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Hi, my name is

Ben Hoath.

I am a

Digital Designer & Front End Developer.

You're looking at a passionate Digital Designer-turning-Front End Developer based in Hastings, UK. This portfolio is a testament to my coding abilities whilst showcasing some of my favourite projects.

I have years of proven experience across:

  • Branding
  • Identity
  • Print
  • Moving Image
  • UX / UI
  • Web Development
  • Product Development
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A little bit about me

For 12 years I’ve developed a career around graphic design for print and digital platforms. My experience is rooted in illustration and graphic design, having graduated with a BA Hons Illustration from University of Portsmouth.

Since then, my creative journey has taken me through product design, branding, identity, marketing, and advertising, working independently and as part of a team in fast-paced agency environments.

I’m looking to use my expertise to transition into a technically involved role that helps me step out of my comfort zone and encourages career growth and development.

  • Design
  • Development

My Wedding R.S.V.P Website

I designed and built this website in response to the many wedding R.S.V.P websites offering templates, calendars, and all the other functionalities for a subscription fee.

  • UX
  • UI
  • WordPress
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Javascript
My Wedding R.S.V.P Website
  • Design

Sussex Modern website

Assist in the design process from conception, through development, to launch, and beyond. I was involved with preliminary user journey and persona workshops, sitemapping, wireframing, and high-fidelity visual designing whilst working closely with the creative director and developers throughout.

  • UX
  • UI
  • Branding
  • Identity
Sussex Modern website
  • Design
  • Development

Unitary Space

Our client – a savvy and veteran project managing consultant – required an identity that would allow them to kickstart their new venture, but also stand the test of time.

  • UX
  • UI
  • Identity
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Javascript
Unitary Space
  • Design

Tassimojis

What would an emoticon language inspired by TASSIMO's coffee pod design look like? I explored this idea...

  • UI
  • Illustration
TASSIMOJIs
  • Design

JC Carpentry

Local carpenter JC Carpentry wanted an identity that reflected their love for classic Americana-style hand-painted branding.

  • Identity
  • Branding
JC Carpentry logo
  • Design

Tatanka – Bespoke Carpentry & Joinery

Local carpentry business BR Property Developments had dissolved and were in need of a new look. They came to me for a brand new identity using their new company name, ‘TATANKA’, the Lakota word for ‘bison’.

  • Identity
  • Illustration
Tatanka – Bespoke Carpentry & Joinery
  • Design

South Saxons Hockey Club – 125 year anniversary

A graphic identity celebrating Hastings’ Hockey team the South Saxons reaching their 125 year anniversary. I wanted to design a contemporary identity that was bold and energetic, and that stretched the boundaries of what the identity could do if given the chance to break out using some imagination.

  • Identity
  • Illustration
  • Animation
South Saxons Hockey Club – 125 year anniversary

Other Development-centric Projects

  • Design
  • Development

Live Project:

StitchKeeper – The Knitting & Stitch Tracker App

My wife likes to knit, but doesn't like to drop a stitch. She needs a tool to help her keep track of her progress during a knitting session and when she returns after time away. I aim to build a simple web app utilising the device's local storage to save her progress.

  • UI
  • UX
  • HTML5
  • CCS3
  • Javascript
  • Design
  • Development

In Progress Project:

Mindforge 40k – A Warhammer 40k memory training app

I'm an avid tabletop gamer, but I currently don't dedicate enough time to playing because I'm too busy learning to code! This creates a problem when it comes round to 'throwing dice' because I can never recall my army rules and stats quickly or efficiently enough, making every game last twice as long (much to my opponent's dismay). This is where the idea for this app came from; what is essentially a quiz / flashcard app in order to help with memory recall and reduce time spent swiping through pages looking for rules.

  • UI
  • UX
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Javascript
  • Design
  • Development

In Progress Project:

NameNest – A name sharing and voting app for new parents

Deciding on a name for a child is difficult – both parents have their likes and their dislikes, meaning that alignment isn't always easy. This app aims to store and list desired names in popularity order by offering the users a function to up or down vote their favourite names. This way, names that resonate with both parents float to the top and the disliked names are pushed to the bottom.

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Javascript
  • Design
  • Development

Future Project:

MGS1 Codec website theme

"This is Snake. Colonel, do you read me?..."

Growing up I loved the games, and the original's design aesthetic for the codec gets me right in the nostalgia. I wonder what a website theme might look like?...

  • UI
  • HTML5
  • CCS3
  • Javascript
  • Design
  • Development

Future Project:

InDesign Extension - Brand guidelines Colour Code Layout

Unless you've designed brand guidelines before, you can't understand the unnecessary labour it takes to create colour palettes by copying codes from a modal, closing the modal, pasting the text into a frame, opening the modal for the next colour, and so on. Why is it so painful Adobe! I want to take things into my own hands... as soon as I know how.

  • UI
  • UX
  • Javascript

Contact me

Want to start a conversation? We'll get on like a house on fire if it's to do with:

  • An employment opportunity
  • Design
  • Web developmment
  • Warhammer 40k
  • Technology
  • Films
  • 3D Printing
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