Glen Wilkins United Kingdom
I am a multi-disciplinary art director, designer, photographer and illustrator. Experienced, enthusiastic, with a "can-do" attitude, I love what I do.
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Excellent leadership and artistic talent to deliver creative solutions for illustrated books, newsstand and contract magazines, web and apps, on time and on budget.
A motivated Art Director with more than 20 years’ experience in crafting print, websites, apps, and email campaigns. Ability to produce under pressure and meet deadlines whilst managing budgets, schedules, in-house teams and freelance designers, as well as external photographers and illustrators, getting the very best out of them. I have worked with clients like Watkins & Nourish books, Hamlyn, Mitchell Beazley, Time Inc, Emap, Natmags/Hearst, one US senator and one Hollywood celebrity
- Targeted web, app & email design
- Expert in most Adobe softwares
- Staff, vendor and media relations
- Friendly, prompt, current, motivated, team-player
- “Can-do” attitude to work
- Full life cycle project management
- Newsstand and contract publishing
- Commissioning, art directing photography and illustration
- Cost control / budgets / schedules
- Print and repro best practices
"Glen is one of those guys that makes you ask 'How in the world does he do it all so very well?' I continue to be astounded at his attention to detail that supports the big picture in ways that make the project better than it ever could have been. I have numerous stories to support this from projects we were on together. You simply cannot go wrong with this man."
Marvin Schlaak, Creative Director, White Raven USA
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Portfolio
The Cides (Design project, 2021)
Punk band - Branding, Record A/W, Socials
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Forgive & Forget (at Christmas)
(Music video, 2022)
Done my time feeling bitter and twisted, it's time for forgiveness. Forgive and forget at Christmas.
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- Illustrator
Red Light Situation
(Music video, 2022)
Get a life, get a death, get out of the cage. While you've still got a breath, get out.
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- Motion Graphics
Dynamic Bars
(Branding, 2021)
A drinks start up. Logo, monogram, website and branded assets.
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Angry Robot Books
(Rebrand, 2021)
New logo, type marque and brand guard book. Stationery, usage on books and social media assets.
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Portrait Sculpture
(Personal design project, 2021)
I’m learning to use a few 3D modelling apps on my iPad to make sculptures.
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Animated Jokes
(Personal design project, 2021)
A little project I set to really learn After Effects, especially the text animation tools. No...
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Random Grids
(Personal design project, 2021)
I built a grid machine using Processing, Javascript and HYPE to randomly generate grids of shapes...
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Fairisle
(Personal design project, 2021)
In collaboration with graphic and knitting designer Luise Roberts.
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