I am a mid-weight Graphic Designer who lives and breathes creating distinctive design solutions that inspire, resonate, and transcend trends. I specialise in exhibition identity, wayfinding, spatial design, display design and UX/UI for accessibility assets. As an Irish citizen, I have full rights to live and work in the United Kingdom. I recently relocated to the UK after studying and working in New Zealand, and I bring a collaborative, hands-on approach to design teams.

Harry Pickernell

I am a mid-weight Graphic Designer who lives and breathes creating distinctive design solutions that inspire, resonate, and transcend trends. I specialise in exhibition identity, wayfinding, spatial design, display design and UX/UI for accessibility assets. As an Irish citizen, I have full rights to live and work in the United Kingdom. I recently relocated to the UK after studying and working in New Zealand, and I bring a collaborative, hands-on approach to design teams.

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I am a mid-weight Graphic Designer who lives and breathes creating distinctive design solutions that inspire, resonate, and transcend trends. I specialise in exhibition identity, wayfinding, spatial design, display design and UX/UI for accessibility assets.

As an Irish citizen, I have full rights to live and work in the United Kingdom. I recently relocated to the UK after studying and working in New Zealand, and I bring a collaborative, hands-on approach to design teams.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer at Tūhura Otago Museum
August 1, 2022 - June 1, 2025
Graphic design for major temporary and permanent exhibitions, community events and conferences: leading on exhibition identity, wayfinding, spatial design, display design, website design. Included designing identities, marketing assets and animated assets. UX/UI design for exhibition accessibility assets (websites and touchscreens).
Freelance Graphic Designer
January 1, 2018 - Present
Freelance graphic design and end-to-end project management with a focus on branding, print and digital assets for clients such as Pure Cruise, Slice of Heaven Pizza, The Island Brewery Papamoa, Critic Magazine, The Esplanade & No 7 Balmac, Club 121 and Marlins Dreaming; includes mural work and website design.
Screen-printing Technician at The Print Room NZ
July 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Technician for screen-printing and SupaColour heat-press on a range of apparel and merchandise products; guest artist t-shirt design for Print Room internal merchandise.
Artist & Sculpture Assistant at Pickernell Productions
December 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Assisting with blacksmithing, stone carving and carpentry for large-scale sculpture commissions (private and public-sector clients); website development and design; work on the Te Arawa Art Trail and Mama Pūkeko commission.
Demo Ski Technician & Sales Associate at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
October 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020
Seasonal ski-area work and career break.
Artist & Sculpture Assistant at Pickernell Productions
May 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Continued involvement on sculpture projects in Rotorua; website design and development for Pickernell Productions; involvement in Mama Pūkeko commission.

Education

Bachelor of Visual Communication Design with Honours at Massey University College of Creative Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2018

Qualifications

Design Awards – Bronze Pin (Best Design Awards)
January 1, 2019 - January 8, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Government