About—

Freelance Design Director. Welshman. Ex Londoner, now found wandering the streets of Bristol. I make brands and stuff...

I deliver well thought-through intelligent creative. Concepts, ideas, creative strategy & direction, rationales, brand guidelines, video treatments and art directing shoots. I'm more than happy seeing a project through from start to finish, presenting to clients, leading creative teams, or taking direction and flowing in amends.

Previous agencies include: ThirtyThree. Rufus Leonard. SAS (MSLGroup). Pollitt & Partners. Conran Design Group. Salter Baxter. LloydNorthover. The Team.

Previous clients include: Adidas. AXA Global. Coca-Cola. Carlsberg. Clarks. Sky. EY. Maersk Group. National Trust. NFUM. NS&I. LV=. Lloyds Banking Group. Lloyds TSB. Bank of Scotland. Halifax Bank. Design Council. City of Plymouth. City of Belfast. Grayling. University of Bedfordshire. LSBU. University of Arts London. University of Manchester. Cardiff University. Teesside University. University of the West of England. BNP Paribas. Cancer Research UK. London 2012 Olympics. Football Association Wales. Ministry of Justice. Cisco. BAFTA Cymru. National Museum Wales. Royal Mail. Arts Council of Wales.

Words—

"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."
Justin Ballantine. Creative Director @ Bray Leino Yucca.

"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."
Mark Beavan. Employer brand expert. Founder of TLA, ex-Head of Digital @ ThirtyThree.

"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."
Dan Srokosz. Designer @ Dyson.

"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."
Charlie Clift. Photographer.

"Incredible conceptual design skills + a portfolio packed full of powerful brands + a genuinely nice guy = Gareth. A great manager and an even better friend, Gareth's an inspiring guy who would be an asset to any agency. Get him in - you won't regret it."
Georgia Green. Copywriter @ ThirtyThree.

"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."
Adam Lane. Senior Client Manager @ ThirtyThree.