GDS - Creative Services

Key Creative Services

Creative Strategy

Whether a startup or global brand, we’ll consult and deliver creative ideas to help you achieve your brand and marketing goals.

■ Design Marketing
■ Brand Strategy
■ Concept Ideas for
Campaigns & Advertising
■ Naming

Visual Brand Design

We’ll design and deliver distinct and contemporary creative solutions that resonate with your target audience and transform your market position.

■ Logo Identity
■ Visual Branding

Successful brands define their own brand philosophy, which is clear in everything they do and say. This is carefully thought through, designed, refined and established and is reflected in their visual brand.

Why Is It Important To Establish Your Own Visual Brand?

Your visual brand is what makes you stand out from your competition. It communicates your values and ideals. It’s how your customers find you. Establishing a strong visual brand is one of the most important things you can do to ensure sales growth and increase brand exposure. Your visual brand is your identity and your voice, and we can help you make sure it’s saying what you want to say.

■ Stand out from the competition
■ Define your brand’s voice
■ Communicate your values and ideals
■ Increase sales and brand exposure

Visual
Brand Design

■ Logo Identity
■ Visual brand elements
■ Brand guidelines

Digital
Brand Design

■ Motion logo / ident
■ Website design / UX
■ Email campaigns
■ Interactive presentations
■ Social media skins
■ Social media templates
■ YouTube thumbnails
■ Branded video ident
■ Branded video presentation
■ Digital brand guidelines

Print
Brand Design

■ Branded stationery
■ Business cards
■ Leaflets & flyers
■ Event stand
■ Branded apparel
■ Stickers
■ Print brand guidelines

In my career thus far I have worked with a variety of clients in various sectors and delivered unique and bespoke creative solutions.

My strength lies in the ideas I generate from my methodical design process which guarantees I understand a subject to the fullest, allowing me to generate bespoke and exciting ideas for my clients and use my skills in artworking to bring them to life.

Let's Chat About Your Project

In my career thus far I have worked with a variety of clients in various sectors and delivered unique and bespoke creative solutions.

“I believe design is not just about aesthetics and making things look good, it’s about creating the right solution and user experience based on a solid idea, developed through research, design and a good understanding of the product and audience.”

How Does It Work?

1. Kick
Off Call

During our initial call we will discuss your project and your goals. This is an opportunity for me to understand requirements, goals, aspirations and give some initial consultation on what can be achieved, as well as answer any questions you may have.

2. Strategy
& Timeline

After listening to your requirements, I will put together a timeline to outline your creative strategy and the steps we will take to develop it and how we will work together.

3. Design &
Artworking

Next, we can begin the design process to develop your creative strategy. The aim here is to deliver you a bespoke and crafted visual solution that achieves your brands requirements.

4 . Finalise & Deliver

Finally, we will undertake some final tweaks and amendments to ensure you are happy with the delivery of all agreed creative. Your project is now ready for the world to see!

How Does It Work?

1. Kick Off Call

2. Strategy & Timeline

After listening to your requirements, I will put together a timeline to outline your creative strategy and the steps we will take to develop it and how we will work together.

3. Design & Artworking

Next, we can begin the design process to develop your creative strategy. The aim here is to deliver you a bespoke and crafted visual solution that achieves your brands requirements.

4 . Finalise & Deliver

Finally, we will undertake some final tweaks and amendments to ensure you are happy with the delivery of all agreed creative. Your project is now ready for the world to see!

LET'S CHAT ABOUT YOUR PROJECT

Book a call for a creative consultation session.

GET IN TOUCH

Why Work With GDS

My experience working with top design agencies and global brands has given me the opportunity to design and direct creative work across a wide range of successful brands.

Brands I've worked with

What Do You Get?

Creative Direction

As a project leader, I take responsibility for the project and timelines and ensure everything for the project runs smoothly from start to finish.

Proven Design Process

Over 14 years in the making, my specially developed design process ensures I bring innovative, original and exciting ideas and solutions to every project.

Collaboration

I believe that collaboration and communication are key to the success of a project. I’m keen to learn all I can about a project and often take an intimate approach when designing brands, involving the client as much as they are happy with.

Full Attention

To ensure I can provide each client with my best services, I typically only work on one project at a time. This allows me to give each client my full attention and maintain work to high standards.

Bespoke Solutions

I work hard to understand each client's individual needs and subject matter to ensure I deliver deliberate, meaningful and crafted creative solutions that satisfy these needs.

High Standard

My aim for each project is to do my best work, and I do so by not only bringing my expertise from my many years of experience, but also continually learning and improving on my technique and design process.

Latest Work

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Speedway of Nations
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Britain's Answer to Netflix.

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Featured Projects

Cardiovascular
Uniting Experience, Evolving Care.

The Blow Dry Club
It's More Fun With Friends.

Prosus
Elevating New Business.

Cardiovascular
Uniting Experience, Evolving Care.

Bloma
Global Remittance App.

The Blow Dry Club
It's More Fun With Friends.

Speedway of Nations
World Cup Motorcycle Event.

Cardiovascular
Uniting Experience, Evolving Care.

The Chain
Create Your Momentum.

The Blow Dry Club
It's More Fun With Friends.

BritBox
Britain's Answer to Netflix.

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Dual Speed
20 Years of Dedication.

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It's More Fun With Friends.

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Naturally Does It.

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Testimonials

"We’ve had Gareth into work with us at ITV Creative a few times over the years. Gareth is an effective member of any creative team and collaborates well with other members to generate fresh design solutions and see them through to completion.

In 2018 between June to August, we bought Gareth back to work on a channel brand. We were very happy with the contribution Gareth brought to the project and the quality of his work.We would be happy to work with Gareth again in the future."

“Gareth came to Hiveworks in March/April of 2019 to help us specifically with creating the branding for a completely new application we were designing for a fintech client.

The brief was completely open, which meant that Gareth had to do a bit of work to create his own brief to inform his work. He did a great job of assembling all of the information he needed and then proceeded on a very systematic process to examine potential names and eventually brand directions for the application.

I was very impressed by the quality of his work and our client was very pleased with the overall brand direction.”

"Gareth created Lena Maye’s product labels, then our branding and lastly the Lena Maye website, all of which I am very happy with. In addition, I constantly receive compliments from customers about how stunning and amazing the packaging, branding and website is.

Communication is excellent with Gareth and he does take the time to understand and listen to your views whilst incorporating your ideas into the project, he also brings his expertise to improve matters, whilst helping you understand the reasons behind his ideas as an expert in his field."
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Angela Lyttle

Senior Producer
ITV Creative Brand & Design

Vincent Hudson

Head of UX & Product Design
Hiveworks

Coretta Scott

Senior Producer
Lena Maye

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Testimonials

"We’ve had Gareth into work with us at ITV Creative a few times over the years. Gareth is an effective member of any creative team and collaborates well with other members to generate fresh design solutions and see them through to completion.

In 2018 between June to August, we bought Gareth back to work on a channel brand. We were very happy with the contribution Gareth brought to the project and the quality of his work. We would be happy to work with Gareth again in the future."

Angela Lyttle

Senior Producer
ITV Creative Brand & Design

"We’ve had Gareth into work with us at ITV Creative a few times over the years. Gareth is an effective member of any creative team and collaborates well with other members to generate fresh design solutions and see them through to completion.

In 2018 between June to August, we bought Gareth back to work on a channel brand. We were very happy with the contribution Gareth brought to the project and the quality of his work. We would be happy to work with Gareth again in the future."

Vincent Hudson

Head of UX & Product Design
Hiveworks

"We’ve had Gareth into work with us at ITV Creative a few times over the years. Gareth is an effective member of any creative team and collaborates well with other members to generate fresh design solutions and see them through to completion.

In 2018 between June to August, we bought Gareth back to work on a channel brand. We were very happy with the contribution Gareth brought to the project and the quality of his work. We would be happy to work with Gareth again in the future."

Coretta Scott

Senior Producer
Lena Maye

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