Company Bio

Martin H
Creative Director martin@carboncreative.net
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I love: design, science, innovation, oh and a new creative brief!
I cry: when a great idea doesn’t see the light of day
I laugh: at clever conceptual advertising that just works
I eat: like a horse
I drink: too little water
I play: retro arcade games (they are still the best)
I watch: Pixar for fun, Ridley Scott for cinematography
I read: Infinite Loop (How Apple went Insane!)
I listen: to Massive Attack, William Orbit, Coldplay, UNKLE, 90’s House, 80’s Electro, 70’s Funk, 60’s Rock and any Manchester bands
I cringe: when reminded by work colleagues of less than sober breakdancing exploits in a busy Manchester bar

Kate H
Studio Director
kate@carboncreative.net
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I love: being outdoors
I cry: far too easily
I laugh: every day
I eat: my friends’ baking
I drink: loads of tea
I play: at trying to grow my own
I watch: things changing and Dr Who with the kids
I read: my Dad’s books like ‘The five people you meet in heaven’
I listen: to my elders
I cringe: at being tricked by a very convincing Ricky Gervais lookalike at a busy exhibition!

Dave C
Head of Digital
dave@carboncreative.net
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I love: The web!
I cry: when people use ie6
I laugh: when people use ie6
I eat: anything but fish
I drink: Belgian beers & New Zealand wines
I play: to win
I watch: too many documentaries
I read: Twitter, blogs and the occasional book
I listen: to whatever Paul or Tom put on
I cringe: all the time.

Paul R
Senior Designer
paul@carboncreative.net
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I love: a beautiful printed job in my hand
I cry: at very sad things and very funny things
I laugh: at podcasts (Adam & Joe / Richard Herring)
I eat: all the delights that grow in my garden
I drink: anything but coffee
I play: poker
I watch: possibly too much TV
I read: as much as I can
I listen: to 6music, 5 live and a fine selection from my itunes
I cringe: when I realise I’ve just watched x-factor… again

Nolan W
Senior Designer
nolan@carboncreative.net
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I love: Newcastle, food, films
I cry: when people smoke in nice cars
I laugh: at my little terror of a daughter
I eat: anything apart from liquorice and marzipan
I drink: a lot – but don’t tell anyone
I play: with my little terror of a daughter
I watch: action films/tv series
I read: TV guide
I listen: to anything I like the sound of, fav band Stereophonics
I cringe: when people say I sound Welsh, Scottish or Scouse

Paul M
Senior Designer
paulm@carboncreative.net
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I love: mulling things over
I cry: every time I see that Archie Gemmil goal against Holland
I laugh: at the resurgence of 80’s fashions
I eat: buttery toast and marmalade (yes, all the time)
I drink: expensive M&S cordials
I play: with scalpels, marker pens and big pads of paper
I watch: people from the corner of a dark and dingy pub
I read: and re-read again
I listen:to an eclectic mixture of pop, experimental hip hop, electronica and anything that features in Camberwick Green
I cringe: when I see myself in the mirror

Tom H
SEO Specialist
tom@carboncreative.net
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I love: sport, sport, more sport and Elvis
I cry: when I see pictures from my old modelling days
I laugh: at my own jokes
I eat: 8 metric tonnes of spinach a day
I drink: from the fountain of life
I play: football to a professional standard (in my head)
I watch: television with my headphones on
I read: Clean & Lean Diet: 14 Days to Your Best-Ever Body
I listen: to ‘Eye of the Tiger’ on a loop
I cringe: at the eating habits of my chubby colleagues

Greg K
Web Developer

I love: seeking new challenges
I cry: never
I laugh: at dirty jokes
I eat: healthy
I drink: beer, Jack Daniel’s and water (the next morning)
I play: tennis
I watch: every Woody Allen movie
I listen:to everything on the radio
I cringe: at the thought of my drunken behaviour the night before

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