About me

Hi, I'm Jennie Leung, a graphic designer with a First Class Honours Graphic Design degree from the University of Portsmouth and an Adobe Certified Professional accreditation in Visual Design. My aim is to create designs which have meaningful and positive impacts on our natural world and its inhabitants, and which further knowledge and understanding.

 

I'm honoured to have been awarded a commendation for my design work from Alive With Ideas, to have been Highly Commended in the Royal Society of Arts Student Design Awards, to have won the South West Design + Digital Student Award for Graphic Design, to have received the Visual Culture award from the University of Portsmouth for my dissertation, to have been nominated for the Anjool Maldé Young Innovator of the Year award, and to have been selected as my graduation's Student Speaker (Orator).

I'm currently working as a Graphic Designer for Havant Borough Council on a fixed-term contract, where I'm grateful to have received the Havant Hero award for my graphic design work. During my design career I've also enjoyed working as a designer for the Science and Technology Facilities Council, Portsmouth City Council, SSE Energy Services (now OVO), the Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, The Met Office, the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Hampshire County Council, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS, Unite the Union,  The Portsmouth Grammar School, and Swan Support, amongst others.

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I am experienced in a range of graphic design disciplines including branding and identity design, editorial design, information design, motion and animation, UI / UX design, as well as working to existing brand guidelines, and understanding the importance of accessibility in graphic design. I am proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, have experience using After Effects, Premiere Pro, XD, Acrobat and MS Office, as well as experience with digital marketing and management tools including Hootsuite and GovDelivery.

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I aim to make a positive difference through design, both as an employee designer and on a freelance basis. If you're looking for a designer, please take a look at my portfolio and reach out if you think I could be a good fit for your organisation.