Julen Saenz
Design & Art Direction
Introduction
Experience
Independent Designer • Global | Current
Lead Designer / Design Director
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As an independent designer, I help direct clients, design studios, advertising agencies and design partners to create best in class conceptual driven brand design.
Key Clients
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Google Creative Lab
Forth+Back
Apple
Collins
SantosDilone
Post
Adolfo Dominguez
Twitch
Amazon Music
Armani Jeans
Cayón Gallery
MycoWorks
Arcane
Main Focus
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Brand Design
Graphic Design
Art Direction
Design Strategy
Experience Design
Creative Direction
Brand Consultancy
DesignStudio • LDN | Sep 2018 ― Feb 2020
Senior Designer
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My role was to generate creative work with a strong conceptual thinking, from strategy to completion. Designing and assisting in leading multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high standard ideas and design solutions across various touchpoints.
Key Clients
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British Airways
Panasonic
Riot Games
OLX
GlobalWebIndex
Eye Buy Direct
Main Focus
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Brand Design
Graphic Design
Product Design
Art Direction
Brand Strategy
R/GA • LDN | Jun 2015 ― Sep 2018
Senior Designer
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As a designer at R/GA I worked on shaping the design vision of brand and digital projects for global clients. I created brand design systems delivered in digital enviroments as well as data generated branding and product design.
Key Clients
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Nike, Ikea, The One Club, Samsung, Guiness, TV+, Google, McDonalds, Pozitif, The11, Ubisoft, Rexona, Game, Turkcell.
Main Focus
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Brand Systems
Product Design
Experience Design
Digital Advertising
Art Direction
Doubleyou • BCN | Jul 2013 — Jun 2015
Midweight Designer
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My role was to create advertising campaigns for global brands, always from the digital perspective combining technology, interactivity and design. I worked on the art direction and design of interactive installations, web builds and brand keyvisuals.
Key Clients
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Nike
Audi
FC Barcelona
Camper
Kit-Kat
Main Focus
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Digital Design
Digital Advertising
Art Direction
HerraizSoto&Co • BCN | Feb 2013 — Jul 2013
Junior Designer
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My role was supporting the design team in creation and development of digital advertising campaigns. Producing interactive experiences, apps, audiovisual content as well as projects for non-profit organisations.
Key Clients
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FC Barcelona
Stradivarius
Afinitty
Puig
Main Focus
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Digital Design
Digital Advertising
Art Direction
Non-Profit Projects
The Liberté Cup | Sept 2017
A global football fans network has united with charity and media partners in a spirit of solidarity to support refugees. The result is the The Liberté Cup, a football tournament for refugees in the Grande-Synthe camp.
A World With Friends | Feb 2019
A World With Friends is an online world where chronically sick and disabled young people use avatars to make friends. Watching films together although they are miles apart. Making friendship accessible for those who thought It was impossible.
Special Thanks
To all my friends, best friends, enemies, mentors, pals and extended network that I had the pleasure to meet along my journey as a designer. M Pilar Ortiz, Andoni Saenz, Cristina Saenz, Hugo Ferradas, Xabier Mendibe, Robert Northam, Lucio Rufo, Ned Karlovich, Matias Alvarez, Mariona Ortiz, Cris Mascort, Dan Van, Zac Loanidis, Elliot Wright, Barry Cronin, Tomas Freriksen, Dani Rubio, Maria Herrera, Rafa Soto, Esteve Traveset, Vicente Reyes, Adria Lapiedra, David Ortega, Benjamin Barber, Luis Villalva, Jon Urbina, Marc Palou, Alain Urrutia, Eli Perez, Ximo Villalva, Michael Mason, Marta Altes, Javier Rodriguez, Alfons Valls, Enric Soldevilla, Carlos Font, Rejane Dal Bello, Alexis Selal, Vinay Mistry, TJ-Rees, Luca Picardi, Roshan Kumar, Lorenzo Di Cola, Elise Santagelo, James Lebau, Facundo Jacuzzi, Harry Atkins to name a few.
Contact
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Selected Works
