arts, Design Practice (Graphic Design), First Class Honours.
The University of Salford,
School of Art & Design,
Centenary Building,
Peru Street,
Salford.
M3 6EQ
This was completed alongside my practice based work and visiting lecturing.
Christopher Morris, Programme Leader BA (Hons) Advertising Design, University of Salford has compiled the following reference:
"I have worked alongside Damyon Anderson Garrity on a range of projects for around fifteen years now. He is an an extremely dedicated visiting lecturer, providing help, support and constructive criticism for our student cohorts. Damyon's level of expertise in the various software packages, his knowledge of print production, online and social media has proved invaluable. Over the years Damyon has proved to be a vital and exceptionally talented member of our small staff team. He often works outside of contracted hours and is very supportive of our needs. Our students welcome his input and enjoy his positive contribution. He has helped many of our creatives by offering placements, live projects and providing industry contacts.”
The University of Salford,
School of Art & Design,
Centenary Building,
Peru Street,
Salford.
M3 6EQ
This was completed alongside my practice based work and visiting lecturing.
Christopher Morris, Programme Leader BA (Hons) Advertising Design, University of Salford has compiled the following reference:
"I have worked alongside Damyon Anderson Garrity on a range of projects for around fifteen years now. He is an an extremely dedicated visiting lecturer, providing help, support and constructive criticism for our student cohorts. Damyon's level of expertise in the various software packages, his knowledge of print production, online and social media has proved invaluable. Over the years Damyon has proved to be a vital and exceptionally talented member of our small staff team. He often works outside of contracted hours and is very supportive of our needs. Our students welcome his input and enjoy his positive contribution. He has helped many of our creatives by offering placements, live projects and providing industry contacts.”
Stockport College
HND, Graphic Design, Merit.
HND, Graphic Design, Merit.
Stockport College of Further and Higher Education,
Wellington Road South,
Stockport,
Cheshire.
SK1 3UQ
I returned here as a professional visiting lecturer.
Toby Lyons, Lecturer HND Design, Stockport College kindly compiled the following reference:
"An aptitude for innovation... Damyons' skills in dealing with the many needs of students and with the requirements of the course are both sympathetic and progressive... Damyon is dedicated and reliable."
Stockport College of Further and Higher Education,
Wellington Road South,
Stockport,
Cheshire.
SK1 3UQ
I returned here as a professional visiting lecturer.
Toby Lyons, Lecturer HND Design, Stockport College kindly compiled the following reference:
"An aptitude for innovation... Damyons' skills in dealing with the many needs of students and with the requirements of the course are both sympathetic and progressive... Damyon is dedicated and reliable."
Stockport College
BTEC, Graphic Design, Distinction, Merit.
BTEC, Graphic Design, Distinction, Merit.
Stockport College of Further and Higher Education,
Wellington Road South,
Stockport,
Cheshire.
SK1 3UQ
Stockport College of Further and Higher Education,
Wellington Road South,
Stockport,
Cheshire.
SK1 3UQ
Awards
RAR Recommended Agency 2011
Official RAR Status
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty at Work Award
Consort Design Awards
Design Award
DTI
DTI Regional E-Commerce Award
Livewire
Livewire Best New Business Award
Prince's Youth Business Trust
PYBT Best Customer Service Award
SWOT
SWOT Marketing Award
Skills Detail
Contact Damyon Garrity, Creative Director, on 07970 228 220 or 0161 44 33 222, or by email studio@influencedesign.com
Skills: Design | Creative Direction | Project Management | Visiting Lecturer
Design
Specialist software skills using Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
Creative Direction
I direct illustrators, Flash programmers, PHP programmers, CSS web build, Search Engine Marketing specialists, Pay Per Click specialists, Email strategists and facilitators, PR, copywriters, printers, signage manufacturers, photographers, set design, cabinet makers, joiners, lighting engineers, audio visual specialists, shop fitters, engineers, merchandise manufacturers, voice over artists, musicians and fabricators.
Project Management
Leading on creative, I take responsibility to bring together specialists as project needs dictate. I use Basecamp, an online management tool to ensure deadlines are met, track projects, time sheets, file uploads and all client communications. I administer billings and orders offline in Studio Manager, a FileMaker based product.
Visiting Lecturer
Mainly at Salford University and Stockport College. I develop student’s concepts, write briefs, and share industrial production knowledge. Lecture design process and business protocol including the administrative and legal framework. Evaluate and co-mark work with course leaders. Lecture on management at Manchester Business School.
Skills: Design | Creative Direction | Project Management | Visiting Lecturer
Design
Specialist software skills using Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
Creative Direction
I direct illustrators, Flash programmers, PHP programmers, CSS web build, Search Engine Marketing specialists, Pay Per Click specialists, Email strategists and facilitators, PR, copywriters, printers, signage manufacturers, photographers, set design, cabinet makers, joiners, lighting engineers, audio visual specialists, shop fitters, engineers, merchandise manufacturers, voice over artists, musicians and fabricators.
Project Management
Leading on creative, I take responsibility to bring together specialists as project needs dictate. I use Basecamp, an online management tool to ensure deadlines are met, track projects, time sheets, file uploads and all client communications. I administer billings and orders offline in Studio Manager, a FileMaker based product.
Visiting Lecturer
Mainly at Salford University and Stockport College. I develop student’s concepts, write briefs, and share industrial production knowledge. Lecture design process and business protocol including the administrative and legal framework. Evaluate and co-mark work with course leaders. Lecture on management at Manchester Business School.
Sectors Worked For Include
Education
Balby City Learning Centre, Norris Bank Primary School, Foundation Degree in New Media Design, North West Manchester City Learning Centre, Salford University, The Manchester Communication Academy, Tithe Barn Primary School
The Arts
AGMA Grants Unit, Contact Theatre, Cultural Industries Development Service, FACT Foundation for Art and Creative Design, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Design Initiative, Moviola, Queer Up North, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The Manchester Design Initiative, The Royal Exchange Theatre, Trafford Arts & Cultural Development
Music
Fluid Records, HMV, Kiss102, Virgin Records
Gaming
Infogrammes, Ocean Software, PlayStation
Moving Image
Gorgeous Films, North West Film Archive, Silver Films
Management Software
Avnet, Digital Applications International, Vital Solutions
Fashion
Great Universal Stores
Balby City Learning Centre, Norris Bank Primary School, Foundation Degree in New Media Design, North West Manchester City Learning Centre, Salford University, The Manchester Communication Academy, Tithe Barn Primary School
The Arts
AGMA Grants Unit, Contact Theatre, Cultural Industries Development Service, FACT Foundation for Art and Creative Design, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Design Initiative, Moviola, Queer Up North, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The Manchester Design Initiative, The Royal Exchange Theatre, Trafford Arts & Cultural Development
Music
Fluid Records, HMV, Kiss102, Virgin Records
Gaming
Infogrammes, Ocean Software, PlayStation
Moving Image
Gorgeous Films, North West Film Archive, Silver Films
Management Software
Avnet, Digital Applications International, Vital Solutions
Fashion
Great Universal Stores
Responsibilities Include
Branding
Create identity encapsulating core messages. Application guidelines for print and digital application including; RGB, CMYK, spot colour, greyscale and line art.
Print Design
Literature, stationery, direct-mail, packaging, editorial, leaflets, posters, packaging and livery.
Copywriting
Develop campaigns across all media including web, email, television advertisements, print, direct mail, packaging and branding, including tone of voice and application guidelines.
Web
With the client, determine strategy, develop site maps in SlickPlan and wire frames in GoMockingBird. Design in Photoshop as layers ready for build in CSS. Collaboratively with PHP programmers I develop the spec for the Content Management System, administer client meetings, approvals and amends build. I then test thoroughly and administer debugging/fixing process. Export Google Analytics reports as required and collaborate with Search Engine Marketing specialists to help clients towards their goals.
HTML Email
Using Campaign Monitor, dotMailer and MailChimp I lead the creative and supply clients with full reports. I also design and manage the implementation of integrated HTML Email systems that enable users to create and send emails, quickly and easily, that automatically link back to pertinent areas of their sites.
Interactive Kiosks
I establish with the client logic flow charts; design graphics and project manage the build in CSS/Flash and the Content Management System, usually in PHP.
Moving Image
Storyboard, commission audio/music and direct TV advertisements/stings. Develop concepts for Flash games and direct illustrators, designers, and programmers, 3D modelling, animation and walk-through.
Interior Design
Design and build of ‘intelligent classroom’, reception areas, directional signage, banners, exhibitions, kiosks, ambient media, motion walls, furniture design and build.
Business Development
Network, tender proposals, creative pitches, grant submissions, award applications, press releases. Social media including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. I am also founder of www.stockportnetwork.com.
Funding & Sponsorship
The Prince’s Youth Business Trust, Livewire and Stockport Council approved applications and awarded grants. Sponsorship deal negotiated with Pure FM to promote www.stockportnetwork.com.
Create identity encapsulating core messages. Application guidelines for print and digital application including; RGB, CMYK, spot colour, greyscale and line art.
Print Design
Literature, stationery, direct-mail, packaging, editorial, leaflets, posters, packaging and livery.
Copywriting
Develop campaigns across all media including web, email, television advertisements, print, direct mail, packaging and branding, including tone of voice and application guidelines.
Web
With the client, determine strategy, develop site maps in SlickPlan and wire frames in GoMockingBird. Design in Photoshop as layers ready for build in CSS. Collaboratively with PHP programmers I develop the spec for the Content Management System, administer client meetings, approvals and amends build. I then test thoroughly and administer debugging/fixing process. Export Google Analytics reports as required and collaborate with Search Engine Marketing specialists to help clients towards their goals.
HTML Email
Using Campaign Monitor, dotMailer and MailChimp I lead the creative and supply clients with full reports. I also design and manage the implementation of integrated HTML Email systems that enable users to create and send emails, quickly and easily, that automatically link back to pertinent areas of their sites.
Interactive Kiosks
I establish with the client logic flow charts; design graphics and project manage the build in CSS/Flash and the Content Management System, usually in PHP.
Moving Image
Storyboard, commission audio/music and direct TV advertisements/stings. Develop concepts for Flash games and direct illustrators, designers, and programmers, 3D modelling, animation and walk-through.
Interior Design
Design and build of ‘intelligent classroom’, reception areas, directional signage, banners, exhibitions, kiosks, ambient media, motion walls, furniture design and build.
Business Development
Network, tender proposals, creative pitches, grant submissions, award applications, press releases. Social media including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. I am also founder of www.stockportnetwork.com.
Funding & Sponsorship
The Prince’s Youth Business Trust, Livewire and Stockport Council approved applications and awarded grants. Sponsorship deal negotiated with Pure FM to promote www.stockportnetwork.com.
Project Examples
Project Box
I developed the concept, designed branding and graphic interface for Manchester North West CLC for an online lessons gallery which allows teachers to upload, share and research previous classes with exemplar case studies together with useful support information. http://www.projectboxonline.com/projectbox/viewall.php
Content Managed Websites
North West Manchester City Learning Centre
The Whitworth Art Gallery
The Manchester Communication Academy (with integrated HTML Email facility)
Digital Applications International: Content Management System that shares content across multiple ‘child’ sites, with various levels of authoring permission. Example listed is in beta phase.
Available at http://digitalaidev.co.uk/page.php?p=194 [Accessed 28 April 2012]
Kiosks
Interactive touch screen games that educate users through game play.
Developed interactive touch screen game show for Perkins at their Las Vegas exhibition. This collects user data and promotes benefits. Created concept, game logic, wrote scripts for avatar, sourced audio effects and theme tune. Directed illustrators, Flash and PHP programmers.
Available at http://www.influencedesign.com/perkins/ [Accessed 28 April 2012]
MythBusters
Available at http://www.influencedesign.com/mythbusters/mythbuster_web.html [Accessed 28 April 2012]
Design and build of North West Manchester CLC
A networked ‘intelligent classroom’ enabling up to three groups to be taught simultaneously, using interactive screens, directional audio and specialist lighting to enhance the teaching experience. Modular furniture was designed and manufactured to enable flexibility, to support teaching methods.
Available at http://influencedesign.com/clc/ [Accessed 28 April 2012]
StockportNetWork.com
A community based social networking site that enables users to promote events, share news, set up sub-groups, chats, activity stream, share photos, voice opinion in comments, forums and blogs, bring stories to life with video and extend reach with built-in integration of Facebook, Twitter, FlickR and YouTube.
Available at http://stockportnetwork.com/ [Accessed 30 April 2012]
Kiss102FM
Design of iconography, colour palette and abstract textures, informed by research from music specialists.
Avnet Resource Centre
Iconography developed to signal benefits.
Available at http://influencedesign.co.uk/46209/422046/case-studies/the-resource-case-study [Accessed 28 April 2012]
MCA Wayfinding Signage
Internal and external directional signage designed intuitively with iconography that is colour coded to match the walls of the learning destination. Chevrons point the way; reducing in length the closer you reach destination, until you arrive when you are presented with a Google style place marker. Icons, developed with MCA comply with legislative requirements helping people find their destination with ease.
Available at http://influencedesign.co.uk/33030/330681/signage/mca-wayfinding-signage [Accessed 28 April 2012]
HMV
The psychology of colour frequency references the music being sign-posted guiding shoppers subliminally.
Banners
Extensive collaborative research was required to resource quotations from inspirational figures to motivate students, visiting lecturers and staff at Manchester's flagship 'City Learning Centre' to achieve their potential. These messages bridged specific cultural, racial, lifestyle and age groups, and were phrased carefully to appeal to those that left pain to find pleasure and also for those who aspired to better themselves. The quotations, displayed within a series of ceiling hung banners, contain additional Meta messages, which were devised to encourage positive action, after consultation with specialist neuro linguistic programming practitioner, Nigel Magowan.
Available at http://influencedesign.co.uk/32556/381358/all-work/abraham-moss-clc-banners [Accessed 28 April 2012]
Directed TV advertisement for Duke Nukem, a PlayStation release and scored an original soundtrack with musicians.
Created brand, literature, signage and set design for Lynn Hershman’s exhibition Autonomous Agents at The Whitworth Art Gallery.
Launch material for New Media Foundation Degree (after winning 12 way pitch) designed using space travel reference.
The first web site completed for Sykes cottages, saw them realise an increase from 6% online bookings to over 60% within 9 months (reducing their print spend on brochures too by over 70%, reaching new markets further afield, and also winning the 'Regional DTI E-Commerce Award').
A strategic online and offline campaign utilising print, web banner adverts, adshells, and press advertising for art's client, Queer Up North working with John Malpass and Jan Bradley attracted 1.2 million hits to their site in its first month. Their events were subsequently very well attended !
Great Universal Stores saw the work I had produced in creating Kiss102's new graphic language and subsequently approached myself to help them enter the 'youth market' where I realised a 5.75% conversion rate from the direct mail piece 'Unzip Me' mailer as featured by Creative Review, nearly quadruple the average anticipated, leading to a 17.5 million run DM, followed by a re-branding commission for their online shopping arm Shopper's Universe, working closely with Gary Loran's team who had ambitious plans to generate significant levels of turnover.
Avnet's launch in Berkshire realised approximately a 150% conversion rate - at 'C' level, which honestly is unheard of. This was a multi-platform campaign promoting THE [ReSource] using teaser DM, teaser html emails, pay off DM pieces, membership cards, microsites, virtual tours, telesales campaign and so forth - congratulated as being the most successful ever externally commissioned campaign in Avnet's history, very pleasing feedback, and did the trick for them too !
Creatively I've enjoyed being on panels with designers including David Carson, won design awards and enjoyed reviews by national creative press regularly - I enjoy my practice based work and acting as a professional visiting lecturer, setting and evaluating at degree level through to BTEC, with students at universities and colleges across the North West.
Working for Stuart Worthington I have lectured 'Design Business Protocol' at Manchester Business School, to a course specifically designed for creative business on the subject of business process, taking students through the journey of administrating a project from initial enquiry through to production, inclusive of all the legal details required to help ensure smooth delivery, and protection against potential difficulties.
Since then I have implemented a bespokely designed Filemaker based offline project management system that administrates orders, billings and so forth via email/fax and print which also links through to Sage for accountancy needs. I use online collaborative software; ‘Basecamp’, which has enabled Influence to reach a new level of organisation with relation to workflow and communication with customers and suppliers.
This enables clients to log in and see exactly what stage their project is at, they can view their latest proof, add a milestone to a to-do, comment on the latest round of amends and even upload copy, images and video for us to use.
This ensures that deadlines are clear, content is together with all proofs and discussions available for everyone to see.
I developed the concept, designed branding and graphic interface for Manchester North West CLC for an online lessons gallery which allows teachers to upload, share and research previous classes with exemplar case studies together with useful support information. http://www.projectboxonline.com/projectbox/viewall.php
Content Managed Websites
North West Manchester City Learning Centre
The Whitworth Art Gallery
The Manchester Communication Academy (with integrated HTML Email facility)
Digital Applications International: Content Management System that shares content across multiple ‘child’ sites, with various levels of authoring permission. Example listed is in beta phase.
Available at http://digitalaidev.co.uk/page.php?p=194 [Accessed 28 April 2012]
Kiosks
Interactive touch screen games that educate users through game play.
Developed interactive touch screen game show for Perkins at their Las Vegas exhibition. This collects user data and promotes benefits. Created concept, game logic, wrote scripts for avatar, sourced audio effects and theme tune. Directed illustrators, Flash and PHP programmers.
Available at http://www.influencedesign.com/perkins/ [Accessed 28 April 2012]
MythBusters
Available at http://www.influencedesign.com/mythbusters/mythbuster_web.html [Accessed 28 April 2012]
Design and build of North West Manchester CLC
A networked ‘intelligent classroom’ enabling up to three groups to be taught simultaneously, using interactive screens, directional audio and specialist lighting to enhance the teaching experience. Modular furniture was designed and manufactured to enable flexibility, to support teaching methods.
Available at http://influencedesign.com/clc/ [Accessed 28 April 2012]
StockportNetWork.com
A community based social networking site that enables users to promote events, share news, set up sub-groups, chats, activity stream, share photos, voice opinion in comments, forums and blogs, bring stories to life with video and extend reach with built-in integration of Facebook, Twitter, FlickR and YouTube.
Available at http://stockportnetwork.com/ [Accessed 30 April 2012]
Kiss102FM
Design of iconography, colour palette and abstract textures, informed by research from music specialists.
Avnet Resource Centre
Iconography developed to signal benefits.
Available at http://influencedesign.co.uk/46209/422046/case-studies/the-resource-case-study [Accessed 28 April 2012]
MCA Wayfinding Signage
Internal and external directional signage designed intuitively with iconography that is colour coded to match the walls of the learning destination. Chevrons point the way; reducing in length the closer you reach destination, until you arrive when you are presented with a Google style place marker. Icons, developed with MCA comply with legislative requirements helping people find their destination with ease.
Available at http://influencedesign.co.uk/33030/330681/signage/mca-wayfinding-signage [Accessed 28 April 2012]
HMV
The psychology of colour frequency references the music being sign-posted guiding shoppers subliminally.
Banners
Extensive collaborative research was required to resource quotations from inspirational figures to motivate students, visiting lecturers and staff at Manchester's flagship 'City Learning Centre' to achieve their potential. These messages bridged specific cultural, racial, lifestyle and age groups, and were phrased carefully to appeal to those that left pain to find pleasure and also for those who aspired to better themselves. The quotations, displayed within a series of ceiling hung banners, contain additional Meta messages, which were devised to encourage positive action, after consultation with specialist neuro linguistic programming practitioner, Nigel Magowan.
Available at http://influencedesign.co.uk/32556/381358/all-work/abraham-moss-clc-banners [Accessed 28 April 2012]
Directed TV advertisement for Duke Nukem, a PlayStation release and scored an original soundtrack with musicians.
Created brand, literature, signage and set design for Lynn Hershman’s exhibition Autonomous Agents at The Whitworth Art Gallery.
Launch material for New Media Foundation Degree (after winning 12 way pitch) designed using space travel reference.
The first web site completed for Sykes cottages, saw them realise an increase from 6% online bookings to over 60% within 9 months (reducing their print spend on brochures too by over 70%, reaching new markets further afield, and also winning the 'Regional DTI E-Commerce Award').
A strategic online and offline campaign utilising print, web banner adverts, adshells, and press advertising for art's client, Queer Up North working with John Malpass and Jan Bradley attracted 1.2 million hits to their site in its first month. Their events were subsequently very well attended !
Great Universal Stores saw the work I had produced in creating Kiss102's new graphic language and subsequently approached myself to help them enter the 'youth market' where I realised a 5.75% conversion rate from the direct mail piece 'Unzip Me' mailer as featured by Creative Review, nearly quadruple the average anticipated, leading to a 17.5 million run DM, followed by a re-branding commission for their online shopping arm Shopper's Universe, working closely with Gary Loran's team who had ambitious plans to generate significant levels of turnover.
Avnet's launch in Berkshire realised approximately a 150% conversion rate - at 'C' level, which honestly is unheard of. This was a multi-platform campaign promoting THE [ReSource] using teaser DM, teaser html emails, pay off DM pieces, membership cards, microsites, virtual tours, telesales campaign and so forth - congratulated as being the most successful ever externally commissioned campaign in Avnet's history, very pleasing feedback, and did the trick for them too !
Creatively I've enjoyed being on panels with designers including David Carson, won design awards and enjoyed reviews by national creative press regularly - I enjoy my practice based work and acting as a professional visiting lecturer, setting and evaluating at degree level through to BTEC, with students at universities and colleges across the North West.
Working for Stuart Worthington I have lectured 'Design Business Protocol' at Manchester Business School, to a course specifically designed for creative business on the subject of business process, taking students through the journey of administrating a project from initial enquiry through to production, inclusive of all the legal details required to help ensure smooth delivery, and protection against potential difficulties.
Since then I have implemented a bespokely designed Filemaker based offline project management system that administrates orders, billings and so forth via email/fax and print which also links through to Sage for accountancy needs. I use online collaborative software; ‘Basecamp’, which has enabled Influence to reach a new level of organisation with relation to workflow and communication with customers and suppliers.
This enables clients to log in and see exactly what stage their project is at, they can view their latest proof, add a milestone to a to-do, comment on the latest round of amends and even upload copy, images and video for us to use.
This ensures that deadlines are clear, content is together with all proofs and discussions available for everyone to see.
Memberships Reviews Awards
Memberships
Ambassador HUB Initiative
AMID
Chartered Society of Designers
Heaton Trader’s Association
Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Manchester Digital
Manchester Independents
SACAS 1152 Advanced Accreditation
Stockport NetWork
University of Salford Alumni
Various LinkedIn Groups
Press Reviews
City Life
Computer Arts
Creative Review
Design Week
How-Do
Manchester Evening News
Packaging News
QA Education
Stockport Express
Stockport Times
The Drum
XYZ
Awards
2011 Beyond the Call of Duty at Work Award
2011 RAR Recommended Agency
DTI Regional E-Commerce Award
Livewire Award for Best New Regional Business
PYBT Regional Best Customer Service Award
PYBT Regional Business of the Year Award
SWOT Marketing Award
Ambassador HUB Initiative
AMID
Chartered Society of Designers
Heaton Trader’s Association
Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Manchester Digital
Manchester Independents
SACAS 1152 Advanced Accreditation
Stockport NetWork
University of Salford Alumni
Various LinkedIn Groups
Press Reviews
City Life
Computer Arts
Creative Review
Design Week
How-Do
Manchester Evening News
Packaging News
QA Education
Stockport Express
Stockport Times
The Drum
XYZ
Awards
2011 Beyond the Call of Duty at Work Award
2011 RAR Recommended Agency
DTI Regional E-Commerce Award
Livewire Award for Best New Regional Business
PYBT Regional Best Customer Service Award
PYBT Regional Business of the Year Award
SWOT Marketing Award
Other Information
Licences
Full clean driving licence.
National Powerboat Certificate – Level 2
Fitness
Enjoy trying to keep fit and entering events.
Indoor swimming: 22 mile swim, Diabetes UK
Outdoor swimming: Lake Windermere, Great North Swim, Diabetes UK
Running: Manchester 10k Run, British Heart Foundation
Cycling: Manchester to Blackpool ride.
Also have enjoyed snow skiing, paragliding, wakeboarding, bungee, sky diving, scrambling, hill climbing.
Travel
Have been fortunate in the past to travel across Europe, Africa, Asia and America.
Entertainment
Enjoy concerts, festivals, theatre and cinema.
Member of
National Trust, Friends of Manchester Art Gallery, Friends of Whitworth Art Gallery and Jodrell Bank Quasar Scheme.
Full clean driving licence.
National Powerboat Certificate – Level 2
Fitness
Enjoy trying to keep fit and entering events.
Indoor swimming: 22 mile swim, Diabetes UK
Outdoor swimming: Lake Windermere, Great North Swim, Diabetes UK
Running: Manchester 10k Run, British Heart Foundation
Cycling: Manchester to Blackpool ride.
Also have enjoyed snow skiing, paragliding, wakeboarding, bungee, sky diving, scrambling, hill climbing.
Travel
Have been fortunate in the past to travel across Europe, Africa, Asia and America.
Entertainment
Enjoy concerts, festivals, theatre and cinema.
Member of
National Trust, Friends of Manchester Art Gallery, Friends of Whitworth Art Gallery and Jodrell Bank Quasar Scheme.
Professional Guest Lecturing
At Salford University and Stockport College mainly, I develop and refine students’ concepts, share industrial production knowledge, collaboratively write briefs, evaluate and mark work with course leaders.
Design process from concept development to creation
Group critiques encouraging collaborative working methods
Rapid idea generation within small cluster groups
One to one sessions focusing on specialist areas individually
Explore ideas and challenges using different approaches from lateral to literal
Provide critical feedback from both an industry and creative perspective
Portfolio development and presentation
Raise awareness of commercial objectives required from creative work
Design with the needs of the target market / lifestyle / demographics in mind
Develop solutions with consideration to use of media and method to achieve aims
Develop digital solutions with user and Search Engine Marketing considerations
Create artwork, including pagination and specialist print techniques
Organise student group visits to printers, photographers and other suppliers
Invite guest speakers such as Tony Wilson to lead design debate
Assist with escorting student groups around agencies in London, attend seminars and functions
Develop links with arts and the sciences
Review student development, encouraging quality and attendance
Use different media and environments that are subject specific
Use own work and industry experience to demonstrate theory in practice
Support delivery of the course and feed back upon its development to accommodate industry standards
Encourage self-assessment where appropriate
Support students through work placements at Influence
Introduce students to opportunities and potential employers
Work with colleagues to deliver multidisciplinary projects
Introduce if requested specialist support from established network of associates in areas such as media, film and photography
Feedback to colleagues on success and challenges regularly
Support design awards and motivate students to aspire
Organise and plan projects using gamut diagrams/software where applicable
Set live industry briefs and take student work through to professional industry standard production
Listen to students’ needs as they arise and address, with superiors when required
Adopt where relevant the principles of the award winning design and customer service process developed in industry
For Target Training I have delivered lectures on design management and process including the administrative and legal framework at Manchester Business School.
Design process from concept development to creation
Group critiques encouraging collaborative working methods
Rapid idea generation within small cluster groups
One to one sessions focusing on specialist areas individually
Explore ideas and challenges using different approaches from lateral to literal
Provide critical feedback from both an industry and creative perspective
Portfolio development and presentation
Raise awareness of commercial objectives required from creative work
Design with the needs of the target market / lifestyle / demographics in mind
Develop solutions with consideration to use of media and method to achieve aims
Develop digital solutions with user and Search Engine Marketing considerations
Create artwork, including pagination and specialist print techniques
Organise student group visits to printers, photographers and other suppliers
Invite guest speakers such as Tony Wilson to lead design debate
Assist with escorting student groups around agencies in London, attend seminars and functions
Develop links with arts and the sciences
Review student development, encouraging quality and attendance
Use different media and environments that are subject specific
Use own work and industry experience to demonstrate theory in practice
Support delivery of the course and feed back upon its development to accommodate industry standards
Encourage self-assessment where appropriate
Support students through work placements at Influence
Introduce students to opportunities and potential employers
Work with colleagues to deliver multidisciplinary projects
Introduce if requested specialist support from established network of associates in areas such as media, film and photography
Feedback to colleagues on success and challenges regularly
Support design awards and motivate students to aspire
Organise and plan projects using gamut diagrams/software where applicable
Set live industry briefs and take student work through to professional industry standard production
Listen to students’ needs as they arise and address, with superiors when required
Adopt where relevant the principles of the award winning design and customer service process developed in industry
For Target Training I have delivered lectures on design management and process including the administrative and legal framework at Manchester Business School.