Art Direction

Branding

Strategy

Web Design

Design that

demands attention

and leaves a

lasting mark.

WILLBE

Design that

demands attention

and leaves a

lasting mark.

William Rutherford
(WBC — 02)
Creative Designer
William Rutherford
Creative Designer
William Rutherford
Creative Designer

Visual

Digital Designer

AI Forward

Creative Designer

Will
Will

13+ years of branding, pixels and print — designing things that work as good as they look.

Featured Projects
(WBC — 03)
Brand Designer
© Featured Projects
Brand Designer
Featured Projects
Brand Designer

Branding, UX, a bit of print, and the occasional fever dream of a brief. 13 years of making things look good and actually work. Here's the stuff I'd show my mum.

Capabilities
(WBC — 04)
Design Workflow
Capabilities
Design Workflow

MY TOOLS

Video

Web

Print

Brand

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Adobe Suite

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. The classics. Still the backbone of a lot of my print and brand work.

02

Adobe Video

Premiere and After Effects for when the work needs to move. Motion graphics, edits, the occasional reel.

03

Figma

Where most of my UX and product design lives. Components, prototypes, handoff. The full works.

04

Framer

My go-to for building portfolio sites and client sites. Design and publish without needing to hand it off to a dev.

05

Claude

AI that actually helps. From writing copy to building in Framer, it's basically a collaborator at this point.

Adobe Suite

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. The classics. Still the backbone of a lot of my print and brand work.

Adobe Video

Premiere and After Effects for when the work needs to move. Motion graphics, edits, the occasional reel.

Figma

Where most of my UX and product design lives. Components, prototypes, handoff. The full works.

Framer

My go-to for building portfolio sites and client sites. Design and publish without needing to hand it off to a dev.

Claude

AI that actually helps. From writing copy to building in Framer, it's basically a collaborator at this point.

Adobe Suite

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. The classics. Still the backbone of a lot of my print and brand work.

Adobe Video

Premiere and After Effects for when the work needs to move. Motion graphics, edits, the occasional reel.

Figma

Where most of my UX and product design lives. Components, prototypes, handoff. The full works.

Framer

My go-to for building portfolio sites and client sites. Design and publish without needing to hand it off to a dev.

Claude

AI that actually helps. From writing copy to building in Framer, it's basically a collaborator at this point.

Personal Profile
(WBC — 05)
How I Work
Personal Profile
How I Work
Personal Profile
How I Work
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Black Man
Woman

GREAT DESIGN SHOULDN'T BE A LUXURY. I BELIEVE EVERY BUSINESS DESERVES WORK THAT LOOKS THE PART AND DOES THE JOB AND THAT THE BEST WAY TO DELIVER IT IS BY EMBRACING THE TOOLS OF THE FUTURE, AI INCLUDED. 

GREAT DESIGN SHOULDN'T BE A LUXURY. I BELIEVE EVERY BUSINESS DESERVES WORK THAT LOOKS THE PART AND DOES THE JOB AND THAT THE BEST WAY TO DELIVER IT IS BY EMBRACING THE TOOLS OF THE FUTURE, AI INCLUDED. 

Design solves problems and stops people in their tracks. I embrace AI as part of my process to smooth out workflows, speed up production and honestly, it's pretty good company on those WFH days.

Experience
(WBC — 06)
Where I've been
Experience
Where I've been
Experience
Where I've been

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Creative Collabs

Purposeful

Distinctive

Close Brothers

2023 - present

Design Manager

UK

Close Brothers

2022 – 2023

Senior Design

UK

Willbe Creative

2020 - 2022

Freelance Designer

Global

Ralawise

2016 - 2020

Lead Designer

UK

Woodlands Marketing

2014 - 2016

Junior Designer

UK

Close Brothers

2023 - present

Design Manager

UK

Close Brothers

2022 – 2023

Senior Design

UK

Willbe Creative

2020 - 2022

Freelance Designer

Global

Ralawise

2016 - 2020

Lead Designer

UK

Woodlands Marketing

2014 - 2016

Junior Designer

UK

Close Brothers

2023 - present

Design Manager

UK

Close Brothers

2022 – 2023

Senior Design

UK

Willbe Creative

2020 - 2022

Freelance Designer

Global

Ralawise

2016 - 2020

Lead Designer

UK

Woodlands Marketing

2014 - 2016

Junior Designer

UK

Testimonials
(WBC — 07)
Real Feedback
Testimonials
Real Feedback
Testimonials
Real Feedback

"13 years into his career and Will still approaches every job like it matters, because to him it clearly does. We've worked together across several projects now and the standard has never dropped."

Professional Headshot B&W

Carl

Woodlands Marketing

"We came to Will for a brochure and left with something that felt like a proper piece of design. The kind of thing people actually pick up and keep. He just gets print in a way a lot of designers don't anymore."

Man at Computer

Chris

13 Creative

"Will has a rare ability to make a brand feel completely considered. Every element had a reason behind it. The final identity was bold, confident and exactly what we needed to stand out."

Women at computer

Emma

Close Brothers

"We're a village store. We didn't think a rebrand was something for the likes of us. Will changed our minds completely. The new look brought people through the door who'd walked past us for years. Sometimes the smallest businesses need great design the most."

Woman Side Pose

Lyndsey

Tilston Village Store

"We're a small business and weren't sure we could afford good design. Will proved that wrong. He made us look like we punched well above our weight, and the feedback from customers was immediate."

Woman Laughing

Lachlan

Lach & Lather

Help Center | FAQs
(WBC — 08)
What I Offer
Help Center | FAQs
What I Offer
Help Center | FAQs
What I Offer

FAQ.

Knowing what you're getting before we start. Real process and honest conversation throughout.

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What services do you offer?

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What is your typical turnaround time?

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What softwares do you use?

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Can you handle both design and build?

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Do you offer brand strategy too?

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What’s your process like?

What services do you offer?

What is your typical turnaround time?

What softwares do you use?

Can you handle both design and build?

Do you offer brand strategy too?

What’s your process like?