FORWARD THINKING DIGITAL DESIGN: GRAPHIC DESIGN / ART / LOGOS & BRANDING / ANIMATED E-ZINES / ADS / DIGITAL BROCHURES & PROSPECTUSES / WEBSITES / NAMING / FINE ART / CREATIVE CONCEPTS
If you’re looking for an honest and professional graphic design service, then Firesnake Design can provide you with everything you need. I have almost 20 years of professional experience to draw from, producing work for individuals, charities, start-ups and some of the largest brands on the planet.
From a simple logo for personal projects, to animated online magazines for corporate clients, I can help you bring your projects to life. With knowledge, patience and a meticulous attention to detail, I’ll provide you or your business with befitting, functional and modern design.
Background
Hello, I’m Ben – a UK based graphic designer and artist. I’ve been running Firesnake near Oxford UK since 1997. It started life as Firesnake Concepts whilst studying towards a B.A.hons in Graphic Design, Illustration & New Media. The first freelance jobs were all about establishing brands and devising promotional materials for local businesses.
Working with renowned musician and DJ, LTJ Bukem and his record label as design manager, I had the chance to create more interactive and illustrative designs. They later became a client of mine when I launched full-time, leading to an 11 year working relationship.
My background in art came to the fore in 2012 when I was selected as a finalist in the prestigious ‘Lumen Prize’ art and technology competition. I was immensely proud to see my works tour the world and exhibit in galleries in London, NYC, Shanghai & Hong Kong. In the same year I was a finalist in the ‘Banbury Business Innovation Award’, for an interactive tourism concept. An audio mix concept became the winner of a competition on Australia’s Balance Music label, placing it alongside some of the leaders of the electronic music scene.
I then helped create animated and interactive magazine ads for high profile UK & US brands, featuring on the software maker’s website as an ambassador. After continuing to work with some of the best design & print businesses in my area, as well as portrait and school photography studios, I’m able to combine all these diverse experiences into my work with Firesnake Design. If you’re looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgable designer to help your project, get in touch to see how I can help.
Specialisms
- Branding
- Corporate Identity
- Start-Up Packages
- Animated Brochures & Magazines
- Graphic Design for Print
- CMS (WordPress) Websites
- Fine Art (personal and corporate)
Works produced for:
Alton Towers / Argos / Back To School Magazine / Balance Music / Baroque Records / Boden / Bosch / British Gas / Canon / Direct Line / DK / Disney / English Heritage / fabric / Goodlooking Organisation / Gumtree / Holloway School / House of Fraser / Kellogg / L’Oreal / The Lumen Prize / Movers + Homemakers Magazine / Oxford University Press / Peperami / Save The Children / Sky / Sun-Maid / Tesco F&F / The AA / Thomas Cook / Ubisoft / Venture Portraits / Vitality / Ward-Hendry / Weetabix / Woodland Trust
Testimonials
“Well, you exceeded ALL expectations with our logo, and it has received so many compliments. You absolutely caught lightning in a bottle, and I still can’t believe just how phenomenal it ended up being.”
Brad Gannon
Valet Moving, USA
“Thanks Ben, the magazine looks really great! Thanks for all your help putting our page together, it looks brilliant”
Shirley Griffiths
Sun-Maid, UK
“With me writing one sentence to you, you’ve come back to me with 5 kick arse ideas. I’ve got to say its turned out much better than what I thought would be possible. You deserve any kudos and extra work you get as a result. With thanks to you!”
Matt Rowan
DJ & Producer, Australia
“Our ad looks brilliant! Thanks for all your work on this Ben”
Harriet Kerr
English Heritage, UK
“Have I ever told you that you’re brill?”
Mirrin Ridgley
Event Organiser, UK
“F***ing love it…this is spot on man!!!!! Defo what I want! Hehe… doing a little dance here….you rock!”
C-Jay
DJ & Producer, Netherlands
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