Tom Actman

Tom Actman

Co-Founder | Creative Director at Mat Dolphin Ltd
Location: London, United Kingdom
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A multi-disciplined Creative Director specialising in graphic design, art direction and branding.

Experience
Mat Dolphin Ltd
Co-Founder | Creative Director
Mat Dolphin is a London-based design studio, and the creative partnership of Tom Actman and Phil Cook.

We’re a small team with big ideas, and together we execute them for a wide range of clients. From print to branding projects to entire website design and builds, we work closely with people to help their businesses thrive, no matter the size.

Creativity and building relationships are the most important things to us, so we put them at the heart of everything we do. Nothing leaves the studio without both of us having been involved.
Dates:
January 2009 - Present
Designhouse
Senior Freelance Designer
Helping out on NHS and ING Campaigns
Dates:
October 2009 - October 2009
CHI & Partners
Senior Freelance Designer
Creating Ad campaigns for Polo.
Dates:
October 2009 - October 2009
Various agencies
Senior Freelance Designer
For just over a year and a half I freelanced at some great creative agencies working on some of the best blue-chip companies around. Recommendations regarding the quality of my work can be found at the bottom of this page.
Dates:
December 2007 - July 2009
Rees & Company
Senior Freelance Designer
Hired to develop a new advertising campaign for two leading tech based clients who had just merged. The project required a detailed understanding of the sector and market place before creating an exciting direction for the new brand to explore.
Dates:
May 2009 - May 2009
Edge
Senior Freelance Designer
Clients: Edge, Orange, Griffin, Redbull

I was bought on board to initially re-brand Edge. I soon took on more work and created inhouse graphics for Orange headoffice and developed branding and a signage system for a large agency based in Heathrow.
Dates:
February 2009 - March 2009
MBA
Senior Freelance Designer
Clients: The AA, Mercure, Mercedes, The National Trust.

I was taken on as the lead designer on a re-brand of The AA. This included a complete overhaul of the brand mark, advertising, collateral and development of new brand guidelines. I also produced design and advertising work for Mercure, Mercedes and The National Trust.
Dates:
September 2008 - December 2008
TDG
Senior Freelance Designer
Client: 4 Projects

New logo development and website design for 4Projects.
Dates:
August 2008 - August 2008
BSkyB
Senior Freelance Designer
Client: BSkyB

Developing creative brand campaigns for advertising, programmes and comms inhouse. Whilst onboard I also developed the original identity for Skellig - their new fantasy drama http://www.sky1.co.uk/skellig/
Dates:
July 2008 - August 2008
Fat Face
Senior Freelance Designer
Project: Create the Fat Face Look Book for Autumn 2008
Dates:
July 2008 - July 2008
AGI Media
Senior Freelance Designer
Clients: Universal Studios, Disney, 20th Century Fox
Dates:
July 2008 - July 2008
Truth
Senior Freelance Designer
Clients: Newmarket Races, Phoenix Beer, Wetherspoons
Dates:
May 2008 - June 2008
Liquid
Senior Freelance Designer
Clients: B&O, Land Securities, Qantas, Marlow, Cable & Wireless
Dates:
January 2008 - May 2008
Contra
Senior Freelance Designer
Clients: Nokia Siemens Network
Dates:
December 2007 - December 2007
Gyro International
Design Team Leader
Clients: Computer Associates, London Business
School, Nokia Siemens Network, NYSE Euronext, Oracle,
Salesforce, T-Mobile, Tate & Lyle, Tuxedo.
Dates:
April 2007 - December 2007
Red Consultancy
Design Manager
Clients: B&Q, Braun, Expedia, GSK, Guinness,
Johnson & Johnson, McDonalds, MSN, McAfee, Microsoft,
Nokia, Yellow Pages, Xbox.
Dates:
April 2000 - April 2007
Harrods
Graphic Designer
Design and creation of all consumer facing print media
Dates:
October 1997 - April 2000
Education
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Dates:
1994 - 1997
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
Dates:
1994 - 1997