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#5» Lifestyle digital magazine for Made Up Media and Rio Ferdinand
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
#5» Lifestyle digital magazine for Made Up Media and Rio Ferdinand
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
Rio» Concept design of lifestyle
digital magazine for Made Up Media and Rio Ferdinand
Moshpit» Digital magazine for Made Up Media
and Universal Music
setanta spoRts» Digital media pack for Made Up Media
and Setanta Sports
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
active!» Launch design of fitness digital magazine for Made Up Media and Virgin Active
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
catflap» Redesign of weekly football digital magazine for Made Up Media
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
catflap» Redesign of weekly football digital magazine for Made Up Media
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
Golfpunk» Art direction of unique sports lifestyle magazine for JF Media
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
Golfpunk» Art direction of unique sports lifestyle magazine for JF Media
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
Golfpunk» Art direction of unique sports lifestyle magazine for JF Media
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
MacuseR» Art direction of fortnightly technology and design magazine for Dennis Publishing
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
MacuseR» Art direction of fortnightly technology and design magazine for Dennis Publishing
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
JaGuaR RacinG» Art direction of contract magazine for the Forumla 1 team and Haymarket Media Group
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
Goal!» Art Direction of fortnightly football magazine for Haymarket Media Group
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
nintendo official MaGazine» Art Direction of monthly games magazine for EMAP Active
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
stuff» Design of gadget magazine
for Dennis Publishing
focus» Design of science magazine
for Grüner and Jahr
adobe photoshop foR photoGRapheRs» Art direction and design of
Photoshop tutorial book for Focal Press
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
the desiGneRs desktop coMpanion» Author and Art Director of design tutorial book for Rotovision
Jason simmons award winning art direction and design» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
Jason siMMons AwArd winning Art direction And designover 15 years of experience working on magazines, corporate literature, books and design contracts.» Mobile 07595 219228 » email jason.simmons@me.com
awards and accolades» PPA Art Director of the Year
Highly commended; 2001 and 2003» Magazine Design Awards Front Cover of the Year
Gold; 2002 and 2003» Magazine Design Awards Best Designed Magazine
Short listed; 2001, 2002 and 2003» Association of Illustrators annual conference
Guest lecturer; 2002» Association of Illustrators Awards
Judge; 2002 and 2001» University College for the Creative Arts
Lecturer, editorial design; 2006
skills» Art Direction Accomplished designer in editorial
and corporate fields.» Commissioning Experienced at working with
photographers and illustrators.» Branding Understanding of product development
within a market.» Publishing Knowledge of publishing systems
and procedures.» Problem solving Skilled at using objective analysis
to reach the best solution.» Teams Experienced with recruitment, training
and motivation.
technical» Expert knowledge Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign,
Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat), QuarkXPress, font management utilities, colour profiling, Mac OS 9 and X.
» Proficient Microsoft Office, iLife Suite, RealMac RapidWeaver.
» consultant art director. August 2008 to presentMade Up Media, BrightonDesign and art direction for a range of consumer and contract digital magazines. Clients include Virgin Active, Universal Music, Setanta Sports, Rio Ferdinand, and Keeley Hazel.
» art director, golfpunk. December 2006 to August 2008JF Media, BrightonChampion the editorial design that sets the title apart. Explore fresh feature ideas and new ways to present the content. Work closely with designers, illustrators, photographers and agents to get the most from budgets and deadlines. Direct the full-time and freelance art team to produce a magazine considered to be an essential buy.
» author and art director. July 2006 to January 2007Rotovision, BrightonConceptualised, wrote and directed The Designers Desktop Companion, a tutorial led design book for print designers. Published in Europe and USA.
» freelance art director and illustrator. July 2000 to presentDesign and illustration of magazines, books, promotional material and coprorate literature for KYN Publishing, Elsevier Press, EMAP, Future Publishing, Dennis Publishing and Creative Lynx.
» art director, macuser. July 2000 to December 2005Dennis Publishing Limited, London
» art editor, Jaguar racing. January 2000 to July 2000Haymarket Publishing Limited, London
» art editor, goal! May 1999 to January 2000Haymarket Publishing Limited, London
» art editor, nintendo official magazine. September 1997 to May 1999» senior designer, focus. April 1997 to September 1997» freelance art editor. January 1997 to April 1997» art editor, the mac. art editor, pc zone. August 1994 to January 1997» launch designer, internet and comms today. July 1994 to August 1994» art editor, pc player. assistant art editor, control. May 1992 to July 1994» staff writer, amiga action. May 1990 to May 1992