Meet the DesignUps team

We are a full-service creative agency in one of the fastest growing cities in America.

We live, work and play in Nashville, TN where musicians come to realize their dreams and people from all over the world come to experience the unique culture of music city.

Our creative design team are experts who are committed to developing creative assets, engaging stories and strategic designs. Each project is important and has it’s own goals and target audience. We work directly with business owners to understand their struggles and help craft solutions that deliver results.

Our belief is that you don’t need to hire a large agency to get amazing creative services. Many times, having more people involved just means more noise and more conflicting ideas. We believe that the combination of our experience and tight-knit team allows us to deliver world-class results for our clients.

Ready to meet the people who make the creative solutions?

Simon is an O.G. designer with 30 years of experience designing and building interactive experiences. Sometime in the early 90’s Simon got a copy of photoshop and also taught himself how to code. Ever since then he has been constantly creating. For friends, clients and himself.⁠
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During Simon’s career path he has worked on creative projects ranging from animated music videos, to developing Beyonce’s website in 2009. He has served as an international design judge for both Awwwards and CSS Design Awards.⁠
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Outside of work, Simon loves to explore and be in nature. He’s been all over the world with recent trips to Italy, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong and Amsterdam. Simon can be found on the hiking trails, or kayaking the rivers of Tennessee when he’s not dreaming of travel.⁠
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We are always so inspired by Simon’s ability to find innovative solutions for our clients. Chances are that if you work with DesignUps you are going to be having a few conversations with this guy!⁠
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Sam has been working with DesignUps for more than 10 years. Wow, that’s a long time!⁠ Sam was one of the first people that was brought on at DesignUps. As a Nashville resident and graduate of Watkins College of Design, Sam brings an innate understanding of design and the local scene.⁠
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Most of our client projects involve Sam and his super creative powers. He is our lead designer but also contributes a lot to development and coding. We love having people who are multi-talented. What is better than a developer who is also a designer?⁠
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In his free time Sam practices flow arts, which uses creative expression to achieve a state of present-moment awareness known as Flow. One type of flow arts involves fire. Why not make it more of a spectacle? Sam enjoys playing with fire (responsibly).⁠
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We are excited to see what Sam comes up with next for our client projects.⁠

Want to work with us?

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