About me

Hello there, I'm Bethany! Thank you for viewing my profile. If you like my work or have any questions, please feel free to contact me through the email noted below. You can also talk to me through most social media, where I am typically found under the name @blanc.designer. My website is currently still in progress, but available for your viewing purposes nonetheless! EMAIL: bethanyroselancaster@gmail.com LINKEDIN: Bethany Lancaster INSTAGRAM: blanc.designer

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Projects

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  D&AD New BloodSocial Media Campaign for Teen Vogue and The Case For Her.
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  Blip Television ChannelAIMS: Blip aims to inspire excitement toward technology and digital ways of viewing reality. TARGET AUDIENCE: Intended for articulate, media-savvy viewers of existing digital and terrestrial channels (with a mix of intelligent cultural content and cult programming).
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  Eden River Brew Co.Limited edition craft-beer labels. The theme for these labels was the senses. Observing how beer-tasters interacted with varieties of beer aided me in realizing how each sense plays a part in the consumption of beer. Beers have different colours, smells, tastes, and textures, all of which can be described verbally and translated visually-through expressive mark-making.
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  Colchester City of Culture 2025City Branding for Colchester, UK.
• Sportovni Magazine Sreads3 Variations of a Ski Mountaineering article. Each variation consists of a "splash" and "turn" page.
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  Poster Experimentation-Ongoing- Posters are a great way to warm up for the day and just play around with design. This practice is perfect for tackling art-block!

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Projects credited in

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  University of Cumbria, Institute of the Arts, BA (Hons) Graphic Design and BA (Hons) IllustrationIt’s personality, passion and the quality of the work in a portfolio that gets students a job in the creative industries, and that’s what the degree courses in Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Cumbria develop in our graduates. The extensive feedback, support and guidance students receive throughout their studies means that they leave as flexible, fully prepared, highly motivated, professional designers and illustrators, ready to hit the ground running and with the confidence
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  Leaving Eden LogoThe logo design for the Leaving Eden 2020 Leavers exhibition for graphic design BA Hons at the University of Cumbria

Work history

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Graphic Design InternSolution Group
Jun 2019 - Jun 2019Gateshead, United KingdomInternship
Duration of internship: 2 weeks. Projects worked on: Gigs North East, Football Supporter's Association. Work produced: Logos, Festival Posters, Magazine Covers, Magazine Spreads. Working in a studio alongside talented creatives was very educational and inspiring. This internship gave me insight into working within the Graphic Design industry and confidence in how to move forward after university. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and am grateful for the opportunity.
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Competing Graphic DesignerEden River Brew Co.
Mar 2019 - Mar 2019Carlisle, United KingdomPart Time
Duration of the live brief: 2 weeks. Work produced: limited edition beer-can label set. This project was a "competition brief" in which Graphic Design and Illustration students in my year group would compete.

Skills

• Editorial Design
• Branding Design
• Packaging Design
• Digital Collage
• Typography
• Photo Manipulation
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Web Design
• Graphic Design
• Illustration

Education

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BA (Hons) Graphic DesignUniversity of Cumbria
Sep 2017 - Nov 2020Brampton Rd, Carlisle CA3, UK
GRADE PENDING Predicted Grade: 1.1-2.1
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Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art and DesignCleveland College of Art and Design
Sep 2015 - Jun 2017Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
GRADE RECEIVED: Distinction ***