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Tracy Sharp, creative director

Key skills and awards

  • Mac & PC: QuarkXpress, PowerPoint, Freehand, Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign
  • 2001 - Winners’ trophy, ‘Best Cause-Related’ National Business Calendar Awards
  • 1999 - FX Magazine award nomination for British Council intranet site.
  • 1997 - Audi Foundation winner of logo design for the Audi Foundation.
  • 1996 - D&AD Student Award, silver award for illustration. Identity for EMI     classical music festival '96, poster, CD, cassette and video design.

    Career history

    October 2001 to present - Freelance Designer, selection of clients include:

    ACCENT INTEGRATED MEDIA

  • BURBERRY - Winning pitch for intranet site design enhancing product     management system.
  • CHARLES WORTHINGTON - Supporting team on new website design.

    AIS (BARCELONA)

  • BKME BANK, Kuwait - In-store interactive communication & online brand manual.

    CARPENTER DUNMORE - New company identity.

  • PEP STORES, South Africa - Retail store design. Creating a strong brand identity     hierarchy and kit of parts . Modula seasonal promotions, product display, focal     points, zoning & signage.
  • SPORTSMANS WAREHOUSE, South Africa - Refresh existing store design.

    CRABTREE HALL

  • DAWSONS - Specialist musical instrument store in Manchester, concept design.
  • KWIKSAVE - Winning pitch identity redesign.
  • LLOYDSPHARMACY - Retail flagship store brand design & communication.
  • TESCO - Retail pitch design, enhancing in-store grocery offer.

    DÉGUSTATION LTD - Created a new brand & identity for the launch of Dégustation artisan champagne collection including web development for www.degustation.co.uk

    ID360 - New company identity & stationery.

  • BAGEL FACTORY - Refresh retail units, design & art direction.

    JHP DESIGN - In-house PR material.

  • Developing retail store communication for Austin Reed & Tommy Tailor brands.

    KELLY FLETCHER (AKA MISS IMMODESTY BLAIZE) - PR material for her latest art exhibition, limited edition (50copies) hand made book. www.kellyfletcher.com.

  • MISS BLAIZE - New company identity & stationery.

    KLEIN O’RORKE - Redesign company ID, stationery & internal design templates.

  • ARUP, Istanbul Canyon - Shopping Centre public space environmental graphics.
  • CAPITAL & REGIONAL - Pitch design for new 5-a -side soccer venue, identity,     environmental graphics & signage.
  • MAJID AL FUTTAIM, Bahrain - Advertising concepts for new shopping centre.
  • MALL OF THE EMIRATES, Dubai- Marketing suite environmental graphics &     external signage. Brand architecture manual.
  • ST. MARY’S CHURCH - Refresh church website, annual report for Social     Inclusion Project.

    KUBE MEDIA (PREVIOUSLY KUBE CREATIVE)

  • BBC TECHNOLOGY (NOW SIEMENS BUSINESS SERVICES) Colledia Software     brand discovery, launched at IBC Amsterdam Sept 2004. Exhibition graphics,     literature and PR material. Brochure design & art direction. Internal literature.
  • BIONAIRE - Pitch design developing existing brand position & in-store product     placement.
  • HALIFAX BANK PLC - Concept design for Halifax in the sun, new property abroad     service & finance offer within existing branches. Brand development in-store     promotion, literature & display.
  • ORMADARAT, Saudi Arabia - Shobily Port, a new city development. Marketing /     leasing brochures & exhibition stand graphics.
  • ORMADARAT - Pitch design for Saudi stand at Aichi Expo 2005. Inc; Brand     identity, signage environmental graphics, PR material & merchandising concepts.
  • ORMADARAT- Anti Terrorism advertising campaign for Saudi Government Feb     2005 Summit, Riyadh. DPS advert design & art direction, appearing in 14     international broadsheets.
  • SPOYLT - Online launch, brochure & marketing material design for luxury lingerie.
  • THE PEAK HEALTH CLUB, Charlton Tower Hotel - Winning pitch design.     Redesign identity, brochure & marketing material design & art direction.

    MIRAGE FILMS LTD - Redesign company identity, stationery and facilities material.

  • CISCO SYSTEMS - CMX identity, CD Rom & DVD covers, booklets and menu     screen designs.

    ORMADARAT - Company brand discovery & design. Developing the brand language across website, brochure and creating 10th Anniversary identity.

    TONIK DESIGN

  • ARAMARK - Winning tender for MOD Army. Strategy & kit of parts design for on-    site catering, retail & leisure environments & services for soldiers & family.     Rollout across barracks nationwide.
  • SEDEXCO - New deli concept for Anton Edelmann, identity and environmental     graphics.

    YELLOW YOYO COMPANY

  • WICKES RETAIL STORE - Concept design, developing new brand personality     instore. Ongoing work and development.

    ZYNK DESIGN CONSULTANTS

  • ARK - Pitch design for a new health & fitness club concept.
  • SERCO - Café bar and kids club-identities, environmental graphics, POS &     menus.
  • SOUTH DOWNS COLLEGE - Concept design for college restaurant & snack bar.

    April 2001 to October 2001 - Senior Graphic Designer, SCG LONDON

  • Clients include: ALLDAYS, HOMEBASE, G.O.S.H, MAKRO (UK), METRO     (Austria, Germany, Russia), SHELTER.

    March 2001 to April 2001 - Freelance Designer, ZYNK DESIGN CONSULTANTS

  • Clients include: CROCODILE GROUP, SERCO LEISURE.

    November 2000 to March 2001 - Freelance Designer, RAWLS AND COMPANY

  • Clients include: CLEMENTS DEPARTMENT STORES, CONSULTANCY     INTERNATIONAL, NEXUS, TUTTONS BRASSERIE LTD, ROYAL SUN     ALLIANCE, UDV.

    September 2000 to November 2000 - Freelance Designer

  • Clients include: RADIUS DESIGN CONSULTING, SCHOLHEIFERSEAL.

    June 1998 to September 2000 - Senior Graphic Designer, THE PRINCIPALS GROUP (MERGED WITH BDG MCCOLL, NOVEMBER 1998)

  • Clients include: ANN SUMMERS, ARGOS, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO,     BRITISH COUNCIL, BRONVILLE GROUP (Malta),GRANADA HOSPITALITY,     GRANADA RETAIL AND CATERING, JAGUAR, LITTLEWOODS, NMEC,     QUELLE (Germany), VIGIN BRIDE, WWW.EXLAB.CO.UK.

    July 1997 to June 1998 - Contract Graphic Designer, ADVAL MULTIMEDIA

  • Clients include: BP, GOING PLACES, MOD - VICKERS/REIMES, NISSAN GB,     SKODA.

    April 1997 - Work experience at SAATCHI AND SAATCHI DESIGN

    April 1996 - Work experience at DESIGN HOUSE

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