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Private Rented Sector

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Giving you a home for good." color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Private Rented Sector (PRS) provide; tenancy support, supporting with paying rent, applying for universal credit and many other benefits helping the tenants with housing solutions. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] PRS deals with multiple issues in housing and needed a way to visualise their service and what it provides simply and to create success stories to gain funding for further growth in the department. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion" skin="dark"][qodef_accordion_tab title="What I did" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Understood the real challenges that PRS are facing with a discover workshop and articulating back to the department heads the intial challenge is not the problem they thought it was, Collaborated with copyrighter and data scientists to conform all the data entry points that the PRS has, understanding the stories and producing...

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Ecosystems of Social Innovation in 2030

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Creating and designing what Glasgow will look like in 10 years time!" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Collaborative Futures course 2020-2021. Sharing my industry knowledge and collaborated with the product team to produce the outcome (2 CCI members where part of the team of 8.) A research-led and speculative vision of what the future of ecosystems of Social Innovation in Glasgow in 10 years time. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Glasgow’s Future Stories; Participatory Democracy and Social Innovation in 2030 could look like? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion" skin="dark"][qodef_accordion_tab title="What I did" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Co-design the project structure with the core team to identify roles and responsibilities, Strategised and developed interviews with citizens of Glasgow via Zoom, Co-created the narratives from the research insights found in the interviews, Mentored students on developing their skills towards moving from student...

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Child Poverty in Glasgow 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Creating a accurate picture of child poverty across Glasgow" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] CCI were asked by Financial Inclusion Team (FIT) at the GCC, to collaborate to further our understanding of child poverty across the city of Glasgow. We wanted to create a clear picture of what child poverty look like in 2019 – 2020. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Glasgow didn’t have an accurate picture of child poverty, so the city couldn’t begin solving the problem...

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CCI’s Branding Design System

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="We design for a better tomorrow!" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The Centre for Civic innovation was a new department that was created to solve the biggest challenges that the council is facing today. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The Centre for Civic innovation needed a graphical solution to the problem of the brand not being visible. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion" skin="dark"][qodef_accordion_tab title="What I did" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Conceptualised and generated ideas around the visual language, Developing graphics for usage in print to digital, Generating ideas for the office environmental graphics, Designed the brand guidelines for the CCI and brand elements usage for third sector and other service departments within the council. [/vc_column_text] [/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title="Research and insights" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] The core values of the CCI was to not be like the usual council perspective, The team wanted to stand out and...

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Centre for Civic Innovation

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="A brand that's radical for the council's needs" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The CCI was a new department, with a design-led approach to solve complex city problems. CCI never shys away from any challenge and would never stand for “its always been done that way.” The current model for deriving public services is grounded in underlay assumptions. At the CCI, they are combing design thinking, research, data science and storytelling to understand and to solve complex societal problems. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The CCI had no presence online and needed a platform to embed the culture of design thinking into the council culture one step at a time. CCI needed to create a content hub that showcases projects and partners the CCI is working with; V&A Dundee and many more. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion"...

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Built By Benzie

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="24" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Build better for a stronger tomorrow." color="#222222"][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]Built By Benzie is a family run carpentry business and they wanted to branch out and get more members of staff to join the family. The business wanted to be visually professional and to look attract new customers. The family wanted the brand to be reliable and friendly which is embedded into the company’s values. The rebrand had increased the sales and margins during the pandemic. Creating a local hero and a reliable one.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] ...

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Glasgow’s Future Stories in 2030

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Creating and designing what Glasgow will look like in 10 years time!" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Collaborative Futures course 2019-2020. Sharing my industry knowledge and collaborated with the product team to produce the outcome (2 CCI members where part of the team of 8.) A research-led and speculative vision of what the future stories of Glasgow in 10 years time. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Glasgow’s Future Citizens in 2030, What would that look like? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion" skin="dark"][qodef_accordion_tab title="What I did" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Co-design the project structure with the core team to identify roles and responsibilities, Strategised and developed interviews with citizens of Glasgow. Co-created the narratives from the research insights found in the interviews, Mentored students on developing their skills towards moving from student to professional [/vc_column_text] [/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title="Research and insights" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Coming Soon! [/vc_column_text] [/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title="The...

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iCapital Awards 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Innovation It’s in our DNA…" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Glasgow was one step closer towards the European Capital of Innovation award and shortlisted to the final 6. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The application needed to be submitted with an 90 seconds video that reflected the bid created. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion" skin="dark"][qodef_accordion_tab title="What I did" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Creating storyboards of the application for the video, under tight deadlines (5 days), Facilitating workshops to co-create storyboards with the design lead, Created the video that was used within the final bid, Generating an visual advertisement campaign that would promote our bid over social media, Created the music used in the bid video, Setting up photo shoots with schools to get them involve in the campaign, Traveling to 5 schools and 4 offices over one afternoon, improvising on...

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Street Change Glasgow

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Alternative Giving is a platform that offers many different ways to donate." color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Street Change Glasgow was created to help vulnerable people, improving the their lives in the long term. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] Street Change Glasgow platform needed a brand presence, and an identity to grab people's attention at first glance and draw them in. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion" skin="dark"][qodef_accordion_tab title="What I did" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Understanding what the real problem is, under tight deadlines, Facilitating workshops to create a vision for Street Change Glasgow, defining the vision, aims of the project, Co-designing with the product owners and analysing the interviews for insights, Designed and developed the visual brand, Developing new ideas for the platform from low-high fidelity prototypes, receiving feedback and iterating, Collaborated with an external design agency to further produce...

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Data Centre of Excellence

[vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="Designing insightful stories with data" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The Data Centre of Excellence brings together data statistics, analytics skills with design skills. The department is designed to deliver better outcomes for citizens by embedding a design data led culture which drivers better decision making across the city council. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_custom_font font_family="Montserrat" font_size="18" line_height="34" font_weight="700" letter_spacing="-0.4" text_align="left" content_custom_font="The problem" color="#222222"] [vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The newly formed department needed a visual identity, website and a brand strategy to showcase the ground breaking innovative work that is being delivered through design data-led solutions. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column]   [qodef_separator class_name="" type="full-width" position="center" color="#E0E2E2" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""]   [vc_column][qodef_accordion style="boxed_accordion" skin="dark"][qodef_accordion_tab title="What I did" title_tag="h4"][vc_column_text] Designed and developed the visual brand, the identity, wireframes for the website, the graphic system and branding guidelines, Participated in workshops to create and define the vision for department, aims of the project, connecting to the current business objectives, Reviewed the research interviews and...

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