Joseph Durnan

Joseph Durnan

Senior DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Joseph Durnan

Joseph Durnan

Senior DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Graphic Designer based in London specialising in design and layout for print production, digital design, brand guidelines, logo design, motion graphics, graphics & animation, web design. Studio experience in art direction, marketing concepts, liaising with clients & artist management and communication with manufacturers. Proficient in Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and After Effects.
Projects
  • Drive Time
    Drive TimeConcept & inlay design for end of year cassette compilation released on Ninja Tune records, limited run made for the Independent Label Market.
  • Actress—AZD
    Actress—AZDTypesetting, layout and packaging design for Actress’ fourth album "AZD". Sleeve housed in foil sleeve, screen-printed with album title. Package sealed with retail and bar code sticker. Photography and art direction by Mehdi Lacoste Additional creative direction by Theresa Adebiyi Inner sleeve painting by Eddie Peake
  • Hieroglyphic Being
    Hieroglyphic BeingAlbum artwork for Chicago-based electronica artist Jamal ‘Hieroglyphic Being’ Moss, released on Technicolour Recordings. Inspired by early Chicago House club flyers and Haçienda colour-scheme. Concept development, packaging design and layout for 12” LP and CD with fold-out poster. Album campaign identity, merchandise and tour branding. Creative direction by Dean Bryce.
  • Local Brixton
    Local BrixtonEvent branding for Brixton club night Local.
  • Joseph Marinetti—Amusement Equals Apathy
    Joseph Marinetti—Amusement Equals ApathyArtwork for LuckyMe producer, based on un-cited quotes found in 1970-80s advertising for cigarettes and luxury goods. A series of motivational phrases were printed on A0 newsprint and hung inside the venue for the launch event. Photo retouching, art direction, design and layout for singles and digital album artwork. Photography by Sophie Jane Stafford.
  • Visionist—Value
    Visionist—ValueDesign, layout and typesetting for Visionist booklet. Images by Peter de Potter.
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Projects credited in
  • NINJA TUNE FC KIT DESIGN FOR IMC 2019
    NINJA TUNE FC KIT DESIGN FOR IMC 2019NINJA TUNE FC kit designs for the 2019 Independent Music Cup x War Child event. The Independent Music Cup is a yearly, mixed 5-a-side football tournament & event series comprising 32 music companies raising money for charity. Profits went to War Child in 2019. NINJA TUNE FC kit design based on the old, archived Ninja Tune record releases. The Kits were worn by the Ninja Tune team at the Indie Music Cup. More kits were made and sold with all profits going to War Child UK charity. They all so
  • Bonobo - 'Migration' (2017)
    Bonobo - 'Migration' (2017)Skills Social Innovation Content Strategy Paid Social Key Achievements Oversaw the paid social across the three-month album campaign. Created unique series of animated assets for Organic & Paid Social. Contributed to Musically feature highlighting Bonobo’s album for their ‘Behind the Campaign’ column.
Work history
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    Senior DesignerNinja Tune
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Graphic Designer responsible for creating work spanning the entire roster as well as the label’s wider branding projects. Artists I've created design and layout for include Actress, Thundercat, Peggy Gou, Bonobo, Hieroglyphic Being, Nabihah Iqbal, Dorian Concept, Visionist, Floating Points and Park Hye Jin. My work has been featured in the Design Museum and as part of a high quality booklet campaign used to help Odesza gain two GRAMMY nominations. Currently working on wider branding at Ninja Tune, having created brand guidelines for the overall visual identity, designing websites for the A&R division, the label’s in-house licensing company Just Isn’t Music and leading art direction on collaborative projects.
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    Design AssistantLuckyMe Records
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    In-house design assistant responsible for digital design, social assets and creative direction on artist websites. Worked with directors to create pitches and presentations for artist campaigns as part of smaller team, and was able to get a strong idea of how indie labels work, such as long term goals for artist careers, creating stories that define each release using microsites and tour admats.
Skills
  • Visual Identity
  • Branding
  • Packaging Design
  • Print Production
  • Editiorial
  • Web Design
  • Art Direction
  • Social Media
  • Advertising
Education
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    BA (Hons) Design and Visual CommunicationLeeds College of Art and Design
     - Leeds, United Kingdom