Who am I

A graphic designer with marketing skills. My broad experience in the design business gives me the ability to see the whole picture and be able to see a brand or project from different perspectives. It also gives be the ability to be the perfect chameleon in a project and fit in the exact role needed for a project to succeed!

My Background and experience

Education

As an educated graphic designer from Linköpings University I have been given a wide base of knowledge in both vector and pixelgraphics, retouching and layout. My courses covered printing, packaging as well as the basics of web programming. Extensive courses in branding and marketing analysis and strategy and another one UX project course gave true depth in those fields.

Skills

Further outside of my education I deepened my knowledge and expertise in the topics that I was more interested in as retouching, illustrative graphics and branding. Those I have achieved through extra courses, working with clients and the simple enjoyment of pushing my limits.

Through my work projects both for clients and employers I have mastered InDesign and layout compositing - catalogues of 400 pages are quite a feat that I am proud of. Working with deadlines and planning is something I truly enjoy and it keeps me motivated. I thrive with creative colleagues and am generally a teamplayer though I have plenty of experience of working alone as freelancer and self-employed designer on the side of my previous employments.

My drive

Creative, imaginative, driven and intuitive! My usual work style starts with the question "What if?”. I like having structure in my workflow but I get inspired by the possibilities of the “if".

My clients describe me as an open-minded and energetic person. I often play with Photoshop and Illustrator and experiment on new personal projects. I also love analog methods and sometimes I paint and draw old-school style. When not doing creative things I love filling my free time with baking, reading and whenever possible you will find me on the climbing wall at the sports hall!

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Janna Hristova

Graphic design and marketing