Kris Makuch

I make things.

Films, brands, music, websites, books, products, campaigns, companies and occasionally things that are harder to explain. This is twenty years of them.

As a graph
ClientWorkDisciplineYear
Custom Gin GiftsLabel design, brand and commercial propositionBrand and identity2026
Graduation GinProduct concept, brand and packaging designBrand and identity2026
SugarcoatFreelance, Facebook advertising supportCampaign and social2025
WL DistilleryBrand strategy, packaging, print preparation, product storytelling, sales collateralBrand and identity2025
ArtclearAnimationFilm and animation2023
Autonomous Vehicle Christmas CampaignAI concepting, generative scene build and Photoshop compositeJames Donald2023
FUMANSCreator, author, designer and launch marketing leadW'A.I own property · Kris Makuch2023
ESG RatingsProduct launch design and data visualisationCoriolis Technologies2022
JP PhysioLogo, brand identity and launch designJP Physio · Durham2022
CentrusVideo and webinar production, brand identity, illustration, soundSound and music2021
ChubbSocial template system and icon libraryCampaign and social2021
AECOMGraphic design, Annual Review report designEditorial and data2020
ESG Regulation TrackerReport design and information designCoriolis Technologies2022
AIGGraphic design, centenary reportEditorial and data2020
AegonDesign, report and infographic designEditorial and data2020
American ExpressReport design, SME Sentiment reportEditorial and data2020
Asian Development BankDashboard UI design and illustrationEditorial and data2020
Future of StrategyEvent identity, programme and broadcast designCoriolis Technologies2022
AxaVideo production, autonomous-vehicles event filmFilm and animation2020
BT Pension SchemeSocial media guidance and editorial designEditorial and data2020
Bank of EnglandAnimation and video production, RTGS Renewal Programme explainerFilm and animation2020
BlackRockGraphic design, Investor Pulse SurveyEditorial and data2020
UK Exporter MonitorPublication design and data visualisationCoriolis Technologies2022
BombardierDigital communications, team leadDigital and product2020
CMSResearch report design and campaign productionEditorial and data2020
Columbia ThreadneedleDesign, report and campaign assetsEditorial and data2020
CopperMaster brand development and social growth campaignBrand and identity2020
MultiLateralProduct documentation and design, co-author, Getting Started with MultiLateralCoriolis Technologies2021
CoverysBrand development, company naming and initial brand strategy for a European market entryBrand and identity2020
Dell TechnologiesPortal interface designDigital and product2020
HFMAInfographic designHealth Food Manufacturers' Association (HFMA)2020
KPMGSocial media activity analysis benchmarked against the Big 4; practical digital media training for the communications teamDigital and product2020
ProximityGame interface designCoriolis Technologies2021
KonexoBrand and video, identity through to channel assetsFilm and animation2020
NatWest GroupReport design and social media analysisEditorial and data2020
Nuclear Industry AssociationDesign, digital and creative lead: paid social planning, production and publishing across Facebook, Twitter and YouTubeDigital and product2020
Parker FitzgeraldThought leadership design and brand developmentBrand and identity2020
Coriolis TechnologiesExplainer animation set, design, illustration and animationFilm and animation2020
Pension Insurance CorporationDesign, digital and creative lead: report design, brand strategy, digital marketingPension Insurance Corporation (PIC)2020
Plato PartnershipDesign, digital and creative lead: brand, website build, marketing collateral, social and newslettersBrand and identity2020
R3Design, digital and creative lead: website rebuild, CMS migration, information designDigital and product2020
RBSBrand strategy document, design and productionBrand and identity2020
Sainsbury'sSocial media intelligence, monitoring and reportingEditorial and data2020
SantanderDesign, digital and creative lead, report design, infographics and content productionEditorial and data2020
Strategic TradeAnimation, illustration and soundCoriolis Technologies2020
The FASocial media due diligence, research, analysis and report designThe Football Association2020
The Police FederationDesign, digital and creative lead, brochure format, design and multi-channel distributionThe Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEA)2020
Yeatman FoundationIdentity and website designBrand and identity2020
3DD ProductionsDocumentary productionFilm and animation2019
ACMDocumentary direction and productionAcademy of Contemporary Music2019
Access to CashBrand creation, research and report design, built from nothingAccess to Cash Review2019
CT FoundationAnimation and infographic, five-year anniversaryColumbia Threadneedle Foundation2019
DrivenVideo production, nine films from one eight-hour shootFilm and animation2019
Franklin TempletonDesign, report and infographicsEditorial and data2019
MizuhoMarketing and advertising analysis, channel options and costsMizuho Bank2019
Now:PensionsDesign, digital and creative lead, script, storyboard and 2D animation for a petition campaignFilm and animation2019
Open BankingReport design, 60-page first-year reviewOpen Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE)2019
PIMFADesign lead: brand creation, campaign systems, animationFilm and animation2019
RBSOnline activity audit, quarterly social and online analysis, competitor benchmarking and recommendationsCampaign and social2019
WokenUpCrowdfunding launch campaign, PR and paid socialCampaign and social2019
TaggstarFreelance, sales presentation design, retained through 2018Editorial and data2018
The Investment AssociationDesign, digital and creative lead, brand, infographic and content designThe Investment Association (IA)2018
CiceroCardboardCampaign lead: concept, product design, microtsite, collateral, distribution#CiceroCardboard2017
HS2Social media analysis and strategyCampaign and social2017
Lanchester WinesFreelance: wine label design, brochures, print artworkEditorial and data2017
Neuron StarsWriter, producer and designer, albumBrand and identity2017
Prison WeekPublication designKoestler Arts2017
RSA, Future ImpactsDesign, digital and creative lead: report design, illustration, social distributionRoyal & Sun Alliance (RSA)2017
The Smith TwinsBook design, cover, spine and interiorStephen Knight2017
All StreetMotion identity and videoFilm and animation2016
C&CCCDesign lead: brand system, publications, digital, campaign collateralCheque & Credit Clearing Company2016
CIIReport designChartered Insurance Institute (CII)2016
Empty HomesDesign and build: identity, WordPress site with bespoke theme, publicationsBrand and identity2016
ICAEWTraining presentation and campaign collateralEditorial and data2016
KennedysReport design, brand guidelines and campaign productionBrand and identity2016
LadbrokesVideo production and campaign design, political bettingFilm and animation2016
Manchester Business SchoolAlumni newsletter, editorial design and productionEditorial and data2016
SaltAngelBlueFounder, editor, designer and publisherBrand and identity2016
Stonehouse SmokeryWebsite design and build, logo systemBrand and identity2016
TandemSocial mediaCampaign and social2016
WMADesign and publication: journal, policy tracker, infographicsWealth Management Association2016
YatterboxDesign, product, brand and campaignBrand and identity2016
Yorkshire Building SocietyInfographic designEditorial and data2016
ASEAN-EU Business SummitBrochure PDF design, 52-page summit programme4th ASEAN-EU Business Summit 20152015
DisneyBranding and corporate-communications designBrand and identity2015
IHGInfographic production, single-page European footprint infographicInterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)2015
MBNAInfographic design, consumer online-safety explainerEditorial and data2015
MediastageIdentity designBrand and identity2015
MedicAnimalSocial media design and contentCampaign and social2015
Modern EuropeLaunch identity and panel materialBrand and identity2015
MyChonkaBrand identity and naming, corporate identity and guidelinesBrand and identity2015
The Projects ProgrammeStrategy, written, designed and packagedCicero/AMO2015
UnumPolicy pamphlet design, general election publicationEditorial and data2015
WSMAdvertising design, full-page illustrated co-branded advertBrand and identity2015
AldermoreReport design · infographics · website design, three separate projectsAldermore Bank2014
AlphaSightsGraphic design, freelance, directEditorial and data2014
Carole Anne's Ironing PlanFreelance, brand character, website and social identityBrand and identity2014
Congo ConnectExhibition design and videoFilm and animation2014
HalifaxData infographic design, house-price comparison, 1984 vs 2014Editorial and data2014
Jersey FinanceSurvey and data visualisation designEditorial and data2014
Payments CouncilInfographic design, consumer explainer for the Paym mobile payment serviceEditorial and data2014
TheCityUKReport and publication designEditorial and data2014
WSOCBrand identity, brochure and infographic designWider Share Ownership Council2014
Cicero ResearchPublication design and illustrationEditorial and data2013
DisneyFreelance, presentation template system for Disney Destinations InternationalThe Walt Disney Company Ltd2013
DramanicUI and website redesign, development documentation and launch supportEditorial and data2013
FRCWebsite design and productionFinancial Reporting Council (FRC)2013
Labour in the CityDesign and event photographyFilm and animation2013
ShelleBrand identity and website designBrand and identity2013
T&C ElectricWebsite design and location photographyFilm and animation2013
BTSocial media artwork designCampaign and social2012
British HandballSound designerSound and music2012
Dan Le SacCompetition artwork and campaign bannersCampaign and social2012
David LynchCampaign site design and content managementCampaign and social2012
Dub PistolsYouTube setup, delivery and publishing supportFilm and animation2012
Karin ParkAlbum-sampler video treatment and social campaign artworkFilm and animation2012
LittleGoldLogo and identity, then digital design and marketing deliveryBrand and identity2012
MysdiggiPromotional flyer and card designFilm and animation2012
RaghavCD and album artwork with print production, and release artworkEditorial and data2012
Skinny ListerSocial-channel design, content management and website updatesDigital and product2012
Sunday BestDigital release assetsDigital and product2012
Talent!ComposerSound and music2012
The CureSocial-channel design, content management and website updatesDigital and product2012
The Jim Jones RevueDigital PR supportDigital and product2012
V. Thomas & SonWebsite design and menu suiteDigital and product2012
World Gold CouncilFilm productionFilm and animation2012
CBBCMusic and sound for animationSound and music2011
Writers BlockComposer, sound designer and foley artistSound and music2011
Zu3DProduct sound designSound and music2011
AnimexAnimated festival identFilm and animation2010
Kumo JuniorsComposer and sound designerSound and music2010
Kumo Project showreelComposer, sound designer and audio brandingKumo Project2010
Kuro DragonSound designerKuro Dragon Animation Studio2010
Newcastle Science FestivalComposer and sound designerSound and music2010
Our Steel StorySound designerSound and music2010
The ShedComposer and foley artistThe Shed Creative Studios2010
Institute of Digital InnovationFoley artist and sound designerSound and music2009
Kumo ProjectCo-director, animation studioFilm and animation2009
HSBCDesign, digital and creative lead: graphic design, content creation, digital marketingEditorial and data2008
CoinSharesCampaignCampaign and social
Diamond ConstructionLogo designDiamond Construction (Coventry) Ltd
Essential LivingInfographic and brochure designEditorial and data
KooCloFounder, online clothing companyBrand and identity
Poppy's Play PatchLogo, brand, website support and a growth guideBrand and identity
PostTagBrand management, website and social advertisingBrand and identity
TeamlifyProduct concept and identityBrand and identity
The Treet HouseBrand, website, marketing and social, full serviceBrand and identity
Whitley Bay InstallationSound and photographySound and music

The pictures here are whatever survived twenty years of hard drives. Some are a proper photograph of the finished thing, some are the last file left. Where the job was sound there is often nothing to look at at all.