As a graphic designer and mixed media artist, I work mainly on a Mac using different programs from Photoshop to Freehand, Illustrator to Dreamweaver.
After completing a Post Graduate Course at Hornsey College of Art in London, in 1967, I was invited to join the publishing group of Hutchinson as a book cover designer.
In 1969 I moved to Michael Joseph publishers to design books and book jackets and assist in advertising and publicity.
In 1979 I was offered a position in a small agency, Aardvark Advertising, in Bermuda. The agency is a full service company and has given me grounding in writing radio, producing logos and brochures, storyboarding TV and producing newspaper and advertising for magazines.
As the company grew in accounts, personnel, technology and scope the name was changed to Aardvark Communications to reflect the changes. I was elected to become a board member and partner.
As senior designer I worked on many accounts including Bacardi, Bermuda Tourism, Bermuda National Gallery and Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.
In the mid nineties I designed and patented the Bermuda Triangle Jigsaw Puzzle which is sold in Bermuda.
In 2008, after 29 years, I retired with my artist wife Linda www.lindavickersanimalartist.com to Burnsville, North Carolina to a more relaxed way of living, but still keeping up with the design trends and new innovations in software.
I kept my interest and shareholding in Aardvark Communications which has become a trendsetter in Bermuda.
I have recently put together a photographic website of Bermuda, www.imagesofbermuda.com, I am now currently working on an interactive jigsaw puzzle site and enjoying photographing the local wildlife and events.
I have produced and exhibited some work in mixed media using picture windows and objects to create “a view from within”.
I look forward to participating and offering my services in art programs and charity events.
