Mearns & Gill | Graeme MacDonald Bio

Team Bio

  • Claim to fame:

    Tallest Person at Mearns & Gill.

  • Greatest achievement:

    Realising my childhood dream of working at a music festival.

  • Go to snack:

    It is too hard to narrow it down to one so here is a list of things you can find me munching on. cinnamon rolls, ritz crackers, chocolate digestives, pork pies, dairy milk, cheese & pickle sandwiches, hob nobs, bananas, satsumas.

  • Unpopular opinion:

    I am probably going to upset a few people with this… Steven Bartlett is a charlatan.

  • Secret Talent:

    I recently discovered that I do a very good impression of Taz from Looney Tunes.

  • What’s your most-used emoji?

    😂

  • If you weren’t a Designer, what would you be?

    I enjoy cooking and baking; there is something therapeutic about it and I like how you transform simple ingredients into something better than the sum of the parts. I' love to be a chef/baker with my own restaurant/bakery.

  • What’s your design superpower:

    I can design based solely on vibes.

  • Favourite tool:

    Generative expand has been a time saver.

  • Most used shortcut:

    Probably 'A' or 'V' I am forever swapping between the selection and direct selection tool.

  • Favourite free resource:

    Velvetyne, is a type foundry that focuses on the artistic expression of typography rather than the commercial appeal. Offers highly stylised and expressive typefaces for free.