Current and recent work
Ongoing projects – 2008
Print design
- Together with Phil Baines Studio, I am designing the autobiography of legendary illustrator Alan Aldridge, to be published by Thames & Hudson
- Implementation for another book by City & Guilds, to be published before the summer
Interaction design
- Interaction and screen design for an advanced content management system developed by opusQ
- I am excited to be working with London-based service design studio The SEA on the user experience and interaction design for a new networked mobile media service
Identity
- I just completed creating the new identity for an up-and-coming electronic clothing brand from London
City & Guilds – 2008
implementation of book design for City & Guilds, the UK’s leading vocational awarding body. The book is a guide for Personal Licence Holders in Scotland and features a variety of specially designed charts, graphs, and questionnaires.
opusQ – 2007
identity for opusQ, an IT start-up based in Zürich, Switzerland. It was constructed using a minimal amount of pixels, to allow for discrete placement on small screens such as mobile phones and PDAs. While the hard pixel shapes identify opusQ as a digital service provider, the Q retains a warm form, a nod towards opusQ’s emphasis on user-friendly solutions.
Subsequently, a website/screen design was created around the new identity.
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Mobbu/GSL – 2007
interaction/screen design for Mobbu, a provider of mobile/hand-held and internet data services, and GSL, who provide the UK Home Office with prison management, court services and prisoner transportation.
The enormous task was to design the interface of a control room software to manage 2,000 prisoner movements daily, at 170 courts and 19 vehicle bases across the UK. This was achieved by creating a flexible and user-friendly system, displaying information ‘on demand’ to maximise screen real estate and to help the user focus on relevant data. Please also refer to Mobbu’s case study.
Camden Dental Centre – 2007
identity for Camden Dental Centre, London. The logo had to communicate quickly, look welcoming, yet elegant and professional. A typeface with crisp serifs was chosen to underline the practice’s tradition and cutting edge dentistry.
The business cards also had to function as appointment cards and include a mini map on the reverse with bus and Underground connections.
As a follow-up, the medical history forms were redesigned to be completed quickly and with confidence. Any subsequent changes are marked on a special field on the front, saving much paper in the long run. A colleague, who is a doctor in Germany, helped to group the questions in order of relevance to the dentist. The ‘yes’ column is highlighted throughout to alert the dentist visually of any risks.
Walters and Cohen – 2006
website/screen design and backend development for architects Walters and Cohen. The design maximises the practice’s high quality photography of projects, with contextual menus sliding in from the sides when required. The project overview features smart filters to allow the visitor to find projects of interest quickly.
The website is fed by a fast XML database, allowing easy updating and dynamic loading of projects, news and other content.
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Pizza Express – 2006
mural design for a 8m x 1m space on the bar of Pizza Express’ Portsmouth Harbour restaurant. The design echoes the colours and random wave patterns of the sea and encourages customers to discover ever-new shapes and details.
Independent Cinema Office – 2005
website/screen design for the Independent Cinema Office, a national organisation that supports independent film exhibition throughout the UK. The aim was to create a virtual space to advertise a great variety of films, while leaving the option to focus on particular projects or festivals.
To make the site accessible for all users, including people with disabilities, the site was hand-coded in standard-compliant XHTML and CSS.
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