Tess Gendall,
Managing Director
Tessa established Gendall Design in 1986 and has developed the company to its current capability. She has a wealth of experience in graphic design, publication design and brand design. Tessa has been responsible for extensive work for the Eden Project, Unversity College Falmouth, Cornwall Family Services and the Cornwall Brand. Tessa’s work has been recognised in the Marketing Design Awards and McNaughton Review.

Phil Gendall FCSD, PG Cert ED (FE),
Strategic Design Director
Phil has extensive experience as a brand and communication consultant, having worked for clients as diverse as the Eden Project, RNIB, BAA, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Thorn EMI, Dance South West and the Headland Hotel. Phil has been a senior lecturer at Falmouth College of Arts, is a founder member and past Chair of the South West Design Forum, a founder of the Cornwall Design Forum, a past board member of Creative Kernow and is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers.

David Revell MA (RCA),
Design Director
David trained at Central Saint Martins, followed by a two-year masters at the Royal College of Art. David was the lead designer on two of the Millennium Dome exhibition areas and went on to become Design Director and then Creative Director at London agency Tango Design, where he specialised in youth marketing for clients such as Nike, Vodafone and Levi. Since joining Gendall in 2003, David has led projects for the Eden Project, Geevor Tin Mine, Culture South West, Local Criminal Justice Board and Cornwall Pure Business.

Paul Davies BA (Hons),
Digital Director
Paul joined Gendall after deciding to move south from his role as Design Director for Headroom Design in Bristol. With a background in psychology, as well as both graphic design and website design, Paul specialises in online and interactive digital media and has contributed to the online presence of GE Healthcare, Barclays Bank plc, UBS Investment Bank, Panasonic (UK) and Pentel (UK). At Gendall he has carried out extensive work for Cornwall College, Teign Housing Association and Genesis Housing Group.

Alan Bentley BA (Hons),
Senior website developer
Alan studied Graphic Design at Coventry University, and worked at Renfrew Group as website designer on projects for Hasbro, Namco Games and Swinton Insurance before moving to the South West and joining Gendall. Alan is responsible for web design and realisation, and specialises in creating user-friendly, intuitive, highly accessible and compliant online interfaces for both websites and CD-ROMs.

Hanna Oakes BA (Hons),
Project Manager
Hanna joined Gendall with a ‘first’ in graphic design from Falmouth College of Arts in 2002. Hanna has managed projects for a wide range of clients including the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Cornwall Arts Marketing, Truro Cathedral, Tregothnan Estate, Cornwall College and the National Trust. Hanna is the daily point of contact for many of our clients, and is responsible for ensuring our projects are delivered on brief, on time and on budget.