Hi, I’m Alan
I design bespoke websites for people and businesses who have invested in their brand: consultants, coaches, speakers, law firms, schools, foundations and event planners.
Before that I spent years on the client’s side as an editorial designer, brand lead, art director and creative project manager, briefing the studios that built their sites. I work with brands worldwide, and every project meeting is held online.
- Design and retouching since 2012Editorial layouts, print and photography, from a leisure magazine to The School of St Jude.
- Brand lead and rebrandsFor the British School of Zanzibar, Good Earth Tours, Planet Lodges and Nomad Tanzania.
- Art director and creative project managerSince 2024: Lairs Camps with Yoy Studios in New York, and the UK brands Love Boo and Seissense with a marketing team in the UAE.
- MBA, Coventry UniversityAnd a Bachelor of Business Management in Marketing.
safari lodge group
international school
country inn
conservation authority
How I got here
2012 – 2017
Retouching, then editorial design
It started with digital retouching and design in 2012. By 2015 I was head of editorial design at Adventures and Leisure Magazine, where readership grew 15%, while also designing marketing material for The School of St Jude. In 2016 and 2017 I also worked with Seesaw Studios in Australia.
2019 – 2022
Schools, lodges and three rebrands
Digital marketing at the British School of Zanzibar, where online engagement rose 30%. Then brand and digital consultant for Planet Lodges and Good Earth Tours, leading their rebrands and the ADINA lodge’s. Project delays fell by half through improved workflows and vendor coordination. In 2022 I also led the redesign of the Good Earth Tours website.
2022 – 2024
Filling rooms and Thursday nights
Communications at Rivertrees Country Inn, where weekly event attendance rose 25% and low-season campaigns supported a 15% rise in bookings. Then brand marketing at Planet Lodges, and brand executive at Nomad Tanzania, where the office branding ran to 13 workspaces and 75+ canvases.
2024 – 2025
Creative project management and art direction
Lairs Camps with Yoy Studios in New York, and Love Boo and Seissense, two UK brands, with a marketing team in the UAE. In 2024 I also worked with Fathom in London.
Since 2026
Web design, start to finish
I was first introduced to web design in 2011. It stayed with me, from blogging to the website content I looked after in my brand roles. In 2026 I brushed up my skills, and today I design for whichever platform a brand needs: WordPress, static HTML or Canva. Five websites so far, from a single page to eighteen.
Projects I directed and managed
Merchandise, menus, posters, a vehicle livery, a book cover and a brand mark, for a conservation authority, lodges, an inn, a school and a tour company. Every piece is shown whole.
What it’s like to work with me
“The final document ranked as the best we have produced. Alan interpreted our distinct brand, distilled it through design and elevated it beyond expectations. Our vision translated cleanly onto the page, with infographic statistics built for clarity and impact.”
Working together
Send what your brand does, what it sells and when the website has to be live. You’ll hear back within two business days, and every meeting after that is held online.