Roughly Traced

Time flies when your having fun :-)

roughlytraced — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:36:55 +0000

Main News >>> Passed my driving test first time

Lots of job applications and interviews.

Still managing the bar at the cricket club.

Waitressing at a local pub to keep myself working under pressure.

I have taken on some Freelance design work too.

New experiences, New adventures – A busy bee!!

More to follow …

Spring into April

roughlytraced — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:02:23 +0000

The last few months have flown by!

I have just completed a 3-month design placement at Baylis & Harding in Redditch. They are one of the foremost international bath and body care companies, renowned for bringing leading fashion trends and licensed properties to the toiletry market. Here I have been able to gain experience in product photography including editing and colour matching for brochures/planograms. Responsibility for the 2010 Mother’s Day and Sale brochures involved making sure all the photos, product codes and data inputted were correct before print. I also worked on their Autumn/Winter 2010 catalogue, which has been shown at Spring Fair 2010. In addition to building up my skill set I had the opportunity to work on a global retail review. I was required to photograph products sent from the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Paris resulting in a large document to present to clients. I also arranged all the products from each retailer in a showroom for workshops. It was fascinating to see the current trends in fashion and gifting from around the world.

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While job hunting I have been managing the bar at Four Oak Saints Cricket Club and have even played a bit of cricket too. I have recently completed the ECB Young Leader’s Award with Emergency First Aid which was run by the Prince’s Trust. This was great fun and good exercise. I’ve also moved into a new place with friends. so have been busy sorting and decorating.

Happy and Keeping busy

Back to the job hunting I go

Happy New Year

roughlytraced — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:34:04 +0000

A belated Happy New Year to all.

Full update coming soon…

Have been very busy bee – Working freelance at Baylis & Harding and hoping to make this permanent.

Bye for now

Rach xx

Baylis & Harding

roughlytraced — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:22:59 +0000

I have been lucky enough to get a work placement at Baylis & Harding in Redditch for a couple of weeks.

Thanks must go to Fran O’Hara at Scarlett Design International Ltd for the heads up.

Week One

Have so far been photographing and editing products for the latest trend report. Fab place!

Hello September!

roughlytraced — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:17:43 +0000

Where did August go! Have had a nice summer break. Been to the seaside, managed the bar at the cricket club for end of the season and have been learning to drive. I have also been doing a little freelance design work over the summer break but now the job hunt begins.

Thing a week

roughlytraced — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:06:59 +0000

I have just started adding photos to the thing a week group on flikr. This weeks theme was In Somebody’s Shoes. Here was my effort for the week.

In Somebody's Shoes

I wouldn’t want to be in Tyler’s shoes right now. He is currently in Afghanistan with 4th Battalion, The Rifles. Along with all his friends, I have been helping to tidy his room while he is away. Found his army boots and a lot of stuff from his time in Iraq so have used these for this photo.

In the Birmingham Mail this week it gave some unfortunate news. Tyler’s mum and many other parents, family and friends are collecting goodies to send out to the troops while they risk their lives in the war against terrorism. However this week his mum’s car got broken into and all the parcels on route to the post office were stolen. So this week we are all making an effort to collect as much as we can as in Tyler’s words “its like xmas every time the parcels come in.”

Photo taken using a Nokia 6210 Classic

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Unfortunately this photo is even more poignant now. Only a few weeks after I posted this photo Tyler was seriously injured in Afghanistan. He has lost both his legs and badly injured his arm. He is in selly oak getting the care he needs but will be a long hard road ahead. His friends here in Birmingham will continue to support the troops out in afghanistan but most importantly those injured and back home to support their recovery and rehabilitation.

A Big Hello

roughlytraced — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:14:07 +0000

If you would like to see some of my design work please click on the work link on right hand side. The about section also on the right hand side provides a little more about me and my current CV.

Enjoy reading.

Rach xx

These are a few of my favourite things

roughlytraced — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:09:31 +0000

Just been looking at the new website for KeaneBrands in Birmingham where i was lucky enough to get some work experience at Christmas 2008. To introduce the team they have slideshows of their 50 favourite things. What a great idea for a blog post for people to find out more about me. It will be useful to me as I move from student to junior designer (fingers crossed) to see in a years time if any of these favourites have changed. Reflection was something we were required to do throughout university – whether it be going back to work with fresh eyes or on our heroes in design. This blog has provided me with a useful place to reflect but also somewhere I can come to see my achievements and continue positivity.

The 50 favs for now!

1. My bed!
2. Shoes
3. Julian Opie
4. Amaretto & Coke
5. Camping
6. Slippers
7. The 60s
8. Circles/Dots
9. Sausages
10.Cooking
11. Bed Covers
12. Clean sheets
13. Picnics
14. Swimming
15. Family Parties
16. Turquoise
17. My Ipod Mini (the original)
18. 24
19. Malted Milks
20. Cricket!
21. Research
22. Live Music (gigs/festivals)
23. Converse
24. Baz Lurhmann films
25. Come dine with me
26. Oreo Cookies
27. Aberporth
28. My lucky number
29. Howies (hoodies)
30. Walking
31. Volunteering
32. Rice Pudding
33. Curry
34. Cuppa Tea
35. My blanket – i still suck my thumb!!
36. The Apprentice
37. Spooning
38. Jools Holland
39. Meeting new people
40. My Piano
41. Band of Brothers (War Films)
42. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
43. Home & Away
44. Cheese on toast (yes in the microwave although i am yet to try in a halogen oven!!)
45. Thunderbirds
46. Captain Scarlett
47. Stingray
48. My Apple Macbook
49. Twitter
50. News freak!

Glastonbury

roughlytraced — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:38:40 +0000

As i was going through photos from the last 3 years at uni my favourite happens to be from trip to Glastonbury 2007. As its this weekend and not there thought i’d share

Hopefully make it there next year.

Glastonbury 2007 Sarah, Me & Jess

Exhibition and end of uni

roughlytraced — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:16:23 +0000

Final Year Exhibition 2009

Packing up 4 years in Cardiff to move back to the midlands.I have had a great time and sure i’ll be back but now to explore birmingham as a graduate and to find work.