Mike Swift is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Lewes, East Sussex. He is a graduate of the Central School of Arts and Crafts and a fellow of the International Society of Typographic Designers. A former senior partner in a leading London design group, responsible for clients including The British Council, Mike took early retirement to concentrate on his own graphic work. Recent projects have included corporate design work in Slovenia, book design for Channel 4 animation and ranges of card illustrations for both children and adults. Mike has spent time in Australia as visiting lecturer in graphic design at Perth’s University of Technology, and is currently teaching at the City Literary Institute in London.