About me
A GRAPHIC DESIGNER WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL CREATIVE VISION, COMMERCIAL AWARENESS AND A BACKGROUND IN FASHION AND TEXTILES DESIGN.
Projects
- BURNING MANBURNING MAN — HANDMADE PROJECT INSPIRED BY BURNING MAN FESTIVAL IN NEVADA'S BLACK ROCK MOUNTAIN DESERT. A ONE WEEK EVENT HELD THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST EVERY YEAR WITH THOUSANDS OF 'BURNERS' GATHERING TO CELEBRATE LIFE, CREATIVITY AND SELF EXPRESSION THROUGH ART, MUSIC AND DRESSING UP. A SERIES OF MONO PRINTS WERE MADE USING HENNA, ACRYLIC PAINT AND BURNT PAPER TO EVOKE THE DUSTY AND ROUGH TERRAIN OF THE DESERT AND THE IMPRINTS BICYCLES LEAVE BEHIND. STUDENT BRIEF
- TYPOGRAPHY AS OBJECTSTYPOGRAPHY AS OBJECT EXPERIMENTAL USE OF TYPOGRAPHY AS OBJECTS. HELVETICA, BAUER BODONI, ENOTMIK AND GIZA NINEFIVE TYPEFACES INSPIRED BY EXPERIMENTAL JETSET DESIGN STUDIO'S WORK AND THE USE OF HELVETICA TYPEFACE WITHIN GRAPHIC DESIGN. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO CREATE A SERIES OF POSTERS WHICH WOULD REFLECT THE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES OF EACH TYPEFACE IN A DYNAMIC MANNER. STUDENT BRIEF
- MORE COSMETICSPACKAGING DESIGN 'VANITY — MY FAVOURITE SIN...' A SELF DIRECTED BRIEF, THE NAME, THE LOGO AND THE PACKAGING DESIGN WAS INSPIRED BY THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE AND THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA FILMS THE DEMOGRAPHIC: BEAUTY QUEENS, DRAG QUEENS AND POP ICONS WHO LOVE DRESSING UP AND ENTERTAIN. FLIRTY, EXTROVERT, ATTENTION SEEKERS AND EGOCENTRIC TREND SETTERS. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DESIGN A PACKAGING FOR A HIGH GLOSS 'TEMPTATIONAL RED LIPSTICK', A TWISTED BOX WHICH WOULD EVOKE THE WORK OF THE DEVIL... STUDENT BRIEF
- Surf Magazine ProjectMONSTER CHILDREN SURF MAGAZINE. THE BRIEF WAS TO DESIGN TWO MAGAZINE SPREADS FOR MONSTER CHILDREN SURF MAGAZINE THE SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLE WAS STYLED USING LETTER WOOD BLOCKS WITH WET PAINT ON TISSUE PAPER. THE LAYOUT REPRESENTS THE SURFERS' FREESTYLE APPROACH. THE MOOD AND FEEL OF THE FEATURED ARTICLE WAS INSPIRED BY THE STORY ABOUT SURFING A HUGE WAVE IN A UNCHARTERED LOCATION. STUDENT BRIEF
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Work history
Founder & Creative Director
Founded STILELIBERO Ltd and created the world's first ever Cork Yoga Mat. Stilelibero's range of natural Cork Yoga Mats have featured in many yoga and health magazines and national newspapers, including the GUARDIAN and VOGUE. www.thecorkyogamat.com
Associate Lecturer
Teaching CAD for Fashion Design as a visiting tutor since 2004 until present on a part time basis.
Skills
- Fashion
- Packaging
- Visual Arts
- Branding
- Print Design
- Interior Decoration
- Typography
- Brand Identity
- Design
- Logo Design
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Digital art
Education
Graphic Design
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Full time course in Graphic Design
Fashion Design Womenswear
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BA in Fashion Design with Womenswear
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Awards
Colin Barnes Illustration Award