About me

Hi I'm Yaz, I’m a highly motivated, enthusiastic and organised individual. I have great communication skills, from being able to convey ideas clearly through presentation to discussing or relaying information to others. I’m very focused when it comes to getting any job done in both group or solo tasks. Recently graduating from the Arts University Bournemouth with a degree in Visual Communication has given me the ability to follow design briefs and apply creative thinking to all tasks. I am confident in the Adobe Creative Cloud programs, setting type and bookbinding. I am looking to pursue a career in the creative industry ranging from publishing to graphic design, copywriting or social media. Feel free to message me for project ideas or a chat!

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Projects

• 3

  Create an identA one week project to create a short animated ident for a given organisation to show there's more behind it than what the public perceive.
• 5

  One in TenA series of 3 animations exploring the lack of female creative directors in the design industry, the implications of minimal representation and how to combat the issues addressed with the series.
• Process BooksA collection of books created during the development of a variety of projects to log research and any changes to visuals.
• It's the Media Wot Spun itThis book is a collation of articles, polls and essays investigating news media political bias. Around General Election time newspapers pick their political alliances and this project explores the negative effect this has on liberal democracy.
• Subject to ChangeThis editorial piece is a response to the government’s State Pension Age changes, outlining the specific group of women harshly affected by the wait for access to their pensions.
• The Paradox of Metaphor and MeaningA designed dissertation in an editorial format discussing metaphor as a basis for understanding in rhetoric, not just as a poetic device, using television advertising as a case study to apply the linguistic and conceptual theories discussed.

Projects credited in

• The Tickled CowCHS, a design agency, gave us an assignment to create the brand identity for The Tickled Cow, a fictitious Bar & Grill to be opened in an urban setting. The brief specified that we take a cue from the name and create a identity that had rustic overtones. We were asked to design a brand identity, menus, door drops, adshell poster and a correx To do this we first created a brand blue print, detailing its brand personality, its value proposition, the target audience and the role the brand would p
• SyncA branded organisation that provides people in education with free period products called the ‘Sync Scheme’. The ‘Sync’ organisation sell their own branded products in pharmacies, stores and online to fund the availability of, the free products. This project was designed as a group in response to the D&AD 2019 ‘The Case for Her’ brief, we designed the packaging for the products, website and app to support the organisation.
• BusabilityA group project designing an app for the hard of hearing and partially insighted. The purpose of the app was to help assist people around Bournemouth using the Yellow Buses transport system. Features include vibration senses to mimic when Buses are nearby as well as outloud instructions to help with directions. Additional features also help assist those who need assitance with colour balance. All can be altered in the settings page to adjust to each individuals needs.

Work history

Customer ServiceSainsbury's
Jul 2014Boscombe, Bournemouth, UKFull Time

Skills

• Adobe Indesign
• Research
• Abobe Illustrator
• Team Collaboration
• Writing
• Book Design

Education

Visual Communication BA (hons)Arts University Bournemouth
Sep 2016 - Jun 2019Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignArts University Bournemouth
Sep 2015 - May 2016Bournemouth, United Kingdom