Karen Chen
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Karen Chen

Graphic Designer & Growing UI/UXerUnited Kingdom
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Karen Chen
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Karen Chen

Graphic Designer & Growing UI/UXerUnited Kingdom
About me
I'm a London-based Graphic Designer with over 12 years experience working across a broad range of projects from digital, web, point-of-sale, packaging and branding. My career have spanned across Malaysia, Melbourne and UK where I've worked for a variety of businesses ranging from startups to cozy, medium and large agencies in sectors that include fashion, beauty, media, charity and entertainment. Always up for a creative challenge and learning something new, I’ve completed an 8 week workshop and a variety of courses in UX and UI. Outside the design world, I am a hobbyist photographer, adventure foodie, badminton player and travel explorer.
Projects
  • Daily UI Challenge
    Daily UI Challenge
Work history
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    Freelance Graphic DesignerAustak Ltd
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    I am an experienced multi-disciplinary designer with creative artwork skills and growing knowledge in the world of UX and UI. Working as a design nomad has seen me happily hopping through creative agencies around London to help ease workflow and meet deadlines. The scope of design and artwork projects I have delivered are as varied as the agencies themselves. With my combination of design experience and technical expertise, I have the flexibility to work on visual conceptual briefs or get technical with creative artworking for print. Working with some top brands (Disney, Warner Brothers, Hearst, Hugo Boss, White Stuff and Zurich to name just a few). I have had the opportunity to work across a range of POS, packaging, corporate rebrand, advertising, web design and even musical posters. My happy place is where I’m able to enjoy close collaboration with creative and account teams to deliver design solutions effectively and efficiently.
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    Mid-weight Graphic DesignerPopart Australia
     - Melbourne, AustraliaFull Time
    As a mid-weight member of the team, I collaborated with industrial designers and other creatives to design POS campaigns for beauty brands. Role involved taking ownership of each project from attending job briefings, liaising with clients through to finished art. Each brief required a fresh perspective relevant to the Australian market, while maintaining consistency with international brand and product guidelines. Worked on major fashion brands such as L’oréal, Garnier, Elvive, Maybelline and Kraft to deliver key projects.
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Skills
  • Graphic Design
  • UI Design
  • Abobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Sketch
  • Illustration
  • Digital
  • Balsamiq Mockups
  • Web
Education
    Mobile UX London logo
    Mobile UX London logo
    08 Week UX CourseMobile UX London
     - London, United Kingdom
    The 8 week MUXL course thought me the fundamentals of what it takes to create a successful, user-centred product / service and how it can add value to a business. Here, I had the opportunity to learn from UX industry experts the process of ideation, flow creation, wireframing basics, usability testing, UX research methods and stakeholder management.
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    Bachelor Design (Visual Communication)Monash University
     - Melbourne, Australia
    Completed my degree in sunny Melbourne where I developed my foundation in design for print and digital.