I’m a hardworking and passionate graduate designer from Stockport. I studied Graphic Design at Sheffield Hallam University after spending a year in industry working as a Junior Designer at Dawn Creative where I learnt an awful lot about the professional design practice and the role of a designer.
The past few years, both in education, on placement and working freelance have allowed me to further develop my skills in brand, identity, publications, exhibitions and various other aspects of design.
Projects
- Modern Living ManifestoI was a part of Modern Living Manifesto, where I helped to create and curate a weekend exhibition alongside other students at SIA for the Sheffield Modern festival in November 2019. The festival was a celebration of social housing in Sheffield. We created the branding for the exhibition as well as our own pieces to put in the space. The branding consisted of logo, identity, programmes, social media, signage and advertising. We used a bright red as the main colour for the identity to reflect the
- 14 Hole GolfThis project evolved from my love for golf into researching how and why the number of golfers in Europe have been declining and how golf can get rid of its perception in order to attract a younger generation of golfers. I surveyed a large collection of golfers who a majority agreed that golf was taking too much time out of their day. I asked if they would prefer to play 9 holes or shorter forms of the game instead but most would’ve preferred an in between, of which there isn’t. So I invented 14
- Attic F.C. and the Home PremiershipAttic F.C. and the Home Premiership is a self initiated and ongoing project based upon my love of football and sleeping in attics throughout my life. Attic F.C. is a conceptual football club based on different rooms within buildings. This project allows me to develop my use of type, copy writing and photography. The project is on going as I create new match posters, photos and merchandise for the team. The lockdown of 2020 has added a whole new meaning to this project. With football being post
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Projects credited in
- Sheffield Hallam University, BA (Hons) Graphic DesignThis course teaches the principles of Graphic Design and experiments with materials, processes and technology to develop professional, practical skills in this continually expanding field. Students are encouraged to: Experiment with a variety of techniques and materials, both traditional and future-facing. Develop the confidence to deal with new technologies and propose innovative, creative solutions. Work with practicing designers who bring their experience and networks to the course. Develop30
- Modern Living ManifestoAn exhibition as part of Sheffield Modern Architecture Weekender, in collaboration with Our Favourite Places. Graphic Designers and Illustrators from Sheffield Institute of Arts worked together to explore the past, present and future of social housing. My piece aimed to display the good work that Sheffield is doing in regards to social housing, and to develop an understanding of the journey the City has been on through the decades. From the utopian visions of Park Hill in the 1960’s, to the
Work history
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Social Media OfficerFOOTY.COM
- Manchester, United KingdomFull Time
I shared and created content for the Instagram account of FOOTY.COM. I learnt a lot about social media, analytics and marketing whilst working with the company. I helped to increase followers and interactions with the account in order to increase traffic onto the companies website.
Design InternDawn Creative
- Stockport, United KingdomFull Time
Assisting with different projects and clients and helping to keep projects running smoothly whilst also assisting with idea generation for future projects for internal and external work.
Skills
- Identity Design
- Branding Design
- Exhibition Branding
- Publication Design