Ryan Shelton

Current

• Creative Director at The Noble Union
• Co-Founder at BD4D

Past

• Design Director at Mutado
• Freelance Designer and Art Director (Self-employed)
• Designer at SAS Design

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Education

• National University of Science and Technology

Recommended

3 people have recommended Ryan

Connections

194 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• The Noble Union
• BD4D
• My Website

Ryan Shelton’s Summary

Combine design and technology to deliver innovative and usable solutions.

Ryan Shelton’s Specialties:

Creative Direction, Information Architecture, User Experience, User Interface Design, Websites and Web Apps.

Ryan Shelton’s Experience

• Creative Director

  The Noble Union

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  December 2008 — Present (8 months)

  The Noble Union is an interactive studio, based in London, specialising in design and usability. Producing websites and applications that are a joy for people to use.
  
  Creativity is at the core of what we do. We believe in doing great work for our clients, work that brings brands and products to life.

• Co-Founder

  BD4D

  (Non-Profit; Internet industry)

  May 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)

  BD4D was set up to bring great new media designers together, at live events around the globe. Events, which have been hosted in 16 cities including London, New York City, Paris, Sydney, Frankfurt, LA and Toronto. BD4D gives designers a platform show their work, their experiments and the opportunity network with like minded individuals. BD4D has become a euphemism for great design.

• Design Director

  Mutado

  (Design industry)

  January 2006 — December 2008 (3 years)

  Headed Mutado London, responsible for creative direction, company brand and public relations. The London studio worked primarily with UK and US web startups; developing information architecture, creating user experiences, designing user interfaces and websites for new web apps and businesses.
  
  Mutado's client list included DropSend, Carsonified, eMomentum, Kindo Networks, G2, MTV, Computer Arts and Disney.

• Freelance Designer and Art Director

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  July 2002 — May 2006 (3 years 11 months)

  Contracted for agencies: Digit London, Hillman Curtis Inc, Oyster Partners, AKQA, Computer Arts Magazine, IDEO and live|work on projects for Vodafone, Orange, BT, Microsoft, Nokia, Yahoo! and Egg Internet Bank.

• Designer

  SAS Design

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  March 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 4 months)

  Multimedia designer working on numerous web and branding projects.

Ryan Shelton’s Education

• National University of Science and Technology

  Art and Design 1993 — 1996

Additional Information

Ryan Shelton’s Websites:

• The Noble Union
• BD4D
• My Website

Ryan Shelton’s Interests:

Jesus, life, design, music, photography, snowboarding and the great outdoors.

Ryan Shelton’s Groups:

•    Interaction Design Association
•    Startup Specialists
•    Social Media Mafia
•    FWA
•    Zimbabwe
•    Freelance Switch

Ryan Shelton’s Honors:

Rockstar Games (Upload 4) Judging Panel
BIMA (British Interactive Media Association) Grand Prix
BIMA Consumer & Public Services
New Media Age Effectiveness Award
GRAZI Award (Graphic Association of Zimbabwe)
ZITF (Zimbabwe International Trade Fair) Gold Medal

Ryan Shelton’s Contact Settings

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• consulting offers
• new ventures
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