Anthony Jones

Bio

Graphic, web and interactive designer/creative. 10 years professional experience in the thick of marketing, designing, concepting, creating and art directing on the internet with top UK agencies and global clients. Freelance, consultancy and contract work. Always interested in career opportunities. blog.anthonyjones.biz Currently I work for TBWA Manchester as the creative head of a 16-strong digital department. This role encompasses management, operations, creative direction, strategy, art direction, and I still chip in with the production when I have the luxury. I cut my creative teeth practicing graphic design for a period of 7 years before I decided to specialize in interactive design. Since 2002 I have been responsible for overseeing the creative output of interactive and web teams and employ a very hands-on approach, encouraging constant evaluation of the relationship between design principles, usability and creativity. Through-the-line thinking, planning, strategy, departmental management, art direction and creativity form the core of my current roles. I believe that to it is fundamental to understand the technicalities of the medium to create effective communication through design & creativity. As a result, I maintain a high technical ability, comfortably creating web applications to AAA W3C standards using the latest XHTML, CSS and AJAX techniques as well as rich, immersive Flash pieces. I also enjoy an active life out of work hours practicing martial arts, Scuba diving & photography, although rarely at the same time. I enjoy playing with my twin son & daughter and my myriad of games consoles. When I find time away from these vices, I also play guitar and write music.