A brief summary

What got me started

During my childhood I used to spend hours browsing pages on teletext. I didn't have an obsession with memorising football results or recipes. I think it came down to a healthy (or unhealthy depending on which way you look at it) fascination with the primitive graphics that made up the pages, coupled with a childlike desire to explore a seemingly endless medium.

I had my first taste of web design in my teens. I got together with a couple of mates to start a web design company. With no prior experience (how foolish we were) we tried to get a loan which was thankfully refused because we only managed two websites before we disbanded in a flurry of teenage angst.

We made a bit of money though, and I realised how much I enjoy designing websites. I decided it was the ideal career choice for me as It allowed me to merge my interest in everything digital with my desire to be creative.

At that time the web design community was taking steps to adopt wider use of CSS and web standards, something I agreed with because it compelled me to develop websites in a more inclusive way, with semantic structure accessibility and SEO in mind aswell as making things look pretty.

Since then I've worked on a variety of freelance projects. I designed and developed the website for a London based research agency and worked with the great people at branding and design firm underscore. Have a look at my CV for more info.

In my spare time

I like browsing showcase sites like fffound and dropular to keep up with design trends and keep myself inspired. When I'm away from the computer I like spending time out on the trails with my bicycle and playing football. I've also got a passion for seeing new places and meeting people of different cultures, even though I haven't done much of it yet! These days I settle for trips to my parents place in rural France where I enjoy things like freshly laid eggs, local cider, walking the dog and making myself feel all manly by chopping up lumps of wood with an axe.