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Why Hello!

I've worked as a Graphic Designer for about 15 years and have used InDesign since CS1 (along with 'the Other One'). I have worked for various publishers as a staffer, but just over a year ago decided to leave full-time employment and go it alone.

I am now running an Office Services Company with my wife. The premise of the company is to offer a wide range of services from typing and preparation of business and personal documents – with the added USP of being able to offer a professional and bespoke Graphic Design service. Many companies offer admin support but would only produce average or sub-standard design using the default templates in Word. We take things further! 

That said, my main bulk of work comes from a previous employer that I keep on as a client – for this customer, I produce artwork for CDs, Mailorder catalogues, posters and a wide variety of marketing materials. (Most of which is done in InDesign CS4). I spend a lot of my time repurposing artwork for CDs that were manufactured in the US and need to be moved on to European templates. Also on the daily roster are little (±30 copies) print jobs that we run out in house; typically these are things like notices and menus for small local businesses who don't want to go to the expense of having stuff printed by a larger print shop.

I'm looking forward to getting to know you all on these boards.

Easybourne.