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

In 1990, I began calling myself a ‘Computer’ Graphic Designer after discovering that these beige boxes simplified many basic design tasks. Since then, I’ve worked in agencies, for corporations, and independently. I’ve served as 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. To help promote it online, I learned HTML and web design, subsequently publishing my first website that year.

Unfortunately, the first couple of decades of my portfolio were forever lost when I embraced new technology and burnt my precious data to CDs, which ultimately failed. However, I’ve been around long enough to retain enough old projects to bore even the most ardent fan.

So, where have I been? I spent 2014 to 2024 as a salaried employee at Wedgelock, an innovative engineering company that designs, builds, and exports excavator attachments worldwide. I’ve incorporated some of that output into my work examples, along with examples from a few clients I maintained during that time.

My interests beyond design-related activities generally revolve around running long distances through the wilderness—specifically, trail running, ultra running, and fastpacking. My most recent book is about trail running.

Feel free to drop me a line about anything.