I’ve had over thirty years experience designing and developing multimedia content for all sorts of platforms, delivery methods and clients. I’ve made hundreds of CDROMs with Director, countless interactive applications with Flash and have spent much of the 21st century making websites with HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL &c. These days I mostly do video-based animation, music composition and sound design.
I’m a dab-hand with Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Audition, can handle a camera, know a thing or two about video formats and am fluent in sound recording, sound effects and music (composition, recording and editing). Oh, and I can also do the odd voiceover too, if required - ask me about my Hugh Laurie impression. Actually, don't, The Wife says it doesn't sound anything like him.
In my spare time I like to ponder the nature of universe and to make biscuits. Well, when I say 'make biscuits', I really mean 'help The Wife to make biscuits' by doing the initial testing of the final baked versions (some people just call that 'eating biscuits') and doing the washing up of the befouled implements.
I am also a serial parenthesiser (no, really) and my penchant for parenthesis is second only to my desire to hyphenate - I just can't-help-it.
Below, you can see what I've been up to recently. And not just recently - I've included some old projects here too, just because.
The web can be a bit ephemeral at times; sites come and go. Pages last the length of the campaign and are then consigned to the virtual landfill; hours of painstaking work reduced to pixelated rubble. This means that some of the projects below are no longer live, or have changed beyond recognition, repainted by the hands of subsequent developers, or torn-down and replaced with something wholly new.
Wherever possible for web-based projects, I will link to a live version and where not, if allowable, I'll link to an archived version.
It's worth noting that I don't update this section as often as I should - I blame you clients for keeping me so busy!
Animation
Will they or won't they?
Animation
Pencils, sharpeners and a big fist.
Animation
It's blue, gold and square. Top.
Animation
One of them is lying...
Animation
Letters, photos and film from WWII
Animation
You can't find it if you don't look for it.
Animation
Unexpectedly rotational fulfilment.
Animation
Twitter/Instagram promo for Mr Pullman's trilogy.
Animation
A promotional animated video for "See What I Have Done" by Sarah Schmidt.
Animation
Eeek, it's only bloody Terry Pratchett.
Animation
Hospitals, mummified bodies... blimey.
Animation
Animated book promo. Yes.
Animation
Blatant Christmas-based shenanigans aimed at children. Nice.
Web
Simple one-page site for author Christie Watson.
Advertising
Posters for Minette Walter's "The Last Hours".
Web
Responsive website for Worthing Airsoft.
Animation
The Epic Disruption of the Advertising Industry.
Animation
Simple promo for author Holly Seddon.
Animation
Animated promo for "The Mountain" by Luca D'Andrea.
Advertising
Poster for Holly Seddon's "Don't Close Your Eyes".
Advertising
Posters for Caite Dolan-Leach's "Dead Letters".
Web
Responsive website for author Simon Toyne.
Web
My site, but now it's version three, or to use the vernacular, v3.0.
Web
Website for best-selling children's author Jacqueline Wilson
Web
Responsive website for John Grisham's children's books.
Animation
Potential movement ideas for a website pitch.
Web
Responsive website for author Kate Atkinson
Web
Responsive website for author Sophie Kinsella.
Web
Parallax-scrolling website for author Robert Goddard.
Web
Responsive, animated, scrolling single-page microsite.
Web
A microsite campaign to support the Jack Reacher film by Transworld books.
Animation
Animated film featuring 'Mr. Safety'.
Web
Website for author Sharon Bolton.
Web
Ofsted portal for parents to give their views about schools their children attend.