Clara Nakisa
Designer
Skills:
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Adobe - Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premier Pro, Acrobat
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SOLIDWORKS
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WordPress, Elementor, Wix
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Workshop Machinery - Lathe, Bandsaw, Pillar Drill, Laser Cutter, 3D Printer
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Microsoft - Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc
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Canva
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Harlequin - data processing, financial batching
Areas of Design:
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Web Design
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Graphic Design
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Product Design
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Video/Image Editing
A Bit About Me
This website is to showcase some of the work I have done over the years, my digital portfolio
I am a designer from High Wycombe with a Product Design BA (Hons) degree from Nottingham Trent University. My design journey began by binge-watching Grand Designs which became more centralised through Design Technology at school and personal projects at home including creating custom cards . Being able to fulfil a given brief and meet the needs of a prospective client is incredibly rewarding. Eventually, I took Product Design GCSE and earned an A* along with the subject award for being at the top of my class, all because they couldn’t get me out of the workshops.
Over the years I’ve had to overcome complex challenges, both mentally and physically. It moulded me into a highly versatile, independent and intuitive designer and even more determined to reach my goals of being able to improve peoples day to day lives, even if it's only a bit. Inclusivity, accessibility and practicality are the core values that are at the heart of every project I take on and allowed me to achieve a degree in Product Design.
Currently, I'd like to find an inclusive and accessible pathway that allows carry out a wide variety of projects across all areas of design. Thank you to everyone who trusted me to put your design needs in motion!
“I don’t believe in disciplines, we can use our architecture brain and do many things, not just what we’re supposed to do.”
- Virgil Abloh -
2020
Education & Work Experience
September 2013 - July 2019
August 2015 - April 2017
September 2019 - June 2020
March 2021
March 2021 - September 2021
August 2021 - August 2022
March 2023
September 2021 - June 2024
June 2024
October - December 2024
Chesham Grammar School - received 10 GCSEs including an A* with the 'top performing' school award for Product Design and went on to gain A Levels in Maths, Physics and Psychology. Other project included: Earring Stand
RAANS Gymnastics - coached gymnastics to girls aged 3 - 16 developing their confidence and working as a team with the other coaches
Buckinghamshire New University - awarded a Distinction for a Foundation Diploma in Art, Design and Media including an investigative essay into a product of choice. Other projects included: Zine & Photograms
Mind UK - walked 27 miles in 27 days to raise money for Mind UK due to 27% of students reporting a mental health problem while at university.
Scannappeal - volunteered to set up and maintain the charities' eBay store by researching the donation's worth and then photographing and uploading stock. The charity funds advanced medical equipment for local hospitals such as replacing older MRI machines.
Camp Beaumont - a group leader at a summer camp for children aged 3 - 16 including the HAF program and Ukrainian refugees. We set up a range of activities and general support of the children as a team.
Mansfield Town Film Festival - set up, designed and created the initial website using WordPress to provide information about the festival and how to submit a film.
Nottingham Trent University - got a degree in Product Design BA (Hons) mainly focusing on inclusive, sustainable products. Check out some of my degree work here or find me on the NTUDI website.
Mappleby Music - worked with a team for the branding of a local music artist and independently on their website using WordPress
Scannappeal - interned as the charity's Seasonal Fundraiser completing a range of tasks from processing ticket bookings onto Harlequin including batching the payments and donations, using Canva to create a logo for selling donated doll and teddy knitwear, personalised collage thank you cards, the programme for the Christmas Concert, promotional flyers for venues to choose the charity for events and uploading upcoming events onto local news sites.
Accessibility Statement
ClaraNakisa.com is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability. I aim to adhere as closely as possible to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0, Level AA), published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make Web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user-friendly to everyone. Whilst ClaraNakisa.com strives to adhere to the guidelines and standards for accessibility, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website and I am currently working to achieve this. Be aware that due to the dynamic nature of the website, minor issues may occasionally occur as it is updated regularly. I am continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility.
If you have any comments and or suggestions relating to improving the accessibility of our site, please don't hesitate to contact me. Your feedback will help me make improvements.
