Daniel Clarke
Product and graphic designer with experience in the creative design industry.
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Combines creative design thinking, technical skills, artistic ability and a great eye for detail. Background in industrial design, graphic design, packaging design and fine art, with experience within a creative design environment. Core skills lie in research, concept development and ideation, illustration, creating visual art and realising 2D ideas into 3D creations. Winner of the 2017 Student Starpack award for packaging, with multiple paintings having been exhibited at London Arts exhibitions.
Relevant Experience: Jun ‘19 – Nov ’19, Jan ‘20 - July ’20 IVS Group Limited, London Product Designer
Worked as part of a team developing unique and bespoke product ranges for leading merchandise and children’s entertainment brands.
Worked autonomously performing extensive user/market research to generate information packs and inspiration boards. Created original visual brand identities and marketing material for new projects.
Generated high quality visual art, product mock ups and infographics for print and website material.
Collaborated with overseas manufacturers and management teams to develop shelf-ready samples and finished products. Developed innovative, educational packaging solutions utilising paper engineering and rapid prototyping. Improved company outreach with the implementation of a new social media design and strategy. Additional duties included: product photography, image retouching, generating product packs, attending management meetings.
Sep‘16 – July‘17 G2 Design Ltd. Design Consultancy, Buckinghamshire Junior Product Designer (Placement)
Completed creative and conceptual design tasks to produce new consumer products, point of sale and packaging design. Performed extensive user/market research, generating insights and presenting them to the design team to create and develop concepts and brands.
Generated a range of solutions to design briefs, utilising 2D sketching and high quality graphic design and artwork.
Designed 3D CAD parts intended for bespoke projects through to mass produced products, in addition to producing high quality renders and 3D print samples utilising Solidworks.
Managed and maintained part files, updated technical drawings.
Worked independently to construct multiple large-scale product dioramas for use at the London Toy Fair.
Played a key role in successfully launching the company’s first free-standing, interactive, electronic display unit. Managed and budgeted multiple projects efficiently in a fast-paced working environment.
Additional duties included: web design, generating mood boards, rapid prototyping, product photography and photo manipulation, product testing and evaluation, project budgeting and buying, 3D printer maintenance.
Key Professional Skills:
Additional Skills:
Design Research
3D CAD: Modelling/Surfacing
Ideation and Concept Development
Product Mockups & Image Manipulation
Design Thinking
2D CAD: Technical Drawing
Sketching & Illustration
Prototyping and Modelling
Freehand Painting and Rendering
Knowledge of Industrial Processes & Standards
Graphic Design
Time and Project Management
Fine Art
Design Communication and Customer Service Skills
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