Team Bio

Mairi
Gray

Greatest achievement:
Cycling 840km over 8 days in the remote north of Vietnam. Or travelling the world by myself for a year and a half.
Words of wisdom:
Treat people how you’d like to be treated.
Go to snack:
Wispa.
Unpopular opinion:
Tea is rank.
our Karaoke Song:
I do not participate.
What’s the best bit of advice you’ve ever been given?
Before I left home to study my father said to me; “never put yourself in a position where you have to rely on someone else for money”.
Secret Talent:
I speak Gaelic (not sure that's a talent though!)
Weirdest thing you believed as a child:
If I swallowed toothpaste I would die.
If you weren’t a graphic designer, what would you be?
A potter. I’ve done a couple of courses at Gray’s and absolutely loved it!
What’s your design superpower:
I’m good at fonts.
Most used shortcut:
Apart form all the usual; Command + S, C, V etc, it would be Command + Tab to skip through open apps and programme.
Favourite type of content to design:
I love Art Direction.
Top Design tip:
If you have a small budget and need to prioritise spend, invest in some good photography, it’ll help elevate your brand and help you stand out from your competition.
Dream client, and why:
Who Gives a Crap. Tons of brand personality, amazing packaging, top notch copy writing, and best of all they’re eco-friendly and 50% of profits goes to charity!