Graphic designer, artist and knitter
With a penchant for craft beer, giant tartan scarves and funky socks
Lovely graphic design by a print-obsessed paper fan.
As a kid I tried my hand at quite a few potential professions: comic artist, interior designer, jewelery designer, glass painter, fashion designer and newspaperwoman. Oh and briefly an architect, but then I found out you had to study for seven years.
It wasn’t until I was in my mid-twenties that I realised that all those things had one thing in common:
Creativity.
Love of making stuff + love of computers = graphic designer
I’ve always loved making things and getting my hands messy. At the same time I’ve always been into computer games, and was a huge fan of the internet when it got installed in my house when I was 13 (like most millennials the dial-up noise makes me really nostalgic).
My final year uni project was called Best of Both Worlds: The Amalgamation of Handmade and Digital Design. Apart from the fact I felt super-smart for using the word ‘amalgamation’, that project summed up everything I was passionate about.
I even started a knitting group as “research”.
My first website, or Handmade Homepage – the culmination of my final year uni project
Quick-fire Facts
I’m a morning person
I prefer autumn and winter to summer
I love bopping to 80s and 90s tunes
I’m a knitter and a crocheter
I love to play video games
I make awesome brownies
It all started with being in the right place at the right time, sharing the same last name and a polar bear hat. For the first eight years of my professional life I worked at The Print Box, a small but kick-ass print and design studio in Finnieston, Glasgow.
I absolutely loved my time there, and I learned a tonne about paper, people and life in general. But in the back of my mind I always had the urge to run my own operation.
And so in 2018 I took off on my own.
My career started with a polar bear hat
Me leaping into self-employment in 2018
Much like a superhero, I want to use my design skills for good
I’ve thought of myself as an activist, but I often find myself frustrated by the way the world works. I believe things that are important are at risk: the environment, arts and culture, libraries and books, to name a few. And there’s always that quite voice in the back of my mind nudging me to do something to help.
I’ve never been interested in designing for big corporate brands. What really excites me is working with good people doing good things.
