Freelance graphic designer | based in Kent | GregFindley.com

Logo- Sabotage Skate

Greg — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:56:56 +0000

Sabotage Skate are a new online skate store who will be selling leading skate brand shoes, clothing and accessories. I was commissioned to design their new identity, stationery, and e-commerce website which is currently in development.

Web- CareerSlave.com

Greg — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:47:00 +0000

Built on the popular blogging platform, Wordpress, Career Slave is an information resource for career advice, I produced a new identity for their site along with a fully custom Wordpress theme.

Client site to be featured in .net!

Greg — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:22:21 +0000

I received a nice e-mail this morning, with the news that one of my designs for an e-commerce site www.thesleepcentre.co.uk is going to be featured in my favourite magazine!

.net magazine is the leading magazine for web design in the UK and each month features a section for readers’ sites. I decided to e-mail them about the Sleep Centre site I recently completed, not really expecting to hear anything back, but to my surprise they replied to say they would like to feature it!!

I’ve sent in a small pic of myself with 100 words about the site which goes alongside a screenshot of the site, and should be in the June issue (on sale 29th April).

Web- The Sleep Centre

Greg — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:23:41 +0000

The Sleep Centre, a leading bed retailer, wanted a website that would help them stand out in the crowded online market. I devised an approach that focused on their unique selling point - the fact they are a local, family run business - differentiating them in a world where corporate stores dominate. The use of illustration and CSS ensures the site is both approachable and memorable. The site is built on an e-commerce script which has been heavily modified to fit the bespoke needs of the Sleep Centre. The site features an easy to use content management system and integrated payments with PayPal.

5 Reasons to use a freelance designer

Greg — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:26:47 +0000

Competitive quotes – Freelancer designers are unlikely to have an expensive city or town studio location, as a result we have lower overheads than larger agencies. This means they can pass savings onto the clients with highly competitive quotes.

Speak to the designer – As is often the case with larger companies, various levels of staff become involved in your design project, whether that’s a creative director, a studio manager or a project manager. Its common practice that these members of the team will take down your design brief and relay this information to the designer working on the project. This can lead to fragmented information, or mis-interpreted design briefs, as the information needs to go through another level. If you use a freelancer you will be speaking direct to the designer.

Know who you’re working with – You know as a client that the freelance designer you have selected will be working on your project. If you were to use a larger agency, there is a chance that your work may be passed down to a junior designer or an office junior.

Quicker reaction times – Various levels of staff within an agency could mean that ‘red tape’ could slow down your project. Freelancers are usually able to react to client’s requirements a lot quicker, as they can make decisions and act upon them as soon as possible.

Accountability – Working with a freelancer you know who is accountable for your work, you will usually find that a freelancer cares a lot more about the work they do over some employees within large companies.

New alarm clock

Greg — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:24:52 +0000

Please forgive the completely random nature of my first sketchbook post, I was looking for a new alarm clock on eBay, and found the following, which I couldn’t help but post on here;

Despite finding it very amusing that ‘be_quiet_i_am_asleep’ is bidding on this item, these new Philips alarm clocks actually look quite cool, they slowly brighten, like a sun rise to help you wake up easier!

Anyway enough randomness, I will be posting some serious updates soon so please check back.

Logo & Web - Prospects Recruitment

kien — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:06:40 +0000

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Logo, Web & Print - Court Stairs Conference & Wedding Venue

Greg — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:45:11 +0000

Court Stairs is a unique venue for conferences and weddings, something that was unfortunately unclear from their old logo and website. I was commissioned to re-brand the venue to highlight their unique selling point, the venue, to achieve this I produced an illustrative logo with complimentary typography. This new branding is now being applied to brochures, business stationery, promotional materials and the new website which I am currently developing.

Web - Spice Lounge

Greg — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:21:29 +0000

Website design and development for the Spice Lounge restaurant based in Maidstone, Kent. The design was based around the existing logo and menu designs which were supplied by the client. As well as accommodating and building on these elements the site itself needed to be a blend of traditional and contemporary, to represent the dining experience on offer at the Spice Lounge.

New site in development

kien — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:04:21 +0000

Please bear with me whilst I complete the development of my new site design. I will be uploading past projects to my portfolio in the next few days, so please check back soon. In the meantime if you need to contact me please e-mail me at greg@gregfindley.com

Thanks, Greg