Heather Barclay
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Heather Barclay

Graphic DesignerUnited Kingdom
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Heather Barclay
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Heather Barclay

Graphic DesignerUnited Kingdom
About me
I have recently completed a Bachelors in Design (Hons) Graphic Design at Duncan of Jordantsone College of Art and Design and I am now looking for a Graphic Designer role to further my experience in the Graphic Design industry and create new and exciting designs. I have a strong knowledge of the Adobe creative suite especially InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator and have also recently used After Effects to create some motion work in my third and fourth year of university. I enjoy the whole design process from the initial research and brainstorming to creating the final concept, my passion for design stems from my love of creativity. I love the creative process and the power that it gives you to experiment and learn new things. I enjoy exploring the variety of aspects of Graphic Design from typography to branding and keeping up to date with the latests trends in the design world.
Projects
  • Lucky White Gin
    Lucky White GinI was given complete creative freedom on this gin branding project, I was to decide the target audience, name, location of distillery, brand values, brand look/ feel, the only specification on the brief was to create a gin brand based in Scotland. I decided to create a gin that would be infused with white heather flower as this is an iconic symbol of Scotland and white heather is very rare therefore is considered to be lucky, I thought this would be a unique selling point for my Gin.
  • Connections
    ConnectionsConnections was created in response to the D&AD 2017 New Blood Brief for Arjowiggins Papers which asked you to put Arjowiggins Creative Papers at the heart of a campaign, initiative, product or service for Facebook, Instagram or Sony Music and remind digital customers of the power of paper.  Facebook’s mission is to ‘give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected’. ‘Connections’  is a campaign aimed at bringing Facebook’s mission to life. A collaboration between Facebook and Arjowiggins paper, using paper planes to connect Facebook users around the world. The paper planes are used as a prompt to start  conversations and build worldwide connections.
  • Clean Eating & Wellness: The Toxic Truth
    Clean Eating & Wellness: The Toxic TruthClean eating is a craze that has hit the world hard the past few years, but is it really all it seems. There has been a recent backlash against the diet, with the realisation that when clean is taken to extreme, it’s not so healthy. This book takes a look at the broad spectrum of clean eating from the rules and regulations of this fad diet, to the influencers that make it so popular and the darker side of the diet.  The aim of this book is to shed light on a fad that is happening right now, although the publication is an informative piece on the subject it does not take itself to seriously, there is a sense of humour to it. As this fad is happening at present the piece is very relateable and makes the reader think twice and realise that clean eating is everywhere around us and maybe not the diet we should be lusting over. This publication was awarded a Pass from the International Society of Typographic Designers.
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Work history
    Graphic Design Intern
    Glasgow, United KingdomInternship
    A two week work experience placement that gave me a great insight into working in a design studio. I gained experience in how to work in a fast paced design studio and what is expected when working on live projects with clients. I worked a lot on brainstorming ideas, creating presentation boards and working on the companies refresh of it’s branding.
Skills
  • Graphic Desgn
  • Photography
  • Abobe Illustrator
  • Digital/ Print
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Typography
  • Branding
  • Editorial Deisgn
  • Packaging Design
Education
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    BDes (Hons) Graphic DesignUniversity of Dundee
     - Dundee, United Kingdom
    HND Visual Communications Graphic Design for Print and New Media
     - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Awards
    Pass - International Society of Typographic Designers
    Pass International Society of Typographic Designers March 2017 For my publication ‘Clean Eating & Wellness: The Toxic Truth