About me

I have a decade of experience in creating user-focused visual content for some of the largest retail, fashion & beauty companies in the world. I love to bring dynamic and innovative concepts to life - being involved in all stages from initial idea to final rollout. Interactive, moving, or static. Print, desktop or mobile. From creating the brand guidelines to designing banners. I've worked on projects for well respected names such as L'Oreal, Hallmark and the Otto Group as well as great British institutions such as The BBC, The National Gallery, Marks & Spencer and The Body Shop International. Specialties: Creative direction, digital design, graphic design, illustration, motion graphics, UX design, UI design, 3D animation, typography, logo design, concept design, storyboarding, layout, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, video editing, CSS, HTML. Get in touch! I'm always excited to hear about new projects.

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Projects

• The Bodyshop Get The Look VideosAs part of a new Q4 2013 commercial push for their Colour Crush cosmetics range, The Body Shop commissioned several make-up tutorial videos. The project involved both a photo and video shoot in order to create assets for both online and off line use in store and on the web. Deadlines and budget were tight and 6 videos were produced using three different models over two days. I was tasked with using the brands new creative vision and direction to bring something fresh whilst still sticking to the strict brand guidelines. The videos also had to compliment similar tutorials already produced for previous seasons. I worked on all stages of the production from title and overlay design through to directing the photo shoot, video creative direction, and overseeing the final edits.
• Anglo American - RedesignTotal rebrand, UX and visual redesign of a fully responsive website for gold and diamond mining giant Anglo American. I created the brand guidelines and designed landing pages, icons, banners, infographics, navigation and page layouts.
• Doctor Who - MarketingPromotional materials for the 10th Anniversary of New Doctor Who plus the launch of the Doctor Who Classics guide. I designed and built Emails, print ads, responsive and interactive site designs.

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Work history

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Senior DesignerFreelance
Jul 2009
My name is Chris Holt. I have a decade of experience in creating user-focused visual content for some of the largest brands in the world. I love to bring dynamic and innovative concepts to life - being involved in all stages from initial idea to final rollout. Interactive, moving, or static. Print, desktop or mobile. From creating the brand guidelines to designing banners. I've worked on projects for well respected names such as L'Oreal, Hallmark and the Otto Group as well as great British institutions such as The BBC, The National Gallery, Marks & Spencer and The Body Shop International.

Skills

• Advertising
• Visual Arts
• Branding
• Corporate Identity
• Print Design
• Art Direction
• Websites
• Typography
• Brand Design
• Brand Identity
• Design
• Logo Design
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop

Education

Character Animation
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
Masters level course in character animation using traditional methods, Flash, After Effects and Maya.
Multimedia
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
A mixed discipline course encompassing both creative and technical elements encompassing all aspects of digital creativity, from web design/development to 3D modelling and graphic design.