The Design Desk is an independent design consultancy designing trustable brands that lead, innovate, and inspire through moving, meaningful, and expressive brand experiences. Serving clients from Singapore and beyond.


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Trusted by teams. Here’s
what they’ve said.

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Mailee Osten-Tan, Multimedia Journalist, United Nations Development Programme

“Over the last 3 years, I have hired and worked with Ian on a range of animation, digital illustration, and design projects for UNDP. Ian is always buzzing with fresh, creative ideas and an enthusiastic, can-do attitude. he is an excellent communicator and his beautiful designs are always delivered on time. I would highly recommend him.”


Andy Funnell, Executive Producer, The SRK

“We recently worked on a project about the legacy of colonialism in Asia, for the international NGO, Oxfam. Muhammad created a striking visual style that was engaging for the target audience (18-35) and illustrative of the complex issues being highlighted by the film. His work was one of the key factors that made the subject accessible and more impactful to the viewer.”


Sashikumar Yeddnapudi, Co-Founder of SpaceAge Labs

“Ian had done great job for producing a marketing collateral (Motion Graphics) for our product Urbaneye AI. He has an impressive work style and loads of patience. great job Ian, happy working with you and looking forward to working on more projects.”


Chloe Kuan, Senior Associate, Imagine H2O Asia, Singapore

”We’ve had an amazing experience working with The Design Desk
—this wasn’t our first time working with them, and it definitely won’t be our last! The process is always smooth, collaborative, and the results consistently deliver strong and impactful messaging that aligns with our mission as an NGO.

What stood out most was the ability to bounce around ideas and explore different creative directions. Ian quickly understood our concepts and brought it to life with efficiency and precision, which is especially important as these materials play a key role in our communications strategy.”


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Building and managing your brand guidelines, hero illustrations or marketing designs is hard and time-consuming. Which is why our practice’s approach to every client is systemic: research, design, refine and deliver. 

With an expansive portfolio with clients of all merits, industries and sizes, it is my personal commitment to filter through the haze and help pilot your creativity with confidence as your creative partner with these capabilities and offerings:

  1. Graphic Design

  2. Motion Graphics Design

  3. Illustration Design

  4. 3D Design

  5. Motion/Video Editing 

  6. Sound Design

  7. Art and Creative Directions

  8. Strategy and Positioning

  9. Logo Design & Animation

  10. Brand Guidelines

  11. Website Development

Ian Hamdan is a design director experienced in an expansive set of practices including motion and graphic design.

He is a recipient of different awards such as New York Festival 2016 in International Television and Film Awards and, The Crowbar Award.

Founding Design Director