Co founder of Punch and head of creative, Richard graduated at Leeds after moving south from his family home in the North East to seek fame and fortune. He's still looking for those, but what he did find besides his lovely partner, was a desire to be responsible for his own future and to be true to himself and his aspirations.

For Richard, it's all about the way we communicate with our clients. "Too many agencies ignore what their clients need and the way they may want to work in favour of making life easier and utilising the design sausage factory. The first thing we do, is listen. Not just to a design brief, its goes much deeper than that. We want to know everything about our clients, their beliefs, their desires, their ambitions, their motivation. It is only when we know all of this and more that we can make suggestions to them that will ultimately change their future" Our open house way of working sets us aside from our competition and has become a firm favourite with many of our clients. Being able to sit alongside our designers and have their say as we embark on the initial stages of a project ensure that we are always on track, saving time and of course, budget.

Being from the North East, most of us can't understand a word he says most of the time. But being a great illustrator allows him to get his point over in picture format (only joking!)