PROFILE

I am a designer, artist, and creative educator with a broad range of skills and experience across key areas of design. My background is that of a practicing designer who having first graduated with a First-Class BA Honours degree went on to complete a master’s from the Royal College of Art.

For seventeen years I was a senior lecturer on the BSc product design degrees at the University of Sussex. For 7 years of that time, I was course leader. I both created and taught courses in design Philosophy, toy and game design, visual communications, drawing for design, human factors, design techniques and design for industry, where the workshops focused on design thinking, and the creative process. I have won numerous awards for outstanding teaching and since leaving have been made an Honorary Senior Lecturer.

Students I have mentored have not only have gone on to high profile industry positions but also won a variety of prestigious awards across design, including the International Dyson Award. I currently practicing artist, designer/maker working from my studio in Steyning, West Sussex.

I am an intuitive and understanding tutor who has the ability to see students as individuals and identify where their strengths lie in the numerous areas of art and design.

As admissions tutor, I interviewed students for a place on the design degree so have first-hand knowledge of not only of how to prepare and organize a portfolio but also on personal statements and interview techniques. As Head of Final Year, I was both a tutor and mentor so have vast experience on project supervision from research, design thinking, and ideation to final design as well as writing and presenting a design thesis. All this experience will help students be successful for employment, university, college, or scholarships.

I can support, assist, and inspire students to create new and exciting work from a range of disciplines for post-graduate level, degree level, A-Level, GCSE, or other level 3 qualifications.