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November 8, 2022 - No Comments!

Manchester Art Fair

Friday night art fair launch party action down at Manchester Central. Some great artists on display from across the country and beyond.

 

Highlights for me were the Orbis Community. A not-for-profit Community based in Gateshead. It was great chatting to one of their board members and learning about their collective. I particularly loved the work of Adam Pointer, Rock and Rose and Helen McClafferty.

 

 

A few photos from the fair are below, with some more over on my photojournal.

 

October 13, 2022 - No Comments!

Castlefield Viaduct

Last month I was lucky enough to have been  given a private tour of the striking Victorian-era steel Castlefield viaduct.


Built in 1892, the Castlefield Viaduct is a core part of Manchester's remarkable industrial heritage. It has been abandoned since the 60’s but the National Trust have been bringing it back to life, creating Manchester’s own green ‘sky park’.

I'd definitely recommend giving it a visit and supporting the project, you can sign up for free tickets here: nationaltrust.org.uk/castlefield-viaduct 

A few of my photos are below, but check out some more on my photojournal

August 6, 2022 - No Comments!

Meeting The Shoe Maker

It was a real privilege yesterday to get to meet Joe Foster, founder of Reebok and hear his story first hand (particularly after having worked so much on Reebok campaigns and launches over the last few years) about how he created a sportswear brand that has been sold twice now for a total value of over £6 billion!

 

What a legend!

Whalley based Lanx shoes hosted the event as part of their first Creators weekend. I've been aware of the brand and it was cool to meet Marco and his team at Lanx HQ. Proper sound guys making proper shoes. Great to meet people passionate about their craft.

 

Check out my photojournal for some more photos from the evening.

 

May 10, 2022 - No Comments!

Rising Up

Big news... so six weeks ago I started a new chapter in my career and made the move to Rise at Seven, joining in a newly created role as Head of Design. It was an opportunity I simply couldn't turn down, especially when the the founder says things like the quote below to the press.

"There weren’t many people in the world that we felt could do the job we’ve brought Ben in for, his background in fashion, product design and concept art design makes him the perfect leader for the Rise at Seven brand and our growing studio,” said Carrie Rose, CEO and Co-Founder of Rise at Seven.

“I’m excited to see how he can use his extensive background to scale our studio offering to be executed by the biggest and brightest team of creatives in the industry."

Such incredible words are truly humbling and I'm excited at whats to come in this new adventure!

You can read more about my new role on some seriously legit news sites (which is pretty surreal) - as well as more of my awkward posing on; Campaign Mag, Prolific North, PR Week, and Business Desk amongst others...

November 15, 2017 - No Comments!

JW Lees Brewery – Rebrand

A full case study to come once everything has fully launched, but in the mean time it was a real pleasure to work on the rebrand and redesign of the JW Lees Brewery portfolio of beers whilst freelancing at Manchester agency Squad.

Working alongside Squad Creative Director David Barraclough, with Manchunian master typographer Daren Newman we created a suite of beers that each tell their own story in a different way and brings them right up-to-date, whilst still retaining an element JW Lees heritage.

It was a great project to be involved with and I look forward to sharing more of the project once its fully out in the wild.

August 1, 2017 - No Comments!

I’m freelance and available for hire!

So after; two enjoyable years at LOVE, two years before that leading the JD Sports digital creative team, three fantastic years at advertising agency TBWA and four years before that working in various small studios, I am now available to hire directly for all your graphic design, art direction, brand and digital design needs.

If you would like to get in touch to discuss a potential project all my contact details can be found here, I would love to hear from you!

May 11, 2017 - No Comments!

The Roses Creative Awards 2017

Following on from the previous weeks D&AD wins, I attended the Roses Creative Awards ceremony where the Jacamo brand book scooped three more awards.

Gold award in “Corporate / Promotional Literature".
Silver award in “Typography”.
Gold award in “Illustration”.

Shout out to Peruvian based British illustrator Bloodsausage.

I should probably get the work into a case study and put it on my site, in the mean time check it out here.

May 19, 2015 - No Comments!

Manchester After Hours

Manchester After Hours is the rainy city’s take on the national, annual Museums at Night celebrations: for one night only, museums, galleries and libraries stay open late for some creative goings on - with nearly everything free to attend.

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First up was the Unit X exhibition at Federation House. Unit X took over Federation House for its annual showcase of emerging talent from Manchester School of Art. Film, art, design and photography come together in exhibitions and installations throughout the building.

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Manchester After Dark

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After a pit stop in Trof for a cheeky pint (the free bar ran out in Federatin House just as we got to the front of the queue), we bumped into the choir and brass band which were touring the Northern Quarter playing and singing to whoever was passing by.

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Next stop was Fred Aldous which was hosting an evening of FREE creative collaboration including; live painting, photobooth mugshots and a Risograph zine workshop.

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Up next was a visit to the roof terrace above Manchester creative agency, Music, where they were playing a few tunes whilst offering up good views back over Stevenson Square and the Northern Quarter.

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It was getting cold now, so we headed down to Ply below for a little break and to kill some time before heading over to the NCP car park in the centre of the Northern Quarter for our final event of the evening.

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A-top of the NCP multi-storey car park on Church Street, musicians, choirs, street performers and brass bands deliver a pumping finale to the Northern Quarter’s proceedings. As the pictures and videos below show, it was a great way to end the evening with everyone getting involved in the carnival atmosphere.

Manchester After Dark