Aynsley Longridge

Interaction Designer

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CV

I am currently looking for work and placement opportunities.
Please feel free to contact me at any time!

Personal Statement

Hi there! Im Aynsley, a student designer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. I am currently enjoying exploring different ways to create digital magic. Although my work is often created for the computerised realm, my two favourite tools will forever be pen and paper. Sketching out ideas quickly and spontaneously, I believe, is how great things happen. I am particularly interested in carrying hand drawn illustrations into the digital world and I love exploring subtle interactions. I am a forward thinker and love any chance to collaborate with people to create exciting new things!

Skills
Pen/Paper
Sketch
Adobe
Prototyping
HTML5/CSS3
Education

BDes Hons Interaction Design

Belfast School of Art
2015- (due to complete) 2019
Modules taken: Design Fundamentals, Introduction to Communication Design, Exploring Identity, Imaging and Data Visualisation, Designing with Content, Narrative and Storytelling

BDes Hons Art and Design (Foundation Year for Specialist Degrees)

Belfast School of Art
2014-2015

A-level

Art , ICT, Media Studies
Bloomfield Collegiate Grammar School
2012-2014





Voluntary / Hobbies

Gold Millennium Volunteer Award
For 200 hours of voluntary work.

Hours were gained volunteering for;
-Harvest project and befriending scheme through Downs Syndrome Association,
-summer scheme and weekly community service program at Torbank Special School
-Games ambassador at the World Police and Fire Games

Dance

-Queens University Belfast elite competition team
-Kaleidoscope Dance company senior team.
-Captain of my senior dance team in school.
-Previously represented Fitness NI as part of their youth squad performing in both fitness and dance disciplines captained the senior dance team in school.

Experience

Study Placement at Jain University, Bangalore, India
British Council Generation UK - India
July 2016

-Three weeks spent living on campus at Jain University learning about contemporary India with a range of lectures from international relations to India’s digital revolution.
-The experience included hands-on sessions about Indian fashion, architecture, games, sculpture, dance and cinema that were supported with trips to local heritage sites, spiritual centres, and rural communities.

Seacourt, The Centre for Contemporary Printmaking
Work Experience 2013

2 weeks work experience at Seacourt print workshop exploring a variety of printing styles including screen, salt etch, collograph and itaglio.

Young Curators ‘Construct’ exhibition
2015

-Part of a team of 11 selected to curate an exhibition in response to Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Government Departments’ collections.
-As a group we were given the freedom to develop the exhibition theme, select artworks, and inform the catalogue design and its content.

Sales Assistant
Winemark Wine Merchants
2015-current

-WSET Level 1 award
The job includes working towards sales targets, carrying out weekly stock takes, managing your till, counting money and also creating window and in-store displays on monthly promotional changes.

Food and Beverage Supervisor
Catering department SSE Arena
2012-2015

-Supervising a stand of 4-6 staff members ensuring the Arena’s policies are complied. (These include security and fire regulations; Health and Safety and Licensing legislation and cash handling procedures.)
-Delivering the highest level of customer service to all patrons of the arena.