There’s nothing more terrifying than a blank piece of paper.
Karl Smyth is a Product Designer & Creative Director; an 🏆Award-winning Brand Whisperer, and has been making things look good since dial-up
Karl Smyth is a Product Designer & Creative Director; an 🏆Award-winning Brand Whisperer, and has been making things look good since dial-up
Karl in the days of dial-up,
when his career began
Karl Smyth is a Product Designer & Creative Director; an 🏆Award-winning Brand Whisperer, and has been making things look good since dial-up.
Design Lead at ALT21
Head of Design at ESPAT
Head of Design at Rugby IQ
Head of Design at THEO
Founder and Creative Director at Short, Short Stories
Creative Director at iClio
Design Director at Purple
Some events I’ve spoken at
Web Summit
Next Web
Global Economic Congress
European
Friends of Figma
I’ve designed for big clients such as: Guinness/Diageo, Coca Cola, McDonalds, Bank of Ireland, AllTech, O2, Sony, Vodafone, Ericsson, The Irish Times, Olympus Biotech, Penguin Publishing, the Football Association of Ireland, Michael Flatley, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Some of the most rewarding work I’ve done meant helping smaller clients grow their business: Brigitte Bordeaux, Go On Living, Granuaile, Miena’s Handmade Nougat, PMIS, and WiPM.
An FX hedging and payments fintech.
A reading app for fiction lovers.
An all-in-one curated travel content platform and marketplace.
A platform for craft beer lovers.
Let’s Work Together.
Let’s Work Together.
I’m always looking for opportunities to take on exciting, worthwhile projects. Please get in touch and say hi! 👋