Hi, I’m James Brickell! A graphic designer and multidisciplinary creative. As a recent university graduate, I’ve established a broad creative portfolio coupled with a multitude of experience delivering creative freelance projects. I’m proficient at managing projects and client relations from initial concept to delivery. I’m a passionate, artistic individual and view effective, compelling design as a fundamental component for any organisation, business or project. Take a look at my portfolio!
Projects
- UCA - Careers and Professional Practice HubAs part of my final major university project, I was involved in a live brief for the University of the Creative Art’s new ‘Careers and Professional Practice Hub’. The ‘CPPH’ was developed as a specialist career hub assisting students with creative career generation. The challenge for this project was to develop a rebrand for the new hub that reflected the ‘talent energy and dynamism at UCA’ yet the rebrand had to work within the established UCA branding, whilst being recognizable and usable in i
- Practice ResiliencePractice resilience is an empowering healthcare practice run by entrepreneur Emily Ball, who helps healthcare providers succeed and grow their businesses. I was approached to create a logo and rebrand in the existing company colours. The logo and branding project had to reflect the company’s ethos and values and had to include a helix; symbolic of nature/science and include a phoenix; symbolic of rebirth, eternity and strength. The brand wanted a clean, professional look in line with the profe
- Sittingbourne Mural InstallationCommissioned by Tristian Properties and Kristofer Adelaide Architecture the collective companies requested a mural installation on a series of hoarding boards surrounding a new housing development in Sittingbourne, Kent. The new housing development was planned to be modern and aimed to revitalize the local area of Sittingbourne. The hoarding needed to look bold, modern, and dynamic. From my research into the area, I based the mural on a modern realization of the Pilgrim's way, a route from Winc
Projects credited in
- Photography for Sittingbourne MuralThis project was directed by Animation & Illustration student James Brickell. I was hired to record the progressive journey of a geometric hoarding design, curated to bring art into the streets of Sittingbourne. It was a great pleasure working with a variety of professions, and my photographs have been published onto UCA's newsfeed. https://www.uca.ac.uk/news/student-wins-mural-design-project/
Work history
Graphic DesignerYinka Ilori Studio
- London, United KingdomInternship
Education
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BA(Hons) Illustration and AnimationUniversity of the Creative Arts
- Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignUniversity of the Creative Arts, Farnham
- Farnham, United Kingdom
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