Phil Sherry : Spring 2008

On The Blog: Blue LEGO™

I am a Scouser and a Geek

I’ve been a pixel–pushing ascii warrior for over ten years now, both commercially and as a freelance nerd. In that time, I’ve worked for a ton of bands, seen my work on television, worked at Grange Hill and Hollyoaks, had business meetings backstage at a sold-out Wembley Arena in London, been recognised in the photo pit at the Warped Tour in Vancouver(!), and even had a couple of books published. I also beta test software for Adobe and play bass in Minus Favour.

Front–End Web Developer

I recently spent two years living in Stockholm and working as a front–end developer for Trig. My responsibilities included HTML and CSS, copywriting, some globe–trotting – under the guise of PR, marketing and research – and making custom profile skins for bands like Lostprophets and Funeral For A Friend.

Now I’m back in the UK and working as a front–end web developer in Newcastle. If you’ve got something interesting to say, feel free to get in touch with me. Cheers.

Photography

Although I like to write, I prefer to use images as a diary and take pictures whenever there’s a camera handy. The results usually end up on Flickr, from which I’ve pulled 80+ of those images to use at the top of the site (↑), and some random thumbnail images below.

The Eye Fund

I am also involved with The Eye Fund, which is a family–run charity — backed by Sir Paul McCartney — to raise awareness in the field of visual impairment and support people losing their vision. We started this when my brother, Simon, died a couple of years ago due to years of suffering with eye problems which caused him to go blind.

Nine Inch Nails

Seriously. Download this album, it’s 100% free. Play it loud. Go on.