At a glance…
I am an experienced, award winning designer specialising in product, interface and graphic design.
I collaborate with like-minded companies, individuals, manufacturers and organizations to develop and implement engaging products & experiences.
I have over 5 years professional experience designing and developing highly technical, intuitive products, interfaces and rewarding experiences.
I have an honours degree (1st class) in industrial design.
I am skilled in industry standard software and processes.
I have excellent manual skills and proven problem solving ability.
I have won and been part of teams that have won many prestigious national and international awards.
If you have any work for me, I am available for short term, long term, on a job by job basis and available to work in-house or remotely, it’s your call – 0403 953 082
Personal details
- Full Name: Ashley Byron Marsh-Croft
- DOB: 31.7.1983
- Nationality: Australian
- Gender: Male
- Family: Married, no children
- Profession: Designer
- Demeanour: Friendly, open and drama free
- Email: info@ashleymarshcroft.com
- Phone: +61 (0)403 953 082
- Current Location: Sydney, Australia
In the press
- Canberra Times newspaper
- The Chronicle newspaper
- Driven [Peugeot magazine]
- Sunday magazine
- UC, industrial design promotional material
- http://www.designspotter.com
- http://www.yankodesign.com
- http://www.crave.cnet.com
- http://www.productdose.com
- http://www.gizmowatch.com
- http://www.tuvie.com/
- http://www.trendsnow.com
- http://www.hometone.org
- http://www.theprogram.net.au
- http://www.noise.net.au
- http://www.soya.com.au
- http://www.coroflot.com
- http://www.linkedin.com
- Monument magazine new generation feature
- QANTAS in-flight magazine
- LINO magazine
- Monitor magazine
- Sunday Telegraph newspaper
- Australian newspaper
- Sydney morning herald newspaper
- SOYA winner’s publication
- Feld Hommes magazine [Germany]
- The Home-BG magazine [Bulgaria]
- Digital world [China]
- Zuhause Wohnen [Germany]
Accolades
Individual Awards
- Design Institute of Australia, Graduate of the year award (GOTYA) Winner 2006
- Australian Design Dward – Shortlist 2006
- Qantas, Spirit of Youth Award (SOYA) Winner 2006
- Human factors and ergonomics society of Australia graduate award Winner 2006
- UMAP (University Mobility Asia Pacific) scholarship 2005
- Vice Chancellors travel bursary, University of Canberra 2005
- Cormack Packaging innovation award Finalist 2003
- University of Tennessee furniture design award Winner 2005
- Artist of the day, NOISE, 2006Team Awards
- Australian Engineering Excellence Awards
- Australian International Design Awards
- Red Dot Design Awards
- IDSA Silver International Design Excellence Awards
Recommendations
“I worked with Ashley for almost 3 years at 4design Australia and throughout this time he was a always pleasure to work with. Regardless of how challenging the project, Ashley brought forward ideas that were both practical and innovative. He has an expert understanding of human interaction with products and services which shows in the way he approaches and executes his projects. Ashley is not afraid to push perceived creative boundaries to come up with exciting yet grounded ideas that can be realised as real world outcomes. His open mindedness to criticism pushes his continual development furthering enhancing the quality of his work. His unpretentious attitude, great sense of humour and social tact made him a perfect colleague to work with. I can say without any hesitation that he has not only been a great guy to be around, but a motivated and insightful designer and if you have the opportunity to work with him, I thoroughly recommend it. I would jump at the opportunity of working with Ashley again, and I’m confident in his future success.”
Chris Thomson (Designer/Director – Deweydecimal)
“Ashley and I worked at 4design Australia for over a year. I experienced first hand that he is a great conceptual thinker and detail obsessed, Ashley exhibits a rare mix of technical ability and aesthetic sensitivity and his enthusiasm towards every project is infectious. Ashley always put in the extra effort to deliver, and have a laugh in the process. I would have no problem recommending Ashley for any project.”
Christian Tucker (Designer – Ideation Design)
“A credible knack for crafting distinctive forms that are expressive and appealing earned Ashley high praise amongst the Judges. These strengths, coupled with well-developed skills in computer and physical modeling and professional execution of graphic and verbal communication secured his first place.”
Clive Solari (Principle D3 Design and DIA President)
“Ashley worked at Pollen Design as an intern during the summer of 2005. From the first day, it was obvious that Ashley was a very hard worker and was hungry for anything design. Because of this attitude, he was given the responsibility of designing a product from sketch through production, which is unusual for a summer intern. Ashley was exposed to client work including concept sketching, refinement, foam modelmaking, solidworks and factory liason. He far exceeded my expectations. Ashley will prove to be a valuable asset to any design team.”
Ed Kilduff (Principle – Pollen Design NY)
Affiliations
- Design Institute of Australia
- The Designers Accord
- Web Standards Group (WSG)
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia
- Authentic Design Alliance
