About me
A highly skilled and versatile graphic designer, with over four years' experience creating commercially successful prints for iconic high-street brands.
Able to produce sophisticated, production-ready artworks, using a range of techniques. Highly proficient in the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, with strong hand-illustration ability. An able communicator, accustomed to working to tight deadlines, with a positive attitude. Brings a keen eye for emerging trends and a sound technical knowledge of print and garment production processes.
Skills
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, High standard of hand illustration skill, Able to separate/prepare print artwork for production, A keen eye for emerging trends, Excellent fabric and fibre knowlege, Excellent knowledge of print techniques and production implications, A great team player, approachable, Highly creative and enthusiastic, Able to work to tight deadlines
Sector Experience
Garment and Print Designer - ASOS Account, Native Clothing Design Ltd 2012- Present, Responsible for the ASOS account, liaising effectively with buyers in both casual and formal jerseywear departments, covering going-out and day dresses, as well as skirts and bottoms., Delivering stand-out prints for the client's ranges, using rotary, digital and transfer printing techniques., A holistic approach to garment design, ensuring fabrics, trims, print and finishes, are cost-effective and suitable for production in our factories in Morocco., Researching and pin-pointing key trends and presenting these to buyers in a timely fashion to maximise product opportunities in a fast paced industry., Working closely with the pattern cutters, machinists and technical team in house, to produce commercial and forward looking samples that are relevant to the UK young fashion market., Graphic Designer - Ladies' and Teens' Jerseywear, INK Fashion Ltd 2009-2012, Designed best-selling prints for a wide range of highstreet clients, including Warehouse, Next, New Look, River Island and Lipsy., Continuously researched emerging trends and new print and embellishment techniques to offer fresh ideas at development meetings., Maintained good relationships with suppliers and communicated effectively with technical team in-house to ensure quality samples were delivered within strict deadlines., Worked closely with other designers to produce appropriate graphics to fit into coordinated ranges for customer meetings., Ensured artwork was on-trend and to a high standard, which established graphic design as an important part of the company's identity and product offer., Designed placement screen and sublimation prints, as well as all-over designs using digital, paper and rotary techniques. Also designed embroideries and used various dying and distressing techniques., Technical Drawing Internship, Vivienne Westwood May-July 2009, Created stylish fashion illustrations of bespoke garments for Vivienne Westwood Couture, including the Duchess of Cornwall’s dress and coat for Ascot, to be used by Philip Treacey to design matching hat., Produced technical drawings for often complicated, draped garments for Vivienne Westwood Gold Label using hand drawing and CAD techniques. These had to be clear, detailed and appealing to show to buyers.
Awards
BA in Fashion and Contour Design (De Montfort University) 2008, A unique course specialising in both ladies' fashion alongside swimwear and lingerie. Highly creative and industry-led, with a focus on CAD design and new technologies. , Cert.HE Fashion Studies (London College of Fashion) 2005, A year-long course giving an intensive, well-rounded introduction to fashion; included illustration, pattern cutting, design studies and fashion media.