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Sarah Pritchard / L isa Whitaker / Kirsty Alderson / Sophie Wilson / Kirsty Hardingham / Beth Yates / Claudia Griffin / Baljeet Kaur Samra


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We are the Geek Table, a collective of eight graduates from around thecountry, who met at Leeds College of Art, studying a BA (Hons) degree in

Graphic Design, with a joint desire to protect the world from bad graphic

design. Our name originates from our hard working nature and our dedication

to our work, as we enjoy to creatively solve problems and continue to develop

and learn as designers. We are a multi-talented group, with a varied range

of interests including branding, packaging, publication design, illustration,

typography and print.

This publication showcases the varied responses to mini briefs we have set

ourselves, with themes reflecting our individual graphic design experiences

and processes.

Brief 1 - What does geek mean to you?Brief 2 - What helps you to get in the graphic design zone?

Brief 3 - What is your guilty pleasure to help you work hard?

Brief 4 - What would your alter ego be?

We have chosen two responses from each brief, to show how different we

are as designers.

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Lisa Whitaker

Concept Geek

Hi there,Im Kirsty. SARAHP R I T C H A R D

So-phie Wil-son

Kirsty Hardingham

Packaging Geek

Claudia Griffin

Craft Geek

Baljeet Kaur Samra

Pattern Geek

Sarah Pritchard

Type Geek

Beth Yates

Illustrator Geek

Sophie WilsonPrint Geek

Kirsty AldersonDoodle Geek


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With a love for client collaboration, conceptualisation, and research-

driven design, upon graduation I hope to specialise in applied branding.

I see myself as a motivated, ambitious, happy chappy, with a love for

Europe, Gregory Peck movies, and patisserie.

In the Zone

This image represents how the themes of food and summer make me

feel inspired and happy, keeping me motivated throughout the day

and motivating me to work hard.

SOPHIE WILSON

www.sophiewilsondesign.com

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7846957340

Print Geek

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I love packaging! How creative you can be and how much fun you can

have with it. I spend a lot of time ogling over beautiful packaging and in

my other time I really enjoy designing it.

Guilty Pleasure

As a chocoholic, this packaging shows the joy and bliss that comes with

the indulgence of chocolate - a well deserved treat for working hard!

KIRSTY HARDINGHAM

www.designbykirsty.co.uk

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7713487417

Packaging Geek

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I love the process of researching and digging until I have really got

under the skin of a subject or problem; this drives my concept

development. My design practice reflects my interest in the

relationships between Brands, Culture and Lifestyle.

In the Zone

This record connotes how music helps me to get in the zone to work

hard, keeps me motivated and inspires new ideas.

LISA WHITAKER

www.lisawhitaker.co.uk

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7811583296

Concept Geek

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I am a print lover, specialising in working with image, including hand

drawn or digital illustration and pattern design. The work I create has

a strong focus on branding, product and packaging. I am driven by

problem solving and creating interesting, innovative concepts to make

my work stand out.

Guilty Pleasure

Caffeine keeps me going when there is a lot of graphic design to be

created, and these Kawaii style illustrations show my guilty pleasure in

a cute and innocent form.

CLAUDIA GRIFFIN

www.claudiagriffin.com

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7988487944

Craft Geek

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I love working with typography, print and pattern and my practice has

developed from projects based on branding, packaging and retail with

a key interest in the beauty and fashion industry.

Alter Ego

As well as my love for graphic design, I am interested in make-up, and

my alter ego would be a make-up artist as I also run my own beauty

blog, www.processbeauty.co.uk

BALJEET KAUR SAMRAwww.bksgraphicdesign.com

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7809462471

Pattern Geek

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I am a graphic designer with a northern accent and a minor addiction

to coffee. The main focus of my design practice is to explore the

application of type and layout for print based designs within the areas

of editorial, publication and promotion.

Alter Ego

I am Batman. My response brings together an interest in Lino printing

and my alter ego, showing off my love of type and the contrasting use

of black and white.

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SARAH PRITCHARD

www.sarahpritchard.co.uk

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7969112146

Type Geek


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My Graphic Design interests lie within image making and branding.

Hand rendered imagery in particular is something I really enjoy. I like to

visit new places as I feel these experiences inspire my practice. Music

also inspires me, it has got me through many briefs and really creates

creative focus.

What Geek Means to Me

I have always loved to draw, and these hand-rendered tools are the

four most important items in my pencil case, as I use them to bring my

images to life.

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KIRSTY ALDERSON

www.kirstyalderson.co.uk

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7854859728

Doodle Geek


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Im an image driven designer who loves using colour.

I strive to make work thats playful and fun, if it makes people smile

then Ive done my job.

Geek Table profile images created by Beth Yates.

What Geek Means to Me

This response shows a combined love of two geeky things,

superheroes, and software. Adobe creative suite have come to the

rescue to save the world from bad design.

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BETH YATES

www. bethyates.co.uk

[email protected]

+44 (0) 7824994400

Illustrator Geek


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Contact us

To find out more about the Geek Table, you can email us, or visit our

collective portfolio. Alternatively, each individual designers contact

information can be found on their page.

[email protected]

www.cargocollective.com/geek-table

Our mixed interests have sparked our Geek Table debate, questioning,which is better, type or image? We want to know what you think! Just

scan this QR code or visit our twitter: www.twitter.com/GeekTable

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