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Stuart Crawford

@stuartcrawford

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Creative director specializing in brand systems, typography and design strategy.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles where I can lead brand systems and cross-disciplinary teams, bridge design and engineering, and scale visual identities for growth-focused, user-centered organizations.

I am a strategic, craft-driven Creative Director with over 15 years' experience building and evolving brand identities across digital and physical touchpoints. I founded and lead a successful branding agency where I act as brand guardian for a global client base, developing scalable design systems that align with business goals and user experience.

My work combines a deep foundation in traditional illustration with modern technical fluency, specialising in typography, illustrative brand assets and design system documentation. I bridge high-level brand vision and technical execution, working closely with developers and product teams to maintain design integrity from Figma to final deployment.

I have led visual identity strategy for 500+ global projects, pioneered a Semantic Design approach to improve organic growth, and regularly mentor multidisciplinary teams while presenting creative rationale to C-suite stakeholders.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Associate Creative Director

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Inkbot Design

Jan 2009 - Present (17 years 5 months)

Founded and led a branding agency, delivering 500+ global brand identities and scalable design systems that improved consistency across web, print and digital touchpoints; bridged design and development to optimise WordPress implementations and accessibility.

Brand System Brand Identity Typography Illustration Figma Design Systems WordPress Accessibility Technical SEO

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Illustration

Completed a BA (Hons) in Illustration at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, focusing on traditional illustration and its application to contemporary brand and digital contexts.