Design

• Timeline

Hello

I’m Paul, a designer, artist, and educator.

 

With work on permanent display at the Science Museum and archived at Yale University, websites for Moby and Soundtoys for Depeche Mode, my career has been rich and full of experiences that have allowed me to transform not just my own ideas, but those of the clients I have worked with, into innovative and forward-thinking design solutions.

Client projects include installations for the Science Museum and Imperial College; Data visualisation for Fortune, Wired, New Scientist and Deutsche Bank; Branding projects for BBC, ITV, Marque, Nike Foundation, Legal & General, Penguin Books, Channel 4, and collaborations with artists Louis Franck, Simon Fisher Turner, Moby and Andrew Kötting.

I like to make things happen! Projects which are self-initiated and use activities include the design and curation of a two year archive project for the Heritage Lottery Fund; a walking tool for Kingston, digital music interface instruments.

Timeline

My first brief following. Self initiated. Collaborations. Over the last 20 years I have worked on a variety of briefs for a wide variety of people. The following work has been selected from 20 years of projects covering a wide range of clients and disciplines.

 

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2019

 

2018

 

2017

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

Worked in the BBC Future Media user experience and design team. Developing future vision branding and personalisation concepts for BBC.  Working in BBC Radio & Music I designed a responsive homepage for BBC Music and onboarding for Playlister. Invigilated a series of courses at IADT.

 

2013

Nike Foundation - Girl Impact Map. Zone - The Girl Effect - visual language. Produced the Floating Memories catalogue and film. Officine Creative

 

2012

ITV Rebrand. Designed and curated <em>Floating Memories permanent exhibition at the Brighton Fishing Musuem, produced a series of walking tours, talks.

 

2011

Franck & Stein identity. Kingston Navigation Wheel. Awarded funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to archive 150 years of Brighton Swimming Club. The project <em>Floating Memories.

 

2010

ESAD. DMK. Appointed External Examiner at the Liverpool School of Art. Kiosk

 

2009

Imperial Seats. Vodafone. RCA Alumni. Digital Fish tanks. Pop

 

2008

William Kentridge. ACM illustration. Salvia logo. Pedro Amaral

 

2007

I started being represtned by Agency Rush.

William Kentridge. ACM illustration. Salvia logo. Pedro Amaral

 

2006

Eyestorm. New Scientist. Mute Snowflake. Naughton Gallery logo

 

2005

For Mute Records, I created a digital campaign based around a virtual hotel for the launch of <em>Hotel</em> by Moby, which was nominated for a BT music award. For the release of Depeche Modes album <em>Playing the Angel</em>, I created a desktop application that would receive the latest news and information about the album. I collaborated with musician Simon Fisher Turner, to create a sound toy for his album Lana Lara Lata. Berlin's Native Instruments commissioned a series of interface designs for Reaktor virtual music instruments. Collaboration with Vaughan Oliver and Chris Bigg from v23 on a navigational interface for 4AD website.

 

2004

Mute Records founder Daniel Miller commissioned a series of digital projects for Moby, Depeche Mode, Simon Fisher Turner, Richard Hawley, Maps and Nick Cave. The first project I produced for Mute was Time:Tone, a digital clock that played music based on intervals of time. Kiltekture Records released Lilium, my second album.

 

2003

Atlantic Waves. Spin n Groove. Cinecity. VIA

 

2002

My first solo album 'SoundToy' was released on Marseille based Bip-Hop records. This album probed the possibilities of screen-based custom-built software, and featured collaborations with Scanner, Hakan Lidbo and si-cut.db. It led to numerous projects for Depeche Mode and Moby.

 

2001

I was commissioned by Rotovision  to write and design Interactive, the internet for designers" that detailed the developments and skills needed for print designers interested in working in web design. I was appointed by the UK Forestry Commission, to raise national awareness of the work of Grizedale Arts. I created a new identity, website, signage, publications and produced all print collateral. Prada book, Hybrids. Channel 4 and the Department for Education commissioned Music Studio

 

2000

My first generative audio sound toy was commissioned by the Lovebytes digital arts festival in Sheffield. The British Council featured this project in their European touring exhibition Lost & Found. Following a performance at Canada's Mutek festival, I was invited by Enric Les Palau from Barcelona's Sonar festival to create a set of audio responsive visuals for its opening night performances by David Morales and Marc Almond.

 

1999

Research Assistant in the Computer Related Department at the Royal College of Art, creating both the publishing identity and its publication series. Awarded a Cap Gemini Digital Arts Award alongside electronic musician Scanner on the installation titled Sound Polaroids at London's ICA. Creative Review magazine awarded me the title<em>Creative Future. I was commissioned by the Austrian digital arts festival Ars Electronica to create graphic score for Michael Nyman.

 

1996 – 1998

Studied Graphic Communication at the Royal College of Art. Katherine Hamnett commissioned a series of sound images for use in her fashion collection. Provided interactive visuals for electronic musicians Pole, Scanner and Spring Heel Jack's performances at the Sonic Concrete Festival at the ICA. Created visuals for Monolake's performance at Mutek, Montreal.

 

1993 – 1996

I studied Graphic Design at Liverpool School of Art, culminating in the developmental studies of sonic typography, in which recordings of regional accents were converted visually as typefaces. This time gave rise to developing projects in the field of design, music and interactive systems.