About

Who am I?

Patrick Horan, 31,

Male, Irish, 5ft 6",

~90kg, Neckerchief Pro

Oh, and I'm a designer too.

 

 

Biography

Let's cut to the chase - I’m a designer, illustrator, animator and ponderer.
My current work involves numerous animation and motion lead advertising projects, along with branding, print design, illustration and digital campaigns. My previous work with Dynamo Studio, Deloitte Digital, Boys+Girls and So Studio includes print and digital work for both national and global brands, including eir, Amnesty, Heineken, and Three.

If you like what you see and want to chat about working together, don't hesitate to get in touch or drop me a line at +44 07 578119723

 

Work Experience

2022-Present
Skyscanner
Senior Brand & Motion Designer
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2022
So Studio
Senior Designer
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2021-2022
Boys + Girls
Senior Visual & Motion Designer
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2018-2021
Boys + Girls
Motion Designer & Animator
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2017-2018
Deloitte Digital Dublin
Visual Designer
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2016-2017
Dynamo Studio
Motion & Graphic Designer
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2015-2016
Fishfinger Creative Agency
Junior Graphic Designer
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2012-2016
Limerick School of Art & Design
B.A (Hons) in Visual Communications (1.1)
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Clients:

Deloitte
Three
eir
SKODA
Today FM
Smithwick’s
Samsung
BBC UK
FBD Insurance
Irish Heart Foundation
Heineken
Jose Cuervo
Four Star Pizza

AXA Insurance
Royal Society of Arts
Kelkin Foods

NHS UK
+ more

 

 

Awards & Honours

2024
Marketing Society Star Awards
Gold & Bronze — The Ultimate Travel Hack

2022
The 100 Archive
Selected — Rainbow Blood→

2021
D&AD Awards
Graphite Pencil (Commercials Over 30 Seconds) — Swim Ireland

2021
ICAD Awards
Bronze — Swim Ireland

2021
ICAD Awards
Bronze — Swim Ireland

2021
ICAD Awards
Bronze — #SaluteWomen→

2020
The 100 Archive
Selected — #SaluteWomen→

2020
Creatives Against Covid-19
Submission — Stick With It→

2019
ICAD Awards
Commendation — Greenhorn Award→

2019
ICAD Awards
Gold — Skoda Stained Glass Car→

2019
ICAD Awards
Silver & Bronze — Anthem for Migrant Children→

2019
ICAD Awards
Silver & Bronze — The Connected Restaurant→

2019
ICAD Awards
Commendation — First Data→

2019
Scottish Refugee Festival
Featured Video — Amnesty Child Soldiers→

2019
Jobbio.com
How I Got My Job — Interview→

2019
Digital Media Awards
Best Use of Video — Three MadeByMusic→

2019
Digital Media Awards
Best Native Content — First Data→

2019
The FWA Awards
FWA of the Day — Three/Samsung
The Connected Restaurant→

2019
AdAge
Editor’s Pick — Three Bedroom→

2018
AdWorld
Featured Article — Live from the Other Side→

2018
Kinsale Shark Awards
Shortlisted — Three MadeByMusic→

2018
The Drum
Creative Works Feature — Three MadeByMusic→

2018
AdWorld
Featured Article — Three MadeByMusic→

2018
AdWorld
Ad of the Week — Chairs Can Kill→

2018
Transform Awards Europe
Gold Winner — Today FM→

2018
The 100 Archive
Selected — Today FM→

2018
The 100 Archive
Selected — The George→

2018
Lovie Awards
Winner — WhyDesign.ie→

2018
Awwwards
Honorable Mention — WhyDesign.ie→

2018
Digital Media Awards
Silver — OFFSET #Mugshot→

2018
Digital Media Awards
Honorable Mention — Deloitte Digital Social Shorts→

2018
European Design Awards
Shortlisted — Today FM→

2017
Kinsale Shark Awards
Shortlisted — Today FM→

2017
IDI Mind Over Matter
Interview — Mental Health Week→

2017
Limerick School of Art & Design
Guest Lecture — LSAD Graduate Show '17

2017
Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
Keynote — Educational (R)evolution→

2017
The Limerick Leader
Interview — Retrospective→

2016
IDI Graduate Awards
Highly Commended — Educational (R)evolution→

2016
Piquant Media — Best Use of Media
Winner — FAN/STERIA (LSAD 16 Show)→

2016
LIT Purchase Award for Permanent Collection
Winner — FAN/STERIA (LSAD 16 Show)→

2016
Digital Arts
Article — Educational (R)evolution→

2016
Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
Winner & Fellowship — Educational (R)evolution→

2016
International Society of Typographic Designers
Merit Award — Bones of the Somme→

2015
YCN Student Awards
Winner — AXA / timeless→

2013-2014
LSAD Drawing Awards
Shortlisted & Exhibited→

2012
Doodle 4 Google
Winner — To Turn Back Time→
(Still ridin' on that 15 minutes of fame.)

 

© Patrick Horan 2024