David Upton

Graphic designer with 40 years experience working in most areas of the business including branding, marketing, publishing, online and print.

Owner / Graphic Designer / Artworker at Buydesign (2000-04 – Present)

Providing graphic design for print, web and advertising.

• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop

Studio Manager / Graphic Designer at Total Marketing Concepts (1997-03 – 2000-03)

TMC was an advertising agency, providing a total marketing service, from press to radio advertising. Responsible for graphic design and supervision of three other designers.

Studio Manager / Graphic Designer at Allan Ayers Associates (1995-11 – 1997-03)

Design agency with connections in the toy trade, and clients such as Tomy and Hornby. Responsible for graphic design and supervision of two other designers.

Graphic Designer at Halifax Property Services (1993-03 – 1995-10)

Based at the marketing department in Retford, Nottinghamshire. Responsible for producing promotional designs for Halifax Property Services' North Region. Many of those designs were subsequently adopted nationally.

Manager / Graphic Designer at Kall Kwik Printing (1991-02 – 1992-01)

Learned first-hand knowledge of lithographic printing, and how to make designs print-friendly. Responsible for the day-to-day running of the print centre, including customer liaison, quoting, graphic design and general workflow.

Artworker / Graphic Designer at GD Graphics (1986-09 – 1991-02)

Began as a traditional paste-up artworker, using parallel-motion drawing boards, Rotring pens, repro cameras and a Linotype typesetter. Moved on to Apple Macs in 1989.

BA Hons Degree in Graphic Design – Maidstone College of Art (1982-09 – 1986-06)

O Levels and A Levels – Maidstone School For Boys (1978-09 – 1982-06)