Helping passionate entrepreneurs and small businesses stand out from the crowd with elegant, authentic branding, graphic design services and printed marketing material. With 15 years of experience in the design industry, I bring a refined, elegant approach to all branding and graphic design projects that I work on. Holding an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design, I specialise in crafting timeless designs that resonate with my clients’ audiences. My Applied Language Studies degree assisted with my work as a…Helping passionate entrepreneurs and small businesses stand out from the crowd with elegant, authentic branding, graphic design services and printed marketing material. With 15 years of experience in the design industry, I bring a refined, elegant approach to all branding and graphic design projects that I work on. Holding an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design, I specialise in crafting timeless designs that resonate with my clients’ audiences. My Applied Language Studies degree assisted with my work as a proofreader for a translation company and this is where I honed my skill for precision and attention to detail. The crossover from languages/the translation industry to the design world may seem strange, but to me they are fairly closely linked - with translation we are helping 2 different communities communicate and with brand identity we are helping a brand communicate with its audience. 2017-present - The Brand Design Boutique (self-employed) 2009-present - Polka Dot Creations (wedding stationery design studio) (self-employed) 2000-2009 - Translation Manager & Proofreader at Network Languages 1999-2000 - Translator Database Manager at SDL Ltd 1997-1999 - German speaking Marketing Assistant EDUCATION 2017 - Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design (Shaw Academy) 1993-1997 - BA (Hons) Applied Language Studies, Thames Valley University, Ealing, London 1991-1993 - A-Levels in French, German and Art (grades A, B, B) and GCSE Spanish (grade A) - Franklin 6th Form College, Grimsby 1986-1991 - GCSEs x 8 (3 x grade A, 5 x grade B)WWWWHelping passionate entrepreneurs and small businesses stand out from the crowd with elegant, authentic branding, graphic design services and printed marketing material. With 15 years of experience in the design industry, I bring a refined, elegant approach to all branding and graphic design projects that I work on. Holding an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design, I specialise in crafting timeless designs that resonate with my clients’ audiences. My Applied Language Studies degree assisted with my work as a proof…