With us, you can make creativity part of your business success by ensuring you get the right messages to the right customers. We like to work as an extension of your business, we speak plainly about design, with no marketing buzzwords and we understand how important deadlines and budgets are to you.
After graduating from Saint Martin’s School of Art, Martin worked in London agencies D4 Design and Sedley Place Limited. In the early 90’s he decided to return to Leicestershire and joined JKD working mainly in exhibition design and manufacture. He subsequently moved to Kilvington Design, working on corporate identity and quality print projects. Martin and Marc founded Birdhouse in 1995.
Graduating from Leicester Polytechnic in the 80s (now DeMontfort University), Marc spent 10 years as an all round freelance designer with involvement in a broad portfolio of design disciplines and projects contributing to the ‘hands-on’ depth and experience of Birdhouse. Two years at Blyth Lee Associates overseeing design and production preceded the collaboration with Martin to form Birdhouse Design in 1995.
After graduating from De Montfort University in the early 90s, Conrad gained a wide variety of experience in a number of design studios, culminating in a studio manager’s position at Jessops of Leicester. During this time, his illustration skills became more and more in demand, and he decided to leave and focus on his freelance illustration. He has worked closely with Birdhouse over many years and continues to do so, having proved to be a valuable asset to company.
After winning a Blue Peter badge in the mid 80’s for designing a bookmark, Gareth has been obsessed with design. Graduating De Montfort University with a 1st Class Degree in Graphic & Web Design, Gareth has worked in partnership with Birdhouse for many years. Gareth’s technical skills allow us to offer complete digital services alongside traditional design for print.