About me

Well I've been around...

With 12 years of graphic design experience and the travel bug in me, I have managed to gain great experiences in the creative field through many cultures and their way of thinking.

Starting out in London where I grew up, I graduated from Middlesex University and got a job straight away in one of the largest property marketing companies. I started out helping with the branding of various high-end new developments around London and soon was responsible for designing brochures and property brands from start to finish, including art direction of photoshoots.

From here I went travelling to Australia 'for a year' and ended up staying in Melbourne for three years working on some great projects, first through freelance work then through leading design company Garry Emery Design. A few projects include Nike shop window displays, exhibition brochures and design of space, branding of campaigns, prints for a fashion label, annual reports and identities.

From here I decided to go back to the 'homeland' - Cyprus. I worked for a year in a top advertising agency 'Partners / Y&R' where I gained experience in fast-paced advertising and TV commercial production.

Unfortunately, my travel bug was still hungry, so I ventured to Berlin where I worked on a few arts based projects, flyers, posters and finally landed in London again as a freelancer. This was a great time and learning curve for me as I experienced working in many different companies, and I had to work fast, efficiently, and with precision.

...And now, after the rush of London, I am back in the 'homeland' again, this time to stay! I've been a freelancer here for 3 years now, and so far so good! I am always on the lookout for freelance remote jobs and I am fully set up to start straight away. Short contracts abroad is something that I am open to also, its in my blood to travel and work as you can see from above.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and hope to hear from you.

Nadia

Skills

Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Sector Experience

Property sector: brochures, advertising, photo shoots. Financial: annual reports, branding and identities for financial services companies, advertising for banks. Fashion and cosmetics: high-end fashion boutique branding, fashion prints for clothes, window display design and visuals, in-store graphics, promotional brochures and leaflets for special offer products Big brands: design collateral and campaigns for big brands that have restricted guidelines.

Awards

Middlesex University - Foundation course - 1 year , Middlesex University - Visual Communication Design degree - 2:1, 3 PAMADA awards for 'The Lighthouse' - Best print, best photography, best piece of work in UK for 2002

Clients

'Talk to Frank', Bank of Cyprus, Berkeley, Cascade beer company, City of Melbourne, Debenhams, Hammerson, Holden car company, House of Fraser, Just Jeans fashion label, Knight Frank, Mercer, Muller yoghurt, National Gallery of Victoria, Nike, Reed Recruitment, St James Homes, Videoegg