About me
Hi I'm Iain – a creative, multidisciplinary designer with a diverse creative background from printmaking to video and animation. I've worked at Thomas.Matthews for over three years doing everything from campaigns and brand identities to signage and interpretation. Before that I was a content creator and animator for a small video production company in Manchester. My diverse background gives me a wide range of tools to craft unique design solutions. If you're interested in working together please get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you!
Projects
- A vision of the futureAn exciting collaboration with Sport England to illustrate their sustainable vision for 2050, featured as part of their new ‘Every Move’ Sustainability Strategy which launched in May 2024. Their vision needed to be communicated in a succinct, informative and illustrative diagram that emphasised their focus on human connectivity and community. This project was completed as part of the Thomas.Matthews team.
- Reuniting the TowerBeckford’s Tower, a Grade I listed building completed in 1827, is the last surviving link to the complex legacy of William Beckford. Overlooking Bath’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, its renovation allowed Bath Preservation Trust to create an engaging visitor experience Collaborating with interpretation expert Iona Keen, we reconnected the Tower with its lost landscape and historical context. Framing Beckford’s story through a modern lens, we crafted transparent, meaningful content that acknowledge
- Savour: A unified approach to food wasteAround 15 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in the UK alone, and around 10% of the UK’s carbon footprint comes from food that is produced but never eaten. By partnering local food businesses together to create and brand a food fair sourced entirely from would-be-waste produce, we can unite and rise to the challenge of food waste reduction! High contrast detail photography shows the quality and integrity of the food, whilst bold icons and patterns offer a fun, graphic quality, coming to
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Work history
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Graphic DesignerThomas Matthews Communication Design
London, United KingdomFull Time
During my time at Thomas.Matthews, I gained a broad range of experience spanning engagement campaigns, editorial and illustration, brand identity, and exhibition design. This role honed my aesthetic sensibility while sharpening my focus on the impact of design decisions and the importance of pushing towards regenerative design within a circular economy.
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Animator/Content CreatorShoot Business
- Chester St, Manchester M1 5GD, UKFreelance
Creating content for social media for repeat clients including Manchester Metropolitan University, Archies and StreetCars. Work would range from creating small animated features for videos and logo idents, to fully storyboarded explainer videos.
Skills
- Layout
- Typesetting
- Illustration
- Animation
- Photography
- Storyboarding
- Conceptualising
- Research
Education
Shillington Graphic Design CertificateShillington
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Gained a solid grounding in design principles and thinking and applying them to a range of design practices including branding, print and digital
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2.1 (BA Hons) Visual ArtsUniversity of Salford
- Salford, United Kingdom
Awards
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FinalistAGDA Design Awards
Nominated as a finalist for my food waste campaign branding "Savour"