Gavin Bonnar

5 Spottiswoode Street, Marchmont, EH9 1EP

telephone/fax: 0131 229 7615 e-mail: [email protected] internet: http://www.globalnet.co.uk/~chameleon

A qualified and experienced Graphic artist with strong illustrative skills and a wide knowledge of Macintosh software.

CAREER

Aug 95 - Nov 96 Graphic Designer The Visual Resources Unit. Responsible for taking graphic projects from beginning to end. Taking briefs from clients and working within their budgets. Buying and managing print. Working on a variety of graphic projects including “EDIT” The University’s full colour magazine. Clients come from the various faculties within the University as well as outside clients such as The Medical Research Council.

Aug 94 - Aug 95 Graphic Artist Lothian Regional Council, Department of Education. Working in a small busy team providing a graphic service to internal advisers, and external clients using Macintosh software. Work involved producing educational packs for schools, leaflets and brochures, providing graphics and Illustration, using process camera.

Mar 94 - Jun 94 Typesetter Fingerprint, Printers, Livingston Typesetting/ Designing using Macs, providing a bureau service, outputting up to A2 film/bromide Processing/Platemaking

Oct 92- Apr 93 E.A. Participant Employment Action C.S.V. Media Action, Edinburgh Six months training and particapating in learning media skills: Journalism ( Evening News articles ) radio broadcasting ( Radio Forth bulletins ) Desktop Publishing using Macs ( Info.Packs to back up articles ) Activley helped with Mac training providing a beginners guide to the Mac as well as giving hands on help to trainees.

Jan 87 -Mar 87 Children’s Art Tutor (part time) Fife Regional Council, Dunfermline High School Responsible for soley supervising classes of around ten 7-14 year olds. Setting Projects, Ordering materials.

Oct 85 - Oct 86 Arts and Crafts Assistant Fife Regional Council, Lochgelly Centre, Fife. Working as part of a small team within community centre providing assistance to art classes. Adult, children and Mentally handicapped groups. Work included preparing and recycling clay for classes, mixing glazes, supervising kiln firings, taking after school classes, hanging exhibitions, making theatre props and general publicity around centre.

Dec 82 - May 85 Assembly Operator Rodime Europe Ltd. Glenrothes Fife. Involved in all stages of disk drive manufacture. EDUCATION

Sept 87 - July 91 Edinburgh College of Art B. A. (Hons) degree Illustration and Graphic Design

Sept 86 - June 87 Glenrothes and Buckhaven Technical College (Part time) Higher English B, Higher Technical Drawing C.

Sept 85 - June 86 Glenrothes and Buckhaven Technical College (Part time) Higher Art B, O’ Grade English 1, O’ Grade Arithmetic 2, O’ Grade Technical Drawing 2.

Aug 78 - May 82 Glenwood High School O’ Grade Art C, O’ Grade Woodwork A, O’ Grade Metalwork C.

COURSES

The University of Edinburgh 1996 Internet workshop, writing HTML for the world wide web, Graphics on the w.w.w.

Studied Business studies as part of degree course at Art college including; Law, Marketing, Finance and Professional Practice.

REFEREES

Mr Alan Perris Senior Graphic Designer The University of Edinburgh Visual Resources Department 19 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9LN Telephone: 0131 650 4039

Mrs Jackie Henrie Publications Officer Lothian Regional Council Dept. Of Education. Westwood House 498 Road Edinburgh. EH11 3AF. Telephone: 0131 468 5857

Mr Bill Robertson Director. Fingerprint 1 Howden West, Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AA Telephone: 0506 462288

PERSONAL/OTHER INFORMATION

Date of Birth 7th March 1966 Nationality British Marital Status Single Dependents two girls 3 years old and 1 year old.

I have a full, clean driving licence which I have held for six years and I own a car. My Interests include; Graphics and ilustration, Apple Macs, learning guitar, music, cinema, and socialising. FREELANCE WORK

Jun 89 The Fortune Cookie Chinese Restaurant Edinburgh Four murals in alcoves depicting Chinese scenes.

Febl 90 Headmasters Hair Studio Logo, Business cards and exterior signs for shop front.

Jan 91 Dave Robb and the Filmmakers (local band) Full colour artwork for album cover. Full colour artwork for cassette cover.

Jul 91 Big Music Group (Music event held at Assembly Rooms) Two colour Programme cover with Illustration.

Aug 91 Lazio Restaurant (Italian) Edinburgh 30ft mural depicting Italian landscape, menus, business cards and blackboard. on going commissions.

Jan 92 Newtown Studios Edinburgh Scraperboard illustration for Bowring Advertisement.

Dec 92 Kwik-Fit Head Office Edinburgh Front cover illustration for Kwik News New Year Edition.

Feb 93 Digital Equipment Ltd. Mural on factory achievements wall depicting scroll and Medals.

Mar 93 Snipe (Edinburgh Club) Posters, flyers, invitation cards, etc...

Apr 93 Tinkerbell’s Dope Ring (local band) Full colour artwork for CD cover and interior with illustrations.

Feb 96 EH1 bar and brasserie Logo, range of stationery, publicity material, menus, postcards, matchbooks and metal badges

Feb 96 Diablo Music Logo for Web site and business cards.

March 96 Iain S. Bruce Logo and graphic elements for Web site

March 96 Big Issue in Icons for Web site buttons

March 96 NovelSound Talking Books Cover for talking book version of Nigel Tranter’s “The Wallace”

June 96 6T4K Recording Studio Logo, Flyers, Business Cards Letterheads

July 96 Lorn House Publications Cassette and CD inlays design for “Pipe Dreams”

Aug 96 Spindrift Cassette inlay for “Spindrift a Corries tribute”

Sept 96 Bagpipes of Caledonia Box design for “Musical Chanter” aimed at toy market. Also 16 page Tutorial Music book, and illustration for colouring poster.