Paul Ellis

Design Director

“I’m a committed designer with an almost forensic interest in graphic design and typography.”

After graduating with a degree in graphic design from Teesside University, I spent the next 14 years working for three very different agencies in Norwich, Chester and Manchester, before joining the Parker team.

I would describe myself as a committed designer with an almost forensic interest in graphic design and typography. I’m especially inspired by Dutch graphic design: design which is highly structured and grid-based but with a clear personality running through it.

I like to develop client relationships and really push ideas to make sure a client gets an individual design solution. At Parker, I get to work directly with all of my clients and I find this to be the most efficient way of working. It also delivers the best results.

Branding is a particular area of expertise and I love the whole journey, from initial concepts to the fine detail of implementation. I especially like to rationalise how a brand will be applied across different media in the most effective way.

Outside of work, football (Manchester United), photography and Formula One are all passions, as is running. I try to run three or four times a week. It really is a great way to escape and I love being able to record and compare data from each run. The best thing about burning so many calories is that you can eat more afterwards!

Latest Projects

Having made the leap from their previous shell scheme stands to a much larger custom-built, bespoke exhibition stand for the first time, this stand brings H&T Presspart’s new brand to life in a powerful way, supercharging their presence at CPHI and helping communicate our client’s evolution from manufacturer to leading developer and innovator.

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Bespoke exhibition stand

H&T Presspart

An engaging global employee onboarding pack that successfully presents AstraZeneca as a Great Place to Work.

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Employee onboarding pack

AstraZeneca

We created an interactive employee magazine that feels personal, with that interactivity playing a major role in giving employees a sense of ownership.

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Interactive employee magazine

AstraZeneca

For this careers fair collateral design project, we focused our efforts on exhibition stand graphics and flyer design that exude a sense of possibility and opportunity.

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Careers fair collateral design

AstraZeneca

Despite a relatively small plot size, the creative ideas behind this pop-up exhibition stand and collateral design contributed to a successful CIPD Expo for the AMBS team.

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Pop-up exhibition stand and collateral design

AMBS

An internal animated video that relies on simplicity to become a memorable employee communications piece.

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Internal animated video

AstraZeneca

Beautiful photography that illustrates the uniqueness of locations and their lifestyle benefits, combined with language that tells a powerful personal story made a success of this recruitment campaign.

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Recruitment campaign

AstraZeneca

To communicate our client’s efforts in the digitalisation of their supply chain, we produced a collection of assets for their internal awareness campaign that exude energy and movement.

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