Paul Giles
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Paul Giles

Digital Design LeadLondon, United Kingdom
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Paul Giles

Digital Design LeadLondon, United Kingdom
About me
My bread & butter is Digital Design but my core is purely creative, I like to improve constantly and take on challenging tasks, pushing solutions to briefs and their boundaries in a bid to create the most exciting finished product possible. I have plenty of experience taking on multiple briefs for multiple disciplines, organising myself and prioritising workload is second nature. I enjoy working hard and taking pride in what I do.
Projects
  • Knockbawn - Website Design
    Knockbawn - Website DesignThe reinvention of the Knockbawn brand was intended to elevate it's status to more established clients, putting across a bold & experienced appearance. One of the most important parts of this new direction was getting hold of a photographer who could capture construction sites with clean compositions, as with any live construction site this is no easy task.
  • Gerrard Developments - Website Design & Build
    Gerrard Developments - Website Design & BuildTasked With Designing And Building This Website Based On A Brand That Only Previously Had A Logo, We Had To Ensure That The Quality Of The Clients Work Was The Core Of The Brand And The Website. This Way We Could Create A Collection Of Some Of Their Best Projects Flooded With Stunning Visuals. I Wanted The Website To Create An Almost Endless Supply Of Beautiful Images With Ease Of Journey Throughout, Meaning That All Of The Images Can Be Accessed In Full Screen At Any Time And Also Link Throug
  • JAPAN: JACKET PATCH DESIGN
    JAPAN: JACKET PATCH DESIGNAnother great little challenge devised by the random design generator: https://sharpen.design/ Illustrations and icons to eventually be made into a jacket patch promoting JAPAN.
  • RECOVERED - Website Design
    RECOVERED - Website DesignI noticed while taking down a very usual sort of brief that doing the opposite of the safe corporate style would really help me blow off some steam. So I created RECOVERED, a website design with a host of elements created to react consistently with the interaction of the visitor. Individual details framing every picture with burned edges giving each section a unique style. Radically different and random shapes drawn to create unique icons while keeping some recognisable elements and positionin
  • CANDY CRUSH - Website Concept
    CANDY CRUSH - Website ConceptI was challenging myself to push the brand further than the norm, creating a visual rule that all elements should be viewed from above and cast shadows while also having a physical surface to lie on, like the counter of a old fashioned sweet shop. Whilst bringing in elements familiar to fans, vintage styles that inspired the brands origin and abstract shapes created from the brand font. ‍ Unfortunately the goal of this website was changed so we never got to explore the possibilities of bringing
  • VILLAIN WEBSITE - Design & Build
    VILLAIN WEBSITE - Design & BuildChallenged to redesign and build the studio website, this also meant really fleshing out the brand for a digital audience, adding a sans serif font whilst also creating and editing video content and formatting any past projects into a consistent format.
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Work history
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    Digital CreativeVillain Ltd.
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    “A cornerstone of Villain, leading the digital side of the business.” This was the starting point for my role but it has become a lot more fluid, moving with the various demands of a small creative agency. Each project with different clients and departments requiring us to fit in where needed to help complete the creative process. Whether this is designing and building websites for start ups, rebranding and logo design for new titles, creating wireframes and information architecture for a multiple game brand bible, writing scripts for animated adverts, creating futuristic characters and worlds, or working with sound editing and voice over artists to help deliver the final product.
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    Middleweight Integrated DesignerCrew Clothing Company
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    Working alongside the Creative Director and Senior Designer to ensure and produce the highest quality digital and print output while driving and growing the brand identity.
Skills
  • Abobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Webflow
  • Edge Animate
  • Apple Keynote
  • Microsoft Office
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Final Cut Pro
Education
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    MAUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
    London, United Kingdom
    MA Visual Arts, Illustration.
    Leeds Beckett University logo
    Leeds Beckett University logo
    BALeeds Beckett University
     - Leeds, United Kingdom
    BA Hons Art and Design