I am a versatile and highly creative designer with proven experience of both managing art desks and working in demanding art department roles. I have technical expertise in using the latest Adobe Creative Suite software packages including Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere Pro with a fulsome working knowledge of digital photography and artwork manipulation. I am very experienced at working with repro-houses, commissioning illustrators and art directing photo shoots. I am adept at working to tight deadlines, with a keen eye for detail.
Projects
- Chris @ Closer Still Studio - NEW showreel!NEW showreel! Here’s a selection of my recent motion design work - Chris Morris @ Closer Still Studio - www.closerstillstudio.com. Selected clients include: News UK, April Media Productions, Talking Tree Films, The Meridian Dental Practice, Bedgebury Communications, Grunenthal Meds and El Niño Records. Available for motion graphic commissions - explainer videos / titles / animation / broadcast graphics / social media / digital publishing. #artdirection #motiongraphics #explainervideos #video
- Coleman Records - Album artwork for KYLEKyle was diagnosed with ‘Classic Autism’ very early on in his life and, as he got older, through getting involved with music therapy a doorway of communication opened for him. I was commissioned by Coleman Records to design a 24 page digi book CD that would engage the listener and challenge the perceptions of what autism means to a wider audience. I tried to make the artwork a graphic representation of Kyle’s mind. The way the neuron graphics mix with the letters that pour down in a matrix style
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Work history
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Art Direction and DesignCloser Still Studio
London, United KingdomFreelance
It's all in the detail.
Closer Still Studio is home to the creative design work of Chris Morris.
Publishing - print & digital / motion graphics & video / music artwork / websites / logos / branding. Dedicated to communicating your message with passion, personality and style.
www.closerstillstudio.com
Group Creative Director - OK! & NewReach Plc
- London, United KingdomFull Time
I took charge of the art desk which worked across the national celebrity weeklies OK! and New, and integrated the two teams into one highly proficient art hub. I managed and nurtured six direct reports plus freelance designers on a weekly basis, ensuring that their well being and work output were carefully balanced. As well as the print side I oversaw the digital imprints (website and social platforms) used to promote the brands and I ensured that the overall visual identity of both was consistently exciting and of the highest quality.
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Skills
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Management