Adam McCabe
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Adam McCabe

Designer & Art DirectorUnited Kingdom
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Adam McCabe

Designer & Art DirectorUnited Kingdom
About me
I'm a multidisciplinary designer with a passion for branding, animation and art direction. My work combines insight, opportunism and personality, which is driven by my eye for detail and passion to create. Eccentric and versatile by nature, I enjoy collaborating with others to produce meaningful, concept-driven designs that resonate with the ever-changing needs of modern consumers. I have worked on a spectrum of projects since graduating from Falmouth in 2016, which has allowed me to hone skills that span the breadth of today's storytelling environments across print and digital media. In my free-time, I practice calligraphy and collect pins from my travels around the world. I also manage the creative and social media output for Peterborough Pride.
Projects
  • Hinsull & James
    Hinsull & JamesHinsull & James are a new carpentry business based in Wolverhampton, UK.The company provides bespoke building, electrical, plumbing and plastering services, and its directors sought a new logo to enhance their image within the property development sector. The final identity became centred on a bespoke monogram of the initials 'H' and 'J' which elegantly combines traditional and contemporary styling to represent their range of services and carpentry expertise.
  • House Party
    House PartySide Project – House Party is an illustrated poster series, created while on furlough leave. The outcome is a series of ‘events’ taking place in different parts of the house, providing entertainment during the COVID-19 lockdown.
  • D&AD New Blood 2019 - Virgin Atlantic
    D&AD New Blood 2019 - Virgin AtlanticThis project was a response to the Virgin Atlantic brief in the D&AD 2019 New Blood awards. The task was to create a new flight & hotel service that encourages travellers to be more spontaneous, so I took the ultimate risk by producing a satire on the Mile High Club, positioning it as an all-inclusive travel experience. Virgin Atlantic believes travelling is an adventure, and that everything should feel amazing at 38,000 feet. Now, they really mean everything! Whether you’re single or spoken fo
  • How to be a Woman
    How to be a WomanAccording to Caitlin Moran, being a woman is expensive. Bras, tampons, razors, handbags, dresses and Brazilian waxes are just a handful of her every day necessities. This inspired my design response – a receipt disclosing an assortment of items that foreshadow the contents of the book. While this stays true to the purchases of Caitlin and that of modern women in general, it also hints at the gender stereotype of shopping to represent the book’s feminist themes. I then played with the visual lang
  • JAECI
    JAECIJAECI is a metal jewellery designer in Las Vegas. They manufacture necklaces, bangles and rings engraved with unique quotes and inspirational phrases, to inspire the wearer to stay true to themselves. Since 2017 I have remotely freelanced for JAECI, providing art direction,branding solutions, video content and collection ideas for a range of clients. This includes the Electric Daisy Carnival, Hard Rock Cafe and Universal Studios. I also design the company catalogues, which are distributed each
  • Modular Festival
    Modular FestivalThe Modular Festival is the biggest youth and pop culture festival in Bavaria featuring international and regional music artists. While studying in Germany, I was asked to create visually stimulating content and mix it live in collaboration with musicians and DJ’s for a festival audience. I directed and filmed professional dancers to compile over 100 clips encompassing a glow-in-the-dark aesthetic to mesmerise and excite the audience. The outcome was a collection of live action film and hand dra
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Work history
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    Creative LeadPeterborough Pride UK
    Peterborough, United KingdomFreelance
    In 2017, Peterborough was identified as a hotspot of homophobic hate speech in the UK. The following year, the city held its first ever Gay Pride festival including a parade and 30+ events. The turnout was overwhelming and most of its events were sold out. In 2019, Peterborough Pride made its second appearance. The directors of the event initially approached me for a new wordmark logo, a small favour which quickly evolved into an exciting rebranding project. Since November 2018, I have overseen the creative positioning of Peterborough Pride (including marketing, social media, merchandise and website) on an annual, free-time basis. Peterborough Pride will return in 2021 as a two-week event, under revitalised art direction and an all new website. Facebook: Peterborough Pride - UK Twitter: PeterbPrideUK Instagram: PeterboroughPrideUK www.peterboroughprideuk.com
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    Freelance DesignerJAECI
    Las Vegas, United StatesFreelance
    JAECI is a metal jewellery designer in Las Vegas. They manufacture necklaces, bangles and rings engraved with unique quotes and inspirational phrases to inspire the wearer to stay true to themselves. 'JAECI' is your Journey to Aim and Experience a Creative life which and Inspires others. Since March 2017, I have worked with the Creative Director of the company to provice branding solutions, art direction, collection concepts and proposals for a range of clients including the Electric Daisy Carnival, Life Is Beautiful festival, Fabletics, Hard Rock and Universal Studios. More recently, I animated a brand film to promote JAECI's story, and designed the Spring/Summer 2018 catalogues. www.jaeci.com
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Skills
  • Art Direction
  • Creative Direction
  • After Effects
  • Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
  • Motion Graphics
  • Motion Graphics Design
  • Branding Visual Identity
  • Branding
  • Identity Design
  • Creative Concepts
  • Campaign Concept
  • Animation
  • Adobe XD
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
Education
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    BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Graphic DesignHalesowen College
    Halesowen, United Kingdom
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    KommunikationsdesignHochschule Augsburg
     - Augsburg, Germany
    Erasmus Exchange Programme, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Photography, Life Drawing, Letterpress, German
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Awards
    Penguin Random House UK logo
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    Penguin Random House UK Design AwardsPenguin Random House UK
    In June 2016, I was proud to be awarded second place for designing a new, classic cover for Caitlin Moran's memoir 'How to be a Woman'. According to Caitlin Moran, being a woman is expensive. Bras, tampons, razors, handbags and Brazilian waxes are just a handful of her everyday necessities, and it is this insight which inspired the design response – a receipt disclosing items that foreshadow the contents of the book. A receipt also hints at gender stereotypes (shopping) to represent the book’s feminist themes. Feedback from the author: "I'm going to be honest with you darling, you could sell this idea tomorrow! Let's be honest, there are billions of chatty books about modern feminism now, and your design would elevate any of them to the top rank. You have triumphed here, love" Read more: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/about-us/design-award/2016-winners---shortlist/#adultnf2016