About me

A creative from Birmingham! I am an illustrator/designer whose work uses bright colour and energy. I work in a variety of mediums, including—but not limited to - Illustration, drawing, painting, wall murals, lino printing and screen printing. I have completed a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration and since then have been doing freelance work.

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• Hello! I am looking for feedback/opinions on my portfolio please! (be as harsh as you like) https://laurabuckell.myportfolio.com/work

Projects

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  London Contemporary Voices Digital Event ArtworkCommissioned by London Contemporary Voices to design promotion artwork for their next big digital event!
• 3

  Print DesignsA number of different prints I have designed for different occasions!
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  Indoor Plants Wall MuralThis is the first of a series of wall murals exploring indoor plants on an outdoor wall
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  Black Lives Matter Tote BagI designed these tote bags to support the Black Lives Matter campaign. We raised over £200 for BLMUK!
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  Fashion Illustration SeriesAll series of illustration designed for client interested in Fashion.
• Love For The StreetsSome designs I have done for 'Love For The Streets' (a social change community led by young people, for young people. Raising awareness and helping the homeless). These designs were done for the communities social media platforms in order to raise awareness of the following statistics.

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Projects credited in

• Shout Out Loud- As of 2020 I have been involved in English Heritage's 'Shout Out Loud' programme which aims to engage young people between 16 and 25 in the heritage sector - This included collaborating in creating artworks and testimony for their social media platforms

Work history

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IllustratorTwentyhoodmag
Feb 2019Birmingham, United KingdomFreelance
Illustrations for poems and articles.
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Nightclub Event DesignZen Presents
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019Birmingham, United KingdomFreelance
Designed all the artwork and promotion material for Zen 's nightclub events.

Skills

• Adobe Photoshop
• Print Design
• Photography
• Drawing
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Indesign
• Wall Art
• Illustration

Education

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BA(Hons) Graphic Design and IllustrationLiverpool John Moores University
Sep 2015 - Jul 2018Liverpool, United Kingdom

Awards

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CassArt AwardLiverpool John Moores University
Won an award for my drawing abilites.