About me

I am a very creative and ambitious designer that will fit straight into a reputable design team. I'm itching to progress and stretch my skills even further within this industry. Having come from a Product Design background and working as a Graphic Designer I have the ability to turn my hand to any design task.
Ability to work independently,
to tight dealines and across several work streams while maintaining the highest standards. Someone who can take ownership of work and has a creative and innovative approach that welcomes new ideas. Looking for a new challenge where I can influence my knowledge and take my design skills further onto new ideas, concepts
and visual areas.

Skills

Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, Indesign CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Flash CS5, Fireworks, Corel Draw, Quark, Vectorworks, FormZ, Solidworks, Microsoft Office, CSS, HTML,

Sector Experience

Keel Toys Ltd - Graphic Designer / Designer , Keel Toys are the largest manufacturer of soft toys in the UK. My initial role entails innovative design throughout our toy and giftware range, creating seasonal brochures with supporting adverts, posters and Illustration to the products. The branding of concept products and packaging throughout the company, and providing various methods of POS, from shelf strips to display stands etc. All marketing material is designed and created for pre press publication. I am solely responsible for all aspects of graphic design within the company, and this includes working closely with our huge blue chip client base (Harrods, M&S, WWF, and many more), to oversee design briefs from start to finish. , Regular maintenance to the Ecommerce and Company website throughout the year., I feel that I am a valuable member of the design team and someone who takes great pride in the work that I produce., NICI UK - Freelance Graphic Designer , Nici are one of the leading companies of the European giftware industry, and are now establishing themselves in the UK. In doing this I am currently helping with providing marketing material, such as brochures, magazine adverts, and various branded POS for display units and shelf strips. This is a high trend setting company to work for, where creative design is part of their image and brand values.

Awards

University for The Creative Arts ( UCA / KIAD ) , - BA HONS Product Design and New Media (2:1), - BTEC National Diploma in 3D Design (Distinction), Aylesford School, - GNVQ in Art and Design (Distinction), - 10 GCSE’s - 7 at grade A to C including Art, Graphic Design, Maths, English and Science

Clients

boots, Clinton Cards, Co-operative Group, Debenhams, Dulux, Easyjet, Fotografia, Great Ormond Street, Hallmark, Hamleys, Harrods, Heart of Kent Hospice, HMV, John Lewis, Lemon Lu London, Marks and Spencer, Merlin Entertainments, Paperchase, RBLI, RNLI, Royal Palaces, toys r us, Whsmiths, WWF, ZSL London Zoo

Trade Associations

NEC Toy and Gift Fair (Spring Fair - Autumn Fair), Nuremberg Toy Fair, Toy Fair London, Brand Licensing Show...