Education
2013-2016
BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at
the Arts University of Bournemouth.
Graduated with First Class Honours.
2012-2013
Foundation diploma in Art and Design
at the Arts University of Bournemouth.
Overall mark: Distinction.
Awards
2017
Daniel Mark's Big Bang Competition:
Internship winner.
2015
Highly Commended: Creative
Conscience Award - Product Design.
2014
Highly Commended: Creative
Conscience Award - Fashion.
Employment and Work
Experience
July-August 2016
Teacher at Summer School programme
at the Arts University Bournemouth.
Subjects included: screen printing, laser cutting and life drawing.
June-August 2014
Textile Designer at Puntoseta, a textile
company in Lake Como.
Things that make me tick
Film and documentary, animation,
analogue and digital photography,
music, literature, philosophy, travelling, cycling, cooking, jewellery making, learning and trying new things.
Languages
English: mother tongue
Italian: fluent
About me
I have a very beautiful Italian friend
who used to stand out for her long blonde dreadlocks, which she would twist up
into a bun. She surprised us all one day when she suddenly chopped them all off.
When asked why she acted so impulsively she said, il cambiamento è vita, 'change
is life'. That sentence has stuck with me ever since. I think this is why I am happiest
when learning and trying new things;
it makes me feel alive. I enjoy working with other people for the same reason; I learn from them, and I change for the better.
Last year a friend and I won a Creative Conscience award and the certificate read, "'Be the change that you wish to see in the world' - Mahatma Gandhi". I really do believe that change can be powered by design, and I hope that my creativity will one day make a positive difference to other people's lives.
© Etty Flynn 2016