Martin’s background is visual communications design in which he holds an Advanced Diploma (ADVC) from the College of Marketing and Design (DIT). He was a founding partner of the award winning Dublin based design studio Designworks, which he established in 1983. He has more than 30 years of experience in design, corporate & brand identity and design management. A former lecturer at the College of Marketing & Design and External Examiner at DIT, he earned an MBA in Design Management from The University of Westminster and is a Past Chairperson of the IDBA (Irish Design Business Association) and Past-President of the IDI (Institute of Designers in Ireland).
Over the past two decades, his studio has won creative awards nationally and internationally, including HSMAI, ICAD, IDI, The Art Directors Club of New York and the European Art Directors Club Awards and the Design Business Ireland IDEA Grand Prix.