About me

I am a freelance graphic designer and art director, offering an intuitive yet research-led approach to creative projects. I work with publications and brands across both print and digital mediums, crafting thoughtful and considered outcomes with a sense of visual harmony. Clients and projects include Softer Volumes, Northletters Magazine, and Oak – The Nordic Journal.

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Projects

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  Northletters MagazineLayout design, creative direction, and copy editing for Northletters NL3.
• NorridgeIdentity design | Book design | Creative direction | Photography | Copy writing | Content creation | Social media management | Marketing The Norridge cookbook is the culmination of a business I co-founded during my time at university. Norridge began as a pop-up restaurant inspired by a shared love of porridge and our home city, Norwich. From there it developed into a lifestyle brand and expanded into wellbeing events, event catering, and design and photography services for other small business
• Wabi-SabiBook design | Typesetting | Book-binding | Print-making Design concept for Leonard Koren’s 'Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers'. Inspired by the nature of wabi-sabi, the book is designed to wear and develop signs of use over time. Each page is screen-printed on a different paper stock, then bound by hand and wrapped in a hand-cut natural cotton cover, which is closed with a fine linen thread. All text credited to Leonard Koren.
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  Rekindle magazineMagazine design | Identity design | Art direction | Photography | Writing A collaborative project exploring how we can use art, craft, nature, and lifestyle choices to slow down and reconnect with ourselves, our environment, and our communities.
• Oak ⁠– The Nordic Journal Volume 08Magazine design | Image curation Page layout design and image curation for Oak – The Nordic Journal Volume 08, including a booklet insert for Southern Sweden Creatives’ 'What’s Your DNA?' exhibition.
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  Curated CopenhagenPhotographs taken for Oak Publishing's 'Curated Copenhagen'; a guide to Denmark's capital city and its female entrepreneurs.

Projects credited in

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  Rekindle Magazine
• StilleAn independent publication focussed around slower and more intentional living.

Work history

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Creative Assistant & Content CoordinatorSofter Volumes
Mar 2021Norwich, United KingdomFreelance
Assisting in content curation for web and social media, including social media content design, content research, photo editing, copy writing, and uploading and formatting content on Wordpress.
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Co-founder/Head of DesignStudio Orna
Jan 2021Norwich, United KingdomFull Time
Co-founder and Head of Design at Studio Orna, an independent, multidisciplinary creative studio offering services in photo, video, creative direction, and design.

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Skills

• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Abobe Illustrator
• Typesetting
• Layout Design
• Magazine Layout
• Book Layout
• Content Curation
• Photography
• Print Design

Education

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BA (Hons) Design for PublishingNorwich University of the arts
Sep 2016 - Jul 2019Norwich, United Kingdom
Studied graphic design with a focus on publishing-specific skills such as grid systems, page layout, typography and typesetting, material research, content curation, printing methods, physical format, and digital publishing.

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Vice Chancellor’s CommendationNorwich University of the arts
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Richardson Brown Travel PrizeNorwich University of the arts
Awarded a travel bursary to support completing an internship at Oak – The Nordic Journal in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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