Overview
Thanks for taking a look at my profile! I'm an illustrator who has been living and working in Edinburgh for many years. My training was in graphic design and I bring a bold, graphic, colourful approach to each project. I strive for an immediacy in my work through a confident fluidity of line and careful composition, with illustration and typography complementing each other.
I have been the sole illustrator on six hardbacks from BBC Books, and I'm a regular contributor to Panini publications.
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Languages
Certifications
- BA (Hons) Information Graphics
Work experience
Self-employed
I’m a freelance illustrator with 30 years experience working for many major UK newspapers and magazines, design and ad agencies, and I’ve designed over 200 greetings cards.
Since 2004 I've worked regularly for the BBC's Doctor Who range, illustrating for their two magazines and six of their books, including 'Whographica' and ‘The Monster Vault’.
In 2020, I designed the cover and provided internal illustrations for ‘A Kind of Magic’, a hardback from Polaris Publishing that goes behind the scenes of the original Highlander movie. In 2022, I designed the cover for 'Local Hero: Making a Scottish Classic' for the same publisher.
Since 2011 I've designed Europops, Eurovision minipops that are popular with fans.
Since 2016 I have also been been developing and growing my own online store - Love That View - a range of gifts depicting famous cityscapes.
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Daniel S.
Sep, 2020