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

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. 

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

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

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

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

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

Email / onecuriouschip@gmail.com

DM on Instagram / @onecuriouschip