Brand, Web & UX Designer
Nathan Hall
Brands that work on a shelf, at a show and on a screen.
Based in Derbyshire, with 9+ years across healthcare, D2C, hospitality and independent business.
ABOUT
I think of design as problem-solving first, decoration second. The job is to make something clearer or easier to use, not just better-looking.
I shape how people meet and experience brands across digital, print, retail and events, from websites and packaging to national store rollouts and branded event spaces. Increasingly that means building what a team works from rather than only the work itself: design systems, internal tooling, and the guidelines that let other people use a brand well.
25,000+
Subscribers receive packaging I design, as of mid-2026
9+ Years
Across healthcare, D2C, hospitality and independent business
Systems & team
Design systems, internal tooling, and managing a designer
SELECTED WORK
Brand work, from first sketch to national rollout
Building the Years.com brand, shelf to screen
Every meal that ships to 25,000+ subscribers, a national retail rollout, and the design systems and tooling that let a small team keep pace.
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Medichecks: a company-wide rebrand
Central to a company-wide rebrand: new visual identity, brand guidelines, and a UX-led redesign of medichecks.com.
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Stilo: a brand built on quiet authority
A refreshed identity for a security, AV and connectivity firm: a logo suite, a palette documented with contrast ratios, and full guidelines.
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Plasma: launching Medichecks' B2B offering
Visual identity and launch assets for Medichecks' B2B blood-testing brand, built for the post-COVID corporate health market.
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BloomUX: clarity, purpose, and room to grow
A new identity for an evidence-led UX research consultancy, built on strong shapes, a focused palette, and tools that keep it consistent as they scale.
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Grants of Devon: a heritage mark, modernised
A modernised logo and a ten-page WordPress site for a Devon stonemasonry and marble restoration firm, built so the team can update it without a developer.
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TRACK RECORD
Brands and teams I've worked with
EXPERIENCE
Where I've made an impact
Creative Director & Brand Consultant
Stronghold Creative · Self-employed
Oct 2025 – Present · Derby
Brand strategy and visual identity for early-stage and growing businesses: helping founders build brands with a clear point of view, from naming and positioning through to design systems, packaging, and creative direction.
Brand Architecture · Brand Strategy · Naming · Packaging
Senior Designer
Years.com
Feb 2024 – Present
I shape how people meet and see the Years.com brand, from first visit to long-term relationship: online, at events, or on the shelf in retail. I've delivered seasonal campaigns with 80%+ sell-through, retail rollouts for Just for Pets, the Crufts stand, and Yap!, our customer magazine. I also build the foundations that keep the brand consistent: style guides, components, and internal assets, plus the brand's first Tone of Voice guide and Creative AI policy, both self-initiated.
Packaging · Retail Rollout · Design Systems · Tone of Voice · Creative AI Policy
Midweight Designer
Medichecks
Mar 2020 – Feb 2024
Central to a company-wide rebrand, reshaping the visual identity and creating new brand guidelines. Worked across web, print, and video, including a premium PR kit campaign and a UX-led website redesign. Helped launch Plasma, Medichecks' B2B blood-testing solution, developing its visual identity and producing digital and print assets that made the brand cohesive and credible in the post-COVID corporate health market. Collaborated closely with marketing, doctors, and compliance throughout.
Brand Identity · Packaging · UX · Print · Video
Junior Designer
Medichecks
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
Early foundation role at Medichecks, building the design fundamentals that led to my promotion to Designer.
Graphic Designer
John E Wright & Co Ltd
Sep 2017 – Jan 2020
Designed a wide range of print for corporate and private clients, including business cards, posters, wedding invitations, menus, and large-format signage, taking projects from brief to finished, printed product. Progressed from Design and Print Operative to Graphic Designer.
MDes Design
University of Derby
Master of Design, following a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at the same university.
Let's build something
worth remembering.
I'm currently open to senior and lead design roles. If you're hiring, I'd love to hear from you.