A London-based, award-winning Creative Director and Designer with over 20 years of experience working with agencies and clients across Europe and North America.

Arran Aver is a multidisciplinary designer with a background in graphic design. He collaborates on a diverse array of projects, including product design, branding, and interactive experiences for clients ranging from small businesses and start-ups to global brands such as Chanel, Magic Leap, Meta, Dyson, Moncler and Universal Music Group.

Experience

Currently • R/GA / Hooky AI /
Freelance Creative / Art / Design Director / Designer

Previously • Neon Wild / Machine Football / Koffeecup / Fast Radius / The Mill NY / UX-Magicians / R/GA / Magic Leap / Pigzbe / BCGDV / Razorfish / Analog Folk / Blinkbox Music
2013 - Present
London

HoWoCo
Digital Creative Director
2011 - 2012
London

Clusta
Design Director
2009 - 2011
Birmingham

Clusta
Snr Designer / Production Head
2008 - 2009
Birmingham / Los Angeles

Clusta
Designer
2001 - 2004
Birmingham

Publications / Awards

Gold in Design - Digital and Interactive Design, Dubai Lynx - Wayay - National Bank of Kuwait
2023

Silver in Design - Comprehensive Branding Programme, Dubai Lynx - Wayay - National Bank of Kuwait
2023

Outstanding Innovations in Mobile Banking, Global Finance Magazine - Wayay - National Bank of Kuwait
2022

Fedrigoni 365 2021, Fedrigoni
2020

IxDA Future Voice Winner, Pigzbe
2019

D&AD Impact - Shortlisted, Pigzbe
2019

Gold Midas, Akbank Direkt Mobile for Apple Watch
2015

The Midas Award for Innovation, Akbank Direkt Mobile for Apple Watch
2015

IPA Effectiveness Award, IPA
2010

Logo Design Vol 2, Taschen
2009

Graphis Gold Award - Publicis & Hal Riney
2009

Cannes Cyber Lion Nominee - Publicis & Hal Riney
2008

FWA Site of the day (May) - Publicis & Hal Riney
2008

Navigation, Taschen
2008

Logo Design, Taschen
2007

British Design 2007/08, BIS
2007

Business Cards - The Art of Saying Hello Again, Laurence King
2006

Taschen 1000 Favourite Websites, Taschen
2005

Services

Application design
Art direction
Brand identity
Brand systems
Concepting
Creative direction
Design direction
Experience design
Guidelines
Iconography
Illustration
Interaction Design
Motion Design
Print
Typography

Clients

Akbank
Cadbury
Chanel
DeBeers
Dyson
Heineken
HSBC
Hugo Boss
Magic Leap
Meta
Moncler
NBK
Nike
Nintendo
Nokia
Smirnoff
Toshiba
Unilever
United Nations
Universal Music Group
Virgin
Weyay

Contact

Arran Aver
Design + Direction
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Studio Aver Ltd
London, UK
Company No. 9325349