About me

I am a versatile creative designer who specialises in graphic design, with a broad supporting skill set that encompasses illustration, printmaking, motion design and video editing. I am also expanding my knowledge into UI/UX design.

QuestionsProjectsExperienceTeam

• Any advice for a teacher who is looking to get out of education and back into working as a full-time designer?

Projects

• 2

  Adidas - Advertising ConceptADVERTISING CONCEPT. Mock adverts for Adidas.
• The Little Big MarketsAdvertising for The Little Big Markets, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
• Spongedrop Cakery - App DesignApp design mock-up for Spongedrop Cakery, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
• Buckinghamshire College Group - App DesignStudent app design
• Karma ColaAdvertising Concept
• Beavertown BreweryPackaging Design Concept

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Work history

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Graphic DesignerBlueOcean Agency
Mar 2022Tauranga, New ZealandFull Time
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Creative DesignerJohn Hayler - Creative Designer
Sep 2007Tauranga, New ZealandFreelance
A variety of creative design work for a wide range of businesses including: Bournemouth University Dior UK Training Team Tauranga City Council Spongedrop Cakery Isambard’s Cycles Banquet Records Atlantic Records Lush Cosmetics Snack Drawer

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Skills

• Film
• Print Design
• Design
• After Effects
• Illustrator
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Visual art Teacher
• Adobe Premiere
• Screen Print
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Visual Communication Design
• Microsoft Word Powerpoint Excel
• Motion Graphics
• Video/film Editing
• Branding
• Exhibition Branding
• Video Editing
• Social Media
• Logic Pro
• Apple Computers
• Social Media Marketing
• Exhibition Design
• Graphic Design
• Graphic Communication
• Digital Design
• Typography
• Merchandise Products
• Packaging Design
• Marketing
• Brochure Design
• Videography
• Magazine Design
• Ideas Development
• Planning
• Icon Design
• Adobe XD
• UI Design
• UX Design
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop

Education

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BA(Hons) Graphic Design (visual Communication Interaction DesignThames Valley University
Sep 2007 - Jun 2010Reading, United Kingdom
Visual Communication. Undergraduate degree. Subjects included typography, print design, illustration, design development, web design, stop-frame animation and conceptual design thinking.

Awards

Adobe Certified AssociateAdobe
Graphic Design and Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator CC 2015
Adobe Certified AssociateAdobe
Visual Design using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015

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