Tina Brilaki

Graphic and textile designer with extensive professional experience creating artwork, 2D flat product mockups, surface-pattern placements and e-commerce visuals for apparel, printed products and accessories. Strong professional user of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with a keen eye for color, proportion, visual consistency and detail. Experienced in adapting artwork for different products, materials and printing processes, preparing production-ready assets, and collaborating with design, product and client facing teams from concept through final production.

Graphic designer at THE LAB TSHIRT (2025-06 – Present)

• Create original graphics and 2D product mockups for custom merchandise, including T-shirts, bags, mugs and gift items.
• Prepare flat mockups for customer approval, including artwork placement, color variations and product-specific adaptations before production.
• Prepare print-ready artwork and adapt designs to product type, dimensions, material and printing requirements; work hands-on with production to maintain consistency between mockup and final product.
• Create e-commerce banners, promotional graphics and social media visual assets; manage online and in-store orders and communicate directly with customers.
• Use ChatGPT in day-to-day creative and operational workflows for research, ideation, content development and problem-solving.

Fashion & Textile Designer at ACCESS FASHION S.A. (2023-10 – 2024-11)

• Designed apparel, textile graphics and 2D flat product mockups using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Procreate.
• Created mockups to communicate garment concepts, print and surface-pattern placement, colour combinations and design variations.
• Developed mood boards, colour palettes and original concepts aligned with brand identity and market trends; collaborated with design and product teams on seasonal collections.
• Edited and retouched product and lifestyle photography for e-commerce and social media, and created digital artwork for campaigns and promotional materials.

Textile & Graphic Designer at FREELANCE (2021-10 – Present)

• Create original textile patterns, graphics and product mockups for apparel, accessories, gift products and home decor.
• Develop product visualizations that show artwork placement, repeat patterns, colorways and product applications before production.
• Adapt artwork and mockups according to product specifications, material, dimensions and production requirements.
• Prepare production-ready artwork for screen printing, inkjet and sublimation, and create digital visuals for e-commerce and social media.
• Communicate directly with clients throughout concept development, revisions, mockup approval and final delivery.

Surface Pattern Designer at UNION 3 FASHION LTD (2021-04 – 2021-09)

• Created original textile designs, repeat patterns and 2D flat mockups for sublimation and screen-print applications.
• Produced artwork-placement and colorway mockups to communicate design options before sampling and production.
• Recolored and adapted artwork according to client requirements; developed designs for embroidery and embellishment applications.
• Conducted trend research and communicated directly with clients throughout the design process.

Surface Pattern Designer at COLORA S.A. (2016-12 – 2020-10)

• Created original designs and repeat patterns for industrial textile printing, including inkjet and rotary printing.
• Produced 2D product/textile mockups, artwork placements and color variations for seasonal client presentations and production sampling.
• Recolored, modified and adapted artwork according to customer specifications and production requirements.
• Researched market trends, prepared seasonal design collections for European apparel companies and communicated directly with clients.

Retail Sales Assistant at Folli Follie Group S.A. (2016-05 – 2016-09)

Customer service, stock organization and retail operations in a fashion and accessories boutique.

BA (Hons) in Fashion & Textile Design – AAS College / University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) (2009 – 2012)

Photography Studies – Stereosis School of Photography (2015 – 2016)