Ronan Kelly

About

I'm a 26 year old Irish graphic designer. The work I am most driven to make lies at the convergence of identity, experiences, technology and information. 

In a productive career to date, I have designed for, and in, diverse contexts and environments. I believe that design should add tangible value where it is applied, and that designers themselves have a responsibility to seek the most opportune, inventive ways for design to answer the requirements of a given brief.

In my experience, this has included helping brands to communicate in innovative ways, for cities and cultural institutions to deliver better experiences and for international creative agencies to diversify and move with the times. A lot of my personal work has also been invaluable in finding my voice and graphic style, particularly in the area of typographic design. I have sought to lead a diverse practice throughout my early career, fuelled by my innate intrigue in people; their desires, behaviours and how they can be accommodated and manipulated to achieve the specific goals of a design brief.

If you would like to see a pdf of selected work please get in touch.

I'm an Irish designer with a passion for interaction and experience design. I have designed for, and in, diverse contexts and environments — inspired by the tangible value that design can add to the relationships between people, brands, products and services. 

In my experience, this has included helping brands to communicate in innovative ways, for cities and cultural institutions to deliver better experiences and for international creative agencies to diversify and move with the times. A lot of my personal work has also been invaluable in finding my voice and graphic style, particularly in the area of typographic design. I have sought to lead a diverse practice throughout my early career, fuelled by my innate intrigue in people; their desires, behaviours and how they can be accommodated to achieve the specific goals of a design brief.

If you would like to see a pdf of selected work please get in touch.

 

 
 

CONTACT

ronankellydesign@gmail.com
@ronankelly90

EDUCATION

BA in Design for Visual Communication
IADT
First Class Honours

EMPLOYMENT

Science Gallery Dublin
(Internship)
Threex3
(Internship)
Mr. President
(Junior Digital Designer)
Applied Wayfinding 
(Graphic Designer)
Wieden+Kennedy 
(Interaction Designer at WK Ventures)
Adaptive Lab
(Designer)

PREVIOUS CLIENTS

The Abbey Theatre, Bacardi, Bord Gáis Energy, The Body Shop, The City of Edmonton, Condé Nast, Denis Byrne Architects, Greenpeace, Martini, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The National Gallery, Nike, Trinity College Dublin, Unilever, Virgin, Williams F1

AWARDS

2017
100 Archive project selection
Don't Drop Logo and Posters
100 Archive project selection
Metropolitan Museum of Art Mapping

2016
100 Archive project selection
'Meltybrains? EP'
100 Archive project selection 
'Wired (Germany)'

2013
ISTD Merit

FEATURES

100 Archive Interview
ItsNiceThat
Étapes magazine
Grafik

LECTURES

'Professional Pathways'
IADT, Dun Laoghaire