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MARTY COLLANTINE / CREATIVE THINKER

WELCOME ABOARD.

Good ideas come from seeing things differently. A cheeky blend of creativity, design, communication and human personality!

SOCIAL / MOTION

DESIGNED TO MOVE.

Campaigns to creative concepts, brought together in a collection of fast-paced sizzle reels.
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SELECTED WORK

FROM MY DESIGN ARCHIVE.

A selection of branding, campaigns, print, digital, events, content & everything in between.

Green Lane brand logo Laughing Stock Comedy Festival Red Bread Basecamp Branding Empire mini brochure Open Jar Tribute Festival Catch 22 Comedy Club Awakening Festival Apex Venue Red Canary Comedy Club School library wall art Bohemia Photography Tangerine Cine Mon brand clothing Male it Therapy Liquor Ship Cocktails and Coffee Bar 1245 Sunflowers Stockton The Empire Big Mouth Comedy Club Underdog Rock Night Flow Surf School School work One Empire Saturdays The Sitting Room Shangri La Feral Thursdays Mima Baby Hercules igloo events Empire Cups Decades Day Disco Ku Bar Mattys Bistro Sugar Shack Middlesbrough Smoggy for Life Northern Soul Revival Milk Middlesbrough Eat Out Redcar Beach Live Cigar Cigar LCKD-IN magazines
BRAND / CREATIVE THINKING

MORE THAN MAKING THINGS LOOK NICE.

Understanding the brief, the audience and what we're actually trying to achieve comes before deciding what something should look like.

Drift Surf Branding

PROJECT / DRIFT

Brief → Audience → Explore → Evaluate → Refine → Deliver. 

PHOTOSHOP / RETOUCHING

NOT QUITE AS IT SEEMS.

Over 25 years specialising in Photoshop, from detailed retouching and image enhancement to creative compositing.

Retoucher
EXPERIENTIAL EVENTS / CREATIVE PRODUCTION

BEYOND THE ORDINARY.

From a 45ft Victorian helter-skelter inside a nightclub to indoor fairground rides and balcony stunt jumps. I created, budgeted, sourced, promoted and produced unusual live bank holiday experiences for audiences of 1,000+.

Helter Skelter, Swing Boats and Tangerine events
BUILT FROM SCRATCH

TURTLEDUST.
MORE THAN JUST ART.

3,000+ prints shipped
£110k+ lifetime revenue
10.5k+ social audience
★★★★★ customer feedback
WHAT I DO

good ideas. made real

Creative thinking, visual storytelling and ideas that connect with people.
From the first spark of an idea to the finished experience, bringing imagination, design and a fresh perspective to brands, campaigns, events and spaces.

Creative Concepts
Audience Experiences
Creative Problem-Solving
Graphic Design
Creative Direction
Brand Thinking
Campaign Ideas
Digital Content
Photoshop & Retouching
Motion & Video
THE NICE BIT

WHAT PEOPLE SAY.

★★★★★

“Great at audience research and coming up with unexpected ideas. Really reliable and fully committed to every project. Marty goes above and beyond to deliver the brief.” James, Empire Ltd

★★★★★

“Imaginative, passionate and brilliantly particular about detail. Marty brings creative energy and understanding to everything he does.” Rob, BigFresh

★★★★★

“Marty was a Photoshop genius long before AI was even a twinkle in anyone’s eye. Give him an impossible brief and somehow he’ll make it happen. Wizard!” Adam, Teesside University

ABOUT

HELLO. I'M MARTY.

How are you? I'm a creative designer and occasional mischief maker with more than two decades of experience across design, campaigns, social media, events, digital and audience-led creative work.

I figure out what the problem is before deciding what the answer should look like.

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Freelance projects, creative support, collaborations or simply a fresh pair of eyes on something you're working on.

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