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Textile/Graphic Designer

Genevieve Creigh

Amsterdam, Netherlands
genevievecreigh.com
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    I have experience with Menswear, Womenswear and Childrenswear. As well as this I have designed prints, embroidery and woven fabrics for Costume Design, Furnishings and Accessories. I am highly creative, hardworking and innovative with over 15 years of experience in the Design Industry.

  • Education
    • Short course Photoshop for Fashion
      Akademie Vogue
      2016 - 2016
      An 8 week course teaching photoshop skills to Textile Designers
    • B.A Textile Design
      Loughborough College of Art & Design
      1996 - 1998
      I completed a 3 year degree course in Textile design (Print) within 2 years due to already having a Higher National Diploma in Design. The course focused on drawing and Illustration skills, designing for the Interior and fashion Market, dyeing and printing methods (theory and practice). Art History, screenprinting and working with repeat patterns.
    • Higher National Diploma Multi-Optional Design
      Mid-Cheshire College
      1994 - 1996
      A multi-disciplinary design course allowing students to try various modules such as Textile design, Photography, Ceramics and Graphic Design. The 2nd year allowed you to specialise and I chose Textiles.
  • Experience
    • Freelance apparel/graphic designer
      Genevieve Creigh Textile Design
      Amsterdam, Netherlands
      Apr 2012 - Present (10 years 10 months)
      • Freelance apparel/graphic designer for various clients
      • Designed scarves for the Spring/Summer 2015 and Autumn/Winter 2016 collections for MomentbyMoment
      • Textile Designer for Wild Poppies for Sky the Musical at the Theater Amsterdam
      • Designed and hand painted a lamp for Cookie Bros to be displayed at the Fuorisalone Milano
    • Owner of Genevieve Creigh Textile Designs Etsy Store
      From I also create and sell repeat patterns on Patternbank, the online surface pattern marketplace Recent Freelance Design work
    • Freelance Interior Stylist
      Optibid
      London, United Kingdom
      Nov 2017 - Mar 2018 (4 months)
      • Refurbished the interior of a marketing office in London
      • Redecorated 5 rooms
      • Together with the Head of Marketing, transformed a plain office interior into a stylish, modern and contemporary space
      • Created all the artworks myself and incorporated my own textiles into the decor
    • Studio Executive
      Alban House Print Services
      London, United Kingdom
      Aug 2016 - Nov 2016 (3 months)
      (remote work) * Quality checked advert copy for a Healthcare publishing company * Checked the original copy using Adobe PDF writer for print quality * Liased with the magazines' editors to ensure the copy arrived on time * Ensured the adverts were placed in the correctly allocated flat-plan of the magazine * Ensured monthly deadlines were met to ensure copy would be included
    • Personal Assistant (Remote)
      Conduit Finance
      United Kingdom
      Mar 2013 - Sep 2014 (1 year 6 months)
      • Provided administrative support, scheduled meetings and planned travel itineraries
      • Designed and formatted templates and marketing material
      • Transcripted daily voicemails and messages
      • Researched new business and maintained databases
      • Assisted with marketing campaigns
      • Carried out all duties using Outlook, Dropbox, Google Drive, Skype and Mailchimp
    • Artwork Designer
      Sandwich Mode Design
      Amsterdam, Netherlands
      Nov 2006 - Jan 2008 (1 year 2 months)
      * Produced four collections every season, Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall * Designed placement prints, all-over patterns and embroideries for the fashion designers * Was responsible for the design of the collection books covers an liasing with printers * Sourced fashion trends at the start of each season in 3 major European Capitals * Assisted the fashion designers with their drawings * Created size specs and style sheets * Created colour names and text together with the marketing team * Created the final mood boards at the end of each season to present to the Salesmen * Dressed models in the fashion shows and during the photo shoots for the look books * Liaised with the factories in Hong Kong and monitored the samples and strike-offs
    • Presentation Designer
      ABN AMRO Bank
      Amsterdam, Netherlands
      May 2002 - Nov 2006 (4 years 6 months)
      * Designer for one of Amsterdams largest Investment Banks * Formatting bankers pitch documents into the ABN AMRO style using PowerPoint, Word and Excel * Creating graphics using data in excel as well as flowcharts and other visual diagrams * Providing reprographic services, such as scanning, creating PDFs, ad-hoc presentation styles and design work using Photoshop & Illustrator
    • Textile Designer
      Stephen Walters & Sons Ltd
      Suffolk, United Kingdom
      Apr 1999 - Jan 2001 (1 year 9 months)
      * Created designs in repeat, for both pret-a-porter fabrics as well as mens ties (woven silk) * Designing for high-end customers, including Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren and Paul Smith * Produced designs for the company's own season-to-season collection * Colouring for customer samples * Regular visits to London to source trends and ideas and a twice-yearly trip to Florence * Attended the Pitti L'Oumo menswear trade shows
    • Linda Wood Designs
      Freelance Designer
      Essex, United Kingdom
      Sep 1998 - Mar 1999 (6 months)
      * Design Studio, where I produced furnishing fabric designs on a freelance basis * Sold designs at the 1999 Heimtex Trade Fair In Frankfurt, Germany * Spent a week at the trade fair selling designs to furnishing fabric manufacturers
  • Awards

    Royal Society of Arts travel award for Fabric design

  • Industries
    • Apparel
  • Skills
    • Apparel
    • Canvas
    • Creative Suite
    • Design Research
    • Illustration
    • Illustrator
    • Print Design
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Textile Design
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