Tammie Barnes

Tammie Ann Barnes / 2D Graphic Designer, Artist, Facilitator, Educator, Coach 

DESIGN & MARKETING PORTFOLIO

Continuously building brand awareness by creating visual communication through strategic projects & communication programs, presenting your business in the marketplace.

• Design website banners, brochures, logos, & other communication materials
• Collaborating with the Marketing Team on various projects
• Adapting and rolling out approved concepts
• Communicating with internal & external stakeholders about progress of projects and any issues that may arise
• Creative & adaptable to trends, Creative Direction
• Have an active interest in the Arts & Design & passionate about the work I deliver
• Preparing mock-ups, presenting them before deciding on a final design/concept
• Adhering to brand identity and guidelines
• Making sure artwork is correct and supplied in the right format/sizes/color codes before being sent out / Print Set-up / Repro
• High attention to detail
• 13 years' experience in the field

DESIGN / 

Corporate Identity: Logos, Business Cards, Letterheads, Envelopes, Folders

Information Design: Brochures, Catalogues, Presentations, Newsletters, Magazines, Books, Manuals, Greeting Cards, Postcards, Menus

Advertisement: Online Advertisements, Print Advertisements, Direct Mail, Billboards, Poster/Flyers, Signage

Product Identity: Book Covers, Packaging, Media Cover, Labels

Others: Illustrations, T-Shirt Designs, Murals and Art Commissions

SOFTWARE USED: PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, FREEHAND 

(IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING 3D/UPDATING MY SKILL SETS FROM 2D TO 3D)

STRATEGIC SUPPORT 

• Leveraging off publicity opportunities 
• Continued review of design, brand, initiatives and events 
• Instigating and managing trade exchanges with suppliers, corporate and local businesses 
• Investigating trends, feedback and developing action plans to maintain positive brand/image

SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMUNICATION 

• Continuously updating relevant platforms
• Facebook, website, electronic newsletters 
• Creating content that is creative and easily shared, thus ensuring amplification of the brand

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT 

• Maintaining and cultivating relationships with various stakeholders 
• Sourcing and assessing lucrative opportunities to enhance the brand through media platforms 
• Maintaining successful working relationships with local press editors, reporters, industry professionals

EDUCATION

Durban University of Technology, South Africa
GRAPHIC DESIGN, 2006 – 2008 / National Diploma

Siam Technology College,
Bangkok, Thailand
BACHELOR'S DEGREE in TESOL, 2018 - 2020
(Put on hold at the start of Covid, 50% complete)