Stephen Hampton

Experience

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  The Star Newspaper

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Graphic Designer, Special Projects Dept.

  I worked in a specialised department working on the "once-off" special projects and free magazines that are inserted into the paper.

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  New Dimension Marketing

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  Senior Graphic Designer, then Art Director

  Senior designer. Initially, I joined as the only member of the design studio. When I left, the studio had grown to 5 designers, 2 copywriters, an art director and a traffic controller. I'd like to think I contributed to this growth.

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  Impasto, Visual Communications

  Jan 2002 - now

  Creative Director & Owner

  We deliver rock-solid ideas, designs, illustrations and motion graphics that communicate in a simple, effective and direct way that everyone can appreciate and enjoy. The right design for the target market is an intellectual decision with lots of thought and doesn't come from an all-night, drug induced "brainstorm session".We're not here to change the world, or re-invent communications. We won't pull the big agency BS or sell you on airy-fairy concepts that nobody understands which require 5hr presentations & expensive lunches to explain.Look in your cupboard at home. Most of your clothes probably come from Mr Price and Markhams. The experimental arty-farty statements we see on Fashion TV have no place in our regular lives.We don't even have to like the finished product (actually, neither do you). What's all important is that the target market the design is aimed at likes it and responds. If this happens, the brief has been fulfilled and we've totally succeeded.We play well with others so we're more than happy to use your suppliers. We understand the: "I have a mate who can organise a good price" concept. Show less

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  Design Desk Multimedia

  Jan 2009 - now

  Owner & Creative Director of Design Desk Multimedia
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  FINE FRAGRANCE COLLECTION

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

  Art Director

  FFC is a generic perfume company who's goal is to put a bottle of perfume into everyone's hand around the world. I was responsible for all design and web tasks. This included Packaging, a launch of new bottles, videos, 3D modeling, proposals, marketing material, shop & kiosk designs, social media posts, build & maintain an eCommerce website turning over R1m per month, supervising the integratiof SAGE and warehousing into the website and work with outside partners (eg: Couriers, Payment gateway, perfume manufacturers, Shopping centre landlords, etc.)Before working on this contract, FFC was my client. I have worked all all their design & video requirements from the begining with a logo right through to present day.My contract was to have me fulltime on site to get through an extremely busy period of changing business models and launching new packaing changing from glass to plastic bottles. This ends at the end of this year. Show less