I provide senior design support and direction to creative teams. For 17 years I’ve been helping businesses tell their story and spread their message, raising profiles and profit. I specialise in producing stand out branding and intuitive user interfaces. Working with businesses large and small in a range of sectors including financial services, health and wellbeing, higher education, arts and culture, retail and local government, clients have included BT, GE, Costco, Laura Ashley, NatWest and Royal Mail.
I have a calm but passionate approach and produce authentic and meticulous work. As well as designing day-to-day, I lead small creative teams and work closely with other communication and production experts to ensure the pace and quality of studio output meets or exceeds ever increasing market demands.
Projects
- Ambitious PR rebrandAward winning communications agency Ambitious PR enable their clients to achieve goals through strategic PR and integrated marketing campaigns. Initially hired to complete a brand review, we felt the company had outgrown its original visual identity and recommended a bold new look with ample flexibility to grow with the business. The new concept inspired by corporate storytelling uses the ellipsis as a device throughout the brand identity; the three evenly spaced dots signify progression and a
- The Pervasive Media CookbookThe Pervasive Media Cookbook is the outcome of research undertaken by collaborators DCRC, University of the West of England and the Pervasive Media Studio. It follows 12 pervasive projects that together they oversaw. In their own words "The Pervasive Media Cookbook is a mix of cutting edge practice and ideas… Designed to inform and inspire students and designers with an introduction to the emerging field of pervasive media in which context aware devices deliver 'the right media in the right plac
Work history
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Graphic DesignerSam Barber Designs
Bristol, United KingdomFreelance
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Head of DesignConcert consulting
- Bristol, United KingdomFull Time
Led a small design team in this fast-paced FS comms agency. Designed pension communications and campaigns for clients including AA, BT, GE, Nationwide, RBS and Royal Mail. Created new brand identities and worked with established guidelines producing digital, print and UI from concept to completion including websites, newsletters, booklets, financial statements and emails. Reviewed
artwork for accuracy and completeness. Directed and mentored the design team. Supported Directors with new bids and liaised with clients and suppliers. Worked with the consulting and production teams to ensure communications were produced to client satisfaction, timescales and the highest standards.
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Skills
- Design
- Branding
- Web Design
- Project Management
- Project Administration
- Management
- Agency Management
Education
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(BA hons) Graphic DesignUniversity of the West of England
- Bristol, United Kingdom
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HNC Graphic DesignCity of Bristol College
- Bristol, United Kingdom
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