About me

I'm a highly creative and passionate designer with over two years
experience. I graduated in Drawing
and Painting from Edinburgh College of Art in 2007. Since then I have
been working as a freelance graphic designer. I've mainly produced work
for the Medical Research Council which was incredibly varied work,
including various internal and promotional print projects,
illustration, exhibition graphics as well as branding, logo concepts
and web banners. Working directly with the Design Manager allowed me to
experience a great spectrum of responsibilities, including authority of
projects right through from conception to print, as well as one-to-one
contact with clients and printers.
My time in the MRC design team
allowed me to develop a thorough knowledge of CS3
Photoshop,Illustrator and InDesign software, whilst also gaining a
invaluable understanding of the entire design process. I was also
given the opportunity to complete a 3-day InDesign course at London
College of Communication to enforce that knowledge.
I am
confident in juggling several projects at once, and used to taking
responsibility for my briefs
right from the initial
stages of pitching ideas through to preparing artwork for print and
liaising with printers. I'm happy working as part of a team and
brainstorming ideas together, as well as taking control of solo
projects. I'm used to tailoring projects to a specific brief as well
as tight deadlines.

I'm hard
working as well as highly personable with great communication skills.

Skills

i have solid skills in all CS InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop and a flair for both hand-drawn and digital illustration. I'm also confident with typesetting and artworking.

Sector Experience

I mainly worked for the Medical Research Council, an In-house/Public Sector role. I also freelanced in a fast-paced marketing agency.

Awards

2:1 Degree in Drawing and Painting from Edinburgh College of Art

Clients

Balfour Beatty, Medical Research Council, TomTom Communications