About me

I am a friendly and dynamic First Class graphic design graduate, looking to take the next step in my digital creative design career. I am a strong communicator, highly organised, and bring a strong sense of initiative to all that I do. I am also an enthusiastic and conscientious team player, always eager to help out wherever possible. I am proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and HTML as well as experienced across the whole Adobe Suite. I am always willing to learn from others and expand my skill set. I have experience in creating web-based content and promotional material through the creation of visual and written content and am also able to provide you with the valuable perspective of a recent graduate.

QuestionsProjectsExperienceTeam

• Hi there, I am a graphic designer with a vast interest in illustration, marketing, social media management looking for some freelance work.
• Hi Everyone, How did you all find The-Dots? This is for a research project so please answer if you have the time. Connor

Projects

• Looking for freelance workHi there, I'm currently looking for freelance work to help expand my work portfolio. If you like any of the work that you see, please get in contact with me!
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  Penguin Student Design: Fiction Cover Entry 2020This design was created as a part of the 2020 Penguin Design Award for the Adult Fiction entry. The brief for this cover was to create a design which encapsulates the overall plot of the novel, without adapting to stereotypical spy-story tropes. The cover represents the main source of conflict of the book, an envelope of government official documents which is given to the main character, which he writes on with a thick red marker. The rope shown in the cover is added to represent the danger of t
• Penguin Student Design: Non-Fiction Cover Entry 2021This design was created as a part of the 2021 Penguin Design Award for the Adult Non-Fiction entry. The brief for this cover was to create something engaging to a wide target audience, which would encapsulate the idea of the book immediately. A wet floor sign is something people immediately understand, when seeing it they immediately know something is wrong and take caution. The idea here was to use the sign and, instead of warning people about a wet floor, to warn them about the rising sea leve

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Projects credited in

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  'The Night Manager'This brief was completed for the Penguin book cover competition 2020. 'The Night Manager' by John Le Carre published in 1993. It is his first post-Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major international arms dealer. The image below is my own recreation of the book cover, taking a simplistic but graphically detailed approach.

Work history

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Graphic DesignerEveryday People
Aug 2021Yorkshire, UKInternship
Commercial Dogital ExecutiveBauer Media
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022Leeds, United KingdomFull Time
Working with our commercial teams designing and implementing the strongest campaigns that perfect fit a client’s brief. You’ll work as part of our internal fully service Digital and Creative agency, Bauer Create. You’ll have responsibilities in: -Campaign creation and management -Presentations and pitches -Digital design & products -Social Media -Tracking and measurement -Campaign administration

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Skills

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Create Suite
• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere

Education

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) York St John University
Sep 2021York, United Kingdom

Awards

Penguin Children's Cover Shortlisted EntryPenguin Random House UK
Adobe Certified Associate in Graphic Design and IllustrationAdobe