About me
• I am a passionate and dedicated Print Designer and Illustrator. I am very adaptable to different styles and love a challenge!
• I have an excellent knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and Microsoft Office and experience of using them in the work place
• I enjoy working in a team and on my own; I am hard-working, positive and flexible
Work history
Senior DesignerSifcon International Plc
- Waltham Cross, United KingdomFull Time
• Designing seasonal prints and placements for fragrance and homeware products and packaging; from the initial research, designing, mocking up, adding finishes such as ribbon or foil and creating spec sheets to brief suppliers.
• Attending the Home & Garden, Retail & Fashion trade show in the NEC, Birmingham. Setting up and display ranges; selling the products to retailers and helping with the breakdown of the show.
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Print to Product Design AssistantCath Kidston Flagship
- London, United KingdomFull Time
• Experience of seasonal cycle of home ware products through from initial ideas to approved samples; products include soft (eg kitchen textiles and bedding) and hard products (eg china and stationery).
• Researching current trends for the new season, looking for new techniques and products, eg attending trade shows like Top Drawer and comp shopping. Collate inspirational imagery and techniques; compile and develop mood board to bring newness to the products within the home team. Present mood boards to senior designers to make decisions about next season’s range in terms of designs, products etc.
• Seasonally designing and developing repeat prints from scratch in line with brand handwriting to be used across categories (Home, Kids, Bags and accessories and fashion). Recolouring and reworking heritage archive florals to bring a new fresh feel to classic CK prints
• Placing designs on individual product templates so the product looks its best, whether an all over pattern or a placement, taking account of colour balance, composition etc.
• Briefing suppliers clearly and concisely to tight deadlines in line with the critical path. Colour commenting and approving samples from suppliers in line with brief
• Being in charge of the Disney range and Outdoor category as the main point of contact for home; presenting the range in meetings so everyone is aligned; taking responsibility for ensuring deadlines are met
• Using Illustrator and Photoshop for a variety of tasks including developing new designs (including repeats), image tracing, designing layouts, re-working and re-colouring prints. Using Indesign to assemble the seasons designs for the SS18 print book to be used at buying fairs
• Working as part of a flexible design team, taking on additional work as necessary to meet deadlines; working closely with the home buying team and products designers by making skylines, showing CADs of products within their print stories to make it clear and easy to communicate how the range will look as a whole.
Skills
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Design
- Illustration
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Pattern Design
- Trend Forecasting
- Product Development
- Print Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Microsoft Office