Ashley Simpkins
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Ashley Simpkins

Graphic Designer & IllustratorCoventry, United Kingdom
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Ashley Simpkins
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Ashley Simpkins

Graphic Designer & IllustratorCoventry, United Kingdom
About me
I am a designer. I am a communicator. I am often found frowning at menus, peering at packaging, and stroking book covers. Scrolling down instagram paying most attention to the promoted posts, peering at this new realm of marketing. A designer isn’t just what I do to have a roof above my head. It is how I live everyday, see every word, every colour and every surface. I love helping people flourish, helping people communicate their stories. It doesn’t stop at 5. Abruptly.
Projects
  • Sketchnotes
    SketchnotesThese sketchnote was made for a training package on how to give good and engaging talks. They are based on a youtube talk. The sketchnotes are broken down into the key points - creating a quick and easy to use guide that fits on one sheet of A4.
  • Connected
    ConnectedI worked with Anna Goodman on her 2nd book. It contains over 150 illustrations, as every spread has an illustration on the left, and one complete story/point on the right hand-side. The illustrations complement and bring the written words to life. Anna’s heart for the book was to make it accessible to people who don’t like reading, or struggle with wading through the often big hefty academic feeling Christian books. I also formatted and designed the internal layout, and worked with two othe
  • King's at Home
    King's at HomeKing’s Community Norwich is a large vibrant church based in the heart of the city, but also meets in other locations around the city reaching into local communities. During Lockdown the restrictions changed how they do things. New doors to serving the city opened up, and all their Sunday services moved to youtube. They required a logo to use specifically during this time. A logo that felt more personal, and less corporate. They also wanted the logo to represent how the church were to rece
Work history
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    Junior Graphic DesignerOuttaReachUK
    Coventry, United KingdomFull Time
    Junior Designer for OuttaReach, School wall graphics specialists. Role involves creating a range of work, to branding, to large scale wall displays, think big scale forests full of storybook creatures, timelines of history twisting down staircases.
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    Graphic DesignerBusiness Equip
    Norwich, United KingdomFreelance
    I work on a freelance basis with BE to create branding and websites for a range of clients mainly small/medium businesses and start ups.
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Skills
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Hand Lettering
  • Book Design
  • Web Design
Education
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    (BA hons) Graphic DesignCoventry University
     - Coventry, United Kingdom
    First Class Degree Recieved
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    A Levels and GcsesCity of Norwich School
     - Norwich, United Kingdom
    City of Norwich School 6th Form (2016) A-Levels : Fine Art (B), Psychology (B), Biology (C). AS Level (2015) : Maths (B). City of Norwich School (2014) GCSE’s : 10 A*-B’s with Maths (A*) and English Language (A).
Awards
    Penguin Random House UK logo
    Penguin Random House UK logo
    Penguin Random House Student Design Awards *Shortlisted*Penguin Random House UK
    My cover design for Norwegian Wood was one of 10 designs shortlisted.