laila virji                   graphic designer

I’m a First-Class Honours Graduate of the University of Westminster, specialising in Graphic Communication Design, who has also just concluded a 3-month internship with Chorus, a creative events agency, where I was given the opportunity to work on projects for clients like Montblanc and Diageo as well as working on internal design projects, developing my skills as a graphic design, photographer and a team player. 

Working as a Design Intern allowed me to gain industry experience, learning under a team of talented designers, while gaining experience working on live project briefs and expanding my knowledge and skills within the Adobe Creative Suite, working predominately in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Our most recent project to go live which I had the opportunity to work on the creative branding, was for ‘World Class GB’ where we had complete creative freedom to develop three creative pitches for the 2023 GB portion of Diageo’s bartender’s competition. Working not only on the creative but developing the presentation for the pitch, meant working closely with our management team and project coordinators to ensure we as a company were putting our best foot forwards and showing our client our best work. The creative that the client chose featured a bespoke handwritten typeface, made using my handwriting, with an animated effect representing the uniqueness of each bartender and what they bring to the competition. 

Working on live projects producing both digital and physical solutions, I have taken the opportunity to, learn something new about a piece of software I am familiar with, to learn a new piece of software, and to expand my skills as a team player. Although I am confident in my ability as a designer and the skills I already have, I am constantly looking for new opportunities to expand my knowledge so am constantly open to new learning opportunities. As I am just starting my career, I am open to all industry opportunities and am excited to expand my knowledge and experience.