My background bounces in-between art and design, having chance to study and experiment with a variety of directions. To me, that where I find joy being immersed in creativity and having a loaded tool belt – challenging myself and my craft.

It was during my Foundation in Art & Design I found my home in visual communication, where I achieved a Distinction combing my new found graphic skills with my love for art. It was from here I went on to study a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design specialising in Typography & Editorial Design at Northumbria University, where I awarded with first class degree classification and the Head Of School Prize for Best in Subject. It was during this time I developed my love for the craft of letterpress and book binding, enjoying the tactility/physicality. I was then accepted onto the MA Communication Design program at Northumbria University, where I was awarded with the Vice-Chancellor Scholarship. I wanted to take this opportunity to expanded the work I produced utilising the skills learnt previously.

I like to consider myself as a flexible designer – able to work across different mediums and produce different outcomes to best suit a brief (particularly enjoy UI/UX, branding, typography and editorial design). I was however lucky enough to be head scouted by gliff.ai following a degree project collaboration where I now work full-time as a UI/UX designer. Currently enjoying apply my skills to real-life challenges, developing my professional practice and skills. I’ve particularly found my typography & editorial studies lent themselves really well to this current practice of mine.

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