A.K.A- Dr EvilAndy has 20 years experience in freelance illustration, product and package design as well as brand development and web design. He also spent 6 years as head of the year one, graphic design degree course at Lancaster University, lecturing in creative thinking. I imagine Andy’s students learned a lot from him, (i.e. how to play evil tricks on the innocent)!

Favourite Pantone Colour: █ 158C
Favourite Film: Amelie – Le Fabuleux Destin
Favourite Song: Venus in Furs
Favourite Drink: Boddingtons Beer
Where I’m From: England
Heroes and Villains: Gandi & Keyser Soze
My Superpower: Mentalist

A.K.A- The ‘Can Do’ man! or P.E.T.EHaving enjoyed a successful career as Director of Sales and Marketing in one of Australia’s leading printing companies, Pete’s extensive trade background brings a practical foundation to the creative process. Pete’s greatest strength is the ability to think rationally and laterally from a customer focused point-of-view.

Favourite Pantone Colour: █ 3145C
Favourite Film: The Dark Knight
Favourite Song: Robots – Flight of the Concords
Favourite Drink: Pinot Noir
Where I’m From: New Zealand
Heroes and Villains: Hiro Nakamura & The Joker
My Superpower: Juggling

A.K.A- Ernie!Ern-mei joined Avalanche, bringing with her over 4 years experience in the design field, woking on varied projects from designing stamps to Jewellery. She has worked in various inner-city studios and also taught English in Japan.
Her sugar sweet voice often gets her mistaken for the receptionist, but don’t be fooled, beneath the cute illustrations and the sharp eye for great typography, is just one big trouble maker.

Favourite Pantone Colour: █ 260C
Favourite Film: The Science of Sleep
Favourite Song: Whatever I’m singing at the time
Favourite Drink: Pineapple Juice
Where I’m From: Victoria, Oz
Heroes and Villains: Audrey Kawasaki & Paris Hilton
My Superpower: Asking a million questions a day

A.K.A- ETErya comes from a background of industrial product design, graphic design and marketing. Her specialty lies in paper sculpture – which caught our eye at her interview. Also she can speak Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese, which comes in handy when dealing with overseas clients.She’s definitely not from this planet though, she’s always cold and hungry (more like Ridley Scott’s Alien than ET)!

Favourite Pantone Colour: █ 228C
Favourite Film: The Incredibles
Favourite Song: It’s too late to call a Giant (Apologise)
Favourite Drink: Anything non alcohol
Where I’m From: Outer space – no place like earth
Heroes and Villains: My Mum & My Brothers Mum
My Superpower: Being super energetic and talkative all day

A.K.A- ShandySandy comes from a very broad spectrum art and design background including exhibition and display design, interior design and package design.
She has also managed her own environmental company and is passionate about all things ‘Green’. I’m sure Sandy’s main purpose in the office is to use us as an audience for her ‘potty mouth’ stand-up comedy!

Favourite Pantone Colour: █ 382C
Favourite Film: What dreams may come
Favourite Song: White rabbit
Favourite Drink: Ceylon tea
Where I’m From: England
Heroes and Villains: Stephen Fry & Margaret Thatcher
My Superpower: Making a drama (literally) out of a crisis

A.K.A- ElvisElvira’s German heritage makes her über efficient at keeping us all in order. Able to multitask at a drop of a hat, Elvira can be organising print, talking to clients, invoicing and filing all at once.We all look forward to seeing her, because she brings in yummy Strudels to fatten us up. Some say she is building a gingerbread house in the woods!

Favourite Pantone Colour: █ 206C
Favourite Film: Cosi
Favourite Song: Peace Train – Cat Stevens
Favourite Drink: Champagne
Where I’m From: Germany
Heroes and Villains: Johnny Depp & Jack Nicholsons Joker
My Superpower: The Human whisperer