About Afro Boy Productions
Afro Boy Productions offers agency level design at freelance pricing. Specializing in Digital Media services including, Motion Graphics, Squarespace Web Development, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Photography.
With more than 19 years of experience, Afro Boy Productions offers the best quality designs to both expansive organizations and little scale organizations alike. Afro Boy takes each assignment as a challenge and always work toward the best solution. Afro Boy has been designing for almost two decades, learning different tools to achieve top level designs and digital media. Afro Boy works with you, teaming up to convey the most exhaustive and tastefully engaging plans. Encouraging organizations to fabricate more grounded brands, turning into a pioneer in their ideal market.
Regardless of whether you’re a startup or an established organization inspired by brand mindfulness, Afro Boy Productions executes mark quality services.
Services
Motion Graphics
Putting design in Motion for screens both large and small. See how Afro Boy Productions supercharges marketing campaigns with stunning, custom, animation.
WEB DESIGN
Specializing in Squarespace Web Development, a trusted platform to build websites at scale for your business. Squarespace offers the perfect combination of power, ease of use, and stunning design. My clients love it!
Graphic Design
From logo design to print design and everything between. Afro Boy creates designs you'll love!
ILLUSTRATION
Afro Boy is highly skilled in creating illustrations and animations for explainer videos, promotional videos, printed material, swag, and social content.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Custom photography helps tell a story, sell a brand, and improves the look of any websites. Afro Boy enjoys taking photos of Vancouver Island and the world beyond.
Lets work together
Send a message and let’s chat. If you’re an individual, small business, corporation, or marketing agency, Afro Boy Productions is ready for any graphic design challenge.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
NANAIMO | BRITISH COLUMBIA | VANCOUVER ISLAND
Hi, my name is Derek Buckingham, founder of Afro Boy Productions. Back in 2000 I attended a 3 year design program at Grant McEwan located in Edmonton, Alberta. I received a certificate in Design Foundations and a diploma in Design & Digital Media.
I started my career shortly after graduating, growing unique skill-sets designing for a variety of industries, creating everything from headstones, monuments, websites, print design, signage, animations, and so much more. With close to two decades as a designer I have worked for various agencies such as Alpha, 460 Communications, Impact Visual Communications, and Consumer Strategies Group.
In 2017 I established Afro Boy Productions where I continue to create industry leading designs to this day. From 2019 to 2022 I took a position at Alpha as lead designer, where I learned how to design Shopify and BigCommerce websites. Alpha gave me the opportunity to learn and grow as a designer.
Currently I work full time as Senior Designer for Noodle Wave Media, a Citizen of Republix. Working with dental, health, and small to medium sized business has helped honed my skills as designer and leader.
You could say I have love for all things design. But in the off time, you will find me on one of the many hiking trails on Vancouver Island, mountain biking (#gnarnanaimo), exploring nature with my camera, spending time with the family, my wife, and our cat Christmas. Did I mention I like to play videogames. I’m a bit of a big kid at heart.
Contact me today at derek@afroboy.ca.
