Hi.
I’m a Graphic Designer from the freezing fields of Lancashire.
Currently I'm living and working in London, with 10 years experience in advertising and publishing.
If you think I'd be a good fit for a project, get in touch:
helloandyallen@gmail.com
0751 444 2149
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
Freelance Designer
Various agencies/clients
October 2016 – Present
At the moment I'm working in-house at advertising agencies on above-the-line campaigns, as well as with trade publishers on book cover commissions.
Book Cover Designer
Penguin Random House
February 2016 – September 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
June 2014 – January 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
January 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