This is an emergency. We are at a critical moment in human history and we stand on the brink of a climate and ecological disaster. As business leaders we must act now to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. This will require radical changes to the way we all live, work and consume resources. […]
Save lives by staying at home and preventing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Visit the NHS and WHO websites for the latest information on the virus and pandemic. Mair Perkins Ltd. Animation and Illustration is operating as normal but with staff all in lock-down, self-isolating and working remotely from their homes. Hope everyone reading this […]
Earlier this year, my company joined the Low Carbon Business Network. It’s been incredibly helpful and rewarding so I want share my experience, talk about some of the benefits and hopefully inspire more business owners to join similar green growth initiatives. What is the Low Carbon Business Network? The Low Carbon Business Network is a […]
We’re delighted that our business has received a Green Mark Level 1 accreditation! It provides an internationally recognised environmental certification for companies that want to assure their clients and employees that they are conducting business to recognised environmental standards. Mair discovered the Green Mark Accreditation through the Low Carbon Business Network. Through the Green Mark’s […]
Recently, I’ve been involved in The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families #selfcaresummer challenge, by sharing a video and talking about the benefits of drawing and painting for mental health and wellbeing. It’s fantastic that awareness around self care and mental health is increasing, and I’m glad to contribute to such a brilliant […]
I had an amazing time at the Adobe After Effects World Conference on the 27th and 28th of July! I met so many solid people to geek out with over After Effects and motion design stuff. Having not long returned to the UK, I’m excited to share a little bit about how awesome the conference […]
In early July 2019 I attended an environmental research conference held at Nottingham University’s Jubilee Campus. This was pretty surreal for me as an animator! I only studied science up to A level, but I’ve always been fascinated by the natural world. This is partly where my passion for conservation and sustainability comes from. Over […]
In late July this year, I will be speaking at the Adobe After Effects World Conference! You can see the speaker line up here. I am so excited to attend and meet the organisers, speakers, members of the Adobe Team and fellow After Effects users there! The After Effects online community is incredibly friendly, international […]
I’m absolutely thrilled, delighted and grateful to have received a “Creativity for Good” Award from Mainframe Derby! Here’s a previous blog where I shared the news about being shortlisted. The awards night was hosted at Derby’s QUAD where the winners were announced. It was a fantastic evening of celebrations for Derby’s digital and creative community. […]
The lovely people at Boords interviewed me and wrote a case study about how my animation company uses their storyboard software in client projects. I’m a fan of Boords not just because their storyboarding software makes my work life easier but also because the app is created by one of my favourite animation studios, Animade. […]
I’m absolutely thrilled and grateful that my animation company is shortlisted for a Creativity for Good award by Mainframe Derby. Mainframe kindly gave this plaque for the shortlisting! Mainframe Derby is an initiative that aims to bring together a community of digital and creative business across Derby & Derbyshire, enabling real business growth and jobs. […]
Happy New Year! We made it around the sun yet again! Let’s kick this blog post off with a new animation showreel! Animation Projects In 2018 I had the joy of working with some amazing people and organisations. There’s a lot of learning, research and discovery that goes into an animation project. Whether it’s writing […]
Hello, I hope you have a Happy Easter and a great bank holiday weekend! I made this little festive looping GIF for the occasion. It’s been a while since my last newsletter so I have a few new projects to share. I produced a series of animations for the World Economic Forum. The BBC illustrations […]
So far 2017 has been a busy year for animations! In fact I’ve completed 11 animations between January and March 2017. Here’s a few clips from some of the projects I’ve animated in the past few months. I also designed and illustrated these except for the 6th and 9th clips which the clients provided the […]
In February 2017 I was invited to talk at Nottingham’s Women In Tech event which is a monthly meetup for women from all area’s of technology and those with an emerging interest in technology. The organiser, Helen Clark, asked me if I could repeat the talk I gave at Design Swansea in March 2016. That […]
I made some character animation style examples to help when giving project cost estimates.
For a third year running, I’ve taken part in Inktober. Inktober is a month long creative challenge where artists all over the world create an ink drawing everyday during October. The drawings are shared on social media using hashtags. The challenge is a way to practice your craft, to make time everyday to do personal artwork and […]