I am a highly skilled and experienced graphic designer and photographer based in Birmingham, UK. 30 years ago, I founded Fovea Creative, specialising in branding, design and communications for charities and social enterprises and small businesses. I work collaboratively with my clients to understand their impact goals and translate them into effective visual identities, campaigns and publications. I'm a highly experienced graphic designer with a problem solving mindset. I tend to develop long-term relationships with clients but frequently take on one off and short-term projects. I'm used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines. I have a huge amount of experience in print design, as well as digital - anything from a simple flyer up to long, complex reports rich in data and graphic content. I've specialising in branding, design and communications for charities and social enterprises and small businesses. I work collaboratively with my clients to understand their impact goals and translate them into effective visual identities, campaigns and publications. I'm a highly experienced graphic designer with a problem solving mindset. I tend to develop long-term relationships with clients but frequently take on one off and short-term projects. I'm used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines. I have a huge amount of experience in print design, as well as digital - anything from a simple flyer up to long, complex reports with rich data and graphic content. I have strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud apps, especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. I've also been a pro photographer for 25 years, specialising in documentary and events work.…

Ian Cuthbert

I am a highly skilled and experienced graphic designer and photographer based in Birmingham, UK. 30 years ago, I founded Fovea Creative, specialising in branding, design and communications for charities and social enterprises and small businesses. I work collaboratively with my clients to understand their impact goals and translate them into effective visual identities, campaigns and publications. I'm a highly experienced graphic designer with a problem solving mindset. I tend to develop long-term relationships with clients but frequently take on one off and short-term projects. I'm used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines. I have a huge amount of experience in print design, as well as digital - anything from a simple flyer up to long, complex reports rich in data and graphic content. I've specialising in branding, design and communications for charities and social enterprises and small businesses. I work collaboratively with my clients to understand their impact goals and translate them into effective visual identities, campaigns and publications. I'm a highly experienced graphic designer with a problem solving mindset. I tend to develop long-term relationships with clients but frequently take on one off and short-term projects. I'm used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines. I have a huge amount of experience in print design, as well as digital - anything from a simple flyer up to long, complex reports with rich data and graphic content. I have strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud apps, especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. I've also been a pro photographer for 25 years, specialising in documentary and events work.…

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I am a highly skilled and experienced graphic designer and photographer based in Birmingham, UK.

30 years ago, I founded Fovea Creative, specialising in branding, design and communications for charities and social enterprises and small businesses. I work collaboratively with my clients to understand their impact goals and translate them into effective visual identities, campaigns and publications.

I’m a highly experienced graphic designer with a problem solving mindset. I tend to develop long-term relationships with clients but frequently take on one off and short-term projects. I’m used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines.

I have a huge amount of experience in print design, as well as digital - anything from a simple flyer up to long, complex reports rich in data and graphic content. I’ve specialising in branding, design and communications for charities and social enterprises and small businesses. I work collaboratively with my clients to understand their impact goals and translate them into effective visual identities, campaigns and publications.

I’m a highly experienced graphic designer with a problem solving mindset. I tend to develop long-term relationships with clients but frequently take on one off and short-term projects. I’m used to working under pressure and to tight deadlines.

I have a huge amount of experience in print design, as well as digital - anything from a simple flyer up to long, complex reports with rich data and graphic content.

I have strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud apps, especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.

I’ve also been a pro photographer for 25 years, specialising in documentary and events work.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Owner/Director at Fovea Creative
October 1, 1996 - Present
Owner/director at Fovea Creative: brand identities and brand development, graphic design, print design and supply, exhibition and display design and supply, digital design, photography and other creative services for charities, social enterprises and small to medium businesses.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma, Urban Planning (Distinction) at Oxford Polytechnic (Oxford Brookes University)
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1989
BSc Hons Environmental Studies (2/1) at Hatfield Polytechnic (University of Hertfordshire)
January 1, 1983 - January 1, 1987
GCE A Level: Art, Biology, Geography at Francis Bacon School, St Albans
January 1, 1975 - January 1, 1982

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Annual report for a small charity that punches above its weight
    This was the eighth annual report I've designed for Birmingham uk based Sähëlï Hub, a charity that supports women - mostly from global majority communities - to engage in physical activity, sport and healthy lifestyles. The report highlights impact and achievements and is very much photography-led. Every spread features authentic photography of serfvice users, staff and other stakeholders and almost all photography was also carried out by me. I was also copy editor. The style is bold, bright, colourful and positive, very much a reflection of the charity's culture. Sähëlï Hub is a long-term client and I've worked on a huge number of design and photography projects for them, including updating and evolving their visual identity. graphicdesigner branddesigner photographer annualreport reportdesigner…
    uniE621 Major, data-heavy, report for a national public sector body
    A major report designed for the Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner (DAC), the independent advisor on domestic abuse to the UK Government. For this report, which was over 100 pages for print and digital distribution, I created the design concept, bespoke illustrations and infographics, including a number of page-to-view data dashboards. The illustrations were part of a longer term project to update DAC's visual identity. The report was part of a series of several reports I designed for DAC in 2025. reports reportdesign printdesign graphicdesigner illustrator designer publicsector infographics datavisuals…
    uniE621 Brand identity plus print and digital creatives for a charity campaign
    No Second Night Out Oxford was a high profile public campaign to help reduce street homelessness. I created a striking visual identity, including logo, illustrations, brand styling, colour palette, font selection, brand book and a selection of templates. For the campaign launch I designed a wide range of print and digital creatives, from business card flyers through to posters, banner stands, leaflets and social media graphics. I have led on branding and launch campaign creative design for countless projects - B2P, B2B and B2C. branding brandidentity brandbook logo exhibitiongraphics socialmediagraphics printdesign leaflets flyers posters graphicdesigner illustrator designer charitymarketing…
    uniE621 Brand identity and campaign artwork for a charity partnership
    I created a new brand identity, including logos, graphic devices, illustrations, colour palette and font selection plus brand book. In a second phase, I designed a wide range of martketing documents and other creatives, including stationery, presentation templates, leaflets and flyers, banner stands and social media campaign creatives. branding brandidentity brandbook logo exhibitiongraphics socialmediagraphics printdesign leaflets flyers posters graphicdesigner illustrator designer charitymarketing…