IG: @ross_aitken
I am a 30 year old freelance graphic designer, currently living and working in East London.
I studied graphic design at Central St Martins, graduating in 2012 with a 2:1 BA Honours degree. Since then I have worked for a variety of clients on projects spanning branding, print and video work. Previous clients include BBH, Saucony, Foot Patrol, Das Monk and We Folk.
I am highly confident in the use of adobe creative suite software, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and After Effects. I am also proficient in the use of the 3D design and animation program Cinema 4D.
Aside from professional design work I enjoy working on my own personal creative projects and producing music in my spare time.
Please feel free to contact me to discuss rates and availability.
Projects
- Kulturhavn Competition EntryKulturhavn is Europe's largest harbour festival, a yearly event that plays host to a variety of creative and cultural activities, all taking place on the picturesque waterways of Danish capital Copenhagen. Each year there is an open call for submissions to design the festival's poster. The design must be versatile and able to work in both landscape and portrait formats, as the winning entry is also used on a variety of other promotional materials such as billboards and the festival brochure.
Work history
Creative DesignerBroadwick Live
London, United KingdomFull Time
Since 2017 I have worked across a variety of brands in the Broadwick Live portfolio, delivering design and animation solutions for some of the leading music venues and events in the world, including Printworks London, Field Day Festival, The Drumsheds and many more.
Head Of DesignRinse FM
- London, United KingdomFull Time
I was in charge of design across events, social media and marketing campaigns from August of 2016 to September of 2017.
This role was my first full-time job in graphic design and was a brilliant introduction to life in the music industry.
Skills
- Print Design
- Typography
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Graphic Desgin
- Premiere Pro
- Microsoft Office
- Branding Identity Design
- After Effects
- Layout Editorial Design
- Art Direciton
- Digital Pattern Design
- Cinema 4D
- Advert Design
Education
Graphic DesignCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
I studied graphic design at Central St Martins, University Of The Arts London, graduating in May of 2012 with a 2:1 BA Hons degree.
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A Levels, Foundation DegreeExeter College
- Exeter, United Kingdom
I attended Exeter College in South Devon for both my A-Levels and Foundation Degree, during which I received an award for Art and Design Student of the Year.
Awards
D&AD Graphite Pencil / Typography / IntegratedD&AD
I was part of the team behind this augmented reality campaign for Printworks London to promote our Autumn/Winter season of events. 3D typography that built upon the cultural venue's original identity by Only Studio and heritage as Europe's largest printing factory was applied to giant billboards installed across London and other English cities, press advertisements, posters and online graphics. When viewed through the phone camera using a custom-built app, users were able to experience the 3D typographic animations come to life in immersive augmented reality where they could move through the artwork, record photos or videos and share these online.E
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Art & design Student of the YearExeter College
Awarded during my foundation year at Exeter College