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Praxis
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Praxis is a periodical that explores traditional crafts. It aims to encourage engagement with the crafts directly through activities, physical objects and prompts. Praxis leads readers to interact with these practices and translate their learnings into their own creative work. The publications format was kept small to allow readers to bring the publication out while engaging with the environment.
Portal
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Portal was a live brief set by G . F . Smith, challenging participants to design a vinyl sleeve inspired  the essence of their Colorplan paper collection. In response, I developed a custom JavaScript sketch that generated a continuous line drawing, that reacts live to the audio of the tracks on the vinyl. My submission was shortlisted by G.F. Smith, though it did not progress to the final selection.
Motus
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MOTUS is a moving image museum based in Manchesters iconic toaster rack building. MOTUS celebrates the diversity of moving image and its formats by itself being flexible to the format. The identity enables the motion works to stand at the forefront while integrating within the identity.
Towards the sun
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Towards the Sun is a poetry film created for the Manchester Poetry Library, based on “towards the sun” by fukudapero. The poem explores themes of connection and cultural identity. So to reflect this we combined the multi-lingual text with split-screen footage from Manchester and Tokyo showing the experiences across distance the poet explores. Created in collaboration with Joab Harrison and Beau Langmead.
CITALA
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Citala is an alcohol free mezcal brand based on vernacular from Mezcal producing areas in Mexico. Citala is a no compromise alcohol free drink with its bold and bright branding that stand out against its alcoholic counterparts. The name comes from the Nahuatl for star.
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Research driven graphic designer working confidently across both print and digital. My approach balances investigation with clarity of clear visual communication, allowing me to translate ideas into accessible and engaging visual identities. With a particular interest in branding, I aim to a bring curiosity and attention to detail to every stage of the process, from concept development to production, while collaborating within team environments.
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