About me

Hi- I am a freelance illustrator and designer, with over 20 years of solid agency experience. As an expressive, colour-loving artist, I love creating exciting visual explorations to help bring brands and campaigns to life. I specialise in graphics, illustration, patterns and lettering and am available on a day-rate (sole trader) or on payroll (if neccessary). Always on the lookout for exciting projects to get involved in so please give me a shout over on Instagram DM. (@jchicago)

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Projects

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  Ogilvy Macmillan Art AuctionHad such fun designing this earlier in the year - the Ogilvy & Macmillan Art Auction. After devising branding and a logo (that could also double as graphic shape 'devices'), I created Instagram posts and posters. It's on hold until the lockdown ends properly. Designed with Deborah Ranzetta. Project organised by Amy Shaw, Ogilvy
• Advertising workA selection of my 'work work' (when I am not doing all the other things I post on my Instagram - @jchicago ) Hoping to find a FT job that incorporates both!
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  Architecture & Buildings illustrationsIllustrations from my various trips- and lots of my home area Teesside, and my current area East London. I love suburban scenes and housing too. I try and inject colourful elements to them all in my usual colourful style. Please contact me if you'd like to commission an illustration. See more at behance.net/juliechicago
• Lettering- wordsA selection of my lettering and typographical effects and creations
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  Boots- Mother's Day illustrationsFloral illustrations for use across the Boots 2020 online campaign for Mother's day. Using the Boots branded colours and wordmark, I created several variants of flowers and assets that could be used in banners and across their social media placements.
• Fashion - Image treatments and IllustrationExplorations in photography enhancement and illustration (ongoing). I love using Photoshop & Illustrator to create or enhance visuals, with typography added if required. I like to find really strong images and work them up into colourful visual designs.

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Projects credited in

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  PHE Change4Life - Sugar Smart World Campaign 2019Childhood obesity in the UK is on the rise,1 in 4 children aged 4-5 years is overweight/obese. Moreover 1 in 3 children aged 10-11 years is overweight/obese. Change4life wanted to educate kids and parents on the harmful impact of having too much sugar in their diets. We came up with a concept that was fun as well as educational, in the form of Sugar Smart World. A visually stimulating world that has been overrun by the Sugar Cube Invaders. We created imaginary lands that represented the food

Work history

Illustration visualsgoya design
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020London, United KingdomFreelance
Illustrations for visual ideas, pitching, social mock ups, persona designs, icon designs, infographics- all sorts of illustration and designs.
Senior DesignerOgilvyOne
Feb 2005 - Mar 202020 Upper Ground, South Bank, London SE1 9PD, UKFull Time
Senior designer working on multiple accounts such as British Airways, IBM, American Express, Public Health England, Boots, The Post Office

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Skills

• Digital Advertising
• Illustration
• Typography Design
• Moodboard Creation
• Social Advertising
• Vector Design
• Ad Campaigns
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Gif Animation

Education

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BA(Hons) Theatre DesignLondon St Martin's
Sep 1995 - Jul 1998London, United Kingdom

Awards

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Best use of Craft / Use of TechnologyOne Show
Tasks: Site design and title designs, social and banner animation storyboarding. Creative teams: Matt Williams & James Sexton, Natasha Freedman & Steve Williamson. Work owned by Ogilvy London.
Best B2B (Silver)DMA
IBM Raise the Game: WINNER! SILVER FOR BEST B2B AT DMAs 2019 Tasks: Site design and title designs, social and banner animation storyboarding. Creative teams: Matt Williams & James Sexton, Natasha Freedman & Steve Williamson. Work owned by Ogilvy London.