About me

A recent 1st class Printed Textile Design student from Plymouth College of Art. Aspiring to work within the creative industry. Since discovering print design as a medium for using my illustrations to create patterns, I have been devoted to exploring it further. I have developed a love for mixing and playing with colour inspired by trends and everything around me. I am excited by both fashion and Interior design and the ever changing approach they require. With an illustrative and quirky style, I design with inspiration from the beauty of nature and the people around me. My work always stems from original hand drawing and painting which are processes I am drawn to the most.

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• Hi everyone! During lockdown I have created a website and started selling my prints/ offering a logo service!!
• Can anyone help me with suppliers to digitally print my designs onto fabric- I cant seem to find anywhere were I can do this affordably.

Projects

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  Logo ServiceI have recently added a logo service to my website www.lucyellisdesigns.com These were some initial designs I created for the brand Honeymoon Boutiques before we refined one for her.
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  Graduate collection- 'Fruits of the City'A vibrant and playful collection of hand drawn and screen printed interior fabrics inspired by fruit and architecture. The designs combine detailed illustrations with abstract shapes and are imagined in high-end, quirky settings such as cafes, restaurants and cocktail bars. Photographs are ones I took while working on this project and the final collection at the Plymouth College of Art 2019 degree show. I have also included some sketchbook images and pages from my project look book. (photograp
• Collaboration with Fashion Designer Jennifer MoorbyOne of my prints pictured within Jen's graduate collection Working Girls. Shown at Graduate Fashion Week 2019.
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  Creating and selling T-Shirts: PhotoshootI produced T-Shirts in 5 different designs and sold them to make money while at uni. Images show the designs on those who bought them and a photoshoot of them for social media.
• Live university project with JoulesDuring this collaboration I chose to design a range of surface pattern prints for stationary and notebooks. This project had to be inspired the British seaside and so I decided to base each design on a different seaside activity. Sea shell collecting etc. The prints were designed to be fun and engaging for children and young families.
• Collaboration with HUDDLE.I designed the branding for Saskia Marsh's project HUDDLE., a website designed to bring the over 65s together.

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Work history

New Designers ExhibiterNEW DESIGNERS
Jun 201952 Upper St, London N1 0QH, UKFreelance
New Designers Exhibiter 2019- Graduate collection Fruits of the City with Plymouth College of Art.
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Freelance Print DesignerBonny Print Studio
Jun 2019Chichester, United KingdomFreelance
I create print designs for Bonny Print Studio remotely from my home in Chichester. They are then sold to fashion brands with a conscious approach in Australia, New Zealand and America.

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Skills

• Screen Printing
• Illustration
• Photoshop
• Floral Illustration
• Womenswear Design
• Childrenswear
• Repeat Pattern
• Interior Textiles
• Colour Palette
• Styling

Education

1st Class HonoursPlymouth College of Art
Oct 2016 - Oct 2019Plymouth, United Kingdom
I studied Printed Textile Design and Surface Pattern at Plymouth College of Art. It was an incredible experience which has taught me many skills including digital design and traditional screen printing processes.
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Art Foundation DiplomaSouth Downs College
Sep 2015 - Jun 2016Waterlooville, United Kingdom
This year long course taught me everything I needed to know about the arts, helped me to discover what I am best suited to and prepared me for university. I finished with a Merit.

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