Caolan Hartigan

Caolan Hartigan

Freelance Product Designer/Marketing ConsultantIreland
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Caolan Hartigan

Caolan Hartigan

Freelance Product Designer/Marketing ConsultantIreland
About me
Intelligent, creative and pride myself in adverse thinking. As a designer, I enjoy trying to create something that both feels like home and a happy exploration of something fun and new. I believe you can’t plan beauty but you can design it, yet nothing is designed without a plan.
Projects
  • Lookbook - Jennifer Rothwell
    Lookbook - Jennifer Rothwell
Work history
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    Graphic design (desktop publishing)Quality tractor parts LTD.
     - Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, IrelandFull Time
    I was part of the wider sales and marketing team and managed particular functions from a graphic design and desktop publishing stand point. My daily work load including updating and maintaining all promotional content across our main website and our additional translated site which included four other languages. I took and edited all new product photography and managed the updated to our digital and printed catalog with all this imagery too.
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    Creative leadAvaz media
     - Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, IrelandFull Time
    I was the creative lead for a small multi media start up who worked across the advertising, branding and web development industry. My role saw me managed the day to day running of a small multi talented team to ensure we kept on top of all our on going projects from a creative stand point.
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Skills
  • Photography
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • 3D Prototyping
  • 3D Sketching
  • Social Media Marketing
Education
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    (Hons) Bsc Product Design, Marketing and InnovationsNational University of Ireland, Maynooth
     - Maynooth, Ireland
    Product Design is about the creation of new products, services and experiences built with the user in mind. Being at the heart of successful product innovation by bridging the gap between technology and the market, in a human-centred way; Learning from specialists with extensive industry experience across product, graphic, engineering, electronic, furniture, medical and sports equipment design; Harnessing your creative, artistic, and problem-solving skills; Gaining a relevant understanding of technology and materials, and a sensitive awareness of human needs and behaviour through user-centred design; Acquiring a broad understanding of product design from both an engineering and a marketing point of view - leading you to create solutions that balance business viability, human desirability and technical feasibility; A highly practical course, with an emphasis on project-based learning, workshops, laboratory sessions and group work; The opportunity to take a six-month, full-time work experience placement, in a relevant employment setting; The possibility of creating products, services and experiences that can transform lives, organisations and markets.
Awards
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    Master class in critical thinkingIrish Design Institute
    I attended a design master class as a subject matter expert to help teach those who work in a non design/creative environment how to utilize design/critical thinking.