Based in my stomping ground of Sydney's Western Suburbs, I am a junior designer with the skills to bring innovative websites to life and create engaging print media that makes you stand and stare! My passion for design began in high school with the Fundamentals of Design TAFE course and has increased exponentially through completing my Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design and two General Assembly courses that sparked an interest in website design and development.
I have worked with people from all walks of life to create all types of projects like: logos, responsive websites, brochures, business cards, posters, stationery, flyers, catalogues, menus and even more. I’ve also been lucky enough to run my own freelance business for three years now working with some great clients as well as working in some great studios, learning different skills and traits that have influenced how I look at design today.
EDUCATION
2007 - 2012 La Salle Catholic College
2012 Higher School Certificate
2012 TAFE | Certificate III Design Fundamentals (TVET Course)
2013 - 2015 TAFE | Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design
Apr 2016 General Assembly | Coding a Custom Wordpress Theme
Apr 2016 General Assembly | Coding a Web-page Using CSS
EXPERIENCE
Boomart | Freelance Graphic Designer
Electronic Development | Head Designer
One Print Solutions | Junior Graphic Designer
Philboss Design | Freelance Graphic Designer
Matthew Karam Designs | Graphic Designer
Customworx Signs and Stickers | Graphic Designer
The Brief
The Lip Lab was an up and coming business that has exploded in the last 12 months, taking the idea of a perfect lipstick and brings it to life. This business was after a sophisticated logo and website to match their idea of custom blended lipstick.
The Job
The project was challenging as we had to bring together 2 very different ideas, fun in the idea of “choose - mix - apply” but also had to have a high end feel to it. The logo is simple and modern with the website following suit with it's class.
The Features
Sophisticated Logo
Mobile Ready Website
Modern Typography
The Brief
Cashed Apparel is a small business that asked for a showcase website with a fresh and modern looking website, while reaching people across all digital platforms.
The Job
The aim was to create a stand out website that would be user friendly and be a stage for the world to see the work Cashed Apparel does. I used colours that caught they eye and helped make certain areas stand out, as well as large bold images that screamed style.
The Features
Responsive Website
Ajax Web Form Integration
Vertical and Horizontal Slider
The Brief
This logo was for a young photographer from NSW central coast that came looking for an amazing brand that screamed out like her passion for the perfect photo did. It not only had to represent her craft, but the type of person she was.
The Job
Click! Just like a photo the idea came to me almost instantly, a great way to higlight an amazing typeface and also create a symbol that can be used in the future as an icon on a website or even in any print media. The colour mostly depicts the clients love for landscape photography.
The Features
Variable Logo
Eye Catching Colours
Untraditional Typface
The Brief
Create Dance Studio is a dance studio from North Sydney that specialises in teaching ballet and were very particular about their brand, as they wanted it to appeal to both a younger and older crowd while still having the same grace ballet does.
The Job
The brand came together with the vision of ballet, a strong, tall standing font that looks great and easily flows with the colour helping appeal to the younger crowd. The silhouette helps define what Create is about, in addition to creating a feature symbol that can be used in merchandise.
The Features
Feature Symbol
Clean Design
Simple Colour Scheme
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