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About Ben Lords: Utah Designer, Animator, Photographer & Creative Director

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About

The Short Version

I’m Ben Lords, a Utah-based designer, animator, photographer, and creative director. I’ve worked across brand, product, web, motion, illustration, photography, video, and marketing, but the throughline has always been the same: helping ideas feel clearer, stronger, and more worth paying attention to.

Over the years I’ve worked as an art director, lead product designer, marketing manager, commercial photographer, project manager, and college professor. That range taught me to find the real problem, clear the roadblocks, and make the work stronger without making the process heavier than it needs to be.

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Across Platforms

Roles I've Held

  • Art Director
  • Marketing Manager
  • Product Designer
  • College Instructor
  • Lead Commercial Photographer

Skills Behind the Work

About My Approach

Make it clear, make it count.

I like getting close enough to a problem to see what is actually in the way, then making the work simpler, sharper, and easier to use. Sometimes that means finding a new direction. Sometimes it means fixing the part everyone has learned to work around.

Tools change, principles don't

Product Design

  • Product Strategy
  • User Research
  • Prototyping

Branding

  • Brand Identity
  • Logo Design
  • Brand Strategy

Photography

  • Product Photography
  • Portrait Photography
  • Brand Photography

Motion / Animation

  • Motion Graphics
  • 2D/3D Animation
  • Video Editing

Creative Direction

  • Art Direction
  • Visual Strategy
  • Campaign Concepts

Web / UI Design

  • Web Design
  • UI/UX Design
  • Front-End Development

Illustration

  • Digital Illustration
  • Vector Illustration
  • Icon Design

Marketing

  • Email Marketing
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Campaign Strategy

Let’s Build Something Together

You bring the idea, together we make it happen

Tell me what you’re building, where it needs to go, and what kind of creative support would help most. I work across brand design, portfolio and website refreshes, motion graphics, photography, illustration, merch, and product design, then follow up with a clear next step.

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