Matthew Slater

Experience

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  Urban Saints

  Jan 1987 - Jan 2007

  Designer and Bookshop Assistant Manager

  Worked as bookshop Assistant Manager with this charity for young people. Began training myself in graphic design and publishing. Progressed to full time design role within the charity working on magazines, leaflets, training and youth work resources, merchandise etc.

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  Matthew Slater

  Jan 1988 - now

  Nature awareness; iPad illustrations and sketches; ecopsychology; wildlife observations, natural spirituality. See matthewslater.org.uk. This now replaces my original blogspot blog which I am discontinuing. #matthewslaterartAt least 3 solo art exhibitions in St Albans, Hertfordshire; horse, farming and countryside work; Herts Open Studios contributor; and loads of other bits and pieces.2022: exploring urban sketching techniques; always using a sketchpad or ipad to develop new ideas and freedom of creativity. Commissions are not currently really being taken, but please see www.matthewslater.art for details as I may be open to suggestions.

  • Blogger

    Mar 2007 - now

  • Artist and Illustrator

    Jan 1988 - now
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  Piccadilly Greetings Group Ltd

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Designer

  Greetings cards design and illustration

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  IG Design Group UK

  Mar 2010 - now

  Predominantly the main designer working almost solely on Christmas Trade ranges in Newport Pagnell studio.Greetings cards, calendars, wall stickers, Christmas crackers, photograph album covers, activity packs, gift bags, partyware, and stationery items for International Greetings as well as own brand work for Boots, 99p Stores, Primark, Poundland, Matalan, Aldi, Tescos etc.Photoshop, illustrator and hand-drawn illustrations and design. Very versatile, though more at home with children's Illustrations, cartoons, activities etc. Personal illustration style is Ronald Searle/Quentin Blakeish; but at work it is incredibly varied: watercolour paintings, digital photorealist like work; cute characters, cartoons, contemporary design, traditional linework... the list is endless. Work is constantly evolving and I am currently concentrating in my own time on more character led illustration work and folk art. I use an iPad as a key tool in creative development using the apps Procreate and Affinity Designer.Equally happy working on indepth illustrations in Photoshop as well as general design and print preparation in Illustrator. Excellent day to day artworking skills with high attention to detail and accuracy for setting up cutter guides, layer separations, colour management, checking technical specifications etc. Previously an expert user of Indesign but most work currently done using Illustrator and Photoshop CC on Mac. Show less

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Senior Designer within IG Design Group

    Mar 2010 - now
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  MatthewSlaterArt

  Sept 2022 - now

  Wedding Sketch Artist

  New Venture: Over 40 Sketch pad and iPad fun/quirky sketches made of your wedding 'on the spot' from before the initial ceremony to when the bar closes! Would suit a more informal/rustic wedding setup. What I dare on the day is what you get. These are not posed portraits/caricatures, pure freestyle sketching!