About me

I live on the edge of the North York Moors National Park with my wife, 2 children, and 1 sleepy dog.

It's a picturesque area of the UK with vast expanses of heather covered moorland, forest filled dales and rugged coastlines.

I work remotely from my home office - a dedicated workspace that's set aside from my main living area.

I've been working remotely for 10+ years. My office is a vibrant space filled with interesting bric-a-brac, vintage packaging, signage, designer toys, and lots of books and vinyl records!

Currently I'm…

Visual Designer at GitBook

Full-time - Remote

I'm a member of GitBook's incredible marketing team. I'm responsible for creating all the visual output for the brand alongside building and maintaining the marketing website.

It's a great company to work for - driven by a friendly, agile, and talented group of people with a top-notch product. You should consider using GitBook for all your technical documentation needs! ✌️

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Previous roles

Previous roles

Previous roles

Visual Designer

Head of Design

Head of Design

Design Lead

Design Lead

Founder

Founder

David Hughes
Visual Designer

David Hughes
Visual Designer

David Hughes
Visual Designer

Tools and skillset

App stack

A selection of the key tools that I use, or have used, on a daily basis.

Future

Tools that I’m currently experimenting with or keen to learn. 

Skillset

Brand design and implementation

Wireframes and prototyping

Website design  |  Social assets

Framer dev  |  WebFlow dev  |  HTML/CSS

Animation, video, and interactive

Publication design for print and digital

Print design for conferences, events, and swag

Bespoke vector icon sets and illustrations 

Tools and skillset

App stack

A selection of the key tools that I use, or have used, on a daily basis.

Future

Tools that I’m currently experimenting with or keen to learn. 

Skillset

Brand design and implementation

Wireframes and prototyping

Website design  |  Social assets

Framer dev  |  WebFlow dev  |  HTML/CSS

Animation, video, and interactive

Publication design for print and digital

Print design for conferences, events, and swag

Bespoke vector icon sets and illustrations 

Tools and skillset

App stack

A selection of the key tools that I use, or have used, on a daily basis.

Future

Tools that I’m currently experimenting with or keen to learn. 

Skillset

Brand design and implementation

Wireframes and prototyping

Website design  |  Social assets

Framer dev  |  WebFlow dev  |  HTML/CSS

Animation, video, and interactive

Publication design for print and digital

Print design for conferences, events, and swag

Bespoke vector icon sets and illustrations 

Tools and skillset

App stack

A selection of the key tools that I use, or have used, on a daily basis.

Future

Tools that I’m currently experimenting with or keen to learn. 

Skillset

Brand design and implementation

Wireframes and prototyping

Website design  |  Social assets

Framer dev  |  WebFlow dev  |  HTML/CSS

Animation, video, and interactive

Publication design for print and digital

Print design for conferences, events, and swag

Bespoke vector icon sets and illustrations 

Ammo Magazine

I founded Ammo Magazine, a printed publication focusing on contemporary illustration. The magazine ran for 10 printed issues, 3 special editions, 1 pack of playing cards and several live events.

Credits

Typeface

BW Gradual by
Branding with Type

Design and build

Designed in Figma
Built in Framer

© 2025 David Hughes Design. All rights reserved.

Credits

Typeface

BW Gradual by
Branding with Type

Design and build

Designed in Figma
Built in Framer

© 2025 David Hughes Design. All rights reserved.

Credits

Typeface

BW Gradual by
Branding with Type

Design and build

Designed in Figma
Built in Framer

© 2025 David Hughes Design. All rights reserved.

David Hughes
Visual Designer