History
From an early age I always had a pencil and paper. As a teenager my talent for drawing was noticed by a local business and I was asked to design the signage above the local grocery shop. Soon after i was commissioned by a local estate agent to design and paint a logo, poster and signage for their shop-front.
These early experiences encouraged my passion for art and design. I continued sketching and painting my surroundings as a young man, and whilst serving abroad in the British Army I was asked to work as the battalion magazine cartoonist.
Career
My first long-term employment was working at the British Printing Corporation design studio in London, where i worked for ten years learning about typography, graphic design and print. This was before the design industry used computers and I worked with paper, pencils, stencils, rulers, paints and brushes.
I was member of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and freelanced as a graphic designer, working on book jackets, posters and other marketing material whilst building a design business.
I also taught typography at The London College Of Printing (now the London College of Communication) and had started a family with my wife.
Geoffrey Hart Associates’ operated as a design studio in Central London from 1967 to 1997.
We specialised in designing corporate identities, logos, brochures and packaging for local, national and international companies.
Many clients were in the education and tourism industries including British Airways Holidays, National Travel, Travelscene, General Education Group, Shell Mex and Simoniz.
We designed the foyer display for EMI Leisure’s head office in Tottenham Court Road and the illuminated window display for The London Experience, a ‘first of its kind’ multi-media exhibition in Piccadilly.
Towards my retirement years i moved the studio back to my home in Epping Forest, Essex, and continued my interests in design by collaborating with my sons on various projects, including corporate videos, art prospectuses, CD-ROM presentations and websites.
Current
I am now retired and live in the beautiful county of Somerset.
I continue to paint landscapes and places of interest and am involved with my local Art Group. I enjoy reading, following sports, listening to music and like to keep in touch with friends, family and similar interest groups on social media.