Hi, I’m Chris Dowson.

I’m a freelance creative designer specialising in digital & eCommerce.

I started my career in printing and publishing - expanding into digital design and development and in 2005 I set up my own studio: My First Raygun. I now work on branding and digital design projects for businesses, individuals and agencies across the world.

Here’s what I can help you with:

  • Brand design.

    I have created a lot of logos - I know that branding is so much more than creating a kickass graphic and slapping it on your website header and some business cards. It takes a lot of planning, a little faith and a kick-ass graphic to slap on your website header.

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    Graphic design.

    The discipline that started it all for me. I trained as a graphic designer at college and have worked on countless layout projects - both editorial and commercial. I set a mean form, and a killer double page spread. It was my first design love...

  • Web design & development.

    I am an experienced web designer and developer. Whether it's a brochure site, a control panel or a shopping cart, I ensure that it looks great, works well and helps the user achieve your goals.

I have worked on projects for:

I hired Chris to completely overhaul my e-commerce and portfolio website, which included shifting to a new platform. Chris was prompt to respond and addressed all of my concerns and questions. We hit several roadblocks along the way and he always had a solution. He had a wealth of expertise and knowledge and I had full confidence that he would be able to meet and exceed all of the project's various requirements. I'm so pleased with the final result, not only in the visual appearance, but in its backend functionality as well. I will continue to use him for various site edits and updates in the future!

Michael Musser Owner & Designer Anticipate Invitations

Projects I’ve worked on.

You can see more of my past projects here.