I am currently a part time student in my final year (due to finish in August 2020) at the University of Hertfordshire studying BA (Hons) Graphic Design. Having four years of experience within print and digital design, my degree along with freelance opportunities have prepped me to start my career as a graphic designer.
My specialities are logo & brand identity, illustration, typography, product design and video animation & editing. Using programmes such as Adobe's Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Procreate and Final Cut Pro, I am always striving to produce high quality products.
With a positive and open mindset, I am always striving to achieve the best and enjoy using my creative and artistic skills to solve problems and make innovative designs which are unique. This has led me to work on freelance projects with clients such as Nabyl Charania (CEO of Rokk3r), The Blues Project, You Think You Know Podcast and Vex and the City Podcast. These projects have given me the experience to show professionalism ensuring to meet the clients expectations.
You may visit my portfolio at www.laurenfernandes.co.uk to see examples of my work.
Besides loving all things creative, I have a serious travel bug and so far, have travelled to 23 countries with the hope of discovering many more. During my travels in New Zealand, I skydived at 15’000ft which has got to be one of the most amazing experiences I’ve been fortunate to have done.
I love pasta and would have to say I’m definitely that person in the restaurant who won’t tell the waiter to stop grating the parmesan until my pasta is completely covered. I also have a YouTube channel which is dedicated to captured memories with the hopes of being able to watch them back and reminisce in years to come.
Projects
- Young Black PsychI’m so excited to finally share what I’ve been working on for Young Black Psych Ltd. Introducing the A-Z Coping Strategy cards for young BME minds. 26 cards providing a variety of coping methods and positive affirmations with fun illustrations. Print production is underway and the subscription launch is officially up. Any support you can give would be highly appreciated. So head over to www.youngblackpsych.com to subscribe and get notified on when the cards are ready for purchase! Go and f
- Book Cover DesignCompetition Brief | 2019 As part of my University work, I had to choose a competition brief to fulfil and chose the competition brief set by PENGUIN books. The purpose of the brief is to redesign the children’s cover for the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio to bring the original and unforgettable story to new readers. The main aims for this brief were: 1. To create an innovative and exciting design that will not only attract the target audience who are children aged between 8 - 12 but also parent
Work history
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StudentUniversity of Hertfordshire
London, United KingdomPart Time
Developing new skills and applying them to different areas of design such as branding, layout, product and exhibition.
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InternRokk3r Labs
- Miami, United StatesInternship
Designed a logo and brand identity for the CEO of Rokk3r, Nabyl Charania.
Handled social media platforms for the company as well as photography for events.
Assigned office manager duties which consisted of helping with payroll, helping co-workers with enquiries and maintaining the office.
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Skills
- Abobe Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Final Cut Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Wix
- Squarespace
- Illustration
Education
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(BA hons) Graphic DesignIDI-Study | University of Hertfordshire
- London, United Kingdom
First Class