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Brand marks and identity design for community, environmental and commercial clients.
Design rooted in place.
I am a freelance graphic designer working across publication layout, brand identity, interpretive maps, print and web design - primarily for environmental, conservation and community organisations. Based in the Isle of Arran, Scotland, I work locally and internationally at Competitive rates that reflect the nature and scale of each project.
Building on a family tradition of craft and image-making, I am committed to design that is functional, considered and well made. Currently available for new commissions.
Portfolio
Maps
Interpretive and travel maps combining illustration, data and editorial design.
Books & Publications
Page layout, editorial design and production for guides, handbooks and travel publications.
Print & Display
Interpretation panels, posters, signage and print collateral.
Websites
Front-end web design and development for community organisations and small businesses.
Branding & Identity
Full brand identity projects from strategy through to final assets and client-editable templates.
About
I'm Simon Ross-Gill, a graphic designer and community developer based on the Isle of Arran, where I grew up. My family has practised craft and image-making in Arran for three generations, firmly within the wider tradition of the Gaelic west of Scotland. My own work spans publication layout, brand identity, illustration, interpretive maps and web design — primarily for environmental, conservation and community organisations in Scotland and internationally.
Clients have included, in Scotland: NatureScot (prev. Scottish Natural Heritage), Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST), Arran Geopark, Arran Civic Trust, Voice for Arran, Arran Wildlife Code, Arran Environment Festival, Woodside Arran CIC, The McLellan Book Festival, Wee Mac Arran, Corrie's Capers, Cruickshanks Boutique B&B, the Whiting Bay & Districts Improvements Committee, and Love Millstone Point. International: Aracari Travel (Lima, Peru), Horizon Guides (Sheffield, England), White Tiger PR (London), West Cork Fit (Ireland), Kalpak Travel (Switzerland), Travel Without Plastic (Canary Isles), Group-Q (Denver, USA) and Infinite Safari Adventures (Los Angeles, USA).
Alongside design, I co-lead the Arran Pioneer Project and am currently Secretary of Dùthchas Arainn CBS, working on community-led affordable housing and woodland crofting. The natural landscape of Arran - its mounains and glens, woodland and coastline - is a constant influence on my creative work.
I use Affinity Designer and Publisher for print and vector work, for web design I am focussed on lightweight but impacting HTML templates for static sites. I work at transparent rates with a tiered pricing model to make quality design accessible to community and third-sector clients.
Get in Touch
Available for new commissions. Please write to discuss a project or request a quote.