Hi.
I’m a Graphic Designer from the freezing fields of Lancashire, currently living and working in London.
After 11 years of experience in advertising and publishing, I’m now designing key art for films at Intermission.
helloandyallen (at) gmail (dot) com
Clients
Agencies
Adam&EveDDB
Anomaly
Evidently
Grey
Havas
JWT
Missouri Creative
Mother
Ogilvy
Publicis
Recipe
TBWA
The&Partnership
Lifelounge (Melbourne)
Whippet (Melbourne)
Publishers
Atlantic Books
Bloomsbury Academic
Faber & Faber
Head of Zeus
Little, Brown Book Group
MacLehose Press
Michael O'Mara Books
Orion
Penguin
Profile Books
Quercus
Simon & Schuster
The Economist
Zed Books
Experience
Designer
Intermission
Feb 2021 – Present
Designing key art for the film and entertainment industry.
Freelance Designer
Various agencies/clients
Oct 2016 – Feb 2021
Worked in-house at advertising agencies on above-the-line campaigns, as well as with trade publishers on book cover commissions.
Designer
Penguin Random House
Feb 2016 – Sep 2016
Transworld is part of Penguin Random House, and I spent 8 months there working on jacket designs for titles across the literary fiction, crime-thriller, non-fiction, and biography genres.
Freelance Designer
Various agencies/clients
Jun 2014 – Jan 2016
After Leo’s I went freelance, working in-house at advertising agencies in London, and a brief stint in Melbourne. I also started working with publishers on book cover design commissions.
Designer
Leo Burnett
Jan 2011 – May 2014
I worked on above-the-line projects for clients such as Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Freeview, Red Cross, Unicef, and P&G. Smaller projects included being the lead designer on a successful pitch for Artfinder, involving a full rebrand and launch campaign.
Skills
Strong knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, with a working knowledge of After Effects and Cinema 4D.
Education
BA (1st Class Honours) Graphic Design
University Centre at Blackburn College
2006 – 2009