About me
London based Illustrator & Designer, graduated from the University of Portsmouth Illustration Course. Hard working, enthusiastic, self disciplined and an organised individual. I am able to work under pressure, willing to learn new skills and confident in communicating with the public. I can adapt to different situations quickly to work independently or as part of a team to provide excellent results and meet deadlines.
My passions are Graphic Illustration combined with a love for architecture and pattern. I am accomplished in the use of a number of computer applications such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.
Have a look at some of my work
https://instagram.com/ad.london.designs/
http://adlondondesigns.wix.com/adlondondesigns
Projects
- The coming together of SoulmatesThe coming together of Soulmates A short and simple artist book illustrating "The coming together of soulmates" inspried by Greek mythology and Plato's, The Symposium. “According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.” ? Plato, The Symposium
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Work history
Freelance Illustrator & Designer
Freelance Illustrator & Designer
Creator or AD.LONDON.DESIGNS
Illustration & Designer Intern
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During my two week Internship at Advocate-art, I was given the opportunity to work on the Evolve book project.
Evolve Book
• Creating Artist folios- showcasing new work from Illustrators at Advocate-art
• Simplifying master page templates and layouts to accommodate for individual artists folios while keeping branding intact - Adobe InDesign
• Producing double page spreads for each artist – Adobe InDesign
• Layout Design, Type face and size
• Downloading high-resolution images from the AMS
• Creating and organising folders for each artist containing links for images and double page spreads.
• Exporting PDF’s ready to be checked for any amendments and carrying them out.
• Exporting Print ready PDF’s ready to go into the final Evolve sample books for different Clients.
• Keeping an up to date Excel spreadsheet of artists for each Client.
Other tasks carried out during my time with Advocate-art:
• Blogging to promote new book samples and Illustrators using Wordpress
• Illustration produced using Adobe Photoshop for "Stickmen's guide to watercraft" book.
• Working with the Agents to create hyperlinks to Illustrators portfolios on the AMS ready to email out to Clients.
• Sharing files over Hightail.
• Helped by searching and printing routes and directions for the Agent to attend several meetings during her 4-day business trip to Australia.
• Relinking images within old artists folios – Adobe InDesign
• Sampling/Packing samples to be shipped
• Using Advocate Interface system to search for addresses for samples to be delivered to.
. Putting together mock up books ready to show clients
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Skills
- Design
- Wordpress
- Customer Service
- Social Meda
- Office Administration
- Adobe Photoshop Illustrator Indesign
- Digital Illlustration
- Telephone Manner
- Microsoft Excel Word Publisher Powerpoint
- Wix Websites
- Exhibiting
- Magazine Layout Design