About Nancy

My work stems from a lifetimes passion for art, design, illustration and colour. This has led me to create for some amazing international brands in the greetings, homewares and textile sectors as well as founding my own branding design service for smaller businesses.

Clients include: Hallmark Cards, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, Paperchase, Sainsbury’s, Tescos, Sanderson Fabrics, Disney, Asda, Co-Op, Clarke & Clarke and many more.

 

Key Skills:

  • Excellent Adobe software experience. Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

  • Excellent hand drawing and painting skills (with both traditional and digital drawing pads).

  • Surface pattern. I can create beautiful and technical repeat patterns that flow.

  • File preparation. I am well practised in preparing files for professional print, web, socials and marketing.

  • Branding Design - I love getting to the core of a business and the people who run it. Researching the market, the ideal clients and the direction the business wants to go. This all adds up to branding design that not only looks great, but is effective and attracts the right people.

  • Marketing. I have led many successful marketing campaigns for my own branding business and have created marketing graphics for many others. I know how to use design to get people to take notice.

  • Colour. It’s my thing.

  • Copywriting. I am confident writing in a clear, captivating and coherent manner.

Work History:

Nancy Clare Creative - Branding Design Service and Artwork, Founder - November 2019 - Present

Hallmark Cards, Senior Designer for Waitrose - February 2015 - December 2019 (4 years, 11 months)

UK Greetings, Studio Designer - May 2012 - February 2015 (2 years, 10 months)

GM Syntex (Mumbai, India), Textile Designer - June 2010 - December 2011 (1 year, 7 months)

Tigerprint (Marks & Spencers), Studio Designer - August 2005 - June 2010 (4 years, 11 months)

Education:

Huddersfield University - Textile Design - First Class Honours - September 2002 - July 2005