Rick Lecoat

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About Rick Lecoat

A creative, successful designer with over 25 years of practical, professional experience and a proven track record of delivering effective solutions to SMEs and blue chip clients alike. Commands a strong, widely applicable skill-set suitable to projects of all types, whether print or digital in nature. Personable, versatile, literate, friendly and hard-working, with the ability to manage projects effectively and prioritise workloads efficiently. Meticulous attention to detail ensures that work is completed with accuracy, regardless of whether the task involves checking bleed or hand-coding HTML and CSS. Methodical and organised; a planner who prefers to anticipate and sidestep problems rather than firefight them later, and who is used to working within large organisations that may have complex political landscapes with multiple, possibly conflicting, agendas. Has written articles for magazines such as Computer Arts, Tap, and Surfer’s Path, and his music sleeve designs were the subject os a 4-page feature in MacUser magazine. Specialties: – Graphic & typographic design – Design for publishing – Music/record sleeve design – Brand and identity design – Responsive website/intranet design and coding – Designing in the browser – Copywriting – Project management – Dealing with suppliers & other 3rd parties – Knowledge of print processes – Client-facing – UX design – ExpressionEngine (CMS set-up and template development) Main software / technology proficiencies: – Adobe Creative Cloud (esp. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat) – Microsoft 365 – HTML / XHTML / HTML5 / CSS / SASS / LESS – Git / Github – ExpressionEngine (CMS set-up and template development) – Javascript (basic level)