As a designer working in a technical team, Andy is a bridge not a border.
Pencil, paintbrush, toolkit and scripting framework; Andy does justice to an implementation with beautiful and functional results. Plus, being most familiar with an open source software workflow, Andy prototypes his designs in working technologies to get real results sooner.

Interests

Travel, Rollerblading, Design culture, Photography, Music, Friends, Freedom & Happiness (yours too)

Community Involvement

• Inkscape Developer/artist 2004 - Present
• Scribus User/tester2006 - Present
• Open Clipart Web design & clipart contributor 2006 - Present
• GNOME Desktop Art Contributor 2005 - Present
• AIMIA QLD chapter executive committee member 2002 - 2003
• Red Cross Volunteer & blood/plasma donor 2000 - 2003

Andy can be a bit of tart when he's passionate about something.
He has shared his knowledge on open source design at grass roots technical conferences and software user groups throughout the world.

Linux.conf.au Janurary 2009 Hobart, Tasmania

Inkscape and the live path effect revolution

GUADEC July 2008 Istanbul, Turkey

Artisitic fundamentals for developers

Libre Graphics Meeting May 2008 Wroclaw, Poland

Open source toolchain & Inkscape innovation

OSDC 2007 Brisbane, Australia

Designing with free software and the creative class

Libre Graphics Meeting May 2007 Montreal, Canada

Open Source Graphic Design workflow and toolchains

Linux.conf.au January 2007 Sydney, Australia

Recent open source design innovation & creative commons integration

Libre Graphics Meeting March 2006 Lyon, France

The open source designers workflow

Linux.conf.au January 2006 Dunedin, New Zealand

Open Source Graphic Design - voted 'best of' for an encore presentation

Presenter at user groups and universities across Australia, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, France and North America.

Michael Hideo-Smith Director of Content Services at Red Hat

Andy has that rare ability to take a complex engineering concept and create a visual treatise on the subject. He has been the broker between technical writers and the brightest open-source developers. Please contact me directly should you wish to discuss further Andy's contribution to our business.

Chris Grams Director of Brand Communications at Red Hat

Andy is one of the world's top experts in using open source tools in the visual design field. He is not only an active contributor to many important open source projects, but his commitment to using open tools for his own design work is an example of practicing what he preaches. Andy is showing the world that great design can be done without using any proprietary software, and it is a pleasure to have gotten to know and work with him

Jon Phillips Business Development and Community Manager, Creative Commons

I've worked with Andy for around 7 years through our work on Inkscape, the premier open source drawing tool, Open Clip Art Library, a public domain graphics library, and then as well into the business world via Creative Commons. He is a mindblowing designer, knows how to work within Free and Open Culture, and is a brilliant guy to work with. He is a great addition to any project team, to lead any creative project, and to rove the earth while keeping a sense of humor. I recommend him at the highest level possible.

Jakub Steiner Graphics Designer, Novell, Inc

Andy is a talented graphics designer and illustrator with the ability to get his hands "dirty" and script & code his way through a task that requires it. He's been an inspiration to me multiple times when I struggled with a tedious workflow. I've met Andy multiple times during conferences and on top of his skills and abilities he's a cheerful guy I wish I could work with.

Harish Pillay Open Source Architect/Evangelist, Red Hat

I find it particulary easy for me to write this recommendation for Andy for he has been just a stellar coder and champion of all thing FOSS. His direct engagement and understanding of the tools in FOSS - inkscape, GIMP - jut to name two - is very, very heartening. That in itself is an asset for anyone. Andy is a really likeable person and I have high regard for him as a colleague and all round buddy (or as the Aussie say, a good mate!).

Matthew SetterSoftware Developer, Virgin Blue Airlines

I am proud to recommend Andy.
Andy is a very professional, hard working and passionate person. In all that I have seen Andy take on, he has shown complete commitment and dedication until the project is completed to the best of his ability. In addition to this solid work ethic, Andy has an infectiously positive and enthusiastic personality. All those around him cannot help but be caught in his "Can Do" attitude to work and life. If you are considering Andy for a role please regard him very highly

Jeff Fearn Software Engineer, Red Hat

Andy is the man we turn to when we want things made beautiful and usable. He can work with end users and coders, and has exhibited the ability to interface between the two. I'd unreservedly recommend Andy for any Web Engineering or User Interface design positions.

Dave Crossland Owner, Understanding Limited

Andy is on the cutting edge of free software graphic design, and is an excellent consultant for all aspects of this corner of the industry. I am always very satisfied with our collaborations.

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