Niall O'Kelly

Advertising

Branding and Identity

Interactive

Photography

Printed Works

I have been working professionally for over 6 years now, for all levels of clients — from the E.U. and the Irish Government through pharmaceuticals (such as GlaxoSmithKline) and financials (primarily TIAA-CREF & Bank of Ireland) to service companies and non-profits.

I was initially trained through a 4 year degree programme in Visual Communications (Graphic Design) in the Dublin Institute of Technology. This is one of Ireland’s leading colleges in the field. I qualified in 2003 with an Upper Second Class Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree. I was immediately hired by XMI design, currently Ireland’s largest branding and design studio (following a merger with Huguenot Design) and worked there until leaving Ireland in December 2006.

I moved to New York in January 2007, having been granted permanent residency by the U.S. government. Until recently, I have been collaborating with MSDS in SoHo (a branding and interactive studio), freelancing for over a year before joining the team as their Senior Designer, and worked on a mix of Fortune 500 and non-profit companies. Their primary clients are SAFE (Washington Advocacy Group), Acumen Fund, TIAA-CREF and MetroSouth (a Chicago hospital). I am currently freelancing with the intention of building up my own practice.

I have extensive experience with interactive and print design, and have developed work flow processes to ensure absolute correctness and efficiency in these areas. I specialise in branding and identity design, and in print design such as advertising, brochures and collateral pieces.

Skills

IT Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)	Crafts/Manual Typography Color Theory Print Production Photography (Photo-Direction) Psychology and Strategy Photography Coding / Site Development
Languages English German Irish	Other Sustainable design Brand Development Project Management Strategy Copy-Writing and Editing