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Derek Bacon

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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16 years of illustrating for editorial, advertising and publishing clients. Includes 14 years of regular front cover work at The Economist. Other clients in this time include: The Times, The Guardian, Playboy, Vodaphone, Entertainment Weekly, Honda and Wired.

6 years in an advertising and marketing environment, creating graphic design, artwork, copy and multimedia for retail and finance clients.
Education
- Certificate Desktop publishing
  
  Arts University Bournemouth
  
  1998 - 1999
  
  EMFEC certificate in Desktop publishing (Photoshop, Illustrator, Quarkxpress)
- Bachelor English Language and Literature
  
  The Open University
  
  1992 - 1998
- Foundation Art and Design
  
  Arts University Bournemouth
  
  1987 - 1988
- Foundation Art and Design
  
  Arts University Bournemouth
  
  1987 - 1988
Experience
- Commercial illustrator
  
  Derek Bacon Illustration
  
  Amsterdam, NH
  
  Jul 2017 - Present (7 years 5 months)
  
  Commercial illustration for editorial, advertising and publishing.
- Commercial illustrator
  
  IllustrationX
  
  London, United Kingdom
  
  Feb 2004 - Jun 2017 (13 years 4 months)
  
  Commercial illustration for editorial, advertising and publishing clients. Including: The Economist, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy, HSBC, The Sunday Times, BBC News, The Sun, Saatchi & Saatchi, Which? magazine, The Independent, Vodaphone, Oxford University Press, World Wildlife Fund, Toronto Life, Globe and Mail, The Times, Y&R, Friends Provident, MAN TGE, Leo Burnett, Honda, American Lawyer, Maxim, Handelsblatt, PC Pro Magazine, Technology Review
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