About me

Hello! I’ve been working as a freelance creative in some capacity since I was 16 years old, however I made the decision to focus solely on this work at the end of 2019. I’ve done work for clients including Coca Cola, HSBC, and CBRE, as well as more grounded work for local businesses, start ups, and makers. While I find the high profile work exciting, I enjoy the human element of working directly for people with visible results. Whoever the client, I like to try and keep a community centric approach to my design and illustration work and focus on working sustainably wherever possible. I have a keen interest in all things art and design, I love visiting exhibitions and installations, browsing blogs and social media pages, and getting involved with community events. I enjoy staying up to date with the current landscape and the socio political impacts of this. Check out my work at; tomirusselldraws.uk

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Projects

• Brand Identity - work anywhereAn innovative new app aiming to bring together coffee shops, bars, libraries, and man y other communal spaces into one central hub to create safe, inclusive work spaces benefitting everyone involved.
• Brand Identity - Wroxham Gin Co.Unfortunately this project never came to fruition due to unfortunate unforeseen circumstances on the client's side. The process however was still a fantastic experience and together with the client we created a really strong brand identity.
• Brand Identity - Shropshire Ethnic Minority AllianceTogether with SEMA, we created a brand that sat comfortably in two very different worlds. On the one hand the brand had to read well when contacting official bodies such as local councils, whilst on the other, we wanted to maintain a community focused, for the people approach.
• Brand Identity - CROPCROP is a new fresh independent brewery started by experienced brewer Donncha Burke. Over the past 12 months I have had the pleasure of creating and developing a growing brand identity and strategy with Donncha.
• Beer Badges April/May - CROPA collection of the badges I've made for CROP over the past couple of months, as they have temporarily transitioned to begging over canning.
• Drive Thru Andy - CROPThe second beer brewed by CROP, and this first to be kegged, so the first time creating a keg badge for the beer.

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Work history

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Graphic Designer & IllustratorTomi Russell Draws
Jan 2020Brighton, United KingdomFreelance
Working as a freelance designer and illustrator has been a fantastic experience. I've had to become well versed in time management, project management, client relations and quality assurance.
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General ManagerHouse of Grain
Nov 2017 - Jan 2020Shrewsbury, United KingdomFull Time
Running a busy bar and kitchen was a challenging experience in team management, product knowledge, and forward facing customer interaction.

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Skills

• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Branding
• Packaging Design
• Storyboarding
• Sequential Art
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Brand Storytelling
• Project Management
• Team Management

Education

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MA Sequential Design IllustrationUniversity of Brighton
Aug 2020 - Aug 2021Brighton, United Kingdom
BA IllustrationUniversity of Portsmouth
Aug 2012 - May 2015Portsmouth, United Kingdom