Ben Savill
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Toptal member since January 9, 2017
Ben is a Melbourne-based UI designer who has been fortunate to work with some of the world's most iconic brands, including Game of Thrones, Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola, Haagen-Dazs, Canon, Toshiba, Deutsche Bank, and NowTV. He is always looking for new challenges and is excited to get started on his next project.
Portfolio
Coca-Cola
NatWest
Nectar
Work Experience
Creative Director
Savill Design & Development
- Led design and development teams on projects ranging from company rebranding to web and app design.
- Experienced in wireframing, prototyping, and final delivery with a particular specialization in UI design for websites and mobile apps.
- Collaborated with international clients across multiple sectors, including finance, food, and technology. Clients include Sky, Toshiba, Disney, Game of Thrones, Coca-Cola, and Canon.
Senior UI Designer (Contract)
Publicis | Nissan
- Designed CMS modules and pages for the new Nissan and Infiniti websites.
Lead UI Designer
Deutsche Bank | HCL
- Led the UI in the creation of iControl, a powerful web dashboard that gives companies end-to-end visibility on their business processes and—most importantly—flags when these processes go wrong.
- Over the course of eight months, our small team of 10 conceived, user-tested, validated, and produced the tool, working closely with the Deutsche Bank’s operations team to bring it to market.
Lead UI and Brand Designer (Contract)
DoctorLink
- Led the UI design of DoctorLink, an NHS-funded web and mobile app that allows users to diagnose conditions from home and book appointments with their GP.
Lead Brand and Web Designer (Contract)
Incito Wealth
- Rebranded Incito Wealth, a Melbourne-based financial advice company, and designed them a new website.
Lead Web and Brand Designer (Contract)
Appsumer
- Rebranded the Appsumer company, a SaaS platform that groups data from different ad campaign tracking software, helping mobile marketing teams compare their conversion across different channels and adjust their spending accordingly.
- Designed a new, responsive website in addition to other digital assets, including emails, illustration, and animation.
Digital Designer
Photobox
- Produced all types of creative media from microsites and marketing emails to television ads.
Digital Designer
Digital Annexe
- Created content for the Mercedes-Benz, Smart Car, and Massey Ferguson websites for eight months, ranging from new iconography to homepage carousels and webpages.
- Designed digital illustrations, creating characters and icons for the Digital Annexe homepage.
Digital Designer
Noble Macmillan
- Created digital designs for this luxury leather accessory retailer, including photography, web design, print ads, and social media marketing.
Freelance Graphic and Web Design
Various Clients
- Served as a freelance graphic and web designer for various clients throughout the university, including India Kang, Noble Macmillan, and Savill Financial Consulting.
Education
Master's Degree in Design Computing
University of Goldsmiths - London, United Kingdom
Bachelor's Degree with First Class Honors in English Literature
University of Exeter - Devon, United Kingdom
Certifications
Masters in Creative Computing (MSc)
Goldsmiths University
Skills
Tools
Principle, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
Industry Expertise
Automotive, Banking & Finance
Platforms
iOS, WordPress, Figma, Android
Languages
HTML, CSS
Other
Landing Page Design, Device Interaction, Animated Interactions, Responsive UI, Digital Product Design, Animation, Icon Sets, Design Systems, Data Visualization, Desktop App Design, UI Branding, Websites, App Design, UI Design, Prototyping, Paid Advertising, Web Design, Branding, Social Media Design, Cartoon Animation, Logo Design, Digital Advertising, Illustration, Cartoons, Cartoon Character Design, Animated GIFs, WordPress Design, Icon Design, Iconography, Concepting, Wireframing, Image Manipulation, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Ad Design, Interaction Design (IxD), Product Design, User Experience (UX), Digital Design, Art Direction, Dashboards, Fintech Design, Mobile Apps, Email Design, UX Design, Banner Design, Web UX, Cars, Flat Design, Development, Fintech, Mobile UI, Mobile App UI, Visual Design, Web Dashboards, Graphic Design, Software, Finance
Experience
- Web Design - 11 years
- Product Design - 11 years
- WordPress - 11 years
- Art Direction - 11 years
- App Design - 11 years
- UI Design - 11 years
- Branding - 11 years
- Figma - 8 years
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