I am an enthusiastic and versatile graphic designer from Galway, Ireland. I’m eager to bring fresh ideas, creativity, and my expertise to a new team to create high-quality, effective, and long-lasting design. As an in-house designer for over three years, I have completed hundreds of unique graphic design projects for both print and digital deliverables. This has allowed me to quickly build and maintain a wide range of knowledge and experience in the design industry, which has consistently resulted in highly satisfied customers and repeat business. In my previous role, everything was needed as soon as possible. Working to strict and tight deadlines has instilled a work ethic in me that ensures projects are completed quickly and efficiently while maintaining the highest quality. Let's work together!…

David Lawless

I am an enthusiastic and versatile graphic designer from Galway, Ireland. I’m eager to bring fresh ideas, creativity, and my expertise to a new team to create high-quality, effective, and long-lasting design. As an in-house designer for over three years, I have completed hundreds of unique graphic design projects for both print and digital deliverables. This has allowed me to quickly build and maintain a wide range of knowledge and experience in the design industry, which has consistently resulted in highly satisfied customers and repeat business. In my previous role, everything was needed as soon as possible. Working to strict and tight deadlines has instilled a work ethic in me that ensures projects are completed quickly and efficiently while maintaining the highest quality. Let's work together!…

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I am an enthusiastic and versatile graphic designer from Galway, Ireland. I’m eager to bring fresh ideas, creativity, and my expertise to a new team to create high-quality, effective, and long-lasting design. As an in-house designer for over three years, I have completed hundreds of unique graphic design projects for both print and digital deliverables. This has allowed me to quickly build and maintain a wide range of knowledge and experience in the design industry, which has consistently resulted in highly satisfied customers and repeat business.

In my previous role, everything was needed as soon as possible. Working to strict and tight deadlines has instilled a work ethic in me that ensures projects are completed quickly and efficiently while maintaining the highest quality. Let’s work together!

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Language

English
Fluent
Irish
Intermediate

Work Experience

Graphic Designer and Prepress Operator at Standard Printers
June 1, 2022 - April 27, 2025
Working with machinery including wide format (Durst), lithographic (Roland), digital print (Iridesse), CNC machinery (Esko). Became knowledgeable in materials for print for various outputs including boxes/cartons, banners, paper, dibond, labels, magnets, plastic etc. Platemaking - creating plates for laser output via XMF for lithographic print. Optimising and preparing customer files for print i.e. identifying any issues, offering feedback, making changes for print if needed. Imposing and planning for the desired print output and quantity. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified printer, officially trained to follow strict quality control processes, ensuring consistency and compliance with international industry standards in manufacturing. Managed clients and successfully completed a broad variety of original design projects for both print and digital deliverables, including brand management, packaging, advertising, medical, Irish government bodies, local businesses and councils, restaurant and
Graphic Designer and Prepress Operator at Standard Printers
July 1, 2025 - August 29, 2025
This position involved graphic design, imposition, pre-flighting jobs, platemaking, liaising with customers and identifying and solving problems with customer jobs, co-ordinating print jobs with print finishers, liaising with other employees in the bindery and press-room and working as part of a team to tight deadlines in an often pressurised work environment. Design work undertaken includes logo design, brand management, packaging, signage, POS design, promotional products, advertising, social media/email, medical documentation, books and publications. Machinery utilised included wide format (Durst), lithography (Roland), digital print (Iridesse), and CNC machinery (Esko). Became knowledgeable in materials for print for various outputs, including boxes/cartons, banners, paper, dibond, labels, magnets, and plastic. Trained in ISO 9001:2015 quality control processes ensuring consistency and compliance with international industry standards in manufacturing and design.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design (Hons) at ATU (CCAM) Galway
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2022
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Graphic Design & Illustration at Atlantic Technological University, Galway
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Graphic Design & Illustration at Atlantic Technological University, Galway
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Graphic Design & Illustration at Atlantic Technological University, Galway
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

Shortlisted and awarded ‘commended’ for the IDI Graduate Design Awards for Animation
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
ISO 9001:2015 Certified Printer Quality Control Training
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2025
Commended, IDI Graduate Design Awards for Animation
January 1, 2022 - August 20, 2025
Original Illustration Selected for Outset Design’s “Open Call for Artists”
January 1, 2025 - August 20, 2025
ISO 9001:2015 quality control processes training
January 11, 2030 - August 29, 2025

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Government, Healthcare, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other, Consumer Goods
    paper 'Observing Gaillimh' Prints

    Prints of my artwork ‘Observing Gaillimh’ available in Outset Design Galway.

    Printed in A3 + A4. Postcard size (A6) with ethically sourced eco-paper and ink.

    Black ink pen sketches of my home city of Galway, scanned and digitally assembled.

    Find the project here on my instagram -

    Shop Instagram - @outset_design_galway