Tammie Barnes

I absolutely love working with young minds and have a genuine infinity for people as a whole. I believe creativity is more than having drawing skills; it is used in some way or another in every working segment, especially in the Digital Age that occupies most of our attention nowadays. Apart from that, we are all creatives, the only difference is that some people decide to make it a profession.

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

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

• 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)