About me

HELLO... My name is Nick. I come from a long line of Burkes. My family has had many occupations in the past but, to my knowledge, I'm the first designer but they try not to hold that against me.

I reside in Knaphill, Surrey and practice design in the South East of England. I dabble in illustration and fine art too. My specialties include design for print and digital but I believe a good design spans across many media these days and I am able to take designs through from concept to production-ready artwork.

When it comes to design I like to keep things simple. And most of the time keeping things simple requires a lot of work. Design is as much about organising information and crafting a message as it is about creating things to interest the viewer. I believe a good designer is equal parts technician, story teller, artist and geek.

I've never been one to shy from getting my hands dirty and digging deep to crack the brief. I have the personality and essential industry knowledge to work well with clients, creatives, planners and the marketing and management teams and I feel I have a broad range of skills now and a lot to offer.

Skills

Art Direction, Brand / Logo Design, Branding, Creative Direction, Digital Art, Digital Marketing, Email Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Image Retouching, Marketing, Photoshop, Point of Sale Design, Retail Design, Social & Digital, Social Media, Typography, Visualising

Sector Experience

Advertising, Arts, Brand Management, Branding, Communications, Fine Art, Painting & Sculpture, FMCG, Marketing, Point of Sale, Print, Retail, Social Network / Community

Clients

Arla, Britvic, Burger King, Cineworld, Douwe Egberts, EA Games, EON, Glenfiddich, Gossard, Haagen Daz, Halifax, Heineken, ITV, Jack Daniels, Monkey Shoulder, Nature Valley, PepsiCo, Samsung, Sony, Starbucks, Tesco, Wells & Young, Wimbledon tennis club, Wonderbra