b'Nick Sayers Graphic Designer CV\nWebsite www.nicksayers.com Email mail@nicksayers.com\nContact 27 Clarendon Villas, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3RE, England\nTelephone +44 (0) 1273 388751 Mobile +44 (0) 7812 036415\nProfile I am a freelance graphic designer for web and print, with a client list and portfolio\nfocused on arts, music, film and community work. I am a dedicated advocate of\nclean, accessible design and have a sharp attention to detail. Being self-employed\n(since November 1999) I have strong management and communication skills. I\nkeep aware of current web and print technologies and trends, and am a diligent\nInternet researcher. I have a passion for typography, having designed a number of\nmy own fonts. Panoramic photography is an activity that has always been a hobby,\nbut which I am now bringing into my professional work.\nIT Skills \xe2\x80\xa2 Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript, BBEdit,\nJavaScript, CSS, X/HTML, Dreamweaver, InDesign, QuarkXPress and Acrobat\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Advanced abilities in ColorSync, ImageReady, Microsoft Office and FontLab\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Good working knowledge of Fireworks, FreeHand and CorelDraw\n\xe2\x80\xa2 I am equally at home using Mac OS or Windows\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Expertise in graphic design, programming, typography, panoramic photography,\ncomputer operating systems and networks\nClients V&A Photography Gallery and Cleveland Museum (for Cognitive Applications), Manic\nStreet Preachers (for Kleber), Oxford University Press, Tunbridge Wells Borough\nCouncil, University of Sussex, Zap Art, MeCCSA (Media, Communications & Cultural\nStudies Association), Coinslot, Freelance Store, Jackson Lowe Marketing (see\nbelow), Magnetic South, Friction Records (see below), Komedia Theatre and\nRadical Philosophy magazine.\nEmployment Graphic Designer for web and print\nJackson Lowe Marketing, Lewes, Jan \xe2\x80\x93 Apr 2001\nWorking for this web and print design company, I designed and maintained clients\xe2\x80\x99\nwebsites using Dreamweaver and Flash. This included raw coding in Flash\nActionScript, JavaScript, CSS and HTML. I was also responsible for redesigning the\ncompany\xe2\x80\x99s website and brand identity, and producing corporate print brochures\nusing QuarkXPress, Photoshop and Illustrator.\nCherrybyte, FDM Group Plc, Brighton, Sept \xe2\x80\x93 Oct 2000\nHaving completing the Web Design course at FDM (see below), I was chosen to\nwork in the company\xe2\x80\x99s web design department. In my time there I was responsible\nfor the design and ActionScript coding of a number of interactive Flash movies.\nFirst Choice Travel, Brighton, Feb \xe2\x80\x93 Aug 1999\nWorking as part of the Brochure Production team in this travel company\xe2\x80\x99s head\noffice, I was responsible for laying out brochures in QuarkXPress, and designing\nlogos and page elements in Illustrator. I also carried out technical maintenance on\nthe Macintosh network, including network configuration, font management and\ngeneral troubleshooting.\n\n\x0cMercury Press, Crawley, Mar \xe2\x80\x93 Apr 1999\nDesigned corporate brochures and advertising using QuarkXPress and Photoshop\nwhilst working at this print and marketing company.\nBeaumont Schubert Ltd, Hove, June 1997 \xe2\x80\x93 Jan 1999\nWorking with QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator and FreeHand on a Macintosh, I\nwas responsible for the monthly design of G Scene, Brighton\xe2\x80\x99s gay community\nmagazine, and most of the adverts within it. I also produced adverts for Impact (a\nBrighton listings magazine), and designed many other pieces of work for print,\nincluding theatre and club publicity. Offset litho printing was done on site, for which I\noutput film via imagesetter. In my time there, I redesigned G Scene, instigated new\nfiling systems, and carried out technical maintenance on the Macintosh system,\nincluding the setting up of networks and the configuration of hardware and\nsoftware.\nSoul Jazz on Sea, Brighton, Sept 1995 \xe2\x80\x93 Mar 1997\nDesigned the logo, corporate identity and advertising for this record shop.\nFriction Records, Hove, June 1996 \xe2\x80\x93 (ongoing)\nWorking for this independent record label, I have designed the covers of a wide\nvariety of music and spoken word albums, including punk, psychedelia, rock and\nCharles Bukowski poetry.\nThe Wildcat Collection, Brighton, Jan 1995 \xe2\x80\x93 Feb 1997\nWorking with QuarkXPress, Photoshop, CorelDraw and Ray Dream Designer for\nWindows, I was responsible for all print design for this Brighton body-piercing\ncompany. Publicity I produced included catalogues, adverts, flyers, posters,\nstationery and logos.\nTraining Web Design Course, FDM Group Plc, Brighton, July \xe2\x80\x93 Sept 2000\nLearnt Flash, Dreamweaver, JavaScript, CSS, HTML and ImageReady for Windows.\nEducation University of Brighton, Sept 1992 \xe2\x80\x93 June 1994\nTwo years on the BA (Hons) 3D Design course, specialising in Ceramics. For my\nvisual research I wrote programs in Basic and 3D CAD script to generate virtual\nsculptures on a Macintosh.\nKent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, Sept 1991 \xe2\x80\x93 June 1992\nBTEC General Art and Design\nInterests Cycling (I have an ambition to cycle from Jersey to Shetland, via Land\xe2\x80\x99s End and\nJohn O\xe2\x80\x99Groats), mountain biking around the South Downs, art house cinema\n(favourite directors: Nicolas Roeg, Kevin Macdonald), panoramic photography\n(inspiration: Jan Dibbets, Steven Pippin, Spencer Tunick), music, DIY, travel, art.\n\nDecember 2004'