Ian Speirs

Ian Speirs

Senior DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Ian Speirs

Ian Speirs

Senior DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Hello! I’m Ian Speirs, a London-based, multidisciplinary designer with 5 years of experience in branding. I believe that the secret behind a strong, sustainable brand is a dynamic mix of insight, creativity and craft.
Projects
  • Trading Tracks
    Trading TracksTrading Tracks is a Mixcloud radio show that has been going for over a year now. Me and my co-host Samuel Cornforth share a bunch of tracks (old/new/obscure/world whatever we are into) with each other over a few beers and some snacks. We loved the Rough Trade Shoplifting podcasts where bands picked records to talk about, so wanted to do something similar where we could exchange our latest musical discoveries and hopefully get each other into new stuff as well as bringing bands/artists on the sho
  • Trading Tracks RadioTrading Tracks has been going for a year now and is a Mixcloud radio show where me and my co-host Samuel Cornforth share ten tracks (old/new/obscure/world whatever we are into) with each other. We loved the Rough Trade Shoplifting podcasts where bands picked records to talk about, so wanted to do something similar where we could exchange our latest musical discoveries and hopefully get each other into new stuff as well as bringing bands on the show to also share some of their favourite music.
Projects credited in
  • Circuit
    CircuitHave you ever seen anyone enjoy laundry? Anyone? Of course not. No one has! That’s because laundry today isn’t fun. (Laundry yesterday wasn’t fun either. In fact, unless you love the idea of an old timey mangle, it’s never been fun!) And that’s where Circuit comes in, the No. 1 managed laundry brand in the UK. Wemay not be able to make everyone love laundry, but we can make them hate it less.
Work history
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    CreativeBrandCap
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Over the past 4 years I have worked as part of an innovative and dynamic team to develop, reshape and craft brand identities, experiences and strategies across a diverse and varied range of industries, from retail companies and tech start-ups to exam boards and luxury hotels, via entertainment platforms and financial services. Personal highlights include product and experience ideation for LEGO, and overseeing the rebranding and repositioning of First Look Media’s digital magazine Topic into an ambitious new entertainment and storytelling studio.
    Ministry of Sound Group logo
    Ministry of Sound Group logo
    Junior Graphic DesignerMinistry of Sound Group
     - Elephant and Castle, London, UKFull Time
    As part of an in-house creative team, I designed tour posters, web assets, social posts, and promotional material for both the brand’s compilation releases and the record label artist releases. I developed brand ideas for events and artworked the compilation CD ‘Chilled House Sessions 7’.
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Skills
  • Visual Arts
  • Print Design
  • Art Direction
  • Design
  • Excel
  • Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
  • Powerpoint
  • Word
  • After Affects
  • Sketch
  • Adobe XD
Education
    Arts University Bournemouth logo
    Arts University Bournemouth logo
    BA(Hons) Graphic DesignArts University Bournemouth
     - Bournemouth, United Kingdom