About me

Hello there, it’s nice to meet you! My name is Meg and I am a D&AD New Blood pencil winner. I like to think of myself as an all-round creative, but I have a soft spot for illustration and editorial design. I am passionate about education, and I am a big believer that education is the most powerful tool we can use to change the world. I have worked with children and young adults for five years and have tailored my final year projects to bring my two passions together: design and working with young people. I am now looking for a Junior Designer position that will allow me to use my design skills to make a positive change.

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Projects

• 5

  The Ship That Got StuckSelf-Initiated project. Delivering workshops with children to design and illustrate a book.
• UncoatedSelf-Initiated project to address a social issue in contraception.
• 1

  The Knitting NookBrief set by Molly Makes Magazine for the New Designers Awards 2021. Create an artwork to accompany a feature on the positive impact craft has on mental health that could also work as a stand-alone pull-out art print.

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Work history

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DesignerCreative Briefs
Aug 2016Hull, United KingdomFreelance
• Started as a volunteer, now part of a team of professional designers that work with children who may find the standard curriculum a challenge to answer live design briefs. • Began as a participant but now I often run workshops at the studio to share my knowledge and develop presentation skills.
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Head Designer of Platform MagazineNottingham Trent University
Aug 2019 - Mar 2021Nottingham, United KingdomFreelance
• Worked my way up from the Deputy-Head designer to the Head Designer of Platform Magazine. • During my time at Platform, we have been nominated for Best Magazine Design at the SPA Awards 2020 and was shortlisted for the YCA Graphic Design Award 2020. • Responsible for choosing the fonts, colour scheme and grid for each edition, putting the InDesign document together and sending it to print with the correct bleed settings. • Liaising with the writers, illustrators and photographers on our team to ensure the magazine is sent to print on time.

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Skills

• Educational Design
• Creative Workshops
• Visual Communication
• Team Leadership
• Liasing
• Book Design
• Book Illustration
• Magazine Design
• Magazine Publishing
• Project Management

Education

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BA (Hons) Graphic DesignNottingham Trent University
Aug 2018 - Jun 2021Nottingham, United Kingdom
Specialised in editorial design and illustration. Worked on briefs for Penguin Random House Publishing and Hachette Children’s Group as well as a series of self-initiated projects.

Awards

New Blood AwardD&AD
The project, CollabClub, is a workshop delivered in schools by authors from diverse backgrounds which encourages young people to read for fun, enhances literacy skills and celebrates the uniqueness of each student.