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Illustrator, Designer, Art Director, 2d Artist
Brown James
launceston, Australia
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About
Hello. I am brownjames Illustrator, creator of smart, bold and colourful illustration for web, print and animation. I love working in teams and am happy to work independently. I thrive on colour, innovation and quality. This is what I aim for every day in the studio.
I’ve worked across large and small-scale projects with varied budgets, timelines and communication strategies worldwide and full-time for 15 years. My skillset is strong and varied like my client list which covers publishing, advertising, e-learning, app development and animation.
Skillset:
Handrawn Illustration, Digital Illustration, Animation, Storyboards, Icons + Logos, UI Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, HTML, CSS + more..
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Education
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BA Hons Degree Design and IllustrationUniversity of Plymouth (Exeter campus)1996 - 1999
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Diploma Art and DesignSutton college (Art and Design campus) > BTEC1994 - 1996
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John Willmott1990 - 1994
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Experience
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IllustratorbrownjamesJan 2000 - Present (24 years 11 months)Since graduation in 1999, James has been managing his freelance illustration and design studio producing back to back hardcopy & electronic illustration & design projects for a diverse client group.
He can work in multiple styles of illustration and adapt to new styles easily. James has extensive experience in studio environments, remotely managed projects and working independently.
James’s professional mission: to create a high quality product for each and every client whether the client or project be big or small. To keep originality, energy, and life flowing though his work. -
Directorbrown bread and butterJan 1999 - Present (25 years 11 months)Brownbread and Butter is a graphic design, web design and animation studio producing design for print, graphics, websites, illustration, animation, video and digital media.
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Illustrator - UI DesignerRoar FilmMay 2009 - Jun 2013 (4 years 1 month)Roar Film make factual content for interactive digital media, film and television. I’ve enjoyed working with Roar many times on e-learning projects where I’ve created UI design and illustration. Most recently I’ve been developing a series of educational modules that focus on money education for ASIC, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
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IllustratorLearning SeatMay 2012 - Mar 2013 (10 months)Learning Seat’s vision is “To shape the future of workplaces through digital education.” The Safe Files is a 64 chapter, online educational detective comic book designed to tackle issues that arise in workplace compliance. My work with Learning Seat was to create an innovative online workplace compliance suite as part of a small team of illustrators & writers. My focus was on storyboards, pencilling, inking and colouring.
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Background Design - Prop Design - StoryboardsBlue Rocket ProductionsMar 2007 - Mar 2009 (2 years)Blue Rocket is a very successful and quirky animation studio based in Hobart, Tasmania. I worked on and offsite with them for three years on the “Pixel Pinkie” series 1 and 2 which aired on Chanel 9, Australia and was sold internationally. At Blue Rocket I was responsible for background, prop design and storyboards.
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Character DesignerAardman Animations2006 - 2006To create character designs for there Aardman children's series Planet Sketch.
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Graphic DesignerFoor & Playsted2004 - 2006 (2 years)Design and typesetting, newsletters, brochures, flyers, business cards, posters, letterheads, maps, logos and packaging. Using four colour printing process and applied techniques to paper such as die cutting, embossing and gold foiling.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@brownjames, member since 2003
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Following 19
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