Laura Jones | Designer & Illustrator
Personal Details
Name: Laura Anne Jones BA (hons)
Address: 33 Elmwood Avenue
Preesall
Poulton le Fylde
Lancashire
Telephone: 01253 812297
07745 537299
Email:
[email protected]Current Employer: Very Vermilion Ltd
Position: Director / Graphic Designer
Recent Projects
• Newsletters, brochures, leaflets, exhibition stands, branding, corporate stationery
and illustration
• Design of marketing materials for Ascentis National Awarding Body
• Product & packaging design and illustration for Nitecrest
• Design of marketing materials for The Christie Hospital
• Design of Logos and illustrations for The Geographical Association
• Design of posters and marketing material for The Salvation Army
• Various logo designs
• Design of corporate and charity Christmas cards
Skills & Abilities
• Experience of working with a diverse range of clients and the varying budgets and
timescales that this involves
• Excellent time management and organisational skills and ability to work to tight deadlines
• Highly skilled in the use of several design programmes including Adobe InDesign, Quark
Xpress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint and able
to use Dreamweaver,
• 10 years of professional Macintosh based design experience
• Skilled in a variety of finishing techniques including folding, trimming, booklet making and
laminating
Project Management
• Initial consultation with client
• Liaison with client at all stages of the project
• Production of designs and proofs
• Final production: digital or press printed / liaising with printers
• Costing and invoicing
• Advising client on the best choice of paper / finish to achieve the highest quality end
product
• Contact with the client at all stages of the design / print process
Artistic Ability, Flair and Design Skills
• BA (hons) Degree in Scientific & Natural History Illustration
• Ifeel that being able to produce designs and artwork by traditional and contemporary
methods is a great benefit in computer based graphic design
• I have been involved in a range of projects, some have called for traditional artwork,
paintings and illustrations, whilst others have required me to create contemporary, purely
computer based design
• Clients look to me for design inspiration, each looking for something different that will
make their product stand out. The challenge of constantly creating and experimenting with
new ideas keeps my designs fresh
• Some of my work involves design for clients for which it is important to adhere to
corporate guidelines. I am fully aware of the importance of ensuring logos, fonts and
pantone colours are all correctly placed and to the correct specifications.
