ALICE GARRARD ali_g798@hotmail.com 07895466371 Instagram; avg.illustrations alicevgarrard.wordpress.com PROFILE Undergraduate of BAHons Illustration, studying at Leeds Arts University, I am currently in my third year of the course. I am looking to further my knowledge in pattern design and application of prints. I currently have a split practice of using different mediums, but I have always much preferred a hand rendered design, nonetheless my skills within illustration have now stretched across digital conversion and even animations, giving me a wide set of skills to work with. WORK EXPERIENCE PA RT-T I M E JOB , RE D LIO N IN N , S OMERS ET - 2011-2015
• Front of house, customer service and till operating. • Training and managing other colleagues, housekeeping and cleaning • Set up of organising, running and design of 2 pop-up restaurants as festivals sourcing decorative props, styling interiors and designing the menu board with my skills in typography. W O R K EX P E RI E N CE , TI D ES H OM E & GAR DE N , BR E N TW O O D — J ULY - AUGUST 2016
• Cleaned in store and organised office filing. • set design for floor store and window displays and fabric displays. • Spending time with the in house interior designer, I was given authority to give advice to customers, where I had knowledge of stockists books and understanding clients styles and tastes. • Customer and clientele service of calling for orders and learning general business management of costs and deliveries where I would communicate with reviewing stockists. • Assisted in there social media coverage; Instagram; posting photos, replying to customers and creating appealing set designs. W O R K EX P E RI E N CE , I N T H E W HI TE RO O M, T UN BR ID GE W EL L S - J ULY - AUGUST 2017
• researching and gathering inspiration for interior photoshoots, design and layouts of shoots, identifying trends and appropriate props. • Writing blog posts for there design blog, where I was able to focus on the application of illustrated pattern design onto interiors. • Finally using my skills within adobe Photoshop and After Effects, where I created multiple animations of a logo design for one of there clients.
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• I was assigned to admin, reading and identifying relevant consumer culture articles to send to the office. • I designed final evaluations for clients on idea production and development as well as adding data to spreadsheets. • Mounting social media coverage and tallying up the marketing adverts and exposure. I was able to sit in creative meetings where I was able to give opinions and ideas. • Designed mailers to promote relevant and potential events for product marketing, such as for Malibu rum at Nottinghill Carnival, all assembled within Photoshop. EDUCATION KI N GS BR U TO N S C H O O L , G C S E S; E N GL I SH L I T E RATUR E, E NG L I SH L ANG UAG E, MAT H EM AT IC S , AD D I TI O NAL S CI E N CE S, HI STO RY, S PA NI SH , FR EN CH AN D ART ST R O D E CO LL E G E, A-L E VE L S; SPAN I SH ( 1Y R) , ART, BUSI NE SS STUDI E S, E NG L I S H L AN GUAGE 2012- 2 0 1 4 OXF OR D BR O O K E S , A RT & D E SI GN F O U N DATI O N 2014-2015 L EE D S ART S U NI V E R SI TY , BA I L LU ST RAT I O N 2015-PRE SENT
SKILLS & AC HI EVEMENTS M I C R O S OF T S O F T WA RE S; WO RD, PO WE RPO I NT, E DE XCE L A DO B E S OF T WAR E S ; P H OTO S H OP, I L LUST RATO R, I N DE SI GN , A FTE R E FF ECTS CO M M E NDAT I O N 2 0 1 7 YCN ST U DE N T AWA RD FO R G RE EN AL L’ S G I N CO L LA B OR AT I ON I N CO MME ND E D L I VE BRI E F F U L L C L E AN D RIV IN G LI CE N CE S P EE C H AN D DRA MA, L AM DA GR AD E S, 2, 3 & 4
INTERE STS I have always been stimulated by various forms of art, what inspires me the most is physical applications of design around me, thus specifically including interior design and street art. I have a real passion for music and gain a lot of my influences from going to festivals where I gain new experiences and perspectives of creativity. Finally I am constantly absorbing my natural surroundings, enhancing my approach and incentive to art with motives of nature, culture and cities. REFER EES PAT R I C K H O LL E Y, CO U R S E LE ADE R : PAT RI CK .H OL LE Y @ L EE DS- A RT. AC. U K J OAN NE B R I STOW, O WN E R, TI D E S H O M E AN D G AR DE N : I NF O @ T I D E SHO M E AN DGARD EN . CO. UK