Hello
I’m Adrian
Cole, Graphic Designer
A good photograph takes a second; a good identity takes a season. I spend months studying how people see, so that your brand can be understood in a glance. Look closely at the work — then let’s focus on what matters.
About me
Why You Hire Me
I started as an engineer and freelanced on the side before becoming head of design for a local studio in Lisbon. I moved to Dubai in 2014 as a senior designer at an international agency, then to Amsterdam, where I founded Pigment Loft Creative.
Since then the studio has collected national and international recognition across print, poster, typography and branding — and every project still gets the same obsessive attention.
Smart Work
Eight international design prizes across identity, editorial and digital — earned by process, not luck.
Modern Work
A restless observer who sketches in cafés, collects type specimens and scouts new places weekly.
Services
What I Provide
Work shaped around the client you want next: clear messaging, crafted graphics and persuasive collateral you can use almost anywhere.
Why You Choose Me
I take my time and never force it. I absorb the mood of the brief and sketch the idea as it arrives, so the work reflects the real character of your business.
User Friendly
Every layout is tested against one question: can a first-time visitor find their way without thinking? If not, it goes back to the sketchbook.
Trusted & Secured
Source files, fonts and licences are documented and handed over cleanly. What we make together is yours — fully, and in writing.
Fast Support
From oversized exhibition panels to last-minute event displays, the studio has shipped under pressure for years — and answers fast.
Custom identities, built to last
Skills
I Develop Skills Regularly
To Keep Me Update
Tools change every season; taste shouldn’t. I practise deliberately, follow where design is heading, and keep both the technical and the human skills sharp.
- I’m always hunting for a better way through the design process.
- I follow design trends and updates, then keep what actually works.
- Deep technical craft, backed by the soft skills clients feel.
- Clear communication — required in almost every job these days.
Testimonial
What My Clients Are Saying About Me
Awards
My Achievement
Nothing beats the moment a client trusts you with the work they care about most. These are the honours that followed.
Golden Margin Awards 2022, Poster Design
A bold festival-poster series built on a single grid and three inks — shortlisted against studios five times our size.
Print Biennale 2021 (Amsterdam), Posters Series
Twelve posters, one city, zero stock photography — a love letter to Amsterdam drawn entirely by hand.
Craft & Foil Guild Awards 2020, Design Crafts
Recognition for craft in print finishing — foil, duplex and binding planned from the very first sketch.
Contact
Let’s Work Together
Tell me about your project — the goals, the timeline, the things keeping you up at night. I reply to every serious enquiry within two working days.