Creative portfolio
I am a 3rd year graphic design student at the University of Canterbury learning the skills to my dream job. I was first introduced to design in year 10 of high school and have been doing it ever since. I am passionate, reliable and eager to learn. Along side my love for design, I also love to do photography. I think this is a valuable skill that goes hand in hand with design, understanding conventions, and connection between imagery, aesthetics and information.
About me
Past Projects
Project
Year 13 Design Board
Year
2023
Project
Rebranding and editing a friends journal
Year
2025
Internship projects
From April 2026, I have had the privilege to work in a contracted, paid graphic design internship role with the amazing Coactive Education. My projects have included creating teachers resources and social media posts.
Client
Coactive Education
Year
2026
University projects
This year my projects have been split up into two full semesters, the first semester designing and publishing a publication as a class and the second semester working on our own student led projects. The course is designed to teach us how to critique and be critiqued in order to develop and solve design problems.
The brief for semester one was to look through the archives of correspondence sent from satirical writer A.K. Grant to then design and print the selected correspondence as a publication. I learnt very valuable skills including page layouts, tight typesetting, page compositions and transcription. These skills have strengthened my understanding of editorial design, particularly typographic hierarchy, grid systems, precise typesetting, and page pacing.
Semester 1
I also developed practical skills in Riso printing, glue binding, accurate trimming and handling printed matter, gaining a deeper understanding of how design decisions translate from the digital layout to the finished publication.
My initial idea for this project developed from my understanding and knowledge that Toi Māori alongside Kōrero Māori were the forms of communication before colonisation introduced written language. This drove me to explore the forms of Toi Māori and how to find common ground within modern visual design. I wanted to steer clear of the typical use of typography within Māori design and focus on the language of visual forms within modern Māori design. Gordon Walters became a key influence within my development process using it as a drive to abstract his koru depiction that he abstracted from Toi Māori and reclaim it as a Māori artist.
Semester 2
This project strengthened my ability to translate research into visual concepts and refine them through experimentation. Influenced by Wolfgang Weingart, I developed a more flexible approach to problem-solving, exploring different forms, colours and compositions before selecting the strongest outcomes. I also learned to use feedback and critical evaluation to guide design decisions.
