Fresh + Mean was created in 2008 by Ciara Meaney after she broke free from agency employment and followed some direct to client work. She was hungry for more direct client relationships and to see what all the freelance fuss was about. Shortly after this Ciara joined forces with Web Architect extraordinaire John D Wells which meant Fresh + Mean could offer a flexible service which is completely scalable to clients needs.

Fresh creative. Mean results. Award-winning digital art direction, design, development and some.

Since 2008 Fresh + Mean have worked with Offscreen, 2041, Future Shorts, Future Cinema, Secret Cinema, Gymbox, The Beagle Campaign, Return2sender, ebow and eWaterways.

A bit more about Ciara Meaney.

Ciara Meaney is a Digital Art director and Designer who has over seven years experience working on brands such as Guinness, Smirnoff, T-Mobile, Vaseline, Flora, British Airways, eBay, World Heart Federation, Jameson and Skinny Cow. She started her career working in Dublin where she got some of the best experience working for the innovative design agency ebow. In 2006 she moved to London to gain more experience in the bigger smoke. She worked for TMW for a few years cutting her digital teeth on some great accounts. Highlights included winning 2 grand Prix’s for Guinness and being Digital Brand Guardian for T-Mobile Music.

Ciara and John work together when they can but both work on an independent freelance basis aswell.

Visit John D Wells website for a bit more info.

RECOMMENDATIONS

“It was my pleasure to work alongside Ciara for nearly three years here at TMW. During that time, her talents were abundantly in evidence – from cutting edge creativity to fastidious attention to detail, all backed up by an excellent work ethic. And it was no surprise when her hard work was rewarded with Grand Prixs, at both the Precision Marketing and DMA awards, for her GUINNESS ‘Pub Landlord’ campaign. Ciara’s sunny disposition, broad knowledge and willingness to help others made her a valuable and popular member of the team, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. ”

Phil Rhodes, Head of Copy, TMW London

“Ciara is a superb digital designer, combining a great eye for design with a deep understanding of the possibilities the web can offer. And she’s a pleasure to work with.”

Martin Harrison, Digital Strategist, TMW London

“ Ciara’s excellent attention to detail and fantastic creative flair enabled Offscreen to deliver a ground breaking blog design.
It was a pleasure working with Ciara. Her ability to understand the technology and create solutions that overcame the challenges we faced during the course of development meant that the project was one of uncompromising quality and design execution.
I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending her to anyone and can’t wait to work with her again in the future.”

Rick Williams, Lead Creative Developer, AKQA London

“ As Head Designer and Brand Manager for the Offscreen Education Programme, Ciara Meaney has been instrumental in successfully spreading our message among young people across the UK and Middle East. Her designs for Offscreen’s first Student Expedition Website helped win us ‘Best Blog’ at the 2007 Web Marketing Awards as well as a Level 2 Award from UnLtd, the UKs largest Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. I can not recommend her highly enough.”

Stephen Stapleton, Managing Director, Offscreen Education Programme