Creative Showcase

Work Experience

  1. Graphic Designer, Marketing

    GumGum

    • Modernized the brand library by leading the team's transition to Figma, building a cohesive design system adopted across the Marketing team.
    • Spearheaded branding for events, from regional gatherings to major industry events like Possible and Cannes Lions.
    • Grew the icon library from ~80 to 530+ icons, supporting new use cases and industry shifts.
    • Improved readability by 20% and consistency by 80% by refining typography hierarchy and layout rules.
    • Engineered sales decks, merchandise, and social media campaigns to accelerate product launches.
  2. Principal Brand Designer

    JustPremium

    • Contributed to the rebrand and fully owned the branding after its launch.
    • Bold branding for industry events, namely DMEXCO and Cannes Lions garnering a lot of added PR and social activity.
    • Created a unified icon library in Sketch & Adobe Illustrator, standardising visual assets across touchpoints.
    • Streamlined the go-to-market process by crafting comprehensive deck templates, merchandise, and social media campaigns.
  3. Designer

    Gigstarter

    • Designed and launched a comprehensive new layout for artist profiles, improving navigation and visual appeal.
    • Collaborated with the lead developer to integrate new artist functionality, enhancing platform interactivity.
  4. Design Intern

    Gigstarter

    • Created social posts and marketing materials.
    • Created event branding systems to make new events easier to plan and organise.
    • Minor UI updates for the website.
  5. Web Design & Development BSc

    SAE Institute Amsterdam

    • Produced low‑fidelity wireframes to prototype websites and mobile apps.
    • Built websites, PWAs and native apps for iOS and Android.

Software Stack

Beyond Work

Video GamesTV ShowsMoviesComicsBooksTeaBakingTechAnimalsCooking
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Available for work

Hugo Brooks

Graphic Designer in love with design, technology and making joyful experiences.