Simon Collison | Colly | Autobiography

A potted autobiography

Parping wheezily on one's own trumpet

Hello. I'm a designer. I also do plenty of writing, speaking, and thinking. I'm based in Nottingham, England, but can often be found in New York and all sorts of other fine places.

I'm a member of Fictive Kin, collaborating on ambitious web projects and tinkering with bold new stuff. Sometimes I contribute to web design publications^[1], and I speak about the design process at conferences. I also organise the annual New Adventures events^[2].

Back in 2006 I co-founded Erskine Design^[3], .net magazine's Agency Of The Year runner-up 2009. Shortly after, I moved on in search of fresh challenges.

Prior to designing websites, I went to art school and later worked as a visual artist in London and Iceland. Subsequently, I founded an independent arts organisation and festival^[4]. I learned my trade as an employed designer/developer from 2002 to 2006^[5] working on numerous significant web projects.^[6]

This website was born in 2003, and this design is version four, or thereabouts. You can read more about this design if you wish.

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↑ Published by Apress and Friends of ED (USA) and Five Simple Steps (UK)
↑ New Adventures won Event Of The Year award at the 2011 Critters, which is pretty nice.
↑ Clients included the government, major publishers, polar explorers, software companies, and many more.
↑ You Are Here Visual Arts, and You Are Here Festival.
↑ Agenzia Ltd, Nottingham UK. Love, always.
↑ Universal, Poptones, The Libertines, The Beta Band, Jon Burgerman, Lucy Orta to name a few.

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