Born in Mansfield, 18th February 1961. The eldest of four boys. Father worked as a mineworker in Blidworth, Mansfield, Notts. Attended village schools; Robert Jones Infants/Junior and Joseph Whitaker Comprehensive.

ART SCHOOL

At sixteen, enroled on a graphic design course at Mansfield College of Art. 1978, moved to Clarendon College, Nottingham to gain a few A-level's and concentrate on fine art and art history. There, I met my life-long friend and collaborator Chris Richards.

1980 was accepted on the Fine Art Degree Course at Leeds Polytechnic, then known as a hotbed for 80's pop bands [Soft Cell, The Mekons, Scritti Politti] Became involved in sound recording and formed a band called the Smart Cookies.

PUBLISHING

Experience with recording technology assisted the move into video production and later desktop publishing. This lead to lucrative work in creative studios around the UK. The late 80's saw a brief, though light-hearted return to music and video, and several spoof productions were aired by Channel 4 and Yorkshire TV.

MULTIMEDIA

Toward the end of the 90's, settled in the midlands to raise a family with my [then] wife Tracey. Traditional design work gave way to pioneering multimedia projects and I began working with blue-chip companies such as GEC, Boots and Raleigh Industries.

Early multimedia work was CD-ROM based, but the arrival of Mosaic [an early internet browser] in 1994 changed everything.

THE WEB

1995 launched a website for the Development Board for Rural Wales, the first of many award-winning sites. Have been involved in website development ever since. I currently live and work in Nottingham, with my two daughters, Hannah and Daisy, my partner Clare and a dog called Harry.

Copyright - Paul Fillingham
Last update - 19 August, 2001