| Michael
Wolff in the chair
Glasgow
19 June 2007:
Putting Michael
in the 'hot seat' will be the following intrepid interviewers:
Simon Farrell,
MD, Tayburn
Simon moved to Scotland 2 years ago when he took on the role
of Managing Director at Edinburgh based design consultancy,
Tayburn. His responsibilities within the company include managing
the core elements of the operating business, new business
development, strategy development and client liaison.
He has over 15 years experience in the world of branded communications
from an academic perspective, a client perspective and agency
perspective. Academically, Simon gained a first class honours
degree in Business Studies from Sheffield University and followed
this up with an MBA from Warwick University.
His client-side experience came from a 6 year stint working
for Scottish & Newcastle’s retail division. During
this time he held various senior marketing roles in retail
brand development. From an agency point of view he has worked
at Manchester based advertising agency BDH/TBWA and design
agency The Chase before moving his family North of the border.
Outside of work he is an avid music fan and would-be DJ.
Neil McGuire,
Director/Designer, After the News
Neil McGuire graduated in 2003, and is a designer and tutor
in visual communications at Glasgow School of Art. He is director
of After the News (ATN), a design agency working with a range
of clients on design and communication issues, predominantly
graphics and communication in the arts sector.
ATN also takes an interest in design as a tool for positive
social change, and has recently contributed to The Scottish
Show and worked collaboratively with architects and urbanists
on Glasgow is made by us - part of the Six Cities design festival.
ATN were one of the initial co-hort on NESTA’s creative
pioneer programme, and continue to work on the project they
developed through that, “off-brand” - a catalyst
for finding alternative approaches to brands and branding.
ATN also entertain themselves (and hopefully others) with
self initiated projects including Lorem Ipsum (a work in progress),
Vectors are from venus, suvskillkids.com and wodast.org -
audio design discussion and debate online.
Neil's hobbies include writing things about himself in the
third person and describing his company in ways that make
it sound like there are more people involved than just him.
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