About

Hello, I’m Mair and I’ve been making pictures since I could hold a crayon but I’ve been running my animation and illustration business since 2012.

I’ve always been interested in telling stories, sharing knowledge and problem solving through images.

Over the years, I’ve worked on all sorts of projects but I’m particularly passionate about sustainability and the environment, education and both physical and mental health.

I love the idea that awareness can be raised and positive change can be made through visual storytelling. I’ve won some awards related to this.

As a hands-on, independent creative business owner, I’m experienced with idea generation, script writing, storyboarding, art direction, character design, illustration, animation production and all the project management, communication and organisational stuff that goes with that.

Not only do I thoroughly enjoy working on the artistic, technical and management parts of projects but clients are able to deal directly with the creative person making their project.

I ensure that the illustrations, animations and voiceovers in my projects are made by humans, not AI. So when you work with me, real people will be creating original, custom artwork specifically for your project brief.

Feel free to contact me if you’d like to talk over a project idea.

Clients

University College London
Manchester University's Sustainable Consumption Unit
Rothamstead Research
Lancaster University's Environmental Research Department
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
The BBC
Channel 4
The Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
The World Economic Forum
Hat Trick Productions
Vodafone
Microsoft 365
The Peak District National Park
East Midlands Trains
The NUS (National Union of Students)
Derby City Council
and more ...

Qualifications

Masters in Design (MDes) Visual Communication
BA (Hons) Visual Communication: Animation

Animation and illustration desk. — My desk with sketches, storyboards and animation work.

Home office set up. — Other desk with a drawing pen display set up. Working on an animation here.

Street view outside the office in Derby. — Street view outside the office on St Mary's Gate in Derby.

Press

Occasionally I've been in the newspapers or local radio regarding my work.
Read all about it.

IMDB Credits

I've gained a couple of IMDB credits for animation over the years.

Publications

Some of the books I've illustrated are available on Amazon.

2016: The Light Bringer book cover illustration
2015: Happy Ponies Book One and Two (Children’s book)
2014: Doodler’s Anonymous Colouring book vol 4
2014: Amazing Iggles (Children’s book)
2014: Fairytales and Nursery Rhymes … the gruesome truth (Children’s book)
2014: Goat’s Cheese (Children’s book)
2013: Boris the Lost Badger (Children’s book)
2012: Magazine advert illustration for Total Guitar
2011: GOSH Monster’s book. Illustration contribution for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
2010: Editorial illustration for Dusted magazine
2008: Digital painting tutorial for .PSD magazine