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With over 20 years of delivering often complex design and branding solutions, my strengths are in working with clients to achieve their goals through understanding, strengthening and simplifying their user experience, visual communication and the application of design thinking.Core skills:— Design Team leadership, planning and development— Branding, User Experience (UX) and Graphic Design— Planning and delivering Design Workshops— Delivering end-to-end design, UI and brand solutions— Complementary Design Disciplines (Environmental, Interior, Architectural)— Comprehensive understanding of current design software, including FigmaStrong track record of managing and developing a project from concept to delivery, including planning design resource, leading UX and UI design, and working closely with key stakeholders. A project could be a full product launch — including the delivery of final design systems — through to a micro marketing campaign.I am cross discipline, confident designing for both digital and traditional platforms. I have a robust understanding of and ability to actuate complementary disciplines such as environmental design and social media. I am also adept at working with third parties, such as animators and videographers, to deliver an integrated multimedia solution.I endeavour to understand the needs of the client, their goals and their customers, and how design can contribute fully to the delivery of those. I will interrogate a brief before embarking on a solution and ensure all voices are heard, that the user journey in understood, and all stakeholders are successfully brought on board for the duration of the project.My design work is informed by rigorous user testing and data validation. Ensuring the output of my work is accessible to all is also central to my practice; I work with my clients to find opportunities to, not just pass accreditation, but make real difference to their customers with additional needs.I have extensive experience of facilitating design workshops, from week-long design sprints to shorter, sharper workshops. I am a huge believer in pulling together experts from different disciplines in order to really get under the skin of a problem or idea.I value long term relationships with my clients. This gives me the invaluable opportunity to develop a project past the starting point, and hone and develop through the following seasons. It results in a stronger product, reinforced by collaboration.Outside of work, I enjoy travel, the great outdoors, food and drink and the company of friends and family.

Listed skills include Art Direction, Graphic Design, Creative Direction, Web Design, and 16 others.

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  University Of The West Of England

  Graphic Design