An astronaut in a spacesuit floating in space against a solid blue background, with a black helmet reflecting some light.

Design wonderer
–digital visionary since 2004

Featured projects

A person with long curly red hair, wearing a black hat and a yellow and black sleeveless top, holds a musical instrument and a remote control, with a dark plain background.

Teenage Engineering

A human hand with tattoos fist-bumping a robotic hand, symbolizing connection between humans and technology.

Tatweer Research

Three Hyundai cars driving on a road with trees and buildings in the background, showcasing different models including the NEXO in the center.

Hyundai EV

Close-up of a smartphone screen displaying a financial or credit score app titled 'DASHBOARD' with various numeric scores, gauges, and colored indicators.

Vanquis Journey

A race car speeding on a track with palm trees in the background.

Vuse X McLaren

A young woman with long dark hair in a black T-shirt and blue jeans is happily stretching in an indoor setting near large windows, with plants and shelves in the background.

Blackline

An astronaut in a spacesuit sitting on the moon and working on a laptop, with Earth visible in the moon's reflection

Digital ads

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An astronaut in a spacesuit giving a thumbs-up sign with the right hand. The spacesuit includes a helmet with a reflective visor and an attached small plush alien toy. The background is digitally manipulated with bright blue and cyan neon lines.

OOH adverts

Top view of a portable film camera with a blue background.

Archived projects

Project: Level Up @ Unity Mindgym

Project: Level Up @ Unity Mindgym

Project: Dome

Project: First direct

Project: Microsoft – New Busy

Project: Bunnychow

Project: Mori

A large radio telescope with a parabolic dish and structural supports, set against a bright bluesky.

Visuals feed

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A freelance digital design specialist in applying brands to web, digital ads & products.

An astronaut in a spacesuit floating in space against a blue background.

The wanderer

Hi, I'm Derek Wilson — specialist operator of Bonobo Creative (Space Chimp).
Since 2004, I’ve been orbiting deep in the creative space as a multi-disciplined designer. I started out as a Mac monkey production master, but gravity pulled me into specialising on building brands for retail, outdoor campaigns to crafting digital content and experiences for web, products, and social media.
I offer hands-on design partnership, creative direction, and brand consultation across retail, B2B, and tech sectors. My clients range from startups and indie businesses to global agencies and studios — always adapting to the brief, whether it's full-stack brand development or executing within tight global guidelines.
Print or digital, UI or OOH, I bring a user-focused, detail-obsessed approach that helps brands communicate clearly (no signal lost) and look uniquely otherworldly.
Still wandering. Still curious. Never done discovering the uncharted.
Design support from low orbit to deep space — helping brands launch, evolve and resonate across the planet.
UI Design
Interfaces designed for humans — intuitive layouts with clear structure and smooth navigation across web and mobile platforms.
Branding & Identity
Building visual worlds, not just logos — from core identity to brand systems that stand out in any atmosphere.
Web & Email Design
Designed for engagement — websites and email campaigns that transmit your message loud and clear.
Landing Pages
Focused, high-impact pages made for conversions — perfect for launches, campaigns and digital touchdowns.
App Design & Prototypes
Interactive prototypes and clean design built to explore, test and refine ideas before full deployment.
Wireframing & UX
Mapping the user journey from launchpad to landing — wireframes that lay the foundation for great experiences.
Social & Ad Content
Content designed to stop the scroll — visuals built to perform across digital channels and ad platforms.
Iconography & Illustration
Bespoke icon sets and illustrations to add clarity, style and consistency to your brand universe.
E-books & Documents
Long-form content given structure and flow — designed to inform, persuade and guide without losing orbit.
Animation & Motion
Subtle movement and purposeful motion — adding life, rhythm and energy to key creative moments.
AI Concept Visuals
Using generative tools to explore visual directions at speed — rapid ideation powered by human taste.
General graphic design & Ai: Adobe CC: PS/AI/ID/ACR/XD/Firefly,
Website No code dev: Wordpress, Framer, Webflow, Shopify, Squarespace
UI design layouts, prototypes: Figma, XD, Webflow, Framer, Penpot
Digital marketing / Social media ads: Photoshop, XD, Figma, Canva, Express
Video / Animation: CapCut, Animate, Jitter, Canva, Keynote
Presentation decks: Powerpoint, Keynote, Figma, Canva, Indesign
Slack, Zoom, Teams, Workfront, Figjam, Miro, Mural, Monday, Frontify
AIIB / Hyundai / Barclays / Visa / Shell / BP / Calor Gas / First Direct / Croydon Partnership / Boots / GBK / SAP / Unity / Vodafone / Westfield / Nestlé / SuperLeague / COOP Fairprice / Krispy Kreme / Costa Coffee / Boss / Tatweer Corpay / Bunnychow / Logitech / Adobe / Mori / Ocrolus Bottomline / Schlumberger / Gan Intergrity / Dome / Harrods Blackline / Microsoft / Zipcar / Vype / Giffard / Rusty Rabbit Kantar / Rolls Royce / Smartsheet / Synamedia / Console connect / T M Lewin / Bio Rad / Trainline / Mothercare / McLaren F1 / Intuit / Samsung / Juvederm / Lapin Rouille and more…

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Client feed

“I hired Derek on a freelance basis as part of a team handling a large amount of artwork, production and retouching. I was immediately impressed by Derek’s skill, speed and flexibility.
He got on really well with everyone involved in the process and remained perfectly calm even when the pressure was intense. Derek brought a good eye and equally good ideas and techniques to the work. He was always prepared to take on new challenges and demonstrated an ability to pick things up very swiftly.”
Robert Smith, Managing & Creative Director - Jog
“It was great working with Derek! He helped us in a time of need and would definitely use him again in the future.
Overall, we were very happy with his professionalism and the quality of his work. Highly recommended!”
Vasso Georgiou, Marketing Manager - Marketing Town
“Derek was great to work with, delivered exactly what was asked of him and was adaptable and proactive.”
Ashley Lawrence, Comms Lead – Intuit
“Derek was a rock in a department that was constantly under pressure to deliver. The work rarely needed a second pass and if it did it was due to the quality of the brief, not the work.
I would gladly work with Derek again. Not only was the work of consistent quality, but he was also a good team player. He was great to have around.”
Phil Woolgrove, Web Content Manager - T M LEWIN
“Derek is a brilliant designer who created my company website.
I knew very little about web designing, so he was in control of the whole process. From the initial concept design to the up-and-running of the site, everything went extremely smoothly. He is a good communicator and explained things in a simple and clear way, keeping me well-informed throughout the whole process.”
Lina Zhang, Director - Sino Communications
“You will find Derek an extraordinarily pro-active and knowledgeable creative designer. He has the ability to understand the brief and deliver it with precision and accuracy in every case.
He was also a valuable team member willing to go that extra mile whilst under pressure but at the same time very committed to the project and people he was working with.”
Michelle Habgood, FL Senior Traffic Manager
“Derek is an awesome designer! What more can I say? Always exceeding our expectations for the design team, a great collaborator, very technical and hard working to meet hard deadlines.”
Nichole Johnson, Director - Rusty Rabbit