About me

Dear Sir/Madame,

I am a Somerset born Graphic Designer & Illustrator,

I studied Visual Communication at university, and I am looking to begin a career in the creative sector.

I am passionate about good design and creative practices, and I am a huge fan of traditional printing and handsome layouts.

Thank you for your time.

Tristram Tolliday

Skills

Design Skills, inDesign; My Childrens book was designed & laid out on inDesign and exported to several different self publishers to be printed., Photoshop; Experienced in digital colouring, cutting out, texturing & image manipulation, Self Motivational Skills, Able to take a brief and run with it, created a whole Picture Book from conception to final creative outcome., Organisational Skills, Excellent organisational skills and highly motivated, having founded the Coffee Club Collective; a small group of illustrators who specialise in children's illustration and print-making. Manage the group’s publicity including its online presence and ensure the collective is working together smoothly., People Skills, Worked within both Lush and Lakeland for several years as a member within a larger team whilst assisting customers.

Sector Experience

I have held stalls at bookfairs along side the Artist Book Collective @ BIA., Completed a selection of live briefs from PC GAMER, USBORNE & PINK MAGAZINE.

Awards

BA (Hons) Visual Communication 2.1, BTEC National Diploma Graphic Design Triple Merit, GCSE Double Science (A) Maths (A), Statistics (A) PE (A), English Lit. (B) English Lang (B), Graphic Media (B) Art & Design (C), GNVQ ICT (M)

Clients

Arnolfini, Bristol Artist Book Exhibition, Manchester Annual Bookfair, Supporter of Coffee Birmingham, Urban Coffee