About me

Recent Heriot-Watt Textile Design Graduate with a passion for bold colour, innovative design and a love for interiors and fashion. Looking for work experience, internships or full-time job within the industry. Instagram: @alicemurraytextiles

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• Hi! Does anyone have any tips on how many pages a textile design portfolio (recent grad) should be?

Projects

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  2020 Christmas CardsI designed a range of Christmas cards to sell via my Etsy page. The designs were inspired by the small Scottish town I live in called Stirling, and old vintage illustrations from the 1950s and 60s. I wanted to challenge myself in running and marketing my own business on a small scale, as I would love to have my own design studio and business one day in the future. I sold out after around 2 weeks, and greatly enjoyed being entrepreneurial and would love to create more products in the future as
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  Graphic Design for Dear Green place ltdI was commissioned by up and coming house plant shop Dear Green Place ltd to design a logo for them, as well as seasonal graphics for the holidays. The client wanted a hand-drawn and realistic look for their company, which I created using Sketch on iPad. I loved the challenge of creating a very detailed drawing as the basis of the logo, as this isn't of my usual style of work, however I loved being so detail-oriented and trying something new!
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  NeuroActiveA printed fabric collection for activewear designed around the science of neuroaesthetics, focusing on colour psychology and biophilic design to evoke a sense of calm or energy within the wearer.

Work history

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Retail assistantAnthropologie Europe
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020Edinburgh, United KingdomPart Time
Worked with customers in-store as part of a team, and researched the background of products. Also gave a talk on fabric properties and productions to the Anthro team to provide knowledge of fashion and interior products being sold.

Skills

• Adobe Photoshop
• Screen Print
• Printmaking
• Interior Design
• Trend Research

Education

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BA(Hons) Textile Design for Fashion and InteriorsHeriot-Watt University School of Textiles and Design
Sep 2016 - Jun 2020Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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First place award for colour use in printed textilesLondon Worshipful Company of Colour & Dyers
Awarded for my NeuroActive fabric collection for activewear, which combined neuroaesthetics, colour psychology and biophilic design principles.