The Team
Honest to goodness specialists who simply love what they do.
Keith Forbes
Partner
Simply Put
30 years as a designer, art director, writer, educator and thinker has taught me something, but not everything.
Honest to a fault
I still feel like an imposter.
Love
Happy Family. Nature’s Telly. Design Classics. Simple Rugby. Original Film.
Chris Lumsden
Partner
Simply put
20 odd years rattling around agencies in client servicing, planning and management.
Honest to a fault
I tend to look for the downside in everything first.
Love
Life’s simple pleasures.
Julie Murdoch
Managing Director
Simply put
15 years looking after (mostly) lovely clients.
Honest to a fault
Still feel too young to have a grown up job.
Love
Laughing. Throwing a barbell around. Holidays. Gin!
Stewart Steel
Digital Director
Simply put
Trained as lighting designer, invented the Internet, got stuck into digital challenges.
Honest to a fault
I didn’t invent the Internet.
Love
Gadgets, problems, laughing, people, gadgets.
Darren Adams
Creative Director
Simply put
Keeping it simple, being responsible and always trying to create work that lasts.
Honest to a fault
I’ve told the same jokes for 20 years.
Love
Telling really old jokes.
Jim Campbell
Design Director
Simply put
Simply putting ideas into other people’s heads.
Honest to a fault
I steal regularly from my kids' goody jars.
Love
YouTube rave-ups with the family.
Mike Hunter
Design Director
Simply Put
Designing, writing and discussing for over ten years. Drawing and making for a lot longer.
Honest to a fault
I spend my life constantly realising that I know less than I thought I did.
Love
Design, Music, Art, Football, Gaming. In that order.
David Brownlie
Design Director
Simply Put
Over 11 years as a designer and art-director. Former Londoner, now a reformed Glaswegian, working for agencies and clients, big and small. A champion of making things move, but still loves the smell of a freshly printed book.
Honest to a fault
I tell my wife I love our cat. I don't really.
Love
Drum machines. B-movies. Tinkering with bikes. Big cats. Playing other people's records. Sweaty clubs. Surprises. Colour. Minimalist design. Colour. Spaghetti bolognese and tiramisu.
Andrew Simpson
Designer
Simply Put
Recent Art School graduate with a point to prove.
Honest to a fault
I don’t really like the taste of whisky.
Love
My guitar. Beer. Orange. The circus. Vintage logos.
Naomi Aylott Harvey
Junior Designer
Simply Put
Began my career on the client services side of the agency, retrained, and have now upgraded to a mac!
Honest to a fault
I’ll eat the whole pack of biscuits/crisps/chocolate if no-one’s watching.
Love
Design, London, starting new projects, friends, family, pubs in the summer, pubs in the winter, good booze, good food (with a bit of junk food on the side).
Sarah Holland
Creative Artworker
Simply Put
Focusing on small details and delivering big ideas.
Honest to a fault
I’m a serial paper hoarder. Amongst other things…
Love
Travelling. Design. Pasta. Plants. My Cat. Mountains. Family and Friends.
Scott Graham
Head of Backend Development
Simply put
Seamlessly combining the complicated programming bit and the pretty design bit to produce tremendous websites and user experiences.
Honest to a fault
I think an average burger is more appealing than the finest steak.
Love
Gadgets, Lego, T-Shirts with obscure movie references, Star Wars, and a nice cuppa tea.
Jamie Boyd
Head of Frontend Development
Simply put
15 years spent making websites feel fitter, happier and more productive.
Honest to a fault
My personal year of peak excitement about the internet was 1996.
Love
Being a father to two daughters. Tea in the garden. Wikis. A well-seasoned acoustic guitar. Synthwave. Hamilton. Optimism about the future.
David Murray
Backend Developer
Simply Put
10+ years of development experience, using various CMSs, but mostly Drupal.
Honest to a fault
I dropped out of Higher Computing.
Love
Gaming. TV. Red Bull. Sarcasm.
Gail Bryce
Account Director
Simply Put
A decade of experience on both sides of the marketing fence.
Honest to a fault
A perfectionist with the messiest desk in the office.
Love
To dance – anytime, anywhere. Festive packaging. Floppy eared dogs. Airport drinks.
Maddy Woodger
Account Director
Simply put
Considerable agency experience across brand, digital and pack. Passionate about bringing projects to life.
Honest to a fault
I never read the recipe.
Love
Good coffee, good food, good wine, good company, galleries and antiques.
Helen Westlake
Account Director
Simply Put
A former southern softie, working in a mix of Marketing, Comms and Brand roles for the last 10 years on both sides of the fence, before fleeing for the highlands in 2018
Honest to a fault
I still can’t understand half the things they say in Glasgow.
Love
Climbing, biking, paddling, hiking, wine drinking (not at the same time).
Lauren Callaghan
Account Manager
Simply Put
Client side to agency life. Trained in textile design, with a passion for organisation and all things creative.
Honest to a fault
A perfectionist who, ironically, never reads the instruction manual for anything.
Love
Rom-coms, polaroids, peanut butter, laughing, punctuality and shoes.
Florence Sennour
Account Manager
Simply Put
Studied Chemistry and started client servicing in Digital marketing agency before making it to the creative world!
Honest to a fault
Can't pronounce English words starting with an H correctly.
Love
Travelling, food, wine and binge watching.
Nikki Mcintyre
Account Manager
Simply Put
Didn't last very long client side before jumping the fence. Watching, learning and enjoying my job.
Honest to a fault
Too opinionated for my own good.
Love
My friends, my family, my pooch, music, happy memories, holidays and football games.
Mark Cullen
Strategist
Simply Put
Trained as a journalist. 10 years practice in branding, strategy and campaigns.
Honest to a fault
Not remotely as good at karaoke as I like to think I am.
Love
Hitchcock. Road trips. Politics. Saying the words "I don't know, let's find out".
Michelle Matuza
Traffic Manager
Simply Put
Passionate about organising everything — from folders and style sheets, to thoughts and time.
Honest to a fault
If only my real life was as organised as my office life.
Love
Grey t-shirts and pizza. Mountains and trees.
Stephanie Christian
Finance Director
Simply put
30+ years working across many businesses, the last 11+ have been the best so far. Never stop learning or challenging myself.
Honest to a fault
I am a Sagittarian – I can’t help it.
Love
Family. Friends. Making Happy Memories. Where I work and all that it encompasses. Thai Food. Camping. Tennis. Watching rugby although more anxious now with 2 rugby playing sons.
Jenny Davidson
Finance Assistant
Simply Put
Economics. Paris. Mother. Accounts. Bit of an all rounder.
Honest to a fault
Serial car denter.
Love
Family, friends and laughter. The great outdoors, a dog and a golf club. Friday night and a gin and tonic.
Annie Runkel
Finance Assistant
Simply Put
8 years behind the scenes in music and design.
Honest to a fault
My mobile has real keys.
Love
Vintage fashion. Nina Simone. Artichoke. Obscure postmodern poetry.
Fiona Robertson
PA/Office Manager
Simply Put
Hyper organised people focused, no nonsense office manager, self-professed super mum, volunteer and recent graduate.
Honest to a fault
Super mum is possibly a tad exaggerated.
Love
Family. Friends. Good food. Lots of wine. Antique shopping. Tiny dogs.
Emma Rodin
Office Manager
Simply Put
Left the land of PR behind to enter the world of Good.
Honest to a fault
Spent my first two years in the UK referring to crumbs as crumbles before my dear "friends" corrected me.
Love
London, cooking, writing, podcasts, running, the outdoors, my hometown and gin, lots of gin.