Experience
2022—
Design Lead,
June—
Leading brand and product design disciplines across Vertice following a mammoth $26m Series A as the company comes out of stealth to launch the next big thing in SaaS management.
2021—
Mentor,
August—
Mentoring on ADPList with a mission to invest in the success of designers worldwide — sharing my experiences in creative leadership, brand strategy, and collaborating with great people on great things.
2019—22
Design Director,
April—June
Leading the design team at one of Europe’s fastest growing companies, collaborating firm-wide to drive Tessian's creative direction, branded website and channels, live event production, and the launch of Human Layer Security. Founded "Plus", Tessian's LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group.
2018—19
Visual Designer,
August—March
Joining as the first designer and creating for web experiences, enterprise software, and physical merchandise. Supporting content marketing, demand generation, and visual identity in the run-up to a successful $42m Series B fundraise from Sequoia.
2018
Design Research Office,
May—July
Preparing post-graduate student work for showcase at New Designers, and acting as in-house designer for event posters, catalogues, and exhibition design.
2016
Product Design Internship,
August
Producing internal studio collateral and promotional media for clients, leading design concepts to be showcased in the Brand Futures Journal, and assisting with live-brief packaging design proposals.
2015
Permanent Collections Archivist,
June—September
Handling and organisation of museum items, assisting the archival and documentation of collection items, specifically for the Design Museum’s 2016 relocation to the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington.
Education
2018
First-Class Honours
John L Paterson Award
Degree Show Committee Lead
Design Society Founder
RSA Student Design Award
2014
Secondary Education
Selected Press
2022
Graphic Design Longlist
2022
Human Layer Security Magazine
2021
2020
Vol.17, Q4 Cover Feature, "Out and Proud"
2020
2019
2018
Daily Planet, “Weird Planet”
2018
“When the Toaster Gets Smart”
2018
London
Wilko W’Innovate Award, Runner-Up
2018
Scotland
School of Design Degree Show
2018
Bei Ning Park Pavilion
An international exhibition on Sound and Music, with a focus on the intersection of work between cultures East and West, running from May 11th to May 18th.
2018
Pupil—Worldwide Design Database
2017
Edinburgh
A cross-disciplinary exhibition of Product Design BA and Glass MA-MFA at Edinburgh College of Art, hosted in the former Edinburgh Lauriston Museum of Fire, on the theme of "Work in Progress", running from December 5th to December 8th.
2017
Israel
An international exhibition dedicated to the relationship between design and sound, entitled “Sound and Matter in Design”. Running June 29th to October 28th.
2017
Edinburgh
An exhibition of 3rd Year Product Design work on the intersection of technology and craft. Open at Edinburgh College of Art Sculpture Court and running April 24th to April 28th.