Kristina Roberts

Graphic Designer

Melbourne, Australia
I am...

A keen young professional who is trustworthy, consistently hard working and takes pride in my work. I am able to work independently or as part of a team being prepared to take the initiative. I work to the best of my ability and am self motivated to take on whatever tasks a job entails. I am computer literate and adaptable when looking at developing and learning new skills whilst striving to attain my own high standards.


I wish...

I could work as a graphic designer for print advertising and products in the film and entertainment industry. Graphic design is my passion and is what I have wanted to do from a very young age. Right now I am enjoying my course and the work managing mt time with a part-time job and a healthy lifestyle.

Work Experience

Rojo&co

Graphic Designer (Intern)

I have recently worked at Rojo&co on the design side for their website. I considered the process of booking an event and incorporated a visual style that guides their customers through the criteria. I worked on their brand identity and a new logo.
June 2012 - June 2012 Cardiff, United Kingdom

Shock N Awe

Graphic Designer

I promoted the theatrical performance 'Love at First Light'. It was an honor to collaborate with Directors, Greg Cullen and Phil Williams from the production company, Shock N Awe. The finished piece was on exhibition in the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, May 2012. This was such a proud moment!
February 2012 - May 2012 Cardiff, United Kingdom

Design Overview

Graphic Designer

I have gained work experience within a variety of creative environments in the UK including an art gallery, TV, film and theatrical production companies, design agencies and as a fleelance graphic designer. However, I have worked as different roles for advertising as a featured cast role for Coca Cola commercial and a model for the Llandrillo college perspectus and office window. I have collaborated with many creative professionals and maintained relationships within the design industry. I have worked across a wide range of media and have capability in research, idea generation, designs, meetings, printing techniques and documentation. I have developed multiple skills in numerous formats embracing two-dimensional, digital and audio design.
April 2008 - Present United Kingdom

Welsh Rapido

Graphic Designer

I am curretnly working on brand identity for a starting business called Welsh Rapido that will be up and running in the next month. Welsh Rapido is a maintenance specialists company that offers cleaning, electrics, gardening and painting services based in Cardiff.
January 2012 - July 2012 Cardiff, United Kingdom

View Creative

Graphic Designer (work experience)

Initially I had work experience for View Creative when they were located in Conwy in 2004 for a week and I joined them again for work experience in April 2011 for 2 weeks. I collaborated with the team on a package design project for Village Diary.
April 2011 - April 2011 Cardiff, United Kingdom

Believe Media UK

Graphic Design/ Runner

I have gained work experience for the TV and film production company, Believe Media. My role mainly consists of idea generation in the treatment process for production, meetings with potential and/or current clients and was a runner to design agencies, print bureau and many more.
March 2012 - March 2012 London, United Kingdom

Blue Stag Studio

Graphic Designer (work experience)

I had work experience for a week and worked towards 2 wedding invitations. One being based on a rugby theme and the other on crystals. I developed my designing skills in creating my first website.
March 2012 - March 2012 Cardiff, United Kingdom

Explosive Events

Marketing Executive

My job involved designing for logos, flyers, leaflets and proposals for the starting business in student night events at Cardiff. I communicated with Nations Radio creative team and Capital Radio with regards to working on a jingle. I collaborated with web designer, Leon Govier for website and print duties.
January 2012 - March 2012 Cardiff, United Kingdom

Education

Cardiff

BA (hons) Graphic Communication

I have learned so much during this degree in how to communicate graphically using multiple skills for layout, typography treatment, branding, mainly in idea generation. The assignments really challenged my creativity and has made me become a better graphic designer, professionally. I now see and dissect graphic design in a different way as I did 3 years ago.
September 2009 - Cardiff, United Kingdom

Huddersfield University

BA (hons) Graphic Design - Creative Imaging

Qualified first year and moved to Cardiff Metropolitan University
September 2008 - July 2009 Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Llandrillo College

AVCE Art and Design/ A Level Graphic Design, A Level Photography

September 2004 - July 2006 Rhos, United Kingdom

Eirias Highschool

GCSE/ GNVQ

GCSE/ Art, Graphic Design, Welsh, Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, German, GeographyScience (double award),.

GNVQ/ ICT Level 3
United Kingdom

Huddersfield Technical College

HND Art and Design Foundation

This was a course that was very experimental and enabled me to explore multiple skills and media. My final project was Graphic Design.
September 2006 - July 2007 Huddersfield, United Kingdom