My name is Gary Crilley, and I’ve been a graphic designer since before desktop computers, the Internet and even... (gasp!) social media.

In 1990, I went into business as a ‘Computer’ Graphic Designer, having learned that these beige boxes made a lot of basic design tasks easier. Since then, I’ve worked in agencies, for corporates and for myself. I’ve been the production/design manager for five newspapers and several magazines, and taught graphic design at tertiary level. I’ve also taught night classes in Photoshop, InDesign, Freehand, Illustrator and Dreamweaver.

In 2004, I wrote my first book on digital design, and to help promote it online, I learned HTML and web design, subsequently publishing my first website. Unfortunately, the first couple of decades of my portfolio was forever lost when I embraced new technology and burnt my precious data to CDs – which consequently failed. But I’ve been around long enough to retain sufficient old projects to bore the most ardent fan.

So, where have I been? I’ve spent the last ten years as a salaried employee of Wedgelock, an innovative engineering company that designs, builds and exports excavator attachments worldwide. I’ve sprinkled my work examples with some of that output – but kept it to a minimum.

My interests outside of design-related stuff generally revolve around running long distances through wilderness – trail and ultra-running. My most recent book is about trail-running.

Feel free to drop me a line about anything.