digCreative/Beckie Best is a freelance degree educated graphic designer and illustrator with over 10 years professional experience in the industry. She has worked in editorial, advertising and web development environments producing information graphics, maps and charts alongside journalists, editors and reporters, translating complex data into reader/user friendly formats. She has had many illustrations professionally published for various publications, vector, photo manipulated and montage based. She was the Art and Design Editor for CityLife guidebooks in Greater Manchester which involved taking care of the projects from concept through to completion, including layout design, cover designs and concepts, illustration, graphics, photography, dealing with all adverts and sending print ready pages to press. She is the sole designer for a Skier and Snowboarder Magazine and website. She also works in association with a commercial web design firm designing websites, creating Flash animation and updating content for various sites. She has just designed a hard-back book for a PR company and is now enjoying getting involved in all things digital and interactive. She loves illustration and animation. In short, she is a great all-rounder bursting with ideas and creativity, with technical skills to boot.