Nancy Allen

Senior Graphic & Packaging Designer

London, United Kingdom

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15 years + industry experience as a designer working on graphics, packaging, branding and POS. I am a good communicator, pragmatic in my thinking and always try to consider the end result before creating ideas, to ensure they are suitable for the brand and cost effective to produce.

Specialties

• packaging design

• branding & brand manipulation

• packaging mock-up work for promotion

• artwork

• repeat patterns - interiors, fabric and print

• photo retouching

I work for big brands such as Paperchase, Boots, Joseph Joseph, Next, and Mark & Spencer as well as business start ups and sole traders.

My goal is to be the best I can be and to work with others of a similar thinking. 'Design is not rocket science'... but using a designer with experience who will ask the right questions to create the best solutions will get you better results, a lot faster.
Education
- 2:1 Product Design
  
  Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
  
  1800 - 1900
  
  Starting with a product design degree has been a great benefit for me and the roles that I have taken on - I now have a great combination of 3D thinking with 2D experience and an all round knowledge of how packaging can help create a great brand as well as being purposeful in its own right.
Experience
- Senior Freelancer Designer
  
  True Story
  
  Feb 2017 - Sep 2017 (7 months)
  
  Ad hoc freelance work for design studio working on brands such as Brady Family, Fitzgerald's Family Bakery, and Barry's Tea. Work ranges from initial branding and packaging concepts, to visuals and artwork.
- Senior Freelance Designer
  
  Paperchase
  
  Feb 2011 - Dec 2014 (3 years 10 months)
  
  Ad hoc creative artwork for design studio working on packaging, diaries, calendars and creating style guides for new range artwork roll-out.
- Senior Designer
  
  LF Beauty
  
  London, United Kingdom
  
  Jan 2003 - Jan 2010 (7 years)
  
  • Day-to-day management of design projects, keeping up to date with new trends, designing packaging and branding elements for gifts.
  • Mocking up gifts for presentation to customers and updating existing branding and designs concepts, ensuring the brand integrity is kept.
  • Artwork for the beauty gifting ranges across all of the high street including customers covering a range of 75-100 items per season.
  • Produce trend work, present to buyers, develop ideas and take final designs through to artwork and print production.
  • Briefing external design agencies and suppliers where necessary and sourcing library images.
  • Working with international team and travelling annually to the Far East.
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Illustration and repeat print for home & interior

Illustration and repeat print for home & interior from Nancy Allen

Illustration and repeat print for home & interior

Damask-style patterns

Floral repeat prints

M&S toiletry bags - rose fabric repeat print - I designed and drew this fabric print in a repeat, based on a 8 colour silk screen print method.

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Illustration and repeat print for home & interior

Packaging Design

Comments (5)

Nancy Allen

Photographic mixed with illustration. Hope you like it! Nancy

10 years ago
Nancy Allen

Thanks Wagner! Always thought this would work well in homeware textiles.

11 years ago
Wagner Campelo

Beautiful tones!

11 years ago
Nancy Allen

Thanks!

11 years ago
Wagner Campelo

Nice coordinates!

11 years ago

Wagner Campelo

Nice coordinates!

11 years ago
Nancy Allen

Thanks!

11 years ago
Wagner Campelo

Beautiful tones!

11 years ago
Nancy Allen

Thanks Wagner! Always thought this would work well in homeware textiles.

11 years ago
Nancy Allen

Photographic mixed with illustration. Hope you like it! Nancy

10 years ago

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