Rich Gemmell has been a full time designer and illustrator for over ten years and has worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Hodder publishing house and many others. His illustration work is mainly digital and focuses on travel, environments and food.
Ivy Fung is an environmental graphic, signage and wayfinding designer, artist and illustrator. She has an artistic mind with an adventurous spirit, Ivy’s creations are embodiments of history, heritage and technology. Currently, she is a freelance graphic designer.
She has about 14 years of experience in environmental branding and signage and wayfinding in Hong Kong before relocating to St Neots. She worked in a Hong Kong developer and worldwide architectural and interior design firms before. Her projects covered different disciplines like culture, shopping mall, workplace, hospitality and entertainment.
She is innovative and contributed to creative and original design solutions. She works from conceptual design and develops it until completion. She has the good interpersonal skill within the project team and has a good sense of space to design and locate environmental branding graphics.
Ivy is also an artist and likes to experiment with a range of mediums and formats of expression, from public art to video and illustrations. She is also featured in Hong Kong Eye, one of the world’s most important publications showcasing Hong Kong artists.
I got a BA(Hons) in Fine Art back in the day. It taught me a lot about professionalism and exposed me to a wide range of artistic inputs, techniques and equipment. Now I am freelance. I love putting paint, pens and pencils on paper. I love using real art materials and touching art equipment. Getting messy. I mostly use pencil and gouache for illustration work, but spill out into other media as diverse as acrylic on canvas to computer lead svg creations as the need arises.
I have worked for such entities as the Wintringham Housing Association and Scripture Union; as well as taking personal commissions.
Check out my website (link in the corner) to see my portfolio and feel free to contact me at solrisewalker@gmail.com
Deborah is an experienced and fully qualified graphic designer. Since graduating with a First Class (Hons) degree in Graphic Design from Cambridge School of Art, she has enjoyed a varied career in design, including spells working as a freelance designer and in creative agencies, publishing and in-house design teams. She has created designs for both UK-based and international clients, primarily within the education and scientific research sectors.
Sule has been freelancing since 2019, partnering with businesses worldwide and recently moved to St Neots. Her focus is on assisting brands in effectively reaching their desired audience through her expertise in branding, art direction, and digital design services.
Seb Camm is a creative graphic designer, photographer and illustrator with around fourteen years experience, working in both creative studios and as a freelancer, with clients large and small. He tends to think in terms of the bigger picture, and so his thought process lends itself to branding, identity and campaigns. Whilst his aesthetically eye loves to create beautiful, balanced and clear graphic design across a wide variety of print and digital media. As a curious extrovert, he loves asking questions and working together to create awesome visual solutions that resonate with their audience and meet the brief, on time and on budget.
Lauren learned to knit when she was 9, and has been passionate about the craft ever since. She soon started plotting out her own designs, learned to sew, and eventually hand made her whole wardrobe. After obtaining her BA in Art from Western Washington University in 2005, she moved to New York City where she worked as a fashion designer for 15 years, specializing in intimate apparel for women and girls.
In 2011 Lauren started Girly Knits where she has published over 80 hand knitting patterns. In 2019 she took a machine knitting workshop at FIT and fell in love with the craft.
In 2021 she decided to attend Nottingham Trent University to obtain her MA in Fashion Knitwear Design to further her knowledge and skills.
Kevin is a dynamic and results-driven professional with extensive experience in launching marketing campaigns, developing strategies, and driving business growth. Proven track record of leading teams to successful outcomes, leveraging market insights and understanding of current trends to improve ROI. Experienced in digital marketing, content creation, and public relations initiatives. Adept at leveraging digital analytics to measure and optimize marketing campaigns.
His style in leadership is collaborative and empathic which draws the best creativity out of people resulting in reaching aggressive KPI’s for the main blow-ribbon accounts he has lead.
His love of ideas is on a par with my love of sport mainly road running and swimming, his PB for a Marathon is currently: 2:48 Paris. World Masters Silver medalist in the 2k sand run and in 2010 won gold in the 2k beach run at the NSW and National State Surf Life Saving Championships. While in Australia he was lifeguard at North Steyne Surf Life Saving Club.
Carrie studied architecture at the Manchester School of Architecture, where she graduated with First Class Honours and Distinctions across three degree programs, and the University of Cambridge. While at Manchester she was nominated for the RIBA Silver Medal (2012) and won a number of other awards. Prior to co-founding BBA, Carrie worked for a number of award-winning architectural practices including Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (Bath) and Ollier Smurthwaite Architects (Manchester). Carrie was part of the design team behind the Manchester School of Art, shortlisted for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize (2014). She has experience across a range of sectors and building typologies including private residential, social housing, and primary through to higher education. Carrie was previously an Associate Lecturer at the Cambridge School Art and has served as a visiting critic at the Manchester School of Architecture and University for the Creative Arts.
Simon is a theatre professional with over 40 years’ experience in the industry. He has a background in technical theatre and as a production manager and technical director he has produced shows in the UK, USA and Europe for various companies including the Almeida Theatre and English National Opera. Since 1995 as a client representative and project director Simon has been involved in some of the UK’s most successful theatre construction projects including the redevelopment of the Royal Court Theatre in London’s Sloane Square, the Coliseum in London’s St Martins Lane and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s transformation of its three Stratford Theatres.
Since setting up Harper Tackley in 2012 Simon has worked as a project director or advisor on projects for;
– Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
– The Royal Shakespeare Company
– Cast Theatre in Doncaster
– West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong
– English Touring Theatre
– English National Ballet
– The Actors Centre
– Creative Scotland
– Mercury Theatre, Colchester
– The Almeida Theatre, Islington
– The Guardian
– The Arts Theatre, Covent Garden (PW Productions)
– Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Woolwich Works project
– Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
– Pitlochry Festival Theatre
– Troxy
– Cambridge Arts Theatre
– IMPACT/Dunard Concert Hall, Edinburgh
Simon is an experienced team leader with a history of managing complex arts projects. He is used to working in both the public and the private sector and has many years of experience on Arts Council and privately funded projects. He is experienced in the procurement of publicly funded projects and the management structures they require.
His background in producing theatre helps him bridge the gap between the design team and client.
Carli is a freelance graphic designer who is in love with the process of craft as well as ideas generation and believes in the use of good design for positive social change. Carli has a background in Logistics Management within the Telecommunications sector and is highly creative bringing together professionalism, organisational skills, project management and excellent communication skills. Carli recently won a commission for Wells & Co’s new Brewpoint brewery corporate identity and packaging design, from concept and art direction through to execution.
Becks Simpson is a freelance hair stylist who specialises in vintage, bride and events. After leaving school Becks studied and trained at The Keith & Peter Hairdressing Academy in her hometown of Hereford. After five years she progressed quickly, moving from stylist to salon manager. Keen to keep moving forwards, it was then in 2005 she moved to London for two years, during which time she gained valuable experience at the Covent Garden Avenda Institute, Hebe on the Strand and The Mowgli Salon in Primrose Hill. After moving to Bristol for seven years, where Becks Simpson built an on-site salon at the BBC on Whiteladies Road and a second salon at the Bristol University Halls of Residence, she now operates her freelance business from St Neots.
Anna Piecha is a graphic designer based in St Neots who graduated from the Fine Art Academy in Poland in 2011. And has developed her skills as an artist and graphic designer. With over ten years of experience she has open mind for the new experiences and positive flair for the future adventures. Between 2009 and 2015 she had several individual and group exhibitions where she presented her graphics and paintings.
Anna is a dreamer, her passion is art: intaglio prints, painting and drawing. She is a design lover: digital art, illustration, visual communication. She is also expanding her knowledge in UX Design. She is looking for an opportunity to work with a creative people.
Angie Moyes believes design makes a difference, not just as visual communication, but to the bottom line. She loves her job because she gets to meet people with passion and purpose – and that’s infectious. With over 20 years’ experience and projects covering a diverse range of sectors, including education, entrepreneurs and start-ups to blue chip corporate – consumer to academia, science and the arts, Angie has been lucky to meet a lot of brilliant people in fantastic companies.
Angie Moyes has worked with clients such as Abcam, Blighter, Baker Hughes, BP, The Biochemical Society, Cyrus Audio, The Gurdon Institute, Grant Instruments, International SOS, One Paper Buildings (now Drystone), Portland Press, Socia and Widget. With a network of associates – such as writers, editors, developers – projects can be large or small.
She loves all the areas of design and has been lucky enough to work in: logo design, information design for technical documents and websites as information architecture – or UX/UI as it’s also known, journal and book design, web site design, campaign design (for products, ads or internal comms).
She relishes that by using her design skills she is able to make a difference to a clients product or service, by making it better understood and more attractive to their clients and customers. To make her clients ‘look good’ in the face of competition.
Andrew Poodle’s background is in online infrastructure and web application development and he has spent much of his career as a specialist in MySQL databases. Andrew is now more interested and involved in online business development and online strategy than being a hands-on techie, but his technical background serves him well in understanding what’s feasible and practical.
In a nutshell, Andrew is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on developing products and business strategy for the mobile and web markets. In recent years Andrew co-founded ski blog PowPowPow, online dating website Plenty More Fish, and tech-company Craftspeed
Andrew Foster is qualified in graphic design and illustration and has studied at both Bath and Bedford College. He has loved drawing since he was little and continues to love it now that he’s not so little.
He’s currently working as a designer and illustrator at agency Bonfire Creative Intelligence and all the work featured on his website are all personal projects created in his own time.
He is proud to be one of the founding members of the Circus of Illustration – a group of professional and amateur illustrators in the Bedfordshire area. As a group they are dedicated to promoting illustration in all its forms. They hold exhibitions of illustration and are involved in various smaller events such as Drink & Draw get-togethers. They have also published their own themed ‘zines’.
Alex Whiteley is a creative ideas-led graphic designer based in Huntingdon and believes in high-quality, considered design, it’s a conceptual artistic approach shaped into a strong set of design principles. Alex specialises in a research driven use of typography, brand identity, print and web design, social media imagery, digital marketing and videography. Her skills lie in having over ten years graphic design experience in many different areas of industry, and recently achieved a masters degree in graphic design and typography at Cambridge School of Art. Alex focuses on well-researched and developed concepts that best fits the individual needs of each brief. She offers an honest and heart-felt approach, a problem solving strategy and exceptional, creative design that does not cost the earth.
Aimee Hutchinson is an award-winning visual and illustrative artist based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. She began her studies at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, before moving on to the Belfast School of Art where she graduated in 2015 with BA honours in Fine Art. In March 2014, Aimee held her first solo exhibition, Wanderlust, at the renowned Belfast venue, the Ulster Hall and was included in the Catalyst Arts group show. In June 2015, Aimee’s exhibition La Mère de Lapin, based on the infamous tale of Mary Toft, won her the prestigious Belfast Print Workshop Student Award and a year’s residency. Currently, Aimee is working on commissions and has had her work purchased by several buyers as far afield as the United States, Australia and Canada. In the future she hopes to resume her studies and would like to carve a career as a Medical Illustration.
Adele Gilpin is has a background in database design and development and recently moved in to the realm of data visualisation and infographic design. At her previous employer, she identified a need to complement their rather hefty annual reports with snippets of data that were easier to access, digestible and visually interesting. While she doesn’t feel like a creative in the traditional sense, she feels that data can enhance everyone’s lives and her mission is to take the numb out of the numbers.
Over the last 25 years, Chantal has worked professionally in small and large companies as a Creative Lead, Brand/Design and Marketing Manager – including at one of the country’s largest conservation charities. Her role here saw her effecting change across multiple fields by widening its digital offer and mixing brand development with its application across websites, email, social media, moving images and print.
Chantal sprinkles her innovative thinking and boundless energy across creative projects, with an audience-led, customer-first approach at the heart of everything she does. Chantal has also supported multiple local community initiatives either as a trustee or as a voluntary project lead, helping to get good work off the ground. You’ll always be able to spot her; she’ll be the one waving her arms about, getting really excited about an idea, and thinking out loud! Either that, or she’s out and about exploring the green spaces of St Neots with her curious poodle pup – Syndey Vicious.
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