Holly Small

Holly Small

Middleweight Designer at Control RisksLondon, United Kingdom
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Holly Small

Holly Small

Middleweight Designer at Control RisksLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am a creative and versatile designer with 6 years experience in layout design, UX, UI, motion and illustration. Skilled in conceptualising and executing visually appealing designs for a diverse range of projects and audiences. I’m now seeking an exciting new challenge to grow my skills.
Projects
  • A small suggestion manifesto
    A small suggestion manifestoFrom a poster to a concertina folded mini publication, this book is my 20 suggestions for creatives to live by both professionally and personally. The book is designed to be pocket sized for easy transport and access, with the suggestions and artwork on one side and an enlarged page in the form of a poster on the back. The collection is limited to 20 prints for 20 suggestions with a unique poster on the reverse of each, 10 books are contained in orange book bands and 10 are in blue, this was d
  • Dissertation publication
    Dissertation publicationThis publication was designed to match the theme of my dissertation, this explored the effects the internet has had on society and culture online and offline, and how both forms of existence have blurred the line between real and unreal, more specifically on how we view beauty and what makes someone beautiful. This dissertation also questioned how we can base said beauty on unattainable standards that have been brought about with filters and other special effects that disguises a person’s appear
  • Chalk
    ChalkThis 58 second, educational stop motion film is about chalk and how this tool was used to not only educate in schools, but was the tool that lead to important and revolutionary inventions. For this project we were given a single object and had to visually display an interesting fact about our given object in a short film. Working with designers Hannah Brady, Joe Moreno and illustrator Saffron Ardern Sodje we conceived a concept based on the fact that chalk was a tool used in schools to displa
  • Wittsittinge
    WittsittingeWittsittinge is a forgotten word that means opposition/resistance. ​ Designers Emma Clarke, George Harrild and I tried to show the meaning of this word within a10 second time limited film, however has now been extended to 22 seconds now that this edit is not restrained to a university tutors brief. For our film, Clarke, Harrild and I could only use the letters in the word given to create the visuals to make our film. Our concept, was based off a silly joke of the rule that I is always before
  • Fur for animals
    Fur for animalsA stop motion film inspired by a D&AD brief on animal cruelty in the fur industry. This 1 minute and 13 second stop motion covers the topic of the killing techniques used within the industry to 'preserve the quality of fur'. ​The brief was from the organisation Fur for Animals, who challenged creatives to produce a piece (or pieces) of online shareable content, at the heart of which is awareness of and for followers of their cause to save animals and stop cruelty. ​ After researching past campa
  • Unrest – #studentletterpressworkers2018
    Unrest – #studentletterpressworkers2018Unrest is collaborative project that brought students from BCU, Kingston, CSM, Plymouth and east anglia together for 3 days of letterpress printing. Hosted by Naomi Kent, the printmaking technician at Birmingham city university. Kent organised not only letterpress printing, but a typesetting challenge and the initial brief for 'Unrest' where each student had to design a piece of work around this theme. The work was designed to be 180mm x 210mm with a 3mm bleed, all the work was collected on d
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Work history
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    Middleweight DesignerControl Risks
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    – Managed creative delivery to expected standards, within specified budgets & timescales – Artworked documents with attention to detail & strong typographical skills – Created digital & printed assets – Created social carousels to promote a service or project – Conceptualised the design of many campaigns – Ability to liaise with suppliers to achieve a desired outcome – Flexibility to take on other tasks within a changing environment – Efficient, organised & skilled in prioritising & time management – Understanding & skill in motion design
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    Junior DesignerControl Risks
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    – Managed creative delivery to expected standards, within specified budgets & timescales – Artworked documents with attention to detail & strong typographical skills – Created digital & printed assets – Created social carousels to promote a service or project – Conceptualised the design of many campaigns – Ability to liaise with suppliers to achieve a desired outcome – Flexibility to take on other tasks within a changing environment – Efficient, organised & skilled in prioritising & time management – Understanding & skill in motion design
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Skills
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Microsoft Offic
  • Motion Design
  • Artworking
  • Layout Design
  • Creative Conceptualisation
  • Branding Identity
  • Visual Communication
Education
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    Premiere CC: Intermediate Training CourseMedia Training Ltd
    London, United Kingdom
    This Adobe Authorised Premiere course, dramatically boosts your video editing skills. You learn to master techniques to create more professional content and enhance your productivity.
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    Mental Health/Wellbeing ChampionLuminate
     - London, United Kingdom
    Luminate deliver wellness training and support suitable for staff at all levels, from preventative based wellbeing programmes alongside reactive care for employees. The workshops cover a range of subjects, such as stress management, leadership wellbeing, building resilience and Mental Health First Aid.
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Awards
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    Creative Conscience – Commended & ShortlistedCreative Conscience
    The projects shown made it through to the final round of judging where experts from the industry decided what projects should receive awards. Whilst these projects didn’t receive an award, Creative Conscience showcases them to give the projects the recognition they deserve. https://www.creativeconscience.org.uk/shortlisted-entries/
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    Creative Conscience – Shortlisted Entries ArchiveCreative Conscience
    The projects shown made it through to the final round of judging where experts from the industry decided what projects should receive awards. Whilst these projects didn’t receive an award, Creative Conscience showcases them to give the projects the recognition they deserve. https://www.creativeconscience.org.uk/shortlisted-entries/
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