Yes, I’m Brie, like the cheese. I’m a proactive, multi-disciplinary, conceptual-thinking graphic communication designer who comes from a different background than what you might expect. I started off with a undergraduate (BA) degree in global affairs and developmental economics with a minor in photography. I then worked as a professional photographer on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, before switching to advertising. After four years working in the industry, I decided to get a degree more related to my field. I recently acquired my masters (MA) in graphic communication design from Central St. Martins—and picked up a few awards along the way, more notably for my work with Fail Better Talks.
Projects credited in
- Fail Better with Erik KesselsEvent on 14.5.20 About Erik Kessels: Erik Kessels is a Dutch artist, designer and curator with great interest in photography. Erik Kessels is since 1996 Creative Partner of communications agency KesselsKramer in Amsterdam and works for national and international clients such as Nike, Diesel, J&B Whisky, Oxfam, Ben, Vitra, Citizen M and The Hans Brinker Budget Hotel. As an artist and curator Kessels has published over 70 books of his 're-appropriated' images: Missing Links (1999), The Instant2
- Fail Better Goes VirtualEvent on 14.5.20 Speaker line-up: JESS GOSLING JENNIFER GOOD BEN MOTTERSHEAD SIR JOHN HEGARTY About Us: It's daring to take risks in design, and talking about them when it all goes pear-shaped is even more ballsy. Fail Better Talks is a monthly talk series that gives creatives from all sectors the counterintuitive task of presenting, not their best, but the worst work they've ever created and, more importantly, what they've learned from it. Our next event is on the 9th of June and will feat
- Fail Better Goes VirtualEvent on 14.5.20 Speaker line-up: JESS GOSLING JENNIFER GOOD BEN MOTTERSHEAD SIR JOHN HEGARTY About Us: It's daring to take risks in design, and talking about them when it all goes pear-shaped is even more ballsy. Fail Better Talks is a monthly talk series that gives creatives from all sectors the counterintuitive task of presenting, not their best, but the worst work they've ever created and, more importantly, what they've learned from it. Our next event is on the 9th of June and will feat2
- Fail Better x Free RangeEvent on 6/7/19 Speaker line-up: Chrissy Levett Sandra Fearon & Genevieve Muwana Jim Sutherland Kei Maye Hugh Duffie Tom Tapper Rebecca Wright4
- Fail Better x Chelsea College of ArtsEvent on 6/7/19 Speaker Line-up: Rosa Nussbaum David Hartley Sevra Davis Fred Deakin Photography by Stefon Grant1
- Fail Better x London College of FashionEvent on 3/3/19 Speaker line-up: Matthew Young Mathieu Triay Nicola Gastaldi Photography by Amber Muir1
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Work history
Co-founder
London, United KingdomFreelance
At Fail Better, we believe that there’s value to be found in disastrous design. In an effort to de-stigmatise 'failure', we want to honour glorious design botches for the invaluable lessons that they teach us. It's daring to take risks in design, and talking about them when it all goes pear-shaped is even more ballsy. Our monthly symposium gives voice to 4 intrepid designers to speak candidly of their worst ever creative work and, more importantly, what they've learned from it.
There’s no greater hindrance to the creative process than a crippling fear of failure, so let's crush our trepidation with a series of hilarious anecdotes, a touch of schadenfreude, and lots of laughter. Fail Better will encourage designers to take more risks in their design work. After all, what is the worst that could happen? You could end up being one of our speakers.
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Graphic DesignerPlait Creative
London, United KingdomFreelance
Working part-time in a graphic design studio in Hackney Wick called Plait Creative. I do everything from branding, packaging, publications, reports, and websites for a variety of clients including: Roche, Bayer, Incisive Health, mhp, WA Communications, Kaizen Reporting, Good Grain, BeSophro, Merchant Land and the HappySelf Journal.
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Skills
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Illustrator
- Branding
- Photoshop
- Web Design
- Indesign
- Logo Design
- Typography
- Retouching
Education
Master of ArtsCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
Activities and Societies: Started Fail Better Talks, a monthly symposium that celebrates failures, with Likando Kumoyo, Etty Flynn and Hannah Kelly. We were motivated by the lack of discussion about failure in the industry, our own struggles coping with failure, and the belief that there’s value to be found in disastrous work. In an effort to de-stigmatise 'failure', we want to honour glorious design botches for the invaluable lessons that they teach us we started Fail Better Talks.
Obtained my Masters of Arts in Graphic Communication Design. Worked with real world clients including: The Whistle, Hammerton Brewery, and Louis Jadot.
Awards
D&AD New Blood Graphite PencilD&AD
"Last year D&AD New Blood launched Side Hustle as a brand new category to find the next generation of entrepreneurial spirit and unstoppable attitude... Side Hustle is all about the people who make shit happen. So D&AD want you to show them your brand new, fresh ideas that you’re not just hiding in the corner of your portfolio but that you’ve made a reality."
At Fail Better, we believe that there’s value to be found in disastrous design. Shaped by the lack of conversation around failure in the creative industries, our monthly talk series celebrates all things imperfect.
Every month, we give four ballsy creatives the counterintuitive task of opening up to an audience about their finest flops, misfires, catastrophes and, more importantly, what they've learned from them. We've been absolutely blown away by the willingness of recent graduates, tutors and some of the biggest names in the industry to bare all, by telling us about all of the lessons they've had to learn the hard way.
Everyone has messed up at some point in their career, so what better way to de-stigmatise 'failure' in the creative sphere than running a talk series with a difference; packed full of hilarious anecdotes of mishaps, misfortunes and misunderstandings.
As students, it's been refreshing to hear so many honest and open accounts of some of the realities of working in the creative field. The response from the public has been overwhelming; we're chuffed to be able to say that we've had a full house at every event so far.
Our speakers have all been incredibly candid and truthful about their experiences with failure, but so has our audience; Fail Better's following has been so supportive of the talk series that we've even started to introduce an open mic to the events (the liquid courage was on us), so that anyone in the audience can share a funny design clanger with the room. What story would you tell?Creative Conscience Highly CommendedCreative Conscience
An awards scheme that focuses on making tangible change for good. Encouraging creatives to be the change makers the world needs and to have an impact.