Mark Buchanan
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Andrew Stockwell
Mark is an exceptional strategic thinker, designer and communicator, who I had the pleasure of observing consolidate his Experience Design acumen throughout his practice. I believe his passion & expression for visceral Story Telling and Connected Empathy mark him as a unique practitioner. I wholly endorse him within the fields of CX / UX / Polished Visual Design / Identity / Leadership & Discovery.
Kate Allinson
Mark is an outstanding designer who absolutely exceeds the brief & expectations. Neon Collective is a one-stop branding solution who took my vision and turned it into reality. Mark is a positive, upbeat designer who pushes the envelope to develop creative websites that evoke emotion and inspire the reader.
Vicki Jones
Fun to work with but gets his head down and gets on with when he needs to. Grew into a talented designer in his few short years and Verdict - and there's more to come, I'm sure.
Andrew Stockwell
Mark is an exceptional strategic thinker, designer and communicator, who I had the pleasure of observing consolidate his Experience Design acumen throughout his practice. I believe his passion & expression for visceral Story Telling and Connected Empathy mark him as a unique practitioner. I wholly endorse him within the fields of CX / UX / Polished Visual Design / Identity / Leadership & Discovery.
Kate Allinson
Mark is an outstanding designer who absolutely exceeds the brief & expectations. Neon Collective is a one-stop branding solution who took my vision and turned it into reality. Mark is a positive, upbeat designer who pushes the envelope to develop creative websites that evoke emotion and inspire the reader.
Vicki Jones
Fun to work with but gets his head down and gets on with when he needs to. Grew into a talented designer in his few short years and Verdict - and there's more to come, I'm sure.
Andrew Stockwell
Mark is an exceptional strategic thinker, designer and communicator, who I had the pleasure of observing consolidate his Experience Design acumen throughout his practice. I believe his passion & expression for visceral Story Telling and Connected Empathy mark him as a unique practitioner. I wholly endorse him within the fields of CX / UX / Polished Visual Design / Identity / Leadership & Discovery.
Kate Allinson
Mark is an outstanding designer who absolutely exceeds the brief & expectations. Neon Collective is a one-stop branding solution who took my vision and turned it into reality. Mark is a positive, upbeat designer who pushes the envelope to develop creative websites that evoke emotion and inspire the reader.
Vicki Jones
Fun to work with but gets his head down and gets on with when he needs to. Grew into a talented designer in his few short years and Verdict - and there's more to come, I'm sure.
Andrew Stockwell
Mark is an exceptional strategic thinker, designer and communicator, who I had the pleasure of observing consolidate his Experience Design acumen throughout his practice. I believe his passion & expression for visceral Story Telling and Connected Empathy mark him as a unique practitioner. I wholly endorse him within the fields of CX / UX / Polished Visual Design / Identity / Leadership & Discovery.
Kate Allinson
Mark is an outstanding designer who absolutely exceeds the brief & expectations. Neon Collective is a one-stop branding solution who took my vision and turned it into reality. Mark is a positive, upbeat designer who pushes the envelope to develop creative websites that evoke emotion and inspire the reader.
Vicki Jones
Fun to work with but gets his head down and gets on with when he needs to. Grew into a talented designer in his few short years and Verdict - and there's more to come, I'm sure.
Experience
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Neon Collective™
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Australia
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO at Neon Collective™
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Jul 2018 - Present
A Senior designer with over 20+ years experience in producing branding and visual creative solutions. Now CEO for Neon Collective, responsible for leading a highly talented team in providing clear strategy, strong creative ideas and clever execution to fuel long term success for his clients. A Senior designer with over 20+ years experience in producing branding and visual creative solutions. Now CEO for Neon Collective, responsible for leading a highly talented team in providing clear strategy, strong creative ideas and clever execution to fuel long term success for his clients.
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Freelance Marketing and Creative Services
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital UI/UX | Print Designer
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Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
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MYOB
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Australia
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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UI / UX
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Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
Responsible for building out the small business vertical on the Australian MYOB website. Responsible for building out the small business vertical on the Australian MYOB website.
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Trout Creative Thinking™
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Australia
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Designer
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Feb 2015 - May 2018
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Freelance
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Egypt
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Human Resources
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Graphic Designer / Creative / Digital
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Apr 2014 - Feb 2015
JPD ( James Phillip design ) Barking Bird Creative Trout creative (Current) JPD ( James Phillip design ) Barking Bird Creative Trout creative (Current)
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Limelight Sports
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United Kingdom
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Creative Graphic Designer
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Feb 2011 - Jan 2014
Responsible for all web design (front end) including responsive, print design, pre-press, concept development, project management, event brand photographer, brand ambassador, brand development, UX/UI design, application design, POS, idea creation, designs of potential sponsorship presentations, creative direction on all owned properties and several client brands, brand guidelines for own properties, event branding. Responsible for all web design (front end) including responsive, print design, pre-press, concept development, project management, event brand photographer, brand ambassador, brand development, UX/UI design, application design, POS, idea creation, designs of potential sponsorship presentations, creative direction on all owned properties and several client brands, brand guidelines for own properties, event branding.
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Hexpress
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Media Production
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Senior Graphic Designer
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May 2009 - Sep 2010
Re-looking at the positioning of the brands and how to market to specific areas. Creating and implementing brand guidelines for site managers and the rest of the Indian design department to follow and produce. Creating elements that would work over different media and substrates, from flash banners to a template set of web and print media. Communicating daily with each site manager about the direction of products, brands, promotional material to creating advertising banners and print ads for large publications. Show less
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Verdict Communications
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New Zealand
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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Intermediate Graphic Designer
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May 2004 - Feb 2009
Worked with numerous clients over 5 years as a graphic Designer in New Zealand from, small local to large international clients. Substrates include, annual reports, proposals, large format media, TVC's, website design, Point of sale items. Worked on several large campaigns, from creative to output. I have a Certificate in Graphic Pre-Press and a Diplom and Graphic Communications from AUT Auckland University of Technology. Worked with numerous clients over 5 years as a graphic Designer in New Zealand from, small local to large international clients. Substrates include, annual reports, proposals, large format media, TVC's, website design, Point of sale items. Worked on several large campaigns, from creative to output. I have a Certificate in Graphic Pre-Press and a Diplom and Graphic Communications from AUT Auckland University of Technology.
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Education
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Auckland University of Technology
Graduate Diploma, Graphic Communications -
Auckland University of Technology
certicate and diploma in Graphic Communication, Graphic Design