Hey! My name is Zak.

Our goal is to make public places safer for all by providing secure and dependable access to anaphylaxis treatment medication along with easy to follow instructions.

A colleague & friend of mine, Ryan Mcgee decided that to start 2021 off right he wanted his own personal website and brand to act as a hub for his various interests, including business consulting, blogging and podcasting, with the end goal being to capture more potential client interest.

House Hack host engaging virtual experiences that empower student & graduate talent with the opportunity to consult with social enterprises and find roles at growing start-ups. I often do odd graphic design jobs for them whilst also being part of their organisation and taking part in events as a 'Team Leader' myself.

Hashtag Me offers mental health based peer support and resources to students at university. When founder & CEO Megan Gamble approached me to design her a new website from scratch, I jumped at the opportunity and ended up creating one of my favourite websites to date.

I was hired by Elevate Pictures through Upwork to design a fun, personal e-commerce website for the American influencer Jessalyn Grace. The key was to showcase her music, youtube videos, book and merchandising line in a bold way that reflected her individual style.

A fun little freelance graphic design project for a startup mail order sweets company which involved the designing of numerous web assets, social posts, and a thank you customer delivery card to get the company ready to launch.

Re-branding the home bakery business 'The Ginger Lilies' required completely changing their image to give them a stronger online presence. I came up with their new name and designed them an entirely new logo, website & brand package.

For my final year UX module at university I designed 'Spot' - a smart city app that allows users who are travelling for a year abroad (for work, study, or leisure) to find, secure and become familiar with their ideal location and accommodation before arrival.

A quick one-week project for my Live Project module in my final year of university, during which I designed a phone-hiding desktop plant product to help escape the digital world and embrace the physical world.

I designed this AI integrated customisable/modular stability assistance device for over 70's to tackle the RSA's 2020 project brief 'Healthy Routes', kickstarting my final year at university and leading to new skills learning in both product and UX design.

Over the course of my year in industry placement role as a graphic design/marketing intern at The Wood Works - a bespoke kitchen & living company - I designed websites, brochures, videos, social media ads, magazine ads, and much more.

RISE is an up-and-coming health food company for which I created the brand & logo, visuals, packaging mockups, social media posts (video & photo), pdf brochure and website - all during my year in industry.

Whilst on my placement year I undertook a freelance job on the side, which involved me designing the brand image and website for an up-and-coming online bespoke property investment service.

The Simple Shaker Company is an new online kitchen cabinet seller for which I created the brand, logo and website as a freelance job during my placement year. This was the first ever web design job I completed professionally, and I learnt a lot whilst doing so!

In my second year at university I designed Bloo, a smart cuddly toy with inbuilt safety protocols, protection settings, child mood monitoring systems and smartphone integration - all as part of my Sustainable Design module.

In my second year of university we were briefed to design a food heating device which enhanced a certain experience, using a chosen brand's design DNA. After doing a full semester of group research, I designed a SMART CAR heat & share nachos concept which enhanced the in-car movie experience.

For my second year Industrial Design Studies Module I had to design an internet of things connected product to be modelled by hand to a high standard. As such, I designed a smart weather responsive auto garden watering system for the modern home, stylised as a dripping leaf.

As part of my second year Design Week we had to design a product inspired by Joseph & Joseph, utilising live hinges and polypropylene plastic. That's how I came up with Pop - a stackable, multi-purpose, flat pack shelving unit for students.

During the Design Mould Tool module in my second year at Loughborough we designed and manufactured a fully operational steel injection mould tool for an injection moulded bike tyre lever widget intended to be a promotional item for Deliveroo drivers.

For a surface modelling CAD module (one of my first projects of second year) I designed a multi-directional mobile speaker which I branded as 'SoundBomb', advancing my video and photo rendering skills on Keyshot.

For my A Level Design Technology final project I designed and manufactured my first ever product (which I still use to this day!) - A luxurious, ergonomic, dual-purpose, folding chair/table, designed for household use.

I won a competition to design a logo for 'Snacktivity' - an NHS funded research group focusing on encouraging inactive people to do small or bite sizes amounts of physical activity throughout the day. This competition was run internally at Loughborough University.