Andy Clarke • One of the pioneers of web design, known for creative and visually stunning designs
Choose to work with me and you won’t be getting just another web designer. Often referred to as “one of the pioneers of web design,” I’ve been instrumental in pushing the boundaries of web design. I’m well-known for my memorable creative work and visually stunning website designs.
My work has inspired countless designers to explore the full potential of product and website design. I’ve written several industry-leading books, including Transcending CSS, Hardboiled Web Design, and Art Direction for the Web and I’ve presented at web design conferences across the world.
Designing for the web since before Google was founded and PCs were still Pentiums.
I’ve seen trends come and go, but I believe that core design principles never go out of fashion.
I understand technology and how it offers us opportunities to be creative.
Always at the cutting edge of advances in web technologies, I know how to use them creatively and practically.
I searched long and hard for a web designer to create something unique, that stands out, and is more than a website. Andy delivered precisely that. If you’re looking for attention to detail, collaboration, quality, seamless execution, and maximum creativity, look no further.
Michael Baugh, composer
Andy’s reputation reached across the omniverse to my home planet Sigma 9. So, after seeing his ideas, I commanded him to turn them into what humans call a “website” for my 2024 General Election campaign against Prime
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Andy worked with me every step, to my schedule, and he brought my ideas to life beautifully. He was an absolute pleasure to work with and is enthusiastic, composed, and cool.
Loren Snow, Neurodiverse Training
Andy is that rare combination of a designer who really knows his technical stuff and has an incredible gift for design. He’s the go-to person if you want a design which looks fresh and original. It was an absolute pleasure working with Andy and watching him pull from his imagination, things I could never have dreamed of.
Tristan Jakob-Hoff
Worked with composers Mike Worth and Reuven Herman. Wrote regular articles for CSS Tricks, Envato, and Smashing Magazine. Spent time in France, Germany, and Holland.
Worked with composers Michael Baugh, Alessandro Mastroianni, and Tristan Jakob-Hoff, and on the Changemakers project for Open University. Spent time in Germany and France.
Wrapped up my work with Nozomi Networks as Consultant Director of Product Design. Worked with Emma Bodger, and other specially chosen projects. Spent time in the southwestern United States, Germany, and the south of France.
Worked with Nozomi Networks for another year, plus Abergele Dental, Equfund, and other specially chosen projects. Spent time in Costa Rica and the south of France.
Committed to working with Nozomi Networks for another year. Worked with the Congo Basin Institute, Le Fizz, and NWPS Construction.
Spent ten months mostly working at home with Nozomi Networks. Worked with Buskers Bern and Compass Financial. Spent time in the south of France.
Increased the time I spend working with Nozomi Networks. Worked with Animal Search and So Foot. Published Transcending CSS Revisited. Bought my first Subaru and spent time driving Scotland’s North Coast 500. Celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. Spent time in Cameroon and the south of France. Visited Berlin and Duisburg.
Returned to Wales from Australia. Published Art Direction for the Web. Accepted the role of Director of Product Design at Nozomi Networks. Celebrated my son’s doctorate. Spent time in Florence and visited Singapore.
Lived in Sydney, Australia working with Ansarada. Travelled to Melbourne, Perth, and Tasmania. Visited Saigon and San Francisco. Collected my first two tattoos.
Worked with Greenpeace Poland, Smashing Magazine, and SunLife. Spent time in Perth and Sydney, Australia. Consulted with Fairfax Media and Ansarada. Accepted the role of Head of Design at Ansarada, so closed our studio in Abergele. Visited Zurich.
Worked with Kings College Hospital and WWF UK. Published Hardboiled Web Design: Fifth Anniversary Edition. Spent time in Western Australia and the south of France. Visited Barcelona, Los Angeles, New York, and Sydney.
Opened our studio in Abergele, Wales. Spent time in the southern USA and the south of France. Visited Amsterdam, Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, and Oslo. Celebrated my son’s Masters degree.
Worked with SAP in Heidelberg and WIPO in Geneva. Collaborated with Mark Porter on designs for Internazionale. Spent time in Japan, and the south of France. Visited Oslo. Hired our first full-time employee.
Worked with WIPO in Geneva and Accenture on the government’s Universal Credit scheme. Spent time in Western Australia and the south of France. Visited Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. Travelled to Germany and Texas.
Worked at STV in Glasgow as their part-time Head of Design. Worked with ISO Geneva. Visited Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, and Washinton DC.
Published Hardboiled Web Design. Visited Boston, Seattle, San Diego, and Washinton DC. Drove 4,000 miles around the north western USA on our Looking for Yogi road trip.
Worked with New Internationist Magazine. Recorded three DVD video titles for New Riders. Visited Boston, Chicago, and Tokyo.
Released CSS Artistry: A Web Design Master Class. Recorded Inspired CSS Styling for a Beautiful Web DVD video for New Riders. Worked with Camel Dive Club. Spent time in Eqypt. Visited Amsterdam, Chicago, New Orleans, and New York. Drove 4,000 miles across the USA on our Between Two Oceans road trip.
Contributed a chapter to Web Standards Creativity. Visited Austin, San Francisco, Sydney, and Vancouver.
Visited Austin, New York, Reykjavik, Sydney, and Vancouver.
Sold my stake in Karova and restarted Stuff & Nonsense. Wrote and published Transcending CSS.
Started blogging and developed a reputation for designing with web standards technologies. Designed e-commerce websites for British Heart Foundation, Save The Children, and WWF UK.
Co-founded Karova and helped develop the first standards-based e-commerce platform. Designed the first standards-based e-commerce website for Disneystore UK. Put Stuff & Nonsense on hold.
Started working on Stuff & Nonsense full-time, the first time I’d been self-employed. Our first major client was Allen Group.
Left TMS Advertising. Moved to Wales and co-founded Stuff & Nonsense with my wife. Worked remotely for Dicomed Inc. and Silicon Imaging (again.) My first personal website won Site of the Month in .Net Magazine’s September issue.
Left Silicon Imaging and joined TMS Advertising to run their digital creative studio. Made my first professional website.
Left The Studio Workshop and joined Silicon Imaging to sell the first digital cameras. Sold more digital camera backs than anyone else in Europe.
My son Alex was born. Discovered I have another younger brother. Shot the first digital photograph in the UK with a Leaf DCB (digital camera back) at the Business Design Center in London.
Married Sue! We’ve been together ever since. Left South Bank Studio Center and joined The Studio Workshop.
Graduated art school with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. Moved from Nottingham to London. Started work at South Bank Studio Center.
Met my wife, Sue. I was asleep under a table and she woke me up.
Studied Fine Art at Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham. Worked in bars and comic shops to pay my way.
Studied Art Foundation at Nene College, Northampton.
Finished education at Kingswood School, Corby.
Born in Lancashire in the north of England.