BOOKS AND PUBLISHING

Design and production

For individuals
Willie Bertram, architect to the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family, approached me to design and produce his professional memoir, The Architect's Tale, and to buy and manage the printing of 750 hard-back copies. As it happened, I got Willie a publisher and also readings at at bookshops, festivals and two prestigious venues which appear in the book: the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath and Cliveden in Berkshire.

For companies
Alec French Architects commissioned me to advise on, design and produce a coffee-table book celebrating the 30 successful and exciting years for the practice: a superb vehicle for promoting the company .

For publishers
I have designed how many books? - I've lost count - for Redcliffe Press and Sansom and Co. Illustrated histories, guides, coffee-table mongraphs of fine artists. I've worked for Frances Lincoln and Tangent Books.. My expertise in photo-editing software means I can turn archival and amateur photographs into pictures with zing!

Writing and editing

For individuals

When the Hutchins' family came to me with 17 trunks of letters, diaries and memorablia from a young man who fought in the Boer War and India I began collating the material, editing it and writing the back story. It's not yet complete but I have already found a publisher for the book, which will be a beautifully-illustrated and important contribution to military history - and a timely achievement on the 100th anniversary of the boy's death.

For companies and charities
Bristol-based charity Brunelcare commissioned me to tell the story of their amazing history. Using a pile of past committee papers, cuttings and notes (all rescued from the shredder by a fore-sighted staff member) and interviewing past and present staff and supporters I was able to tell the story from the beginning, with anecdotal accounts of poverty and care in Bristol during and after WWII, to the present day innovative and respected social care. It's also a brilliant tool for recruiting and fund-raising!