About —
Hey, i’m Gareth. I’d like to think that I help build brands, businesses, reputations & relationships with well thought-through intelligent creative that can live across all platforms.
A hands-on, ideas driven integrated creative director/designer/art director/product designer…or whatever they call someone with almost two decades of experience these days! Experienced in creating strategic campaigns for global brands in various sectors, to place branding, through to product design, identities, print, digital…and everything in-between. Having previously spend almost a decade at some of the most renowned brand and comms agencies in London, and now in Bristol working my employer brand and marketing magic (amongst many other things), my experience has given me a key understanding of how a strong purpose, consistent messaging and a joined up brand language can transform a company.
Previous perm & freelance agencies include: The Team. LloydNorthover. Salter Baxter. Rufus Leonard. SAS (MSLGroup). Pollitt & Partners. Conran Design Group. Taxi. Six. ThirtyThree.
What people say —
Justin Ballantine. Creative Director @ Bray Leino
“Gareth in a sentence: Design and creative direction with substance and style, craft and care. Every piece of work Gareth delivers is thought-through and beautifully realised. Incredible designer, top bloke.”
Mark Beavan. Employer brand expert. Founder @ That Little Agency
“I am really grateful to have known and worked with Gareth. We have had some great experiences working together on clients such as Clarks, AXA, LV= ... and now That Little Agency. A top quality designer with a strong eye for branding, Gareth brings to each project creativity, innovation and a desire to deliver the best work possible. An approach and attitude that had benefited me, the projects we have worked on and all our clients. What's more Gareth is a great person to work with.”
Dan Srokosz. Design Lead @ Agency UK
“Having worked with Gareth for three years, I experienced first-hand his methodical and considered approach to design, his passion for his craft and his unyielding attention to detail. Gareth’s knowledge and experience of branding and identity brought an integrity to ThirtyThree’s work; setting them apart from their competitors and challenging ThirtyThree as a business to find new and innovative ways to communicate with their clients audiences. Gareth played a key part in my development as a designer and, as my mentor, he always made time for me and my many questions — never too busy to offer advice, and inspiration. He’s an all-round top bloke, a good friend and an excellent designer.”
Charlie Clift. Award winning photographer
“I always look forward to working with Gareth. He has art directed many of the campaigns I have photographed. He collaborates wonderfully giving me a chance to bring my own ideas and opinions to a project whilst still keeping it on track to provide the best service to our client. This really helps to bring the best out of the team. From a small shoot in the UK to a worldwide campaign it’s always a pleasure to work with Gareth.”
Adam Lane. Director @ BrandPointZero
“I’ve worked with Gareth for a few years now and have produced some great work with him. He works in a quiet, considered, hard-working manner, and is a genuinely brilliant creative. His attention to detail is fantastic, he’s easy to work with and his passion and quality of work produced is second to none. I’ve learnt an awful lot from him for which I’m very grateful.”
Georgia Green. Copywriter
“Incredible conceptual design skills + a portfolio packed full of powerful brands + a genuinely nice guy = Gareth. A great manager, Gareth's an inspiring guy who would be an asset to any agency. Get him in - you won't regret it.”