Public health for the feed ↗
Engaging social graphics for DHSC channels, giving each public health message its own clear, distinctive visual treatment.
Explore project ↗ Gareth Boon / Senior Designer / South London
Ideas made
impossible
to miss.
I turn complex briefs into clear, distinctive work across campaigns, brand, social and motion. Currently leading on design and brand for the social channels at the Department of Health and Social Care.
01 / Selected work
Work with purpose.
Campaigns, identities and motion — with recent work for public health at the front.
Women’s Health Strategy ↗
Social creative supporting the launch of the new Women’s Health Strategy, with an editorial treatment that carries across the carousel.
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Taken from Ukraine ↗
A digital campaign about the forced transfer of people from Ukraine to Russia.
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Don’t ignore it. Report it. ↗
A bold four-poster campaign encouraging lorry drivers to check their vehicles, take responsibility and report suspected people smuggling.
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TakoYaki ↗
A modular identity for a London street food start-up, built to work on packaging and in motion.
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Sham elections ↗
A series of direct visual messages exposing the manipulation and coercion behind Russian-orchestrated votes in occupied Ukraine.
Explore project ↗02 / What I bring
More than
one medium.
I’ve spent over a decade making creative work for audiences who need to understand and act. My experience ranges from hands-on production to shaping concepts, supporting designers and working directly with stakeholders.
Campaigns & social
Concepts and assets adapted for different channels, formats and turnaround times.
Brand & identity
Distinctive systems that hold together across print, digital and motion.
Motion & 3D
Storyboards, animation and practical 3D work to make messages move.
Creative leadership
Direction, mentoring, stakeholder conversations and oversight from brief to delivery.
Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro and Blender.
03 / Experience
A broad creative toolkit.
2023—present
Senior Designer · DHSC
Social media design across health and care communications, creating visual responses to policy and public information briefs for multiple platforms.
2023 / Secondment
Senior Designer · Foreign Office
Campaign and animation work responding to world events, from concept through asset production and delivery.
2014—2023
Midweight to Senior Designer · Design102
Designed campaigns, digital and print work for government clients. As a senior designer, I shaped briefs with stakeholders, led creative delivery and mentored junior designers.
2011—2014
Junior Designer · Home Office Shared Service
Developed a grounding in digital and print design, artwork production, brand standards and stakeholder communication.
04 / Contact
Let’s make the next thing count.
Based in South London. Open to conversations about senior design roles, campaigns and creative collaborations.