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Member Since: Jul 20, 2011

Colin McKinney

Glasgow, United Kingdom
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I am a Glasgow based designer with over ten years of industry experience. I currently work for Yomego as their Senior Digital Designer and run a successful freelance business in my spare time.

My main area of expertise is front-end web design and development but I’m also a skilled animator, illustrator and graphic designer.

Unlike others in my field, I wouldn’t say that I had a particular style. Whether it’s replicating established artwork such as the Horrible Histories books, designing entirely new characters or creating corporate websites - I pride myself on being able to adapt.

I have a solid understanding of both the creative and technical limitations of HTML/JS and Flash design, as well as how to get the best from both. This makes it very easy for me to integrate with a development team and package my work appropriately.
Experience
Jun 2000
Designer/Founder
I started my career creating promotional print material for various clubs and businesses to fund my time at university. Within a year was I producing national material for TGI Fridays and Starbucks.

After graduating I put my freelance work on hold except for occasional branding work and some simple brochureware sites. In late 2010 I relaunched my portfolio with the aim of generating some new freelance opportunities. Traffic increased substantially, resulting in regular work and some high-profile clients.
Mar 2008
Senior Designer
I was brought in to the DA Group to develop avatar based solutions for their clients, Mtv and Jetix. After a few months the company refocused and split into 3 divisions (a design agency, a white label platform and a bespoke animation software development house). I wanted project variety so chose to stay on and re-brand their newly formed design agency, Yomego.

My day-to-day responsibilities include managing and signing off on the creative output of another designer and the various freelancers we often employ.

I am involved in every stage of our projects, creating wireframe concepts and seeing them through to final solutions. These can be websites, advertising campaigns, social media presences and even Flash games.
Nov 2005Mar 2008
Senior Design Lead
I joined WeeWorld in 2005 as their sole designer and went on to manage teams of other creatives. They expanded to a company of over 60 people with offices in Glasgow, London and Boston.

I developed the first incarnation of WeeWorld.com from concept to the final product (responsible for all graphics and html code), working closely with teams of ActionScript and .NET developers.
Education
Sep 2002Jun 2004
BA Honour Applied Graphics Technology with Multimedia
Skills
 
Flash Animation, virtual worlds, illustration, graphic design, Branding, UI, app design, social media, WordPress, Magento, rich media advertising, HTML, CSS, jquery, PHP