Samuel Austin

Designer in London, United Kingdom

Member since November 8, 2018

Samuel is a multidisciplinary designer with over a decade of experience working with Adidas, Mumford & Sons, O2, and Universal. Recently, he's worked with blockchain startups to build rapidly and prototype apps while raising over $500,000 in funding. A talented creative with a unique hybrid skill set spanning branding, UI, UX, art direction, video editing, and social growth hacking, Samuel continues to exceed business and user expectations.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

ESO - Orthodontic School
- User Interface (UI)
- User Experience (UX)
- Web Design
- Branding
- Responsive UI
- Art Direction
- UI Style Guides
Haven
- Branding
- Art Direction
- Creative Direction
- Graphic Design
- Cryptocurrency
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- UI Style Guides
- Visual Identity
- User Interface (UI)
- Responsive UI
- Wireframing
- Illustration
Good Vibes
- User Experience (UX)
- UI Design
- Web Design
- Branding
- Art Direction
- App UI
- Photography
- High-end Retouching
- Yoga
- Health & Wellness
AppZaloot
- Mobile UI Design
- UX Design
- UI Design
- Cryptocurrency
- Branding
- Prototyping
- Sketch
- InVision
- Cryptocurrency Development
- Blockchain
- Crypto
- Mobile UX Design
Rolld App
- UI Design
- UX Design
- App Design
- Art Direction
Colour of Music
in>crypto
- Web Design
- Branding
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- WordPress
Humantra
- UI Design
- Web Design
- Branding
- Art Direction
- UX Design
- Sustainability

Employment

Freelancer
2015 - PRESENT
Sam Austin Design
- Served as lead designer for a blockchain-based social media app that is about to launch onto the iOS marketplace.
- Created the artwork for Mumford & Sons' album that topped #1 on iTunes for several weeks globally. My work was on thousands of billboards and TV screens across the planet for months.
- Worked freelance for clients such as Adidas, Jack Daniels, Universal and O2 mobile.
- Collaborated with clients remotely to build and grow their digital presence in the form of brand and experience strategy, website, app, and graphic/digital design.
- Worked with a Melbourne-based yoga studio on their UI, branding, and marketing strategy to triple their income and yoga studio members in six months.
- Freelanced for some of the world's top advertising agencies; primarily working on international ad campaigns, pitch decks, rapid MVP builds, and website builds.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Figma, Marvel, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Webflow, InVision, Sketch
Founder — Lead Designer
2014 - PRESENT
Live Learn Evolve
- Organically grew the social media channels to over 300,000 followers through strategic content creation and social growth hacking.
- Handled the entire build of the website, branding, identity design, content and art direction.
- Attracted over 10,000,000 views across 140+ countries with ongoing social and viewership growth.
- Produced short engaging philosophical videos for YouTube and social channels.
Technologies: Figma, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress
Senior Designer
2018 - 2019
Haven (via Toptal)
- Led the branding and art direction (from the website, landing pages, teaser videos, social media, marketing rollout).
- Set the branding guidelines and system in place.
- Ideated and designed (UX/UI) some of the product elements (iOS and Android).
Technologies: Adobe Suite, Zeplin, Figma, Sketch
UI/UX Design Lead
2018 - 2018
AppZaloot
- Designed the entire UI/UX for a blockchain-based social media app—from the user flows and wireframes to the high-fidelity prototype and sign off.
- Helped raise funding for the company.
- Created the branding, art direction, and design system for their entire creative output.
- Learned an invaluable amount of knowledge on blockchain development and the potential for DApps in future technology.
- Built the entire website in Webflow.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, Webflow, InVision, Sketch
Director
2013 - 2016
Humantico
- Worked with Worldreader, an international non-profit run by former Amazon directors to distribute Kindle eReaders to developing nations.
- Built Enviromate for an award-winning startup. It's the UK's first construction marketplace for recycling unused materials.
- Designed and built the platform, Live Learn Evolve, one of the largest news platforms for philosophical and spiritual wisdom.
- Traveled to Thailand to help a yoga retreat build their company from the ground up. This included filming, photographing, and designing everything for their digital marketing.
- Worked, in general, on branding, art direction, and website design for various socially responsible companies—mainly for their international marketing campaigns.
Technologies: Sketch, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Creative Lead — Hybrid Role
2012 - 2014
Cr2 Records
- Traveled the world filming, photographing, and producing short films for many world-renowned music artists and DJs.
- Created various music artwork for releases that topped the iTunes music charts globally for several weeks.
- Redesigned the art direction and branding of an entire record label.
- Built a website for Cr2 Records.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite
Web and Graphic Designer
2011 - 2012
Fresh Dimension Media
- Worked on the art direction, graphic design, and website design for various large UK multinational companies.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite

Education

BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design
2007 - 2009
Canterbury College - Canterbury, UK

Experience

Graphic Design11 years
Branding10 years
Visual Design10 years
Web Design8 years
User Interface (UI)8 years
UI Design8 years
Social Media Marketing (SMM)8 years
UX Design5 years

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