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Martin Coates
Lead UI Artist - Playground Games
Rugby, United Kingdom

Summary

My passion in life is to create visually pleasing, fluid UI art for console and PC.

During my time as a UI Artist I have gained vast experience in many aspects of art and design from early stage concepts to producing the final implemented artwork. I am highly experienced in the Adobe suite and have demonstrated my creative passion and flare across a range of projects and styles.

Leading the GRID UI team I was involved with all aspects of the UI created, including style guide creation, concepts, animation, implementation, managing the teams weekly and daily tasks through Jira, UI reviews, giving guidance to the team to meet the needs of the directors and making sure we delivered a UI we could be proud of.

Skills

UI DesignIllustrationGame Design

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator

Experience

  • UI Artist at Freelance
    United Kingdom
    May 2015 - Present

    I am currently a freelance UI artist who is working on various projects to boost my portfolio and secure any upcoming roles.

  • 2D/UI Artist at Indie Spring
    United Kingdom
    March 2014 - May 2015

    I was the 2D/UI artist who created multiple casino based assets for their upcoming project cloud casino and various other titles.

  • Graphic Designer at Viral Effect
    United Kingdom
    July 2013 - July 2014

    I was the graphic designer who was apart of the Dominos Pizza marketing team who created leaflets, posters and all their facebook content.

  • Creative Director at Landslide Studios
    United Kingdom
    October 2011 - August 2013

    I was a creative director for a small games company and was the sole art provider including 2D and UI assets.