Personal Details
Name / Alice Claire Coleman
Email / onecuriouschip@gmail.com
Location / Cork, Ireland (Willing to travel and / or work remotely in the EU and UK)
Degree / BSc Digital Animation Production, H1 First Class Honours (2017)
Current Occupation / Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Book Designer
Experience
One Curious Chip / Online / June 2012 - Present
I specialise in graphic design and illustration for publishing and film. My first illustrated children’s book - Really Rotten Rhymes by Gabriel Fitzmaurice - was published by Mercier Press in 2020. I provide comic lettering and design for various independent publishers. I provide branding, promotional graphics, and motion graphics for selected clients, and have also given illustration workshops, demos, and talks. My illustration work has appeared in galleries including the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork City.
Mercier Press / Cork, Ireland / December 2017 - September 2020
I designed book covers and jackets, from concept to print in association with authors, the commissioning editor, and the rest of the team at Mercier. I ensured books were typeset to a high standard, created ebooks, and provided additional business design including brochures, promotional material, videos, content for social media, and more. I also handled the printing and trimming of marketing materials in-house, and co-ordinated with external printers for speciality materials.
Ortús Chamber Music Festival / Cork, Ireland / June 2015 - Present
Responsible for graphic design, including promotional graphics and festival program design.
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.Pink Kong Studios / Animation Intern / Dublin, Ireland / June 2016
.Jellybean Group / Graphic Designer, Product Photographer, and Web Designer / Cork, Ireland / May 2015 - December 2015
.Huguenot / Graphic Design Work Experience / Dublin, Ireland / August 2014
Skills
Adobe Suite / Comfortable using all apps, particular skill in Photoshop and InDesign
Traditional Media / Familiar with most traditional media, including traditional drawing and painting
Printing / Comfortable working with professional printers and guillotines in-house, and with external printers
Photography / Comfortable using a DSLR and photoediting software
Work Ethic / Work well in a team or independently, enthusiastic and hands-on attitude
Working with the Public / Have experience as an event steward, tutor, and public speaker
Communication / Able to speak and write in English with clarity and purpose
Microsoft Suite / Confident using the entire Microsoft Suite, especially Word and PowerPoint
Windows and Mac / Comfortable using either operating system, on desktop and mobile devices
Full Clean Driver’s License / Able to travel easily
Education
BSc Digital Animation Production / LSAD LIT Clonmel / 2013 - 2017 / H1 First Class Honours
Regina Mundi College / Leaving Certificate / 2007 - 2013
St Columba’s G.N.S. / Primary / 1998 - 2007
Certifications
Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production Training / ScreenSkills / 2021
User Experience Design Essentials - Adobe XD UI UX Design / Udemy / 2019
UX Design & User Experience Design Course - Theory Only / Udemy / 2019
Adobe Certified Associate in Print & Digital Publication Using Adobe InDesign / Adobe / 2017
Exhibitions
Heroes and Villains / Crawford Art Gallery / Cork, Ireland / April - July 2018
Cork Comic Creators / Cork County Library / Cork, Ireland / October 2017
Inktober: A Celebration of Illustration / South Tipperary Arts Centre / Tipperary, Ireland / October 2017
LSAD Drawing Awards / LSAD Gallery / Limerick, Ireland / March 2017
Shared Universe / Camden Palace Hotel Arts Centre / Cork, Ireland / September 2015
Pen & Pixel Student Exhibition / LIT Clonmel / Tipperary, Ireland / May 2014, 2015, and 2016
Achievements
Selected / My graduation film was selected to be shown at Dingle Animation Festival 2018
Nominated / Best Letterer in the Irish Comic News Awards 2018
Awarded / Best Letterer in the Irish Comic News Awards 2017
Awarded / Commedation award at the LSAD Drawing Awards 2017
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.Selected / I worked on a short animated film as part of a team which was selected to be shown at Dingle Animation Festival 2016
.Awarded / Best Audio - as part of a team - at Pen & Pixel 2013
.Member / I was a member of the Irish National Gymnastics Team and placed competitively nationally and internationally at junior and senior level
.Finalist / I was a finalist in Doodle 4 Google competition in 2012
Contact Me
Email / onecuriouschip@gmail.com
DM on Instagram / @onecuriouschip
Click here to see a portfolio of my work
Updated 09/04/2021