About Antony Cox
Graphic Designer
Hi, I am Antony Cox, the man behind ac4designs, a graphic design and digital delivery expert with over 25 years of experience. I am 53 years old and married, a father of two girls, and a sports lover. A career includes work for small design and marketing agencies, in-house for large public bodies, and freelancing. I now support local, national, and international clients from my home base of Newton Poppleford, close to Sidmouth and Exeter. My experience means that I have tackled a wide variety of projects and worked on all aspects of the design and marketing process with colleagues and clients at all levels.
Graphic Design and Digital Skills Overview
I have extensive software and production knowledge for print and digital delivery.
My skills include:
– An advanced Adobe Creative Suite user.
– An Expert in Adobe InDesign.
– Twenty-five plus years of experience in Photoshop and Illustrator.
– Comfortable producing solutions for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
– Working knowledge of coding languages such as HTML, CSS, and XML.
– An expert in template construction, photo retouching and image manipulation.
– Technical and production skills have a design-focused perspective.
Technical Skills
ADOBE INDESIGN CC
As an advanced user of Adobe InDesign, I deliver complex template construction for publishing and business communications, including the dynamic use of XML-driven outputs. I am an expert Adobe InDesign user for print and digital material production.
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP — DIGITAL DELIVERY, RETOUCHING, AND IMAGE MANIPULATION
With twenty-five years of experience in image preparation for print and digital delivery, Photoshop is a trusted friend. With extensive experience preparing and manipulating images for creative briefs, most challenges fall within my skills and abilities.
ADOBE ACROBAT
An expert in PDF creation for print and the web, I can assist you in making the most of the PDF delivery platform. From adjustment and optimising of existing PDF files to a strategy for your business. Ensuring every PDF is fit for purpose. I have gained specialist skills in PDF tagging for flexible content delivery and accessibility to W3C industry standards.
ART DIRECTION
Creating visual concepts for photography, planning, and managing studio photography of products, still life, and people.
WORDPRESS
I can provide design support to small companies and community groups looking to create simple but effective websites to connect, working in partnership with IT and hosting business www.alfindlay.com
Now take a look at my work to see how I might help you or get in touch via my contact page!
“Antony helps us with all of our marketing material, brochures, advertisements and product labels.
He’s very reliable and always delivers excellent work, even after the shortest of briefs.
A pleasure to work with!”
Mark Atkins, LTP
Why Work With Me?
At its heart, ac4designs has the desire to help people and businesses communicate better with graphic design. To create compelling stories for your customers and present them with real impact. To do this efficiently and without fuss, on time and on budget every time.
I have hands-on experience working with businesses of all sizes. I can deliver expertise that can help you improve the outcomes for your business in the following areas:
- Branding.
- Business Identity.
- Product branding.
- Digital Marketing & Web Services.
- Print & Digital Design & Artwork Services.
Please visit the ac4designs services page for more information.
