Welcome! I am a 23 year old from Brighton.
My time studying Digital Media at the University of Leeds has ignited my passion for web design, animation, graphic design and motion graphics.
Below are my portfolios from various modules to showcase some of the projects I’ve been engaging with!
Relatable Modules Taken
3rd Year Digital Media Project
Design For Digital Media
Interface Design
Mobile Media
Programming
Motion Graphics
Animation And Interactivity
Video Games: Identities In Play
Intro
Personal Summary
A soon-to-be graduate in BA Digital Media from the University of Leeds, seeking a role in the creative media industry having undertaken numerous projects involving dynamic web design, programming, motion graphics, graphic design, and fundamental social research in the Media field. With 7 years work experience in a variety of establishments, I am a dynamic, enthusiastic and driven worker excited to expand my skills further in the creative industry.
Relevant skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Proficient knowledge in Abode Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, AfterEffects, Animate, InDesign
Computing and Web Design
Proficient knowledge in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, Python
Mircosoft Office 360
Education
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (2019 - 2022)
BA Digital Media
• On track for receiving a 1st class Honours
• Student Ambassador and Student representative for the Digital Media Degree
• Relevant modules: Motion Graphics, Programming for Digital Media, Design for Digital Media, Interface Design, Creative Work in the Cultural Industries, Mobile Media, Videogames: Identities in Play, Digital Media Project
BRIGHTON HOVE AND SUSSEX SIXTH FORM COLLEGE (2015 - 2017)
• A-Levels: A*AB in ICT, Fine Art and English Literature and Language
• Student Ambassador for the ICT A-level
BLATCHINGTON MILL SCHOOL (2010 - 2015)
• GCSE’s: 1 A*, 3 A’s, 3 B’s, 3 C’s
• 1 x A* in Citizenship, 3 A’s in ICT, Fine Art and French
Relevant Work Experience
UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS - Student Representative for Digital Media BA (2021-2022)
• Facilitated a direct link between all students and course leaders, raising concerns and queries for optimal learning
TESCO - Customer Assistant (2018-20219/2021)
• Interacting and serving customers, opening and closing store, taking stock control, working in bakery
SAINSBURY'S - Checkout Supervisor, Customer Assistant and Bakery Assistant (2017-2019)
• Leadership skills and teamwork - managing staff, assisting customer requests, handling large quantities of money
• Time management skills - prioritizing jobs and thinking fast on my feet for a smoothly operated service
HOLY PHOK - Waitress (2017-2018) DRURY TEA AND COFFEE - Barista (2014-2017)
• Developing a rapport with customers and turning tables efficiently in a fast paced environment with a smile
Other Skills
Languages
English, Intermediate French, Beginners Korean and Japanese Voluntary Experience
Teaching English in South Korea (3 months), Indonesia (1 month), Taiwan (1 month)
Portfolio
Final Digital Media Project
*Please note that this Zine and Website are currently under construction, some areas may include filler text as this is still being worked upon. Feel free to check back 10th May 2022 for the polished final product, this is just a taster.*
The Diversify Your Local Website: https://ml18taw.leedsnewmedia.net/diversifyyourlocal/
For my final year Digital Media Project I created "Diversify Your Local".
Diversify Your Local is a local-driven project which aims to enlighten the community of Leeds to the diverse selection of international and ethnic grocers on our doorstep.This enlightenment will come in the form of an digital map, enabling users to view all ethnic and oriental markets through an interactive drop down function to refine search by continent, country and culture. Aside from this mapping feature, Diversify Your Local will also be a physical and digital zine which will provide the community insight to these locations and what they have to offer.
Shopping independently is an investment for the community, keeping money in the area whilst helping to sustain local producers and create local jobs. On top of a global pandemic, local stores are increasingly feeling the strain from the growth of online grocery shopping and racially prejudice algorithms. This project responds to a realisation I had last year that a google search of “local supermarkets” largely prioritised British companies, surprisingly disregarding factors of distance and rating. Diversify your local is an attempt to resist this future of “data colonisation”, reorientating how we view the domination of British corporations all the whilst encouraging a “shop local” society.
Therefore for my Digital Media final year project I wanted to address this issue and produce a digital and physical zine, alongside an interactive website showing a dynamic mapping facility, community news and linked social media. There is also a campaign to encourage shoppers and incorporate a gamification for shopping more diversely.
Programming
http://ml18taw.leedsnewmedia.net/darktourism/
The above link is my developed websites exploring Dark Tourism; in particular the unethical practises of tourism packages in North Korea. I knew that not only did I want to choose a subject which interested me, but something that I could use as a form of activism. I noticed the online information (blogs, Youtube vlogs etc.) regarding the ‘alien’ experiences of North Korea as a destination painted it in a positive, enthralling and exotic experience. 10,000 tourists fuel £30 million annually to this totalitarian regime; funding unhumanitarian practises such as labour camps, propaganda and nuclear arsenal. Therefore through the blogs I wanted to re-establish that the Kim family regime manipulates tourism to solely achieve political purposes.
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Motion Graphics
My motion graphics final project. The brief was only to produce a 3 minute piece. I decided to create a wholesome 3 minute hommage to the first lockdown, displaying my experience alongside many other students. This is my first experience utilizing the software, and I look forward to developing these skills further.
Animation
I thoroughly enjoyed my Animation module, although cut short by Corona Virus, I learned an abundance of essential skills necessary for advanced animation. Some of these included the fundamental cartoon principles, storyboarding, keyframes and tweens, loops and walking cycles, character design and rotoscoping. The above example was a task to design, storyboard and produce a 15 second on-line banner for a chosen company; STA Travel within Adobe Animate.
Design For Digital Media
Above are examples of my portfolio for Design for Digital media. These include a marketing product reinvention for Absolut Vodka, a logo recreation for Las iguanas and TV idents for a new series.
Artwork
Into the deep (Acrylic on canvas)
I am currently in the process of photographing my artwork for display. Stay tuned for more!
