Freelance graphic designer - Stuart Hodgson
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In over 15 years I have designed marketing materials across multiple-channels including print, web, display, email & social for big name brands and smaller businesses . Due to my vast expertise and skill I know how to manage projects from conception to completion to create effective design solutions that deliver results.

​Below you will find some examples of my work, but note I'm not allowed to share everything as much of it belongs to the companies I've worked for.


Print


My work in print covers includes branding, advertising, brochures, direct mail, leaflets, stationery, magazines, exhibition materials, signage…. you name it I've done it. Whilst the style of my work may change, what remains constant is the quality and effectiveness of my work, with each project tailored to answer the brief and get the desired impact and results. (Click images below to enlarge).

Stationary for Psyche Clothing store
Poster for House Fashion Boutique
Branding & Stationery
Pop-up banners for Tony Blair Sports Foundation
Promotional brochure for MUSIC v CANCER
Stage design & pop-up banners for MUSIC v CANCER gig
Leaflet for Leprocy Mission
Magazine design (inc Editorial & Adverts) for Hartlepool Borough Council
Heart Research UK marketing materials
Leaflet Design for One Youth Dance, a street dance organisation in London
Sample double page spread from tony Blair Sports Foundation Annual Report
Branding for Inspirations Coffe House & Garden Centre
Stationery design for Smith and Graham Solicitors
Business card artwork for Psyche clothing store
Insnapshot brochure
DL leaflet for Smith & Graham
Personalised Product Catalogue
Magazine design for Hartlepool Borough Council
Spa leaflet design for the luxury eco Titanic Spa
Werk DJ night flyers
Record cover artwork for Werk-in - which is the label associated with the Werk club nights
Large Format display for Highland Park Whisky
Display stands for USG
Leaflet Design for Sheraton Hotels
Events Leaflet for Seven Stories
The House Fashion Boutique Direct mail artwork
Problem clinic
Foremost Golf Brochure
DL folded leaflet design for Boe Rigg in Northumberland
Leaflet design for Cintra - a language translation company
Leaflets to promote a children's event at Alnwick Garden
Advert for Psyche clothing store
Advert for Reel Fish & Chips Restaurant
Branding, brochure, web & stationery

Branding / Logos


Branding is a key part of my skill-set and my work in this area has ranged from creating original logos right through to generating entire visual guidelines. Having also worked with the likes of British Gas & Ikea I'm very familiar with creating work that is very much on-brand.  Below are some of the logos I have produced.


Web


I have that rare skill of being able to work effectively in print & online. I can design & develop web-sites and blogs myself using popular solutions such as wordpress, and I am also comfortable art-directing and working in partnership with web-developers if the back-end functionality is more complex. Like all my work, it's important to understand your audience to produce a solution that works and generates measured improvements and results, so I'm also skilled in the likes of SEO, Lead Generation, Data capture, PPC and web-analytics.


Email


I have planned, designed & built bespoke html email campaigns across the full customer lifecycle for many big name clients, such as Ikea, British Gas, Macdonald Hotels and very.co.uk that have been sent to millions of customers. Building emails which also adapt for mobile screens, and render robustly across the 20+ email browsers  is now an important part of any email campaign I work on. Below is a very small selection of the 400+ emails I have worked on for various clients, and cover personalised emails throughout the customer journey such as welcome emails, pre & post-trip emails, newsletters, cross-sell & up-sell, reactivation campaigns, abandon basket and loyalty emails. All campaigns I work on draw from my vast experience to deliver above average Click to Open rates and improved ROI.

​You can see a small sample below, please also visit my dedicated Email Portfolio page where you can filter a selection of my emails by client, industry or lifecycle stage.
View dedicated Email Portfolio site

Social


​My work in social includes rolling out a consistent brand across all social channels; creating campaigns which encourage social sharing, interaction & engagement; promotional campaigns & offers; and competitions. Below is a very small sample of my work used in various social channels.


Photography


Photography is a skill I've developed over the years and I've dabbled in portraiture, landscape photography and even product shots in studio settings for some of my design related work. Landscape photography is  big passion of mine, and I've been published in Trail Magazine amongst others. I even have a blog to document my outdoor adventures which won the Go Outdoors Best Independent Blog of the Year 2015 (check out www.hikingphotographer.uk, which documents my favourite walks & best views)

Videos

I also have experience in creating video material, mixing audio, music & visuals when a project requires a different approach to utilise another channel. Notable clients include the Network of Wellbeing, such as the one below promoting the International Day of Happiness, which featured Satish Kumar and was rolled out across all their social & online channels.
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Graphic Art & Typography


I'm a passionate creative - what can I say! So I have also carried out a number of self-initiated art/design projects - it makes a change working from your own brief :-) You can see a few samples below. 

​I also sell some of the my posters containing inspirational quotes about life over at 
www.inspirational-quotes-about-life.net 

About Stuart

I'm an experienced  designer based in the north-east, who helps  clients achieve their aims and get results across multiple creative channels.
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Contact me

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Feel free to drop me an email and get in touch about anything.

email: hello@stuart-hodgson.com

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Stuart Hodgson - Graphic & Digital Designer

Freelance graphic designer - Stuart Hodgson