Based  in  London and the West Midlands with history steeped in early London graffiti art culture and graphic design.

Create Not Destroy specialises Mural Art \Videography\Photography\Design

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With a team of talented and gifted creatives with style and flare and a passion for teaching and sharing our expertise.

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At Create Not Destroy we have a keen interest in working on genuine community related art based projects an creative workshops with the youth and the elderly and taking there ideas and experience and creating full sized mural art for the world to see.

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We believe that great creativity often is the result of team effort and we see the value in working closely with our clients to realise their vision and ideas. We can't promise or guarantee that art will change minds but as artists we believe we should use our artwork to bring forward a message of hope, change  and to challenge social narratives, and where we can use it to represent the unheard and unseen. 

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Videography // Music Videos, Corporate, Promo Videos, EPKs, Business Adverts, Animation, Photography // Music, Live Event, Street, Product, Design // illustrations, Music artwork 

Portraits, Murals, Graffiti Art.

 

EXPERIENCE

 

1997 – Present   -   Airheads Designs – Business Manager / Graphic Designer

Duties:

    Developing and managing design projects from concept to completion

    Producing Graphic content for websites – (Page layouts, backgrounds

    Banners (static & motion), newsletters and site graphics.

    Branding and logo design

           T.Shirt designer.

           Badge Branding 

    Brochure, (e)Flyer and poster design

    Commercial property signage

    Airbrush clothing and product customisation

    Art Murals and commissions

    Delivering Art & Design and Street Art Workshops

    Developing Presentations and pitches

 

2010 – Present   -   Code Emphasis Media Services / Create Not Destroy – Visual Arts Director

Duties:

    Head Photographer and videographer for jazz refreshed.com

    Photography/ photo shoots – (Editorial, Commercial, Product, Event & Artistic)

    Photo editing and manipulation

    Director, Editor, Cinematographer for Video and Shorts. 

    On set and location filming

    Creating storyboards and concepts

    Managing and directing multi camera video shoots – (Music Videos, Promos EPKs, private and corporate events)

    Video & Audio editing

    Delivering photography and videography / editing workshops

 

CLIENTS List Includes:

   Universal, Sky1, Adidas, BBC, MTV, Nike, ITV, Sony, Air Jordan/Jump 23

   Toni & Guy, Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games, PRS for Music 

   The World Reimagined

   Red Bull, Harvey Nichols, House Of Dereon, Fender, Stones Throw Records, 

   Jazz Re:freshed, Fender. Sonos, Aruba Council , Commonwealth Games 2023

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