About

The Company

‘Aarh!’ Creative was setup in 2008, not as a design agency but as an indentity for trading on a freelance basis.

I’m a creative freelance designer specialising in Branding, Web Development and UX design. 5+ years of design agency experience working diverse range of national projects including integrated marketing campaigns, web and application design for clients such as Monarch Airlines, Visit Britain, Topps Match Attax, Blacks Leisure Group, Sun International, Butcher’s Pet Care, Vauxhall & Mookie.

Technical

Adobe Creative Suite CS3+ which includes; proficient Dreamweaver use, excellent Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign & Flash skills, Quark Xpress 7, Microsoft Office 2008 and conventional desktop publications. Able to demonstrate excellent use of the following technologies and standards: Valid CSS & XHTML W3C compliant coding with an understanding of PHP and JavaScript, SEO knowledge, effective social media usage coupled with a background in IT, networking and problem solving.

Academic

Sept 2005 – Feb 2006
The University of Northampton
Accepted onto BA Hons in Graphic Communication.

Sept 2004 – June 2005
Northampton College
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design.
Head hunted by Organised Confusion based on the
strength of my end of year show.

Sept 2003 – May 2004
Northampton College
GNVQ Intermediate in Art & Design.

Sept 2002 – May 2003
Northampton College
GNVQ Intermediate in Information Technology.

Sept 1999 – July 2002
Weston Favell Upper School
5 GCSE’s grade C and above including Maths, English & Graphics.

Experience

June 2010 – Present
Milton Bayer
Digital Designer

Dec 2008 – June 2010
Secure Living
Inhouse Graphic/Web Designer

June 2008 – Present
‘Aarh!’ Creative
Full Time Freelance

April 2005 – June 2008
Organised Confusion
Graphic/New Media Designer

April 2003 – April 2005
Staples
Business Machines Assistant

Just for fun…

I have had a natural aptitude for working with computers from a young age and for me design isn’t just my day job whether it’s visiting exhibitions, attending international conferences, pushing personal development or hands-on creative thinking, it happily integrates into my everyday life. I love photography, food, socialising and creative banter.  I like to be proactive and live at the speed of light (okay not that fast, but fast enough!).