If you're a wedding supplier you may already know me! Until recently, I ran a very busy and succesful wedding stationery business. Although I loved it, I love design more, so I decided to give it up so that I could give 100% to my design clients.
I've been working as a graphic designer for over 6 years now, when I fell into it quite by accident when working as a hen night specialist at a chain of party restaurants. One afternoon I revealed the designs skills that I had picked up at University and from then on I created all of the promotional materials and managed the website for the company. When I left the job a year later I continued to create their design work on a freelance basis, and I finally went freelance full time in January 2010.
I absolutely love my job. I work with so many different people and businesses and it's fantastic to have the opportunity work alongside other creative and interesting individuals to develop their brands and help them put their dreams and ideas onto paper.
The wedding industry is my speciallity and I mostly work for wedding industry professionals and businesses; after a number of years working in the industry myself I know what's what and am always on top of the latest bridal trends. I'm not limited to weddings though - check out my portfolio for other businesses that I've worked with!
Things that I like...
TV; Black Books, The Office, Breaking Bad, Star Trek (Voyager, then TNG, then DS9) Dr Who, Spaced, New Girl, Red Dwarf, Friends, Heroes
FILM; Lost in Translation, Watership Down, 28 Days Later, Senna, UP, Lord of the Rings, The Breakfast Club, Almost Famous, True Romance, Brief Encounter, 500 Days of Summer, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Quadrophenia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
MUSIC; The Smiths, Red House Painters, Mark Kozelek, The Rolling Stones, Tom Odell, Belle and Sebastian, Smashing Pumpkins, Suede, Pulp, The National. I know it's not cool to like Coldplay but I love them!
OTHER; My dogs (I have three!) Formula One, Japanese food, tea, rummaging through charity shops + car boot sales, tulips, peonies + anemonies, old books, eating, cooking, pop art, cycling, interior design, doodling, painting, fresh country air, the sixties, karting, fresh bed covers, playing with my old cameras
How about you?
Head over to the blog to find out what i've been working on recently and to stay up to date with my latest adventures!
Leah x
