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Simon Hallows

Director

“If there’s one word that sums me up it’s passion!”

I still remember the day I discovered graphic design. At the age of 13, I attended an end-of-year degree show at a nearby college. It was a true lightbulb moment – a realisation that I’d found the thing I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

My career as a graphic designer has been an incredible journey. From establishing and managing an in-house design studio to serving as a designer and studio manager at an advertising agency, each step has brought new challenges, experiences and growth. But it was in 1998, when I joined Andi Parker, that I truly found my creative home. Parker was a young, dynamic, and exceptionally talented design agency that shared my passion for delivering outstanding design paired with an exceptional customer experience.

Initially joining Parker as a graphic designer, I was fortunate to have the freedom to build and nurture new client relationships. To this day, I feel humbled that many of the clients who began their journey with us all those years ago remain valued partners, continuing to collaborate with us to this day.

In 2003, I became a shareholding director of Parker. Over the years, Andi and I have worked together to grow Parker into what it is today: an agency with an enviable and loyal client base, a rich and diverse portfolio of work, and a reputation that continues to strengthen year after year. However, my greatest pride lies in the talented, inspirational team who surround us. They really are the heart and soul of Parker.

On a day-to-day basis, my role involves overseeing the operational side of the agency, working closely with our teams to help shape and support the delivery of projects, and spending time with clients – both long-standing and new – to understand their challenges and uncover ways Parker can make a meaningful impact on their businesses.

I can honestly say that four decades later, working in design still gives me that same buzz I first felt when I was 13!

Away from work, somewhat unsurprisingly, design and creativity in one form or another fuel my hobbies. Whether it’s my passion for woodwork, or my new obsession with outdoor cooking (in particular perfecting my Neapolitan pizzas!) I get a huge thrill out of looking at something, be it a pile of wood or a pile of ingredients and seeing the potential to transform them into something so much more.

Latest Projects

Following two successful Passenger Terminal Expo stands, this trade fair booth design gave Jacobs its largest exhibition footprint to date.

Trade fair booth design

Jacobs

Trade fair booth design

For Nikken Sekkei, this event booth design at Passenger Terminal Expo in London represented an opportunity to align its exhibition presence with the quality and reputation of the organisation. Having attended the Expo for many years, the company wanted this latest stand to feel reflective of one of the world’s leading architectural practices, while working within the same budget as previous events.

Event Booth Design

Nikken Sekkei

Event booth design

Following exhibition stands in Europe and the Middle East, this adaptable congress stand design for ICNMD in Perth, Australia, extended the concept internationally, working with the same PTC team to deliver a consistent presence in the APAC region.

Adaptable Congress Stand Design

PTC Therapeutics Inc

Adaptable congress stand design

This project in Prague gave us the opportunity to evolve the adaptable healthcare booth design again, this time for a different congress, audience and therapy area.

Adaptable healthcare booth design

PTC Therapeutics Inc

Adaptable healthcare booth design

Building on the success of the stand we delivered the previous year in Jerusalem, this pharmaceutical congress stand design evolves the earlier concept through a series of refinements informed by feedback and experience.

Pharmaceutical Congress Stand Design

PTC Therapeutics Inc

Pharmaceutical congress stand design

As part of a campaign to launch the latest addition to King’s Leadership Academy, we developed a striking school prospectus design aimed at attracting ambitious students who are serious about shaping their future.

School Prospectus

King’s Leadership Academy

School prospectus

Two different delegate experiences for a global congress booth design that helped our US client make a mark internationally.

Global Congress Booth Design

PTC Therapeutics Inc

Global congress booth design

This FMCG packaging design project formed a crucial part of the ecommerce-led launch of the UK’s first low-carb sourdough range

FMCG packaging design

Robert Andrew

FMCG packaging design

Suzie Nield

Account Manager

Peter McMonagle

Art Director

Martin Higham

Motion Design Director

María Puche-Jiménez

Marketing Manager

Tom Hinds

Senior Motion Designer

Dan Mellor

Senior Designer

Bryony Flaherty

Graphic Designer / Project Manager

Emma Davies

Project Accountant

Darren Endicott

Account Manager

Andi Parker

Managing Director

Paul Ellis

Design Director

Helen Plumtree

Account Director

Tom Hubbard

Art Director