Alex Dring

Alex Dring

Graphic DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Alex Dring

Alex Dring

Graphic DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I love a challenge. I love doing things that I have never done before. I love getting my hands dirty. I love seeing a project nally come together after you think you’ve tried everything and then it all falls into place. I love work. I love play. Even better when it’s work AND play. I love coffee. I kinda love when things go wrong because then you know not to do them again. I love being able to say, “I helped do that”. I love seeing in the dawn. I love it when people say, “I love it”.
Projects
  • IDF World Diabetes Day 2016
    IDF World Diabetes Day 2016 The International Diabetes Federation organises World Diabetes Day every year - the worldís largest diabetes campaign with events in more than 100 countries. On the theme of 'Eyes On Diabetes' I created a series of campaign materials that could be downloaded and printed out, or shared on social media. Space was included so that any of IDF's partnersí could include their logo. The materials were created in English, French and Spanish. The materials included: Posters, infographics, web banners, social media posts, an interactive e-pub toolkit, micro-site, a BMI questionnaire and a twitter event heat map. 122,000 tweets and instagram posts were tracked by the heat map on the first day.
  • WSSCC MHM questionnaire app and reports
    WSSCC MHM questionnaire app and reports WSSCC has been running the ground-breaking initiative Menstrual Hygiene Management for a few years. Itís aim is to break taboos surrounding a natural human process to help make women girls happier, healthier and safer. They realised they needed a way of compiling all of the information they collected from working in the field. I designed an app for them to load onto their tablets and let the women and girls fill out the information themselves. It was a challenge to consider that many of their audience is not fully literate, so we explored and implemented icons and infographics to aid them. At the end of the day, the WSSCC staff member could uplaod the data collected to a specialised site which collated the information gathered in a simple and accessible way. A series of three reports were produced for the three areas of North Africa that the WSSCC team visited. Each used colours to differentiate the reports on the outside, and link them on the inside. For a Sanitation & Hygiene conference I created a bellyband that held the three reports together in an inexpensive way. Each report was produced in English and French, the bellyband was bi-lingual.
  • WSSCC new branding
    WSSCC new branding The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Councilís vision is of a world where everybody has sustained water supply, sanitation and hygiene. I designed a new logo that references the previous version, but considers the full scope of WSSCCís work while simultaneously portraying a progressive and modern organisation. The client was delighted with the new logotype, which was complimented by a comprehensive set of improved brand guidelines, files and templates.
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Work history
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    Senior Onsite designerHamilton-Brown Business Graphics
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Working as an onsite designer for one of Hamilton-Browns biggest clients. I am currently Team/Account Lead as maternity leave cover.
    ACW – Artifex Creative Webnet Ltd logo
    ACW – Artifex Creative Webnet Ltd logo
    Senior designerACW – Artifex Creative Webnet Ltd
     - London, United KingdomFreelance
    As one of the most senior designers at ACW I am the main lead on anywhere between 2-5 projects at any one time. Answering only to the two Directors of the company I take projects from brief to completion, budgeting and time managing as appropriate. Clients I have worked with include; Bobbi Brown, NARS, World Health Organization and Médecins Sans Frontières. Projects have ranged from targeted direct marketing to international campaigns, spanning both print and digital media.
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Skills
  • Print Design
  • Web Design
  • Digital/ Print
  • Typography
  • Campaigns
  • Photography
  • Annual Reports
  • Branding
Education
    Master of Arts: Graphic Design
     - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
    BA (Hons) Graphic Design
     - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom