About
Neil Richards

Neil Richards

I am an award winning freelance digital designer, working in the Manchester / North West area.

With 10 years industry experience, working on websites, banner advertising, email marketing, touchscreen applications, branding projects and conceptual design.

I am also a West Country boy, ex-painter, car boot obsessive, camera hoarder, and boules champion, but please don’t hold that against me.

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Neil Richards
Freelance Digital Designer
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Awards, Publications and Lovely Projects

I don’t like to blow my own trumpet, but I am kind of a big deal around here

Panda Drinks : Panda to your tastebuds - Silver Fresh Award winning microsite.
Letterpool : Featured in the art and architecture typography book.
Martin Parr : 1 of 12 lucky winners of the ‘Road Trip’ photography competition.
Jetpac Magazine : I run my own online culture PDF magazine, featuring the establlished artists and grass-roots talent.
Picture This : I was a contributor to the Channel 4 photography programme, with my work featured on the final show.
LOST Posters : As an avid LOST fan, I produced a series of Dharma Initiative themed posters. 140,000 views in 7 days.
Limited Edition : Fused Magazine asked me to take part in an exhibition in Birmingham, selling limited edition artwork.
Fused Magazine : I was a regular contributor to the magazine, and art directed and illustrated a fashion spread.

I have also been featured on various Design blogs and magazines including:
Create Online, Photo Donuts, The Photo Playground, Gizmodo, Design You Trust, Busted Posters

Featured projects
Panda Drinks

Panda Drinks/

Silver Fresh award winning microsite for the 'Panda to your tastebuds' campaign. Burp.

Websites: View the project

Letterpool

Letterpool/

Switch Media Press' 'Letterpool' project, showcasing typography and architecture from around Liverpool.

Photography: View the project

Martin Parr

Martin Parr/

I was one of the twelve lucky winners of the Martin Parr 'Road Trip' competition, with Sony Ericsson.

Photography: View the project

Limited Edition

Limited Edition/

Anagrams of 'Limited Edition' for Fused Magazine exhibition as part of New Art Birmingham.

Graphics: View the project

Picture This

Picture This/

My photograph was featured on Channel 4's photography talent search programme 'Picture This'.

Photography: View the project

Jetpac Magazine

Jetpac Magazine/

I design the online PDF culture magazine, showcasing established artists and grassroot talent.

Graphics: View the project

Fused Magazine

Fused Magazine/

Article contributions and photoshoots for the Birmingham based Fused Magazine.

Graphics: View the project

Places

Places/

Documentary style travel photography from my trips around the world and closer to home.

Photography: View the project

LOST Posters

LOST Posters/

I designed a series of 10 posters based on the Dharma Initiative stations from the TV series LOST.

Graphics: View the project

Client List
Aerogistics Aldi American Airlines ASDA BBC Britannia British Airways Brother Capcom Center Parcs The Christie The Co-Operative Consumer Direct Cousteau Divers Daihatsu Durex Holiday Inn Janssen Cilag JD Williams John Lewis Kelloggs Lady and the Trampoline Live 4 City Manchester Airport Matalan McArthur Glen MFI Microsoft Money Supermarket Mr Green Museum of Museums Next NWDA Panda Drinks Peacocks Peugeot Pilkington Portland Sage Sainsbury's Bank Scholl Special K Square Enix SurgiCare Transform UPS Urban Splash Vision Express Visit Manchester Wickes