A little bit about me...

My name is Anna Thomas and I am a Graphic Designer with a strong interest in illustration and advertising.

Since graduating from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Visual Communication and Design in 2015, I have moved to Sydney to work with Guylian Café, Searock, Eastbank, Appetito, Harbour Events and The Rawson as their full time Marking Assistant, Graphic Designer and Photographer. Here I worked alongside the Marketing Manager to produce work across the stores in Sydney and The Middle East. The work completed over 3 years include social strategies, edms, window displays, event signage, flyers, food and event photography, branding, external signage, store hoarding wrap, menus, gifs, seasonal campaigns, videography and packaging. I then moved on to work for Industrie Clothing for 9 months. Here I worked from designing prints for clothing to producing the seasonal catalogues to advertise the clothing. I am currently working for Bloch Australia as their graphic designer from editing video content to connecting with the audience both in store and online through advertising.

Outside of my full-time role, I spend time as a freelance creative, actively designing/producing product labels, logos, photography, custom illustrations and event collateral (social tiles, signage and flyers) for both large and small businesses.

I aspire to gain a wider experience of the design industry and look forward to broadening my understanding of all that is involved in design and its diverse avenues. 

A little bit about the design process...

My design is driven by a combination of passion, experience and inspiration. I believe every design needs to have a sense of depth and connection to the brand it is representing or story it is conveying. In order to do this I need an understanding of your vision whether that be in words, colours, vision boards or sketches.

From here I will create designs based on these elements and my design and marketing background. Of course along the way there will be changes but as much as I enjoy designing I don’t like dragging out a project. I want to complete the design as efficiently as possible.

The aspect of my design process that I hold at the highest level of importance is how it makes you feel. I want to create a design to excite and motivate you, a design that truly reflects your vision.

Bringing people’s visions to life is one of my favourite aspects of my career and I hope I get the chance to do this for you!

Anna x