He graduated with a BA(Hons) degree in Graphic Design specialising in Illustration in the 'Class of 78' alongside fellow students including designers Peter Saville and Malcolm Garrett and artists Peter Jones, Ian McCullough, Gwyneth Jones and Jonathan Field. He moved to London where, in collaboration with the Young Artists Agency, he illustrated for Book Publishers and Advertising agencies.One of his commissioned pieces illustrating George Orwell’s 1984 novel was purchased by the V&A Museum for their contemporary illustration collection. Several years later he relocated to Cheshire and continued work as an illustrator for Manchester advertising and design agencies.
