About me

A versatile and innovative graphic designer with strengths in print design, excelling at crafting visually compelling and cohesive brand experiences. Expertise extends to digital design tools, showcasing adaptability in both print and digital mediums. Demonstrated exceptional proficiency and creative vision at Story mfg., contributing to projects that enhanced packaging design, improved customer experience, and aligned with sustainability values. Expertise includes work for Gilvesy Winery, focusing on ongoing identity refresh, packaging design, and web design, with projects featured in Monocle and Bortársaság, as well as part-time design assistance for New York based Taylor Franklin. Web and graphic design work has been featured in Cargo Collective and selected for Staff Pick on Fonts in Use. Known for meticulous attention to detail, a proactive nature, and fostering team growth, with educational credentials from the Royal College of Art and Toronto Metropolitan University. Driven by personal determination for success and a keen interest in continual experimentation and innovation, always seeking to approach projects with a fresh perspective and do things a bit differently.

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Projects

• Gilvesy George - Wine Label DesignThis project was a label re-design for an existing wine at the winery. It is part of a larger identity refresh project. The label features a handwritten note from the wine maker themselves.
• Bohém - Wine Label DesignBohém Nat-ty is the contemporary counterpart of the "classic" version of the same label. The "classic" label features a fantasy landscape based on the panoramic view of the once volcanic Mount Saint George. The contemporary label features a prehistoric volcano erupting in the same landscape.
• Informational slips designed for the packaging of incense.
• Pepper Cake - Book/Zine Design'Pepper Cake' was hand-printed and bound by me (Ilka Gilvesy) at the London Centre for Book Arts. For the sake of the environment, 'Pepper Cake' was printed using a Risograph (RISO). Riso is one of the most environmentally friendly printing methods. 'Pepper Cake' contains over 100 pages, and there is only a limited run of 15 signed copies available.
• Poster DesignPoster design using a mix of analogue and digital techniques. Printed using risograph.
• Poster DesignPoster design using bamboo ink and pen, hand lettering, and risography.

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Work history

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Graphic DesignerGilvesy Winery
Jan 2020Budapest, HungaryFreelance
Art DirectorStory mfg
Nov 2023 - Apr 2024Brighton, United KingdomFull Time

Skills

• Art Direction
• Graphic Design
• Print Design
• Illustration

Education

Visual Communication MastersRoyal College of Art
Sep 2021 - Sep 2023London, United Kingdom
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Fashion CommunicationToronto Metropolitan University
Sep 2016 - Sep 2020Toronto, Canada