Jim Clarkson
Graphic designer ~ Web designer ~ Image-maker
contact me:
info@jimdesign.co.uk
07968 206 368
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Graphic design for
print & digital
What I do
I provide graphic and web design knowledge, experience and skills that will make your business visually engaging and appropriate.
I’d be pleased to chat over any graphic design or web projects with you.
To view a graphic design, web or illustration project, click below…
Design work
I design logos,
websites,
e-newsletters and
magazines or
brochures — I'll be able to help with your design needs.
My design background
With robust skills across contemporary and traditional design, I know Adobe creative suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign like the back
of my hand, and am well-versed in Apple Macintosh operating systems. I also have strong experience in art direction and picture research,
from simple product shoots in studios, to multi-day oversea trips.
Over 10 years
in the design industry, experienced across print
& web
I also have a particular passion for
illustration, custom typography and letter-cutting. I blend all these influences into my work, offering a very diverse backgound of experience.
On-line I also create html and css, for websites or email newsletters, customise Wordpress sites, build an app, or code a Flash website (but not for much longer), banner or game.
Design experience
- BA Graphic Art & Design 2:1
- 15 years industry experience
- Art Direction
- Photography and Picture research
My skills
Good design is more than just visuals – it’s client and designer working together. Relationships and clear communication count.
Experience and clients
My track record in design spans more than a decade. Following a BA Hons in Graphic Art & Design, I built up a solid track
record in design by working for IPC Media, Hotcourses and Panini UK,
where I produced high-quality design work for titles including Doctor Who Magazine, bliss and mizz.
In 2008, I set up my own graphic design studio in a converted pig sty in Groombridge, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Graphic design for print & web
Since then, I’ve established a dynamic portfolio of clients including The Rare Breed Pig Company & CentralBikes.
I also work in partnership with several local creative agencies, and continue to freelance with London based publishers. I really enjoy the variety of my work and the fresh challenges it produces.
My key areas of design
- Logo design
- General graphic design
- Web design — html & css
- Wordpress — blogs and CMS sites
- Print design
Take a look
You can click on the slideshow images above - they'll take you to examples of my graphic and web design work
About jim design
My work is influenced by visual culture, print media and online media, but much of my design inspiration comes from the outdoors
– from the sights and sounds I experience when I’m out on my bike.
Likes nothing better than sketching and working up new designs
My keen interest in the environment doesn’t stop at the great outdoors:
I’m firmly committed to using ethical sources of paper for my work and to using my bike or public transport to get to meetings.
I'm an avid cyclist, in all forms, mountain-biking remaining my favourite.
List of design inspiration type things
- Mountain biking
- Coffee
- Road riding
- Walking to work
- Reading
Contact me
If you’d like to talk through your graphic design requirements for print or web, just drop me an email or give me a call on 07968 206368.