FLAMETREE - Key Persons
Dick started a boutique advertising consultancy that became one of Perth's leading creative agencies in the 1980s and 1990s. His mentors were Al Haggar, Chairman Young & Rubicam (Australia) and David Abbott, Founder Abbott Meade Vickers. His agency merged with another in the late 1990s and he sold his shareholding to retire two years later while still in his 40s. He subsequently returned to the industry as a creative director and brand strategist. He has served on the Industry Advisory Panel for Curtin University School of Design and his work has received over 100 awards. Clients have included: Anchor Foods, AutoMasters, Bed Shed, Chooks Fresh & Tasty, FAL (Dewsons), Golden Egg Farms, HBF, Home Building Society, John Hughes, Leets, Milne Feeds, San Remo Pasta and the WA Health Dept (Quit & Nutrition).
Displaying remarkable talent (for a Kiwi), Frans makes a great contribution to the Flametree team. He brings his brilliant artistic flair for everything visual into every task he undertakes. He works quickly and his output is considerable - matched only by his enthusiasm. Frans has been a designer for 10 years and has produced striking designs for many of our clients over that time.
After graduating from Curtin University with a degree in Design, John specialised in publication design and production, gaining an excellent knowledge of digital processes and print production. He worked as senior designer with Fremantle Arts Centre Press for 10 years utilising his skills in layout, typography and systems management. He has won major national design awards for his work in book design as well as awards marking excellence in print production and interpretative graphics. John formed Brown Cow Design in 1993 which he ran until merging with Brimstone Creative in 2015 to form Flametree Creative. He has served as lead creative to: The City of Fremantle, Fremantle Sailing Club, Halco Tackle, Colgate Aust - N/Z, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Matsos, Mt Barker Chicken and many more. John has designed books for Richard Woldendorp, City of Perth, UWA Press, The Town of Victoria Park, Holmes a Court Gallery, Linneys, BHP and many others. He had designed interpretative displays such as The Kalgoorlie Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame, John Curtin Gallery and the Maritime Museum of WA.
A fine artist and graduate of Curtin School of Design, Mark worked in illustration, advertising, creative writing, corporate design and strategy both in Perth and London.
Mark has been developing successful brand and marketing strategies for over 30 years.
Nomi is an eclectic artist, creative designer and illustrator. Her passion is bringing people joy through creative expression, visual artistry and unexpected design. She explores the art world and is constantly trying out new mediums, styles and techniques.
Sam handles our digital projects from initial briefing through to completion. Her varied background includes print design, marketing and web development.
When she isn't too busy skating, Sam is our go-to person for animation, web graphics and front end web development - her vast technical knowledge makes her a great asset to the team. Her skill set spans the Adobe Creative Suite through to front-end programming languages.