This is the portfolio of a

'Creative Alternative

Digital Graphic Designer'

But shhhhh its a secret!

I am Heather Amanda List

My online profile name is spacebabyuk

Website Builder

I designed my first website in 1996 using 'Frontpage', on a computer running windows 95 and uploaded it via a dial-up internet connection.

Photographer

Yesterday I photographed the Moon standing on Earth one day maybe I'll photograph the Earth standing on the Moon!

Graphic Designer

I thrive on creating design solutions that have a high visual impact then tailoring them to the client’s needs.

"If you can dream it you can do it."

-Walt Disney

My Skills

BACHELOR of SCIENCE with SECOND CLASS HONOURS (1ST DIVISION) in WEB DESIGN and DEVELOPEMENT

Programming Skills

I was raised to mend and make do; an ethos which is at the forefront of all my creative problem solving.

HTML5
90% Complete
CSS/CC3
90% Complete
JavaScript
85% Complete
jQuery/Ajax
80% Complete

Designing Skills

When I am asked to think outside the box I take the box and stand on it so I can see what is over the wall behind the box.

Photoshop
90% Complete
Illustrator
85% Complete
Indesign
65% Complete
Lightroom
75% Complete

Professional Experience

"Heather is a dedicated, irrepressible, diligent and hard-working as well as being a great person!" (Paul Baines 2014, Retired College Lecturer · September 1999 to October 2010, Preston, Lancashire, RIP 2016)

Sep 2016
  • University of Central Lancashire
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE USER SUPPORT (Comensus)
  • Comensus involves service users, carers in scholarly activities across a number of Schools at the University of Central Lancashire. Comensus has been developed to embed service user and carer voices within health and social care practice.

  • September 2016 - Present

  • COMENSUS
  • Actively facilitating keynote lectures and workshops, within health and social care practice.
    Sitting on Presentation marking panels and interviewing perspective students for the health and social care departments.

  • September 2016 - Present

Jan 2016
  • Preston Photographic Society
  • Assisting running photoshop photography technique workshops and designing club publicity material BLOG LINK

  • September 2015 - June 2016

Oct 2015
  • Freelance Digital Designer
  • Spacebabyuk Graphics
  • Creating one off bespoke designs for individual clients
    Utilising Photoshop and Illustrator software.

  • July 2015 - Present

  • Community Engagement Programs
  • Delivering demonstrations on digital graphic design and workshops teaching Photoshop techniques.

  • September 2015 - Present

July 2015
  • University of Central Lancashire
  • Bachelor of Science with Honours in Web Design and Development.
    ( Degree-Upper Second 2:1)
  • Field of study - Interactive Web Page Design with Digital Multimedia
    and Information Graphics.

  • September 2010 - May 2015

  • Technology Challenge 2014
  • Member of the UCLan team for the BBC, Barclays, Project Management Institute (PMI) and Bank of America, Technology Challenge 2014.

  • November 2014 - December 2014

Feb 2014
  • Johnston Press PLC / Care Home Data Project
  • The critical analysis of care home inspection reports in the form of spread sheets and PDF documents with a view to extracting the relevant data to create interactive web elements. The purpose of this was to inform the public visually of the critical factors in the reports.
  • http://mtprojects.uclan.ac.uk/~halist/WeCare/index.htm

  • February 2014 - May 2014

Jul 2011
  • Preston's College
  • NCFE Level 2 Award in Radio Production.
  • Technical broadcast knowledge, Interview techniques and sound editing skills
    Radio show producer and DJ

  • December 2010 - July 2011

  • Preston FM
  • Community radio reporter and presenter.
  • Whilst with Preston FM I gained knowledge of delivering training programs and using professional broadcast equipment. I was also an outside reporter for a variety of community events and assisted with marketing schemes.

  • September 2009 - January 2012

May 2008
  • Preston's College
  • Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Certificate.
  • System support, maintenance and building of computers
    Project management skills and e-commerce.

  • September 2007 - May 2008

Sep 2005
  • Preston's College
  • NCFE LEVEL 2 Certificate for Teaching Assistants
  • Developing professional skills while working on a placement with Frenchwood Primary school. Managing children's behaviour through creative education and improving reading skills using child centred techniques. Improving numeracy skills via computer and hand created games.

  • September 2003 - May 2005

May 2000
  • Creative Designer / Managing Director
  • Web designer and product designer for Spacebabyuk Cross Stitch Designs
    Developing branding, product quality control and distribution of designs via postal and electronic means.
    Creating bespoke designs requested by clients.

  • May 2000 - Present day

Portfolio

A few images of the design work I have completed and photography highlights.

Let's Keep In Touch!

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Address:

Spacebabyuk Designs
Preston
United kingdom

Phone:

+44 07900942555
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