Pearse O'Halloran
Senior Designer and Founder at WiseLove Studio
About
I'm founder of WiseLove Studio, a brand studio in Scotland, and I host the WiseNoise podcast.
Experiences
- Senior Designer and Founder at WiseLove StudioDesign brands for organisations trying to do good
I named my Aboyne studio WiseLove after Bertrand Russell's line 'Love is wise, hatred is foolish.'
- Isle of LewisSwapped the Glasgow suburbs for a village on Lewis
We moved in 2017 and stayed about 8 years, until island life felt too small for my daughters' ambitions.
- Designer at HebCelt FestivalDrew HebCelt's 2026 look from Hebridean twilight
Their thanks for my 2025 artwork made me well up. For 2026 we went bolder: flat icons, a twilight gradient.
- WiseNoiseTalk to creatives about the ideas behind their work
I often record WiseNoise on my lap around the green. One guest first answered my old Gumtree ad for a freelancer.
- Turning Point ScotlandWon Creative Idea of the Year for care-sector hiring
Turning Point Scotland's campaign showed the menial side of low-wage jobs to pull people into care work.
- Creative Director at LOOM GraphicsStopped hiding that I worked on a rock in the Atlantic
I launched LOOM on 1 April 2019 to put a flag down for island design. Five years on: hundreds of projects.
- Graphic Designer at Glasgow Science CentreBranded the Glasgow Tower for its relaunch
My brief as in-house designer: create a sense of joy and wonder about science as soon as you arrive.
- Creative Director at BTDT DESIGN LTDLeft print work in Cork, ended up with my own studio
Single-colour print work left the creative in me malnourished. In Glasgow I built a studio on bold, original work.