eightcreatedfour

Graphic Design, Print, Brand Identity and Copy

ShaunMcDonald

United Kingdom

Welcome to our little world.
This is the place that a little luck and a lot of judgement created. The place where ideas are born. Logos are nursed. Words are taught to walk. And brands grow up.

Take a stroll through our portfolio and wander around our resumes. You’ll find projects of all shapes and sizes,
award winning advertising, and children’s stories. And, if you like what you see, please do get in touch.


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Experience

  • Art Director / Designer
    London
    Jan 2000 - May 2008
    Bernard Hodes group

    Working on a variety of high-profile clients (including HBOS, Tesco, Heinz and BBC amongst many others) - brainstorming creative concepts with a copywriter for cross-media recruitment marketing campaigns, directing photoshoots and executing final artwork. Designing digital work, building multi-media presentations for use in pitches, and presenting ideas to senior colleagues and clients.

  • DTP / Designer
    London
    Sep 1997 - Dec 2000
    Bernard Hodes group

    Overseeing quality control, producing artwork and typesetting copy to tight deadlines. Producing, designing and executing a variety of high-profile recruitment marketing campaigns for press, online and ambient media.

  • Graphic Designer
    Hertfordshire
    Sep 1995 - Sep 1997
    Admark Advertising

    Designing full-page advertisements for press and print, brochures and ambient material for the automobile industry.

  • Graphic Designer (freelance)

    Jan 1993 - Sep 1995
    Iain Lanyon Theatre Graphics

    Designing posters, leaflets and brochures for a variety of independent touring theatre companies.

  • Photographers Assistant
    London
    Mar 1992 - Jan 1993
    Arthur Hunt - Photographer

    Assisting with both in-house and external photoshoots for various magazines within the fashion industry.

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  • CIPD award for Best Internal Marketing

    Heinz Employee Survey - please visit 'Internal' on the list of winners.
    A campaign to attract all employees across Heinz to have their say.

    After years of hardly any feedback from their Employee Survey, we were asked to develop a campaign that would finally attract large interest within the company and at all levels.

    A series of eye catching, innovative and very memorable posters were developed that delivered the results Heinz were looking for - and also received industry wide acclaim.