About me

I'm Val Miranda, a designer based in Edinburgh, UK. I’m curious and love to learn new things. I enjoy helping people achieve their vision through process-driven design and content creation. Having lived, worked and travelled through dozens of countries, I’m always driven by my desire to discover new cultures and acquire new skills. With a background in process design and customer service, I understand how businesses operate. I have led workshops, training sessions, and product and policy reviews, working with everyone from clients to the board of directors. I now want to combine my experience and creative skills to help translate briefs into engaging designs that communicate important ideas and values.

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Projects

• 4

  Odd One OutA catchy and playful brand identity for a custom toy shop start-up that provides bespoke products clients can enjoy and trust. The business is based in Portland, Oregon and the brand was designed for its ingenious and curious residents, capturing the essence of what makes this city unique.
• Old WaysChallenged with creating a brand identity for a premium jam for mediums based in the UK. The brand and packaging created combine the mystery and tradition involved in jam production and mediumship, which are usually passed down among family members for generations.
• Melting PotWas tasked with designing an app for pottery enthusiasts. The goal was to create a virtual community that would encourage all pottery lovers to experience and value ceramics in their daily lives. Features like the ability to share knowledge through forums and tutorials were critical to a successful app.
• Phoenix SpaceA multi-platform campaign for a not-for-profit organisation that teaches space-themed STEM courses to displaced youth. The opportunity was to create an appeal for C-Suite executives and entrepreneurs in STEM-related industries to sponsor a 5-Day Balloon Camp by presenting results from past events at the next TED conference.
• Rumours - Cover Album Re-designRe-imagined the cover of the acclaimed album Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. Unlike the original cover, the objective here is to depict the clash of feelings and personal struggles faced by the band members while recording the album, as if talking to each other through the lyrics of each song.
• PolyphonicUX and UI design for a microsite aimed at stakeholders of a music streaming app called Polyphonic. Tasked with creating a microsite aimed at stakeholders of a music streaming app called Polyphonic. It was designed as a one-page responsive website that could be easily browsed by its users while still showing the brand’s grungy, ultra-modern look and feel.

Work history

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Digital Branding and Creative LeadPhoenix Space
Jul 2021Edinburgh, United KingdomPart Time
- Branding and digital marketing materials - Presentation Design - UX/UI Design
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Graphic & Digital DesignerVal Miranda
Jun 2021Edinburgh, United KingdomPart Time

Skills

• Graphic Design
• Digital Design
• Copywiting
• Digital Photography
• UX Design
• UI Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Analytical Minded
• Html CSS
• Branding

Education

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Web DeveloperOpenclassrooms
Jul 2021United Kingdom
- Semantic HTML - CSS, including Sass and Animations - Git & GitHub, including GitPages - Command-Line & IDE
Graphic DesignShillington
Aug 2021 - Jun 2022London, United Kingdom
- UX/UI Design - Design Thinking - Editorial Design - Branding - Packaging

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