I am a passionate and versatile creative with a broad range of design skills and a strong desire to evolve my ideas and direction in a new role. I enjoy learning, collaborating, and growing in team environments where connection, idea-sharing, and creative exchange are valued. Motivated and ambitious, I’m excited to take on design projects that challenge and expand my practice. With experience across communication design, brand identity, digital interfaces, and sustainable printmaking, I combine technical capability with a hands-on, ethical approach to making.

Holly Tonroe

I am a passionate and versatile creative with a broad range of design skills and a strong desire to evolve my ideas and direction in a new role. I enjoy learning, collaborating, and growing in team environments where connection, idea-sharing, and creative exchange are valued. Motivated and ambitious, I’m excited to take on design projects that challenge and expand my practice. With experience across communication design, brand identity, digital interfaces, and sustainable printmaking, I combine technical capability with a hands-on, ethical approach to making.

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I am a passionate and versatile creative with a broad range of design skills and a strong desire to evolve my ideas and direction in a new role. I enjoy learning, collaborating, and growing in team environments where connection, idea-sharing, and creative exchange are valued.

Motivated and ambitious, I’m excited to take on design projects that challenge and expand my practice. With experience across communication design, brand identity, digital interfaces, and sustainable printmaking, I combine technical capability with a hands-on, ethical approach to making.

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Work Experience

Creative operations designer at Data Garden Hospitality and Retail
January 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Part-time design role supporting a data transformation workflow that turns complex information into clear, accessible visual formats. Designed interfaces, contributed to brand identity development, and participated in workshops to support community engagement and collaboration.
Product Manager and Store Supervisor at Florian
January 1, 2025 - Present
Full-time role overseeing product selection and ordering, stock management, and driving sales targets; leads store marketing initiatives and design direction to ensure cohesive branding and visual presentation.
Creative Operations Designer at Data Garden Hospitality and Retail
January 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025
Part-time designer supporting a company that collects data from specific sources and transforms it into clear, accessible visual formats. I design interfaces, contribute to development of brand identity, and participate in workshops that support community engagement and collaboration.
Freelance Design
January 1, 2022 - Present
Freelance practice focused on printmaking and sustainable design. Producing woodblock, lino, and screen prints using natural pigments and eco-conscious materials. Sharing work online to connect with other artists, collaborate, and sell limited-edition prints; expanding into broader freelance design work that combines tactile processes with ethical creative approaches.
Freelance Design (printmaking and sustainable design)
January 1, 2022 - Present
Freelance practice focused on printmaking and sustainable design using woodblock, lino, and screen printing with natural pigments and eco-conscious materials. Shared work online, collaborated with other artists, and sold limited-edition prints. Currently expanding into freelance design combining tactile processes with ethical creative approaches.
Communication and design exchange at Industrial design exchange (SAM Panels / The Art of Making course)
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Industrial design exchange in Amsterdam focused on hands-on product and material design. Worked with SAM Panels, a bio-material company. Completed practical workshops including woodworking and welding, plus product design and visual communication/marketing for created products.
Freelance Designer (Printmaking and Sustainable Design)
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025
Freelance practice focused on printmaking and sustainable design. Work includes woodblock, lino, and screen printing using natural pigments and eco-conscious materials. Shares work online, collaborates with artists, and sells limited-edition prints while expanding into freelance design.
Freelance Designer at Self-employed
January 1, 2022 - Present
Runs a small freelance practice focused on printmaking and sustainable design; works across woodblock, lino, and screen printing with natural pigments; developing independent design projects and collaborating with other artists.
Design exchange (Industrial Design) at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Six-month exchange focused on hands-on product and material design. Worked with SAM Panels, a bio-material company, completing practical workshops including woodworking and welding, plus product design. Also developed marketing and visual communication for products created during the course.
Communication and design (Industrial design exchange - The Art of Making) at SAM Panels (bio-material company)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Industrial design exchange with hands-on product and material design experience. Developed skills through practical workshops including woodworking and welding, plus product design, marketing, and visual communication for created products.
Design exchange (Industrial Design) at SAM Panels (bio-material company) / Amsterdam study
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Industrial design exchange focused on hands-on product and material work through practical workshops. Experience includes woodworking and welding, product design, and marketing and visual communication for products created with SAM Panels.
Supervisor (hospitality and retail roles)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2025
Over eight years across hospitality and retail. Strengthened teamwork, leadership, and communication through supervisor positions. Supported customer service and developed capabilities in social media management, marketing, and photography.

Education

Industrial Design Exchange at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) at RMIT University
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025
Bachelor of Media Communication and Design at Monash University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025

Qualifications

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Travel & Hospitality, Education, Professional Services, Other