World Standards Day poster 2005

About the artist : Mark Elder

Mark Elder

 

Trained in fine arts, photography and design, Mark Elder has worked as graphic designer for over twenty years. Most of this time was spent as an art director in the magazine industry both in Sydney and London. He has worked on, at one time or another, nearly every publication that you can think of in such areas as lifestyle, motoring, music, health, gardening, to name a few.

For the last fifteen years, he has been running his own design company, Look Serious Design, specialising in developing designs for new businesses, new publications and ideas that interest him. He has worked with clients in Indonesia, Singapore, London and Los Angeles.

As well as designing, he has written a book, TV commercials, an award winning short film as well as countless articles on travel, humour and men’s issues for Elle, Cleo, GQ, Body+Soul and The Sun Herald. His article on anorexia in boys is now part of the Australian curriculum for high school students.

As well as being a classically trained percussionist his other interests are travelling and photography.

He is presently the Corporate Creative Director with SAI Global, Australia.

In his spare time, he is writing another book, working on a series of paintings for an exhibition, helping friends launch a new magazine and studying psychology.