Youth Board
I think I was a bit weird and lived inside my head a lot. I was creative – art and comedy were my passions. I wasn’t particularly academic and didn’t fancy the boys that all my peers were swooning over, so I happily floated between friendship groups trying to get a sense of where I belonged.
I was encouraged to do a foundation course in Art & Design, which was amazing. Then one of my lovely tutors suggested I apply to do a Graphic Design degree in Carlisle. I’d really like to thank her for this, because I think this gave me a huge amount of confidence – it was scary because I was the first in my family to go to university so didn’t really know what to expect, but I had a wonderful time, learned loads, and found my people! After graduating I took a year out to live and work in Amsterdam with some friends from home. When I got back, I started to look for Graphic Design jobs whilst working a part-time admin job – where I met my wife!
Co-Director for Moonloft (a web and graphic design business, started in 2006), I have a Master’s degree in the Psychology of Advertising, and I am a part-time Digital Resources Officer at Lancaster University. I love that I get paid to do colouring in! Over the years I’ve also collected a number of random practical skills like joinery, plumbing, tiling… and I even have an HGV licence! Life is good.
