Fiona Routledge Design (FER)

Creative Director, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Web Designer & Developer (2020-present)

Squarespace Circle Member UK

Doherty Porcelain website, e-marketing and e-commerce. Optimising and populating Jack’s pop-up online shop exhibitions, working with email marketing to enhance and promote their brand online to great success. Updating their website content and producing a second edition of their limited edition book, Living Space, print handling with St Austell Printing Company.

Beneath the Surface is a large-scale print book for Cornish Lithium about the history of mining art in Cornwall. Working with editor and director Chris Tuff. Coming late 2024.

Brand, book design and production, and the Squarespace website Mothers2B for a team based in Florida and Austin, Texas. I have known Jonathan Tommey for 25 years and was fortunate to be chosen to work with him and his daughter, Bella, on this massive project.

Brand, WordPress Elementor Pro, and Woocommerce website for Sladers Yard Gallery in Bridport, Dorset, for Anna Powell. Creating an artist website with many artists, e-commerce, and regular exhibitions has been a massive undertaking over the last three years.

Brand and Squarespace website for ceramicist and artist Craig Underhill, including e-commerce.

Brand and Squarespace website for watercolour artist Nigel Haward, including e-commerce.

Not-for-profit branding, digital marketing and WordPress starter website for local community group St Piran’s Artists.

Brand and website for ceramist Claudia Barreira using Squarespace. Barr Studio.

Brand and website for geometric artist Philip Howson using Squarespace. Philip Howson Art. Includes e-commerce.

Re-launching the 2023 website, adding new imagery and creating print-ready collateral for St Ives Food and Drink Festival for iLow Events, St Ives BID and Meor.

Clients: Doherty Porcelain, Mothers2B, Cornish Lithium, Nigel Haward, Craig Underhill, Claudia Barreira, Slader’s Yard Gallery, Jake Martin Graves, Linda Fawke, Jonathan Veale, Tom Reiss, Meor, Philip Howson Art, James Wilton Dance, DR2 Dance Republic, Hubbox, Guildhall St Ives, St Ives BID, St Ives Food and Drink Festival.

Meor Design Agency

Senior Graphic Designer, Web Designer & Developer (2015-2019)

Branding, graphics, and web building for clients in the hospitality industry, as well as B2B and events.

Clients: Hubbox, Alba Restaurant, Porthminster Beach Café, St Ives BID, St Ives Food & Drink Festival, St Ives Town Council, Penzance BID, New Craftsman Gallery, Trevalgan Farm Holidays, Coco Kitchen, St Ives in December, Talay Thai, Balcony Restaurant, Lukes and Co, St Ives Bakery, Rivendell Guest House, NO2O Skincare, A Brows, Doughnut Addict, Blue Thunder, So Salata, Kuku Sushi Bar and Restaurant, The Mex, Baker Tom’s, Firehouse Bar and Grill and Port of Call.

Mayne Design

Graphic Designer, Art Director, Web Designer & Developer (2008-2015)

Art Director for print magazine Autism File, sold in WHSmith and online, in the UK and the US. I developed, designed and produced the US version of Autism File which was nominated for an ACE International award.

Art Director for print magazine Autism Science Digest: The Journal of Autism One (sold in Barnes and Noble in America). Developed house style, typeset layouts, illustrations, photography, advertising and print ready artwork. Adverts, brochures, bill boards, marketing projects, campaign concepts, programmes, flyers, books, digital and printed graphics for B2B clients.

Book designer for William Walsh, Jonathan Veale, Teri Arranga, Cornish Language Board - Cornish Dictionary

Clients: Autism File, Autism One, Fast Fun Sailing Grenada, Jake Martin Graves, Newlyn Fish Festival, Expo Southwest, Design 79, Cornish Language Board

Rowe the Printers

Graphic Designer (2000-2008)

Graphic designer in a digital reprographics studio for a printers for over 8 years. I worked one to one with a variety of clients and learnt the in's and 'out's of printing and finishing in an extreme and productive environment. 

Clients: Miller Countrywide, Cornwall Farmers, Ocean Housing, Hudson Art, Stratton Creber, Lemon Street Gallery, Murray King, Miller & Son, Kew, Killiow Golf, National Trust, Hall for Cornwall, Roy Ray, Kurt Jackson, John Miller

Bull Card Systems

Studio Manager & Graphic Designer (1997-1999)

I worked for Bull Card Systems for 2 years, upgrading and setting up a new digital studio, installing new equipment and introducing a new set of procedures to their complex printing system for producing plastic printed cards. As well as running the studio and employing a repro assistant, I worked on developing new and existing designs for bank and store cards, ensuring the artwork adhered to the strict guidelines of Visa, Mastercard and American Express.

Clients: Abbey National, DfEE, Lloyds Bank, Barclaycard, Barclays, Bristol City Football Club, Capital One, Chessington World of Adventures, Christies, The Cooperative Bank, David Lloyd, Debenhams, Dorothy Perkins, Goldfish, Goldsmiths, Iceland, Marbles, RSPB, Saga, Selfridges, Safeways, National Bank of Ukraine

Education

Penwith College

HTML Web Starter (2012)

Learning how to build a basic website using HTML and CSS.

Falmouth School of Art & Design (now Falmouth University)

HND + OND Graphic Design (1984-1988)

I studied graphic design for 4 years and qualified in 1988 as the digital age was approaching. My training focused on design for print and typography and it was one of the best times of my life. Trained in old school techniques, 4 years later I was adapting them to the Apple Desktop Publishing for high end reprographic printing.

Cornwall College A Levels (1982-1984) Art - English - French

Pool Comprehensive School (1980-1982)

Art - English Language - English Literature - French - Geography - Mathematics - Spanish

Penzance Girls Grammar School (1977-1980)