HELLO,
My name is Charli
I am a Brit abroad following my passion for digital design. I am the face behind all the designs you see here. If you would like to know a little bit more about how I accidentally found my dream job scroll down!
MY STORY
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
2015
My life changed forever when my family up-rooted and moved to the Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands located in the Indian Ocean. The reason being, my fathers job in financial services. I put away my Somerset wellington boots and exchanged them for a pair of flip-flops! At this time I was completing my A-levels and had no clue what the future had in store for me.
2017
After finishing school I felt pretty lost, everyone was going off to university but I had no idea what I wanted to do. I have always loved Art, English and Business but not enough to commit to three more years of studying! I ended up taking a gap year and completing my ‘Teaching English as a Foreign Language’ (TEFL) qualification. I travelled to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.
2018
I returned to my family who where now living on the slightly larger island of Mauritius and began working as a compliance officer at my dads company. While working there I would often put together infographics, fund fact sheets and various marketing materials. I found myself spending hours on these tasks and without realising the whole day would go by. I began to research courses around these topics, but had no idea what graphic design was!
2019
I enrolled in a BA of Digital Design at Curtin University an Austalian University with a campus on the island! I fell deeply in love with design and after the first semester I began freelancing with a hand full of clients to fund my studies. I completed my degree with the highest grades in the class winning the Design Challenge Award!
2023
I had a roaring lust for adventure and winds of change blew me to the mainland! I packed up my island life and exchanged palm trees and beaches for pine tree forests and the snow capped mountains of British Columbia in Canada. Working as a Graphic Designer has given me the amazing opportunity to explore this new corner of the world which I am so lucky to now call home.
TODAY
I have never been more grateful for this journey and happy with the way everything worked out. I have a job I love so much, it doesn’t really feel like work! I have met and worked with some amazing people all over the world and I am really excited to see what the future holds!
