About me

Graphic & Digital Designer with a multi-disciplinary approach. I have a broad range of experience spanning design for print, web and all things digital. My areas of expertise include print design, web design, creating graphics for social media, HTML email design, eLearning, typography and layout design.

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Projects

• Editorial Design - Branding Case StudyFor my MA coursework, I produced a case study on the beauty/make-up brand Urban Decay and how the brand is delivered in different countries. I designed the final piece as an editorial design with the aim of creating a spread that reflected Urban Decay's branding visually as well.
• A Love Letter to Live MusicDesign work created for an open brief as part of my MA Graphic Design course. In 2020/21, I have sincerely felt the void left by a lack of live music due to living through a pandemic, and so I wrote a letter to express this.
• Glasgow Subway Activity Book for KidsThe brief was to create a fun but informative activity booklet for young children about the Glasgow Subway for the Riverside Museum.

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Work history

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Graphic DesignerDuke Street Design
Feb 2019United KingdomFreelance
Freelance graphic design, working on logo design, brand development and web design projects for clients.
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Creative DesignerMcGowan Marketing
Aug 2018 - Jul 2023Galashiels, United KingdomPart Time
Graphic Design // Branding // Marketing // Creative Thinking // Web Design & Web Content Management // Social Media // Digital Content Creation // Interactive Media

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Skills

• Digital Media
• Branding
• Print Design
• Digital Imaging
• Digital
• Typography
• Design
• Creative
• Web Design
• Wordpress
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Ideas Development
• Photo Editing
• 2D Animation
• Graphic Design
• Desktop Publishing
• Layout Design
• Logo Design
• Brand Identity
• Marketing Design
• Digital Advertising
• Print Advertising
• Poster Design
• Email Design
• Visual Branding
• Visual Communication
• Creative Artworking
• Design Research
• Creative Conceptualisation
• Publication Design
• Social Media
• Identity Design

Education

MA Graphic DesignFalmouth University
Sep 2020 - Sep 2022Falmouth, United Kingdom
Master of Arts degree in Graphic Design - achieved a merit. During the course of my postgraduate, I honed and advanced my skills, explored typography and deepened my understanding of visual communication as a whole, as well as refining my critical eye for design. I also undertook a significant amount of research, produced a wide range of designs and evaluated work during my degree, which was conducted entirely as a distance learner whilst continuing to work professionally throughout alongside my studies.
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HND Interactive MediaStevenson College Edinburgh
Aug 2009 - May 2011Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Awards

Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication Using Adobe PhotoshopAcademy Class
https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/74b74149-b8d6-4b39-bb3a-bfd7d8104acd/public_url
Adobe Certified Associate in Print & Digital Media Publication Using Adobe InDesignAcademy Class
https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/3af08bd9-6b24-4e27-a3e5-8d5bf215616a/linked_in_profile