Kevin Simpson
Owner & Designer, Kinetik Graphics
Bracknell, United Kingdom
0118 380 0688
kinetik.myportfolio.com
A competent and creative designer, I started in the photo-setting, film and chemical age but moved enthusiastically with the times. I have an excellent practical grounding in the design, print and repro industry so as well as being imaginative and fresh, my stuff is also technically excellent. This sets me apart from many designers or those just starting out... I can write copy, use a camera, and know how to produce printer-friendly artwork that will look stunning after production. If you're interested in hiring someone creative, with great technical knowledge and experience, get in touch.
Work Experience
Self-Employed
Designer, type designer, artworker
Have my own design & print practice but also freelance for other designers. Most work is design for print, e-books, web graphics, branding and corporate ID. Can do almost everything.
Present
United Kingdom
Reprographics & Scanning Company, W London
Designer, Artworker, (imagesetter and drum-scanner)
Designed to client briefings, brochures, books, magazines, posters, bill boards, outdoor ads, point of sale, packaging. Lots of corporate ID and branding work. Became familiar with large imagesetting and drum scanning machinery. Arranged photography and commissioned traditional art
United Kingdom
Printer, NW London
Designer, Artworker
Designed printed material; brochures, leaflets, catalogues, magazines and almost everything else. Photoset and imageset film and chemical-based pre-print reprographics. Designed company logos and branding.
United Kingdom
Small Type Foundry, Berks
Designer & Font Wrangler
Designed printed material and arranged production. Designed and arranged advertising. Designed typefaces, custom fonts, customised existing fonts to customers' needs. Researched and designed non-latin glyphs to compliment existing Latin faces.
United Kingdom
Education
British Mainland
Batchelor of Arts, Honours Degree
3 year course, heavily biased toward creative typography, page layout and production
United Kingdom
British Mainland
Art & Design Foundation Diploma
Art & Design Foundation Diploma
United Kingdom
British Mainland
O and A levels
7 O Levels
3 A Levels
sciences, English, creative and engineering subjects
3 A Levels
sciences, English, creative and engineering subjects
United Kingdom
Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud,
Computer Hardware,
Copywriter,
Font Tech,
HTML & CSS Basics,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Linux,
Mac OS,
Photo Retouching,
Photographer,
Photoshop,
Print Production,
Problem Solving,
Quark X-Press,
Type Design,
Vector Graphics Diva,
WordPress,
Business Networking Enthusiast
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Get in touch if you'd like to meet and network with other business owners in Berkshire and surrounding counties.