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I am Nigel French, a graphic designer based in Lewes, United Kingdom, with extensive experience designing for print and digital using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. I have a strong focus on typography and photography, delivering polished visual communication for clients and publishers. Beyond client work, I teach design-centric courses in the Adobe Creative Cloud, consult for international organizations and publishers, author books and courses, and share knowledge as a LinkedIn Learning instructor and public speaker.…I am Nigel French, a graphic designer based in Lewes, United Kingdom, with extensive experience designing for print and digital using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. I have a strong focus on typography and photography, delivering polished visual communication for clients and publishers. Beyond client work, I teach design-centric courses in the Adobe Creative Cloud, consult for international organizations and publishers, author books and courses, and share knowledge as a LinkedIn Learning instructor and public speaker.

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I am Nigel French, a graphic designer based in Lewes, United Kingdom, with extensive experience designing for print and digital using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. I have a strong focus on typography and photography, delivering polished visual communication for clients and publishers. Beyond client work, I teach design-centric courses in the Adobe Creative Cloud, consult for international organizations and publishers, author books and courses, and share knowledge as a LinkedIn Learning instructor and public speaker.…I am Nigel French, a graphic designer based in Lewes, United Kingdom, with extensive experience designing for print and digital using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. I have a strong focus on typography and photography, delivering polished visual communication for clients and publishers. Beyond client work, I teach design-centric courses in the Adobe Creative Cloud, consult for international organizations and publishers, author books and courses, and share knowledge as a LinkedIn Learning instructor and public speaker.

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I am Nigel French, a graphic designer based in Lewes, United Kingdom, with extensive experience designing for print and digital using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. I have a strong focus on typography and photography, delivering polished visual communication for clients and publishers.

Beyond client work, I teach design-centric courses in the Adobe Creative Cloud, consult for international organizations and publishers, author books and courses, and share knowledge as a LinkedIn Learning instructor and public speaker.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer at Self-employed

April 1, 1991 - November 27, 2025

Extensive experience designing for print and digital using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Strong skills in typography and photography.

Consultant/Instructor at Independent

March 1, 2005 - November 27, 2025

Instructor of design-centered classes in the Adobe Creative Cloud; consultant to organizations including the United Nations Office Vienna, Time Inc. (formerly IPC Media), HarperCollins, and Cambridge University Press; instructor of short courses at UAL Central Saint Martins and West Dean College.

Author/Coauthor at Self-employed / Publishers

January 1, 1997 - November 27, 2025

Author of Photoshop Visual Quickstart Guide (Eighth Edition, Peachpit Press, 2022); The Type Project Book (New Riders, 2020); InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign (Adobe Press); Photoshop Unmasked (Adobe Press, 2006); The PageMaker for Windows Bible (IDG Books, 1997).

Instructor (online) at LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)

July 1, 2005 - November 27, 2025

Authored and recorded more than 50 titles for LinkedIn Learning, including the Design Projects series, the Photoshop for Designers series, and several Adobe InDesign titles.

Speaker/Presenter at Independent / Event Organizer

May 1, 2010 - November 27, 2025

Spoken at major conferences including Adobe MAX (Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Miami; various years) and CreativePro Week; presented at numerous online and in-person events from 2010 onward.

Columnist at CreativePro Magazine and CreativePro.com

July 1, 2010 - November 27, 2025

Regular contributor to CreativePro Magazine and CreativePro.com.

Photographer/Artist

May 1, 2010 - November 27, 2025

Exhibited at the Brighton & Hove Artists Open Houses, Lewes Artwave as well as coffee shops and restaurants locally.

Lecturer at UC Berkeley Extension

November 1, 2008 - November 1, 2008

Taught various graphic design courses at UC Berkeley Extension.

Programme Director, Graphic & Interactive Design at University of California Berkeley Extension

December 1, 2004 - December 1, 2004

Redesigned and expanded the curriculum, established subject working groups to create a more cohesive programme of study, and implemented a dedicated website for the programme. Managed budget, provided advice and direction for students; hired, oversaw, and mentored instructors.

Instructor (online) at Academy of Art University, San Francisco

September 1, 2016 - September 1, 2016

Taught degree level course on layout and composition, with an emphasis on typography, using the Adobe Creative Cloud Education.