Curriculum Vitae

Craig Steel
Coniston Gardens,

Wembley,

Middlesex HA9 8SE

07866562170

mailto:craig@craigsteel-design.com

Education

Cleveland College of Art & Design
Cumbria College of Art & Design

Qualifications

PTLLS (Prepering to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector)

Software

Pen and paper, QuarkXpress, Adobe CS4 Suite

Freelance (2009-Present)

Clients

Ant The Rant, Chocini, Face2FaceCV, Natutovita, Peterborough Enterprise,

Peterborough Raceway and RVR.

Design consultants

Beyond consulting ltd. Brownstone Design, College Hill Design, Halo design,

The Design Portfolio, The Fusion Effect.

Advertising Agencies

Cuba Advertising, Underground blc.

Permanent

The Fusion Effect (2002-09). Senior Designer (Company set up by Cairnes MD)
Responsible for creative output, photographic art direction, commissioning illustrators, taking client briefs, presenting work to client, project management and final print.

Cairnes Design Consultants (1994-02). Senior Designer
Responsible for creative output, photographic art direction, commissioning illustrators, taking client briefs, presenting work to client, project management and final print.

Clockwork (1992-94). Design Project Manager
Responsible for creative output of the studio, photographic art direction, commissioning illustrators, taking client briefs, presenting work to client, project management and final print.

London Creative Design Consultants (1988-92). Senior Designer
Responsible for creative output of the studio, photographic art direction, commissioning illustrators, taking client briefs, presenting work to client, project management and final print.

Juniper Woolf & Partners Advertising (1988-89). Art Director
Working with creative teams on above the line and below the line accounts, photographic art direction, commissioning illustrators and presenting to clients.

Interests

Good Design, Typography.

Some of my favorite pieces of design:

VW Beatle (DD&B), Tango ‘You’ve been Tangoed’ (HHLC), WonderBra ‘Hello Boys’, Sony Ericsson ‘My Music Monster’, PS@ (Sony Playstation), C’MON (Vauxhall Corsa), Apple Brand, Nike Brand, Aston Martin.

Reading

Christopher Hitchens, Hunter S. Thompson, Terry Pratchett.

Bands

Artic Monkeys, Primal Scream, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Santana, The Charlatans, The Raconteurs, Muse, Radiohead, Pendulum, The Ting Tings, White Stripes, Wombats, The Zutons, Matallica, to name but a few.