about us

Homer Creative Limited is a creative communications agency with a strong and complementary range of skills. These include graphic design, web design, writing, editing, art direction, photography, illustration, training in presentation skills and software, opinion surveys, focus groups, facilitation, action planning, print and event management, and marketing and PR advice. Over the years we have also built strategic relationships with organisations and individuals expert in a range of services from IT to marketing, from print to social policy.

Brian Homer’s career in graphic communications started in 1971 when he co-founded Grapevine, a Birmingham-based alternative 'what's on' magazine. In 1981 he went solo as Brian Homer Design and Homer Creative has grown from there. He is an experienced photographer and has co-authored several books. Brian is a member of the NUJ. Valerie Jenner is a trained actor, director and teacher, and was tutor in Voice, Speech and Text at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She joined Homer Creative in 1999 bringing experience in presentation skills training and various forms of live, spoken and written communication. Valerie is a member of the Voice Care Network.

Sue Race, Matt Sadler and Louise Gates are responsible for running our busy studio, scheduling work, liaising with clients, managing the workflow and dealing with printers. As well as being our senior designer, Sue is an accomplished artist and illustrator. Matt has excellent skills in print and web design. He also has sound technical knowledge and often advises and trains clients in various software packages. Louise our administrator is also responsible for operating our health & safety and environmental procedures.

Graham Darbyshire is a member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development and has worked for over 20 years with Unilever, Phillips, GKN and HSBC, covering the full range of HR activities at senior management level. He is a regular conference speaker who now works as a consultant focussing on training and development, especially team building and leadership, HR strategy and policy development, as well as employee attitude surveys linked to organisations who wish to become ‘employers of choice’. Graham contributes to Homer Creative’s consultancy, facilitation and attitude survey work.

Roy Peters is a documentary and creative photographer with over thirty years of experience working for schools, universities, trade unions, and other public sector organisations. He has pioneered and developed action photography notably in the sporting and dance theatre fields as well as in work place portraiture. Roy, who is also a trained marketer, contributes photography to a wide range of our work. Roy is also a specialist in extremely large display photography.

Timm Sonnenschein is a documentary photographer and designer, even prepared to be thrown overboard into the North Sea to capture images of a working lifeboat and its crew! He brings a European perspective to his work with us, where he has contributed to our schools photography and to Homer Creative’s Self-Portrait Project.

Chris Stagg is an award winning creative consultant using narrative and visual thinking processes to develop teams, products & services, brands and leadership in business organisations. He has designed and delivered creative learning & development programmes for a wide range of commercial organisations. He has FE and HE teaching experience and is also a Visiting Fellow at CENTRIM, Brighton University’s centre for innovation in business and management. He contributes to our consultancy and facilitation work.

Emma Jo Tucker is an experienced workshop leader, photographer and theatre arts practitioner with a particular gift for working with young people. She has worked for various companies and organisations including the MAC, Stage 2 and Stan’s Cafe. Emma Jo contributes to our Self Portrait Birmingham project.