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Design turns the mundane into something that’s visually stimulating, making even a walk to the corner shop interesting.
Head of Experience
Global
Clay Allison
Upon graduating in Leeds, Clay Allison worked as a creative arts technician in further education, and has also worked in galleries and event curation across the grey English Midlands. Clay also has a passion for photography—and loves the act of bringing life’s mundane ‘non-events’ into light, and turning them into something that has purpose and meaning. He has also worked for online music and culture magazine Far Out. Clay loves seeing a student’s journey and post-Shillington job progression—though from meeting them for the first time all the way through to their first design role.
What do you love about design?
It serves a great purpose, allowing us to live our lives. It’s everything around us. Design turns the mundane into something that’s visually stimulating, making even a walk to the corner shop interesting.
Why do you enjoy working in design education?
I love that way it allows me to meet people from so many different walks of life, the conversations I have with them wanting to learn about Design, the backgrounds they’re leaving behind and the enthusiasm they show in wanting to change their careers.
What keeps you busy outside of Shillington?
Keeping away from things that don’t gouge my eyes out with excitement.
What or who are you loving right now?
Ed Templeton—a hero in every aspect of the word.
If you were a typeface what would you be?
FS Hackney—it does the job and it just happens to be the best area in London.
What’s your favourite blog?
Design turns the mundane into something that’s visually stimulating, making even a walk to the corner shop interesting.
Head of Experience
Global
Clay Allison
Upon graduating in Leeds, Clay Allison worked as a creative arts technician in further education, and has also worked in galleries and event curation across the grey English Midlands. Clay also has a passion for photography—and loves the act of bringing life’s mundane ‘non-events’ into light, and turning them into something that has purpose and meaning. He has also worked for online music and culture magazine Far Out. Clay loves seeing a student’s journey and post-Shillington job progression—though from meeting them for the first time all the way through to their first design role.
What do you love about design?
It serves a great purpose, allowing us to live our lives. It’s everything around us. Design turns the mundane into something that’s visually stimulating, making even a walk to the corner shop interesting.
Why do you enjoy working in design education?
I love that way it allows me to meet people from so many different walks of life, the conversations I have with them wanting to learn about Design, the backgrounds they’re leaving behind and the enthusiasm they show in wanting to change their careers.
What keeps you busy outside of Shillington?
Keeping away from things that don’t gouge my eyes out with excitement.
What or who are you loving right now?
Ed Templeton—a hero in every aspect of the word.
If you were a typeface what would you be?
FS Hackney—it does the job and it just happens to be the best area in London.
What’s your favourite blog?
Andrew Shillington
Founder, Global
Anthony Wood
CEO, Global
John Palowski
Head of Course Content, Global
Cathy Sison
Head, New York
Jack Trotman
Head, Online
Clay Allison
Head of Experience, Global
Nick Smith
Course Content Creator, Global
Shrenik Ganatra
Course Content Creator & Teacher, New York
Alex Daley
Experience Lead, Northern Hemisphere
Kim Melvin
Lead Teacher, New York
Justin Carey
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Laura Moore
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Anna Meyer
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Sam Jacobs
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
George Simkin
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Dan Wilson
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Mags Straatman
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Tina Victoria Afshar
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Alessia Mazzarella
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Marco Invernizzi
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Ben Anthony
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Ella Shillington
Experience Lead, Southern Hemisphere
Jaimee-Lee Field
Course Content Creator & Teacher, Online
Michelle Smalley
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Olivia Chen
Graphic Design Teacher, Sydney/Warrang
Micke Lindebergh
Graphic Design Teacher, Sydney/Warrang
Frankie Young
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Nathan Millard
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Elena Passeggi
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Dave Bird
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Amy Prus
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Hilary Archer
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Femi Coppi
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Dahlia Ishak
Lead Teacher, Online
Sarah Napier
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Lucy Kirkwood
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Spencer Harrison
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Nick Bailey
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Adam Busby
Graphic Design Teacher, Online