Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen

Multi-disciplinary creative designing a brighter future.London, United Kingdom
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Charlotte Allen

Multi-disciplinary creative designing a brighter future.London, United Kingdom
About me
Maker, designer and foodie based in Amsterdam driven by social impact
Projects
  • What to eat, when
    What to eat, whenOne of the simplest ways we can reduce our greenhouse emissions starts with our plate. By eating seasonal we immediately reduce the miles for the produce taken to reach us, the veggies are way more nutritionally dense, and they cost considerably cheaper. By combining my drive for sustainability and Dorota Pawlicka's illustrative style we created a seasonal fruit and vegetable 2021 wall calendar for foodies and growers, specific to the Northern Europe climate. More can be read here: https://
  • Identity for The World Health Organisation's Non-Communicable Diseases Programme
    Identity for The World Health Organisation's Non-Communicable Diseases ProgrammeI was approached by The WHO to come up with a new identity for the NCD's programme, which covered in-depth scientific reports covering the four main diseases, cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes and respiratory. I chose to use the outline of the face, positioned in a way to resemble hope and strength. Each outline represents each of the four diseases, assigned a colour. The colours were then used in two tones for the gradient background on the front covers, and the inside pages. The reports can
  • Precious Plastic: Dutch Design Week Exhibition 2019
    Precious Plastic: Dutch Design Week Exhibition 2019Curation, design and build for Precious Plastics DDW '19 show. In collaboration with Hungarian architect Adrienn Verse. The biggest exhibition I've curated yet - a 2500m2 warehouse in the center of Eindhoven, showcasing the products made from 100% recycled plastic, and the tools and machines used to create them. Taking sustainability into account, from concept to build, the information boards were made from 100% recycled polystyrene. And now the exhibition has stayed in this format and continues
Projects credited in
  • 50 Years of Choice
    50 Years of ChoiceTypographic poster designed for 50 Years of Choice, a limited edition publication celebrating the 50 years since the legalisation of abortion in the UK. Featured in It's Nice That: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/millie-tyler-leah-fredrickson-50-years-of-choice-publication-270418 Launch exhibition at Protein Studios 28th April 2018.
Work history
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    3D printer assitant & Product DesignervanPlestik
     - Amsterdam, NetherlandsInternship
    Product designer and video maker for Amsterdam start-up vanPlestik. vanPlestik are a product design studio that turns plastic waste into valuable, bespoke pieces of furniture. During my internship there I worked on projects for HEMA and IKEA.
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    ResearcherWhat Design Can Do Festival
     - Amsterdam, NetherlandsInternship
    Programme Team Researcher & Assistant for WDCD's annual conferences and events.
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Skills
  • Photography
  • 3D
  • Video
  • Writing
  • Presentations
  • Concept
  • Research
  • Visual Communication
  • Graphic Design
  • Product Design
Education
    Kingston School of Art logo
    Kingston School of Art logo
    BA(Hons) Graphic DesignKingston School of Art
     - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
    1st Class Honours in BA (Hons) Graphic Design.
Awards
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    ProlongCreative Conscience
    Highly Commended for my graduation project, Prolong. Project information here: https://www.creative-conscience.org.uk/winners/charlotte-allen/
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    LemonAidCreative Conscience
    Awarded Gold at the Creative Conscience 2017 Awards. Project information here: https://www.creative-conscience.org.uk/winners/aoife-odoherty-lydia-barber-charlotte-allen-scarlet-chetwin-ollie-george/.