Alistair Cook

Alistair Cook Graphic Design9 Roslyn Road, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S32 1BYTel: 01433 659259

Alistair Cook Graphic Design9 Roslyn RoadHathersageHope ValleyS32 1BY

Alistair Cook grew up in Bristol, England and in 1972 gained a Diploma in Graphic Design (with credit) at the West of England College of Art. He spent his early career in the Bristol/Bath area working in the design studio of a mail order company, the ad department of a regional daily newspaper and as a junior in a small design consultancy.

In 1976 he went to work for the academic publisher Pergamon Press in Oxford and soon became Studio Manager, in charge of a team of 19 designers and artworkers.

In 1978 Alistair moved to London to work as a typographer for Conways, supplying layouts to the capital's top ad agencies. The creative studio broke away in 1985 to become Cats Creative and he became Assistant Creative Director working on accounts that included Dorlands Advertising, Mobil Oil, Oracle Teletext and Prudential Assurance.

In 1988 he was promoted to Creative Director and in 1990 took on the same role at Meridian Marketing Resources, a multi-disciplinary group that included a design studio, advertising agency, PR consultancy and exhibition and conference organisers. Their clients included British Telecom Mobile Communications, the Department of Health, the Department of Education, the Electricity Association, Iron Trades Insurance, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

In 1994 he joined the A La Carte Marketing Group, again as Creative Director, working for clients such as Harrods, Marks & Spencer and Royal Mail before leaving to set up Smith, Cook & Associates, a design consultancy in Covent Garden.

In 1997 Alistair eventually succumbed to the lure of 'doing his own thing', giving up commuting into the West End and spending quality time with his family. And as with most improved lifestyle moves, he was soon saying "Should have done this years ago".
...
Check out the on-line portfolio and give Alistair Cook a call.

In recent years Alistair Cook has begun to specialise in the periodicals industry, helping to produce both consumer and subscription-only magazines, as well as in-house or customer newsletters for organisations large and small.Alistair's own credentials stretch back as far as working for the Western Daily Press whilst only two years out of art college, via Pergamon Press in Oxford to newsletters and magazines put out by clients in London such as the British Insurance and Investment Brokers Association, Oracle Teletext and Thames Publishing International.His success with such a diverse range of titles came not just from his graphics and organisational layout abilities, but also from his competence in the English language.Many an editor or marketing director has been thankful for the added value of his sub-editing and proof-reading skills.

Alistair Cook PublishingHaving worked in many areas of the multi-faceted publishing industry, Alistair has naturally built up a string of contacts in the various other disciplines that go into producing a regular publication: editorial, picture research, advertisement sales, print buying, fulfilment, etc. Many of these contacts now also work from home and have grown, almost organically, into a team of freelance professionals that can now be called on to produce all or part of a publication from start to finish.
...
Alistair Cook Publishing adds a human face to these new technologies and could mean savings of time and money for you.Give us a call.

ALISTAIR COOK GRAPHIC DESIGN