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Hi I'm Connor! I absolutely love graphic design and I hope you like my work! Email: cwilbydesign@gmail.com Instagram: cwilby_design

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Projects

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  Penguin IntrigueFor D&AD New Bloods I created the app 'Intrigue' which is an AI quiz what takes the users personality and reading history into account when finding a book. The core goal of the app is to make people read more by helping them find books they will definitely enjoy.
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  Penguin Student Design AwardMy three entries for the Penguin Student Design Award, all three are pieces of work that I am really proud of. Goodnight Mister Tom plays on the idea of the two main characters different struggles in their home locations and how lonely they are apart. A Short History of Nearly Everything plays on the idea of Bill Bryson's warm personality and I wanted to reflect that by throwing as much of 'everything' within a sun based design. The Night Manager plays on the idea of the main villain who is cons
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  Young Poets 2020My submission for the Stratford literary festival 2020, I wanted to have a purely typographic solution to the idea of youth on this book cover design.
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  UPROAR E-Sports TV Channel IdentityE-Sports is rapidly approaching mainstream media, UPROAR is a project that brings television the chance to bring back some of its teen audience that has been lost to websites like twitch.tv by hosting E-Sports content on live tv. This project was created with the intention of being able to have a teen actually consider putting the streaming products away to bring them together with friends in front of the TV to enjoy a E-Sport. Uproar also has the advantage that it brings traditional sports vi
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  Beating Time subsidary logosI was tasked by Beating Time Charity to create 3 Logo's for their individual prison programmes: Choirs Beating Time, UpStart and Inside Job. All three logos had to be 'offshoots' of the parent logo for Beating Time.
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  Poster Play 2Exercises in fun. Just doing what feels right on the page.

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  University of Cumbria, Institute of the Arts, BA (Hons) Graphic Design and BA (Hons) IllustrationIt’s personality, passion and the quality of the work in a portfolio that gets students a job in the creative industries, and that’s what the degree courses in Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Cumbria develop in our graduates. The extensive feedback, support and guidance students receive throughout their studies means that they leave as flexible, fully prepared, highly motivated, professional designers and illustrators, ready to hit the ground running and with the confidence

Work history

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Graphic DesignerBeating Time
Apr 2020London, United KingdomFreelance
I am currently handling a freelance branding project for the charity: Beating Time
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Logo DesignerKB Cosmetics
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019Bridlington, United KingdomFreelance
I designed the logo for KB cosmetics

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Skills

• Graphic Communication
• Graphic Design
• Print Design
• Digital Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• UI Design
• UX Design
• Photoshop
• Motion Graphics
• Design

Education

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Graphic Design B.A HonsUniversity of Cumbria
Sep 2017Carlisle, United Kingdom
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Art and Design FoundationScarborough Sixth Form College
Sep 2014 - Jul 2017Scarborough, United Kingdom
A-Level: Graphic Communication A*, Fine Art A* and Foundation Diploma Distinction