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Brian Roberts
brian@prawnsoda.co.uk
Graphic Designer with over 20 years industry experience in print and web design. Excellent technical skills, communication and understanding, taking designs from concept through to finished artwork. Self motivated, organised with a good sense of humour, I have independently pitched for and delivered graphics for some iconic brands including Virgin, Marks & Spencer, Disney, Arsenal & Postman Pat.
Commercial
History
Prawnsoda Ltd
2017 to Present - Designer / Illustrator
Working alone or hiring designers, photographers and illustrators as required. Pitch, through concept work to delivered artwork for print, web, mobile and TV. Projects include Robot Games (Robot Cricket, Robot Baseball), Naked Health, Denison Electrical and Brooke Photography.

Stick Sports Ltd
2014 to 2017 - Designer / Illustrator / Animator (Freelance)
Graphics, user interfaces and characters for the key titles; Stick Cricket, Stick Tennis and Stick Soccer (and all related promotional material). As well as producing concept work and prototypes for future releases including Stick Racing and Stick Golf. The most popular game, Stick Tennis, had over 70 million downloads at the last count.

PB Media Ltd
2004 to 2014 - Creative Director
Graphic design, web design and illustration for a number of rights agencies, including Entertainment Rights, Liberation and ITV Studio. Plus DVD packaging design and advertising for brands including Disney, Marvel, Postman Pat, Lewis, Arsenal FC and many more (over 300 DVDs produced).

Stewart Fenn Marketing Ltd
1999 to 2004 - Creative Director
Designing and producing websites for clients including Homepride Flour, Carter Jonas and Walls' Sausages, concept art through to hosting. As well as branding and graphic design for Perspex, Highwire Films and Virgin.

EBP Creative Ltd
1998 to 1999 - Designer / Illustrator
Advertising, illustration and graphic design for Heart FM, Joe's Basement and Marks & Spencer.

Realtime Studio
1997 to 1998 - Designer / Illustrator
Clients included Tesco, Anderson Consulting, Granada Plus and British Gas.
Education
Falmouth College of Arts
1995 to 1997
Higher National Diploma (HND) in Graphic Design

Herefordshire College of Arts
1994 to 1995
BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies

John Kyrle High School & Sixth Form
1987 to 1994
11x GCSEs & 2x A levels
Achievements
& Awards
2020 - Mobile games pass 80 million downloads
2015 - First indie game launched
2012 - TIGA Games Industry Awards, finalist
2012 - The 300th Prawnsoda DVD was released
2007 - British Video Association Awards, nominee
2005 - FHM Game Chart #1 (3 months running)
2004 - FAB Design Awards, finalist
2003 - Interviewed by Time Magazine
1997 - Won the Proctor & Stevenson Design Award
1992 - Won the UK Schools Maths Challenge
Interests
All facets of design, art and photography. I write a monthly comic strip for a national magazine. And I do like a bit of shark fishing (tag & release).

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