Ben Brown

20+ years experience with a passion for new ideas & inspiring creativity.

One day, my parents brought home a Mac. It was this massive, cumbersome beige box with Microsoft Word pre installed. Eager to explore its capabilities, I found myself at a loss for where to begin. I’d long had an idea for a company called ‘Citizen’ that was going to work with musicians and make art for their creations, so I typed ‘Citizen’ onto the blank page, in Arial, and scaled it up to fill the screen. I vividly remember thinking how beautiful it was, the contrast of the black and white and the perfect, smooth curves of the letters. I always credit this moment to my beginning in graphics. This appreciation of form and shape has been the cornerstone of my creative journey from before I knew what I was going to do with my life.

Fast forward many years, and Citizen has been entrusted by major brands like Amazon, BBC and Warner Brothers to deliver authenticity, quality, and creativity. With an eye for aesthetics and a commitment to excellence, I strive to produce compelling final products that exceed expectations, captivate consumers and inspire audiences.

  • I never charge up-front for work, once we’ve established a professional connection I’m confident enough in my ability to deliver that I’ll only invoice work when it’s completed to your satisfaction.

  • Tech and Blue Chip
    Apple, HP, Samsung, KPMG, Sony, Amazon, BT

    Retail
    Amazon, John Lewis, Lee Cooper, Currys, ASDA, Scope

    Entertainment & Media
    BBC, Channel 4, Universal, Fierce Panda, Mute Records, Robbie Williams

    Sports & Recreation

    Pinnacle, Shimano, Specialized, LeCol, Raleigh, Wahoo, The Running Channel

  • Creative Direction
    App Design
    Site Design and Wireframe
    Brand Building
    Brand Guidelines
    Logo Design
    Collateral and Asset Design
    Brochure Design
    Social Media Graphics
    Pitch Decks
    Merch Design
    Animation
    Illustration
    Photo Retouching

  • Start Ups
    SME’s
    Blue Chip
    Enterprise
    Retail
    Tech and Social
    Bands and Artists
    Authors
    Production Companies

  • I’m open for discussion on Retainers, normally working on a 3-6 month period. This is a good option for bringing costs down on large scale projects.

  • A.I. tools and embedded Adobe Products have improved my work, and speed up certain tasks, I’ll only ever use it to enhance and progress ideas, but NEVER to solely create artwork.

 Creative Direction

Embedded or project-based Creative Direction gives you a resource to expand your offering, or build internal requirements on an ongoing or short-term basis.

Branding

This is my widest area of experience, from simple logo design, to brand stories, brand guidelines and management. All from a place of creativity and unity.

Site Design

Planning, wire-framing, prototyping and designing are all essential steps to getting your site experience right. Trusted developers are on hand for the build.

App Design

What you want your app to do and how you want users to engage all have to be reflected in its design and interface. Test, design and retest.

Illustration

Digital painting, montage, iconography, illustration, and post-production work on photography are essential parts of a designer’s arsenal.

Social Assets

Animated or static social assets are all part of a good campaign. Mixing messaging, testing creative and creating vibrant clickable ads.

Printed Collateral

Everything from stationery to brochures and into ads. Anything you see on a page that needs to be set up for print and delivered to a printer.

Pitch Decks

Pitching for investment, starting a company or selling a new brand internally, a good deck that reflects your brand values is super important.

Merch Design

I’ve handled all of Robbie Williams merch design for his live and online store since 2021, and have experience working with top streetwear studios.

Client Testimonials

“Please don’t hire Ben. Not because he isn’t incredible (he is), but because he’s my go to designer on all client projects and I don’t want him to not be available. An absolute whizz at listening carefully to a brief, delivering closely to it, but still able to inject his own creative vision and expertise into the end design. The result? A seriously happy client and a smooth sailing work process. He’s also a really good egg and a joy to work with. But don’t hire him, thanks.”

Jess Sims
The Doers

“Excellent work, Benjamin understood straight away what we were looking for, and crated a graphic in a space of a few days. He also had no problems doing the modifications we requested. All in all, a great result”.

Maya Brawn
LearningCurve

“Benjamin did some work for my company and he's a delight to work with; he 'get it' from the outset and came back with a clean, crisp design that was so not what I was expecting... it was miles better.

If you want someone with superb instincts, good experience and who's pleasant to work with, Benjamin is that person.”

Sarah Tevendale
Far Office

“We work with Ben on several digital projects, he is a terrific graphic designer and he knows more about digital than anyone else we've worked with. Plus he puts it into plain English for us and our clients.”

Dave Waters
WaterMill London

“Ben was excellent. He got what we were trying to do. His first iteration was so close that we were able to finish the work without much iterations. In-fact I have to say the delta between final product and the first draft is the least I have ever experienced with any designer. He was great at communication and got back to us well within the deadline.”

Amit R
Pogoapp.co

“I am so pleased with Ben's work. From the beginning he submitted a great idea we were both able to build on. He gave me mutiple options at each stage. He was efficient & friendly all the time. I throughly recommned him and his work”.

Michael Lancing
Samsung