An enthusiastic graphic designer on a journey driven by a vision for communicating big ideas through elegant solutions. Venturing a unique path through the music industry led to a discovery of graphic design as a powerful means of storytelling, influence and brand building, honing:
— Strong attention to detail and resolute resourcefulness in the face of setbacks
— Full proficiency in Adobe Suite and a fast learning curve for new software
— Strong conceptual thinker with practical problem-solving skills
— Fully present and focused in fast-paced, tight-deadline environments
— Active listener and team player, dedicated to delivering high-value results
Moving forward on this journey, always seeking to improve approaches to visual communication and design philosophies, ever-excited to meet and learn from teams of dreamers and doers, bringing diverse experience and passion to contribute to the next chapter of innovative design.
Discover more of me here: https://www.tommyhagan.xyz✨
Projects
- Perdita's – A Bakery Focused on BeautyI didn’t know whether to eat it or propose to someone with it. This was my first impression of one of the cute creations they handed me at this small locally-run bakery based in Somerset. What was evident in my initial interaction with the owners of Perdita’s (who were also the bakers) was their drive to make their creations exquisitely beautiful and thus shareable on social media. Of course, they tasted light and divine also – and let’s not forget that. But it was this beauty factor which I fe
- Free-Dom RecordsFree-Dom Records is an independently owned record label and concert promoter based in London looking to appeal to a more edgy and discerning crowd of concertgoers and music enthusiasts. The specialist genre at this time was most of everything that was “cool” – which was quite hard to define and thus translate visually, but in the end gathered the identity would have to be objective enough to appeal to all but follow contemporary trends to appear current and exciting. The restrictions we set up
- Me Plus OneInspired by the likes of The Stone Roses, Kasabian, and Tame Impala, Me Plus One are an indie duo based in London who were looking to establish a unique and almost mythical identity for their first public releases. After initial discussions, the group first wanted something with a touch of the 1980s but soon agreed that it should not be too obvious as to trap them into one strict market perception; deciding early on that this band did not want to appear as a tribute act or a nostalgia-driven re
- London Green SpacesHaving always had an ongoing gratitude for London’s free spaces, I discovered that London has the most green spaces for any major city in the world. With over 3000 parks, this makes up almost 20% of London’s area. The goal was to tell this story in a visual compendium ad nauseum of every green space in London, from public parks to play spaces, all the way to village greens to church yards complete. Isolating the spaces, each park is held as equal, providing a unique fingerprint on London as a
- Muons, Muons, MuonsMaking the invisible, visible, this is a generative design project taking local data with a cosmic ray detector to find muons falling to Earth from the exploded stars of distant galaxies – about one every second. The output is the effect of muon count and the intermittence of the separate captures which create fluctuations in size, speed and colour. Designed to instil the same reverie and presence when one is caught in the gaze of stars, this piece proves a relaxing and evocative journey into
- Alphabet SoupAlphabet Soup is a real-time type displacement algorithm. Taking any typed input, it slices the text string into individual glyphs and displaces them via font size according to the underlying light or dark pixels with little to no rendering time. Using kerning, line height, font size, opacity, and colour, the user can control how legible or abstract they wish the composition to be. It’s about motion. What was originally a small research project during another project, we developed this into it
Work history
Graphic and Media DesignerFilm Constellation
London, United KingdomFreelance
Currently contracted at a film sales agency, I manage a wide range of visual assets. This includes creating pitch decks for high-profile clientele, maintaining a vibrant and professional social media presence, and designing print materials (banners and flyers) for prestigious film festivals like The Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. My role demands creativity and precision with constant liaison to the marketing and sales team, especially during festival seasons, where I work under extremely tight deadlines. While pitch decks are expressive, other materials are designed with objective neutrality to highlight the agency's great work.
+ Social Media Design (still + motion design)
+ Wide Range of Pitch Decks
+ Poster Design (print)
+ Digital Design (email campaign headers)
+ Showreels (video editing / motion design)
+ CMS
M
M
EA and Campaign Manager / Press OfficerMastermind Promotion
London, United KingdomFull Time
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe After Effects
- Typography
- Project Administration
- Project Management
- Marketing
Education
(BA hons) Graphic and Media Design with Creative ComputingUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Elephant and Castle, London, UK
B
B
Level 3 Apprenticeship in Music BusinessBCE Creative
London, United Kingdom
+ Show more