About This Website
This website is the personal portfolio of UK-based Graphic Designer, Matthew Isherwood. It also contains some other stuff that I have done or am doing. This page tells you all about me as well as what else you can find on the website:
Design | My graphic design portfolio.
T-Shirts | I've got a website selling unique handprinted men's t-shirts. Here's a bit of info about it and some of my favourite designs.
Painting | I try and paint when possible. Here are some of my better efforts.
Travels | I like to get around and see the world. This shows some of my travels where I have been inspired to do something graphical.
Blog | What I'm doing at the moment.
Links | Friends and relevant websites.
All work copyright Matthew Isherwood 2008. Please request before reproducing online or in print.
About Me
I am a hard-working young graphic design graduate with one year's experience. I pride myself on strong ideas and taking initiative to get things done. I graduated in 2006 from the graphic design course at University College Falmouth with a high 2:1. Following a year out to travel and a year of working whilst living back home, I am now looking to move to London and a new full-time position. My philosophy is that good graphic design can improve society and communication. A great concept should always be at the heart of design: style and form follow.
Skills
Understanding a brief; generating ideas and creative thinking
Strong time management; organised and capable of running small projects
Design for print; liaising with printers; taking jobs through to completion
Website design; HTML and CSS coding; SEO and website marketing
Communicating and liaising with clients
Computer Programmes
Adobe Creative Suite up to CS3
Proficient with Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat and Dreamweaver (including hand-coding HTML and CSS)
Understanding of Flash, After Effects and Premiere
Fully capable on Mac and PC
Experience
June 07 to Present | Graphic Designer, PFA Graphics, Swindon
Set up PFA Graphics service from PFA Consulting’s in-house graphic design team; designed and promoted the company websites; liaised with clients; designed logos, brands and websites for small businesses
Winter 06/07 | Ski Rental Technician, Whistler Blackcomb, Canada
Worked as part of a big team serving multi-national customers in a high-pressure and fast-paced environment in the busiest rental shop in the world’s premiere ski resort
Summer 06 | Freelance Designer, Cornwall
Post Uni, set up graphic design collective soup. to do various projects with other graduates in and around Falmouth