About Me

My name is Gary Crilley, and I've been a graphic designer since before the advent of desktop computers, the Internet and AI.

So, where have I been? From 2014 to 2024, I worked as a salaried employee at Wedgelock, an innovative engineering company that designs, builds, and exports excavator attachments globally. During that time, I kept a few select freelance clients but didn't take on new ones. I’ve included some of my Wedgelock projects in my portfolio, along with examples from the clients I continued working with while earning a salary.

Back in 1990, I started calling myself a ‘Computer’ Graphic Designer after discovering that these beige boxes made many basic design tasks easier. Since then, I’ve worked in agencies, for corporations, and on my own. I’ve been the production and design manager for five newspapers and several magazines, and I’ve taught graphic design at tertiary level. I’ve also run night classes in Photoshop, InDesign, Freehand, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver.

In 2004, I wrote my first book on digital design. To promote it online, I learnt HTML and web design, then published my first website later that year. Since then, I've written more books on Graphic Design, Logo Creation, and Photoshop Skills.

Sadly, the first couple of decades of my portfolio were forever lost when I embraced new technology and burned my precious data to CDs, which ultimately failed. Yet, I’ve been around long enough to keep enough old projects to bore even the most dedicated fan.

My interests outside of design primarily focus on running long distances through the wilderness—specifically, trail running, ultra running, and fastpacking. My latest book is about trail running.

Feel free to drop me a line about anything.