Benjamin Khan
Employment
CSM Shows 2023 - Design Team - Motion Design - Jan 2023 - June 2023
Contributing to the design team through designing motion graphics for the foundation, graduate and postgraduate showcases shown in person and online for the Central Saint Martins graduate showcases 2023. My role was designing the series of typographic behaviour animations that were used on the website, social media, and Clear Channel billboards promoting the show. I worked alongside other designers collaborating to produce a strong consistent identity for the shows.
Work Experience and Exhibitions
BBC - Synthetic Media - Digital Artist/Director - May 2022
For this I worked in a team of designers to produce a provokotype piece for BBC, future casting and producing a narrative for a possible future in journalism. My role was producing the story and visuals for our concept ‘BBC AIR (Artificial Intelligence Reporter).
Cop 26 - Nature and Humans Show, Lethaby Gallery - March 2022
An opportunity to showcase my illustration skills to the public. At this event I showcased two illustrations and worked with the design team to curate the work into themes and be best presented in each section of the gallery.
Vin and Omi - Resist AW 2020 - Set Design Intern - January/February 2020
Working as the set designer for the AW2020 show at the Savoy Hotel for London Fashion week I displayed my design abilities starting with sketch concept iterations for the entire set designed that were then worked into real scale mock ups for the show. Designing individual set pieces that were then taken forward and made at a large scale props for the show.
Freelance Work
Idas Guide to Worlds Beyond Our Own, Drakuls Game - Illustration - June 2022
Book illustration work for an upcoming fantasy game book. Working to strict deadlines, reworking and producing multiple iterations for each work, focusing on specific details on characters and set pieces. Working to fit the desired style and needs of the brief.
ALEXXX - Album Art and Logo Design - August 2022
Logo and Album Artwork for the debut album of artist ALEXX. Building an understanding of the clients work to form artwork that fits with the tone and narrative of the music. Alongside this a logo that can remain timeless and versatile with other artwork and branding released by the artist.
Lights, Camera, Slaughter -Cover Art - May 2021
Cover art for the indie game ‘Lights, Camera, Slaughter’. Working to a specific art style to produce artwork similar to that of cult classic horror movies.
Employment Pre-University
McDonalds, Oxfordshire - Crew Member August 2018- March 2019
Customer Service, multitasking, working in tight time frames to produce and deliver orders to customers in a short time frame. Customer assistance and care taking into account people's needs.
Notcutts, Oxfordshire - Waiter - March 2018 - June 2018
Customer service, taking and delivering orders to customers in a busy environment. Managing stock, preparing food, recognising and applying appropriate communication, managing difficult situations, showing diplomacy and humour.
Education
Central Saint Martins, UAL - London - BA(Hons) Graphic Communication Design
September 2020 - June 2023 - First Class Honours
Final Projects:
The Machine Stops - Based on the 1909 short story by E.M Forster. A look into Forster's eerily accurate depiction of the future back in the early 20th century on what it could’ve become by now. In this work I demonstrate my ability to 3D model, animate, compose dramatic scenes and create an engaging impactful story.
What Will Happen Next? - A blended narrative of fiction and non-fiction. In this film I showcase a series of real interviews done with young people sharing their insights and thoughts on the future of the world. They are then portrayed in a dystopian future, animated as robots experiencing a possible future for the planet.
Dissertation:
Can independent storytelling using animation be enhanced by developments in creative technology and production design?
Oxford Brookes University - Oxford, 2020, UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design - Merit
A Levels
Art and Design (Double) Distinction * + Distinction (Equivalent to an A*and an A)
Media Studies - B
GCSEs
GCSEs 2As, 2Bs, 5Cs Including: Art (A), English (6/B), Maths (5/B)