WHERE IT ALL STARTED
I am a young aspiring designer living in London, UK. I was introduced to design by my uncle around the age of 11. He is a Graphic Designer and gave me an old copy of Corel Draw. From here I moved onto Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Cinema 4D, learnt a few lines of code and produced a plethora of work.
Design is an over-riding passion of mine and I can’t imagine pursuing any other career. I am a self-motivated individual with a burning desire for progression and success. I have a strong work ethic and always try my hardest to provide more than asked. There’s too many people competing in this world to provide as little as you can get away with. I genuinely believe that.
I started producing work for clients around the age of 15, offering anything that I could do. I made logos, websites, idents, edited videos, made banners for YouTube and so on. I loved it, I loved making clients happy and helping them to progress in whatever line of work they were involved in.
EDUCATION
I studied Music Tech, Media and Business with Economics at both GCSE and A-Level. They were a great stepping stone for me, and really reassured me that the industry that I wanted to head into was the right one for me.
I am currently attending Brunel University, studying Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. The facilities here are outstanding and I think this is the perfect place for me to improve my skills drastically and launch myself into an amazing career.
I learn the vast majority of my web design skills on Treehouse. I love this site so much and allows you to learn industry standard techniques at an alarming rate. I continue to use it today to learn the latest about web design and so on.
MAIN INTERESTS
Design is my main passion. I have a huge passion for Film, TV, Cinematography, Motion Design, Web Design, Brand Identity, Marketing, pretty much anything to do with Design. I have recently been getting into photography, mainly because of my university course.
I also love music. I have been playing the guitar since the age of 8. I also sing and like to perform on occasion. I have performed in numerous shows during high school and college, along with a couple of open mic nights in recent years. I find it quite therapeutic.
Fitness is also an obsession of mine. I love weightlifting and nutrition. I have a Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification which I took in the summer of 2013 for fun. It’s a good escape for me, a lot of my work isn’t very physical, and so I like pushing myself to the limit in the gym.
FAVOURITE QUOTES
“He who says he can and he who says he can’t are both usually right.”
“Some of you say you want success, but you don’t want it bad, you just kinda want it”
“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful”
“The margin for error is so small, I mean, one half step too late or too early and you don’t quite make it. One half second too slow or too fast and you don’t quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us.”
“How bad do you want it?”