Steve Shepherd
Oxfordshire
After studying technical and general illustration at Mid Warwickshire college the mid 90′s was the starting point of my experience as a designer. Undertaking various freelance projects whilst working as an administrator within a corporate company eventually opened the doors towards a varied career in design.
In the early days design was mainly focused on exhibitions and vehicle livery though due to the teachings of a master sign writer the elements of typography, white space and branding came to the forefront. The company Shepdesign was created in 2002 as the 1st business start up and I ran this up until 2006 when my skills were required within a corporate company again. This laid the foundations for the web design expertise due to the opportunities offered by the company and in 2011 I created a new business venture called "Sorbrook".
Since creating Sorbrook I have again extended my skills and knowledge and not only provide companies, organisations and personal ventures with brand, graphic and web design services but I also help them understand social media where I can.
Experience
With 20 years of experience with design I pride myself on being knowledgeable and providing clients with a service which embraces not only the skills needed for the project but others which are unexpected.
Experience timeline:
1992 to 1994 – Study of Technical and General illustration
1994 to 1999 – Freelance graphic design and layout
1999 to 2002 – Exhibition, graphic design and illustration
2002 to 2006 – Corporate, graphic and webdesign
2006 to 2009 – Front end webdesign, sharepoint webpart design, exhibition and corporate identity
2009 to 2011 – Corporate identity, wide format print and webdesign
2011 to present – Full Holistic Brand Design, webdesign, exhibition design, social network integration & design for print