His work appears in many English cathedrals and on the National Gallery, London.1[3] Originally he was inspired by reading Eric Gill's Autobiography.
He then became a freelance, producing some 1500 hand-lettered book jackets over the next twenty years for major publishers such as Heinemann, The Bodley Head, and Cambridge University Press.
As technology changed he developed his interest in type, producing designs for Adobe Systems and The Monotype Corporation and later, with Andy Benedek for his own foundry, Finefonts.
In 2012, he published under his own 47 Editions imprint Adventures With Letters, an extensively illustrated memoir of his working life.
He was an active member of The Double Crown Club, The Wynkyn de Worde Society, ATypI, Letter Exchange, and The Edward Johnston Foundation.