About me
With five years experience in graphic design and photography, I have a passion for creative storytelling and a strong knowledge of the digital landscape and the latest trends. I enjoy combining my creative and analytical skills to produce outstanding content that will raise a client's profile online and offline, engage their visitors and help to close sales.
Projects
- Print Design: Wedding Invite PostcardMy friend Isobel gave me a very specific brief for her wedding invite - she wanted the words that you see on the front (which she spotted on Pinterest) to give the invite a fun twist while also incorpoating her wedding colour of gold. She really wanted a metalic look but didn't have the budet for printing a metalic spot colour so I decided to try using a photograph of gold glitter to give that shimmery feel and it worked an absolute treat! We decided a postcard was a great way to save on paper a
- Poster DesignThe Institute of Education gave me a brief which required working up a poster for a formal event that retained a prim and proper type of feel while also wanting to attract attention and interest. After a few concepts that were kicked to the curb, this design below was the winner. The school's usual colours are blue and a very yellow, I gave this a sophistaced spin using navy and gold.
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Work history
Design Lead
tribe is an international media charity and ideas lab, dedicated to creativity and possibilities. As design lead I am accountable for all design aspects of tribe's media output including the design of the bi-monthly digital magazine.
In-house Designer & Photographer
The Institute of Education is leader in private education in Ireland. My official title is Marketing and Communications Executive but in practice this translates to in-house designer and photographer. My responsibilities include:
- Co-ordinating the overall brand identity of the school
- Art directing third company parties hired for photo/video purposes
- Creating and art directing print and digital ad campaigns
- Web design and digital design
- Event planning and preparation
- Prioritising and managing tasks simultaneously while working under my own initiative to strict deadlines.
- Shooting corporate headshots
- Shooting lifestyle images for commercial purposes
- Shooting events
- Training teaching staff on equipment and software
- Teaching a monthly digital photography workshop for students
- Ordering equipment
- Post production of in-house images for commercial purposes
- Managing internal archive
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Skills
- Print Design
- Art Direction
- Digital Imaging
- Picture Editing
- Mobile
- Websites
- Blogs
- Typography
- Brand Identity
- Editorial
- Wordpress
- Creative Direction
- Web Page Design
- Indesign
- Photoshop