I couldn’t recommend Elizabeth highly enough
Over the past 6 months, I have been working with the Institute for Public Policy Research. One particular stand out project was the recent 'Future Proof: Britain in the 2020s', a report discussing the economic, social and technological changes that will reshape Britain in the coming years.
It was decided to use a more visual approach to this report than the usual IPPR publications, resulting in my working closely with the author Mathew Lawrence. Together we discussed ideas and how best to put his and the funders ideas together, whilst getting the key data points across.
Here's what IPPR research fellow Mathew Lawrence had to say:
I worked with Elizabeth on IPPR's 'Future Proof: Britain in the 2020s', a highly designed, visual examination of the changes set to reshape the country in the decade ahead. Based on her work, and working closely with her throughout the project, I couldn't recommend Elizabeth highly enough. Her work was of consistently excellent quality, produced under considerable pressure. Elizabeth managed the design of the project from inception and storyboarding through to completion, demonstrating excellent project management skills to go with her design and visual skills. Her attention to detail and skill in both design and layout undoubtedly were key to the report being the most widely downloaded report produced by IPPR in 2016, generating over 18,000 website interactions and almost 4,000 downloads within the first ten days of publication.
Alongside being excellent in her role, Elizabeth fitted in to the office immediately and was a valued member of the team overall.
Thanks Mat! It was great to work with you on this project and hope to work with you again in the future :)From the outset was enthusiastic about the project
Justlife, a leading organisation working with vulnerable people living in temporary accommodation in Brighton and Manchester has been working with the IPPR for the last 3 years. The final package, 'The Journey Home' contains not only a research report, but a handbook and a wall chart which visualises the journey of a person working through the temporary accommodation system, detailing the psychological impact of that journey.
The iceberg was a visual concept conceived by the Justlife team who were keen to produce a visualisation of their findings, having interviewed 45 homeless people and found similarities across all of their stories.
Charlotte Snelling, IPPR's lead researcher on this report, managed and co-ordinated the process between myself and Justlife, and here's what she had to say:
I worked with Elizabeth to develop a wallchart, to present the findings from a three-year research project examining the experience of individuals’ journeys into and out of unsupported temporary accommodation. At IPPR, we are always looking for new and innovative ways of presenting our research, to be able to engage with a wide and diverse audience and enjoy prolonged impact, exploring creative outputs which go beyond a traditional report structure. The wallchart designed by Elizabeth used the metaphor of an iceberg to demonstrate the different stages in one individual’s unsupported temporary accommodation journey. It was important for us to ensure the all our research participants were included – to reflect their contribution to the research and the variation in their experiences – and Elizabeth was able to manage to include this large amount of information in a way that was clear, visually appealing, and something organisations and agencies would want to put on their walls! It was great working with Elizabeth who from the outset was enthusiastic about the project and able to bring numerous ideas to the table, while also being responsive to the ideas from the research team.
Having seen the visuals that Justlife were inspired by, I couldn't help but think this project would turn out successfully! I'm glad that the outcome went down well with both the IPPR and Justlife teams.Accessible and engaging
A recent project that I have been working on was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
I designed an 88 page follow-up report to their 2015 inquiry into non-natural deaths of adults with mental health conditions who were detained in prisons, police custody or psychiatric hospitals between 2010-13. The full report is available to download at www.equalityhumanrights.com.
Here's what Amy Grant the Publications and Editorial Officer had to say:
Elizabeth did some fantastic design work on a key inquiry report for us - managing to make it look accessible and engaging, even though the subject-matter was sensitive. She was also very patient and 'can do'. I would definitely work with Elizabeth again!
Since this recommendation was written, I have gone on to work with Amy on a number of other design projects. Thank you for the opportunity, and really pleased you are happy with the results!
Forever grateful
I felt I had to put my appreciation and thanks into words with regards to the recent package of work you recently did for me on my presentation slides.
When I started out in business on my own I had a wealth of training presentations and I knew I needed some help with my slides and their design. I had previously kept all my PowerPoint presentations very uniformed (using one of the templates within the software) with great content but all showed very little creativity. After having our 1-2-1 a few weeks ago in which you demonstrated your previous work, I knew I had to give you a try. To date, this has been one of my best decisions in the 12 months as Unicorn Solutions Ltd.
You have delivered a quality package of work to a standard that surpassed my expectations. I have been guilty of embarrassing you before in front of others by saying how talented you are but you do genuinely have an ability to deliver quality, value for money and attention to detail to a level that makes me proud to stand by my presentations.
I would encourage anyone in doubt as who to use to produce graphic design to look no further.
Please keep doing what you’re doing as you are creative and it’s not just off the wall, it’s out of the park.
Forever grateful, Dean Williams
flexible, responsive and intuitive
I worked with Elizabeth on two social media artwork jobs (and would have continued working with her if circumstances had allowed it!). I found her very flexible, responsive, intuitive and the designs I received were on brief and ready to use with minimal amends. Personally Elizabeth was so easy to get on with; warm, friendly and great at listening. I'd highly recommend her for anyone looking for a freelance designer/artworker.
superb, efficient, quality
Elizabeth is a superb designer, very fast and efficient and yet still maintains quality in her artwork. I've worked with Elizabeth on numerous projects - infographics, marketing literature and website designs and she always produces fantastic, creative designs. She's also very proactive with her ideas and patient in making any changes.
Julian Goldie, Group Marketing Manager, The Cordant Group It's always nice to know I'm meeting my clients expectations! Having worked with Julian for a number of years now, both as a colleague within the Brookfield Rose marketing team, and now on a freelance basis, we have covered numerous projects and work well together to get the job done.“Promotes us as a professional recruiter”
This is excellent and will be a huge help to us as we have pretty much zero marketing material at the moment. Gives us an added approach into clients and really promotes us as a professional recruiter.
It's always nice to hear I've done a good job!“A pleasure to deal with”
Elizabeth is always able to take a brief and product something fantastic! Professional, thorough and a pleasure to deal with.
“Just amazing”
I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Elizabeth. Her ability to interpret our often last-minute projects into creative design in short timescales is just amazing. Her creativity has been of great value during a very hectic time in our businesses. I would certainly recommend her but really want to keep her all to ourselves!
I thoroughly enjoy the projects that are sent my way and the range of brands expands on a monthly basis - it's never a dull moment working with the Cordant Group!Eureka!
I contacted Elizabeth as I needed a logo and business card designing. From the outset she made the process easy and hassle free. Elizabeth initially gave me pointers of what she needed to make the first draft logos, from there I simply said which bits I like and didn't like, at which point she went away and refined the logo until "Eureka" that's the one! It was a similar experience with the business cards too! She listened to what I said throughout the process, and threw in a few other ideas of her own.
If you are looking for design, I don't think you could go far wrong using Off The Wall Creative and Elizabeth. I'll be recommending them and using them again myself.
Specialising in sports photography, Mark has an extensive photographic portfolio which can be viewed at www.msands.photography or follow him on Twitter at @msandsphoto It's always good to help small businesses establish their brand identity and I'm glad I could be of service!