About me

I am currently a Junior Designer at HQ and Mills & Boon imprints at HarperCollins Publishers UK. I design book covers for HQ, HQ Digi, and Mills & Boon as well as creating marketing and publicity assets.

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Projects

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  Occupation ZineA 24 page zine that brings attention to the struggles the people of Jersey lived through during the Nazi occupation in World War Two. The zine uses entries from a diary account written during the War, and images from the Jersey Archives. The editorial captures an important part of Jersey's history; using a colour palette that is limited to 5 colours, I used blue and red as main colours to draw attention to important parts of the narrative. This was created as one of my final major projects over 
• Noughts & Crosses Book Cover

Work history

Junior DesignerHarperCollins Publishers
Feb 2020London, United KingdomFull Time
Design AssistantHarperCollins Publishers
Aug 2019 - Feb 2020London, United KingdomFull Time
Similar to my internship with the same design team, I took on more responsibility within the team. As well as working on marketing and publicity images, I carried on creating cover designs for HQ Digi - creating covers for a 3 book series. I also worked on book proofs, and created full layouts. I also added treatments to book designs before sending them to production.

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Skills

• Graphic Design
• Print Design
• Publishing Design
• Design Guidelines
• Book Publishing
• Publishing
• Book Covers
• Cover Design
• Marketing Design

Education

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Diploma in International StudiesUniversity of Michigan
Sep 2016 - May 2017United States
A year study abroad in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I took a range of classes that included colour theory, poster design, visual identity and branding, and graphic narrative. In addition to my studio classes, I expanded my knowledge and took introduction to computer programming; learning the basics of C++, Python, and Swift. Outside of study, I represented the University in road cycling; travelling out of state to compete with the team.
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BA (Hons) Graphic Communication and IllustrationLoughborough University
Sep 2014 - Jul 2018Loughborough, United Kingdom
Studied a range of skills, focussing more in the realm of print-ready design, and publishing. Final year projects included a 24 page zine that looked at the effects of the Nazi Occupation on the island of Jersey, as well as book cover design for competition briefs. I was selected to exhibit at the 2018 D&AD New Blood Design Festival.