“I worked really closely with Lyssa for nearly a decade, on over 50 issues of Kiteworld magazine, as well as our supplements, spin-off projects, and a couple of other magazines along the way too. Some editions exceeded 250 pages, so as an editor, working alongside an ambitious art director with an eye for details and total commitment to the various challenges of print deadlines, made her an invaluable partner to manage heavy workloads with.
Lyssa’s drive to develop her all round expertise for publishing work go beyond her technical skills. I always appreciated her ability to create engaging and thoughtful design work no matter how many features we had to manage. Her love of colour, typography, and playing with composition on a page really shone, and her ability to bring our photographers’ work to life with her magic touch was second-to-none. Always being careful to balance the playful and vibrant aesthetics required on Kiteworld, with readability, which is obviously vital on any publication. Our advertisers were always thrilled with her careful management of their brand identity in any designs she made on their behalf, too. And I continue to admire her work in the projects Lyssa has produced since our time working together.”
Jim Gaunt,
Editor & Publisher, Kiteworld magazine,
Wing Surf World magazine + KiteTV
“I can vouch heartily for Lyssa – she’s not only an excellent designer,
she’s extraordinarily hardworking and always looking for ways to make her design really special”
Sam Harrington-Lowe,
MD & Publisher, Title Media
“I’m in awe of Lyssa’s design work.
This is the best the magazine has looked in all the years I’ve been here”
Martin Buhagiar,
Head of Communications,
The Police Federation of England and Wales
“We have worked with Lyssa for many years. She has created a huge range
of assets for us, everything from print and digital brochures and advertising, to branding and large scale event design for our brands we have managed over the years. If you’re looking for a highly creative and innovative mind, and someone really lovely to work with, we highly recommend Lyssa!”
Anna Hinks, Head of Marketing,
Switch180.org.uk, Snow-Camp.org.uk and the Stop.Think.breathe campaign
Lyssandra Rutherford 