Tom Actman
Co-Founder | Creative Director at Mat Dolphin Ltd
A multi-disciplined Creative Director specialising in graphic design, art direction and branding.
A multi-disciplined Creative Director specialising in graphic design, art direction and branding.
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.
Helping out on NHS and ING Campaigns
Creating Ad campaigns for Polo.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Client: 4 Projects
New logo development and website design for 4Projects.
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/
Project: Create the Fat Face Look Book for Autumn 2008
Clients: Universal Studios, Disney, 20th Century Fox
Clients: Newmarket Races, Phoenix Beer, Wetherspoons
Clients: B&O, Land Securities, Qantas, Marlow, Cable & Wireless
Clients: Nokia Siemens Network
Clients: Computer Associates, London Business
School, Nokia Siemens Network, NYSE Euronext, Oracle,
Salesforce, T-Mobile, Tate & Lyle, Tuxedo.
Clients: B&Q, Braun, Expedia, GSK, Guinness,
Johnson & Johnson, McDonalds, MSN, McAfee, Microsoft,
Nokia, Yellow Pages, Xbox.
Design and creation of all consumer facing print media