InDesign image logo typesetting by Freelance Artworker Brighton

Freelance Artworker Brighton, Sarahjane Jackson

Logo layered onto photos to create WordPress website banner headers

Branding is very important for your website and adding a logo to your photos is one way you can do this. With the help of a Freelance Artworker, she uses Adobe InDesign to typeset a branded logo photo png.

Helen at Renner Cottages asked Sarahjane to create WordPress header banners for their new website. Sarahjane used photos Helen had taken from her mobile phones while out and about on the farm.

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Artworker updates print design layout of artist exhibition catalogue in InDesign

Freelance Artworker uses existing styling and branding set up by a Graphic Designer

From InDesign files with existing styling and branding designed in InDesign by Jenifer Rose. Sarahjane created the new exhibition artist catalogue with images and text supplied by M1 Fine Art. Corrections made from Acrobat Reader using the PDF comments tools.

Artworker for M1 Fine Art

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Illustrator drawings copied and draws from photographs

Artworker creates installation diagram in Adobe Illustrator

Drawn over the top of photographs to create a perfect simple outline illustration to use as an installation diagrams. These drawings are made as a vector file and can be used in multiple ways either for print and on the web.

Keeping the artwork to exactly the client specifications to create ‘how to’ diagrams.

A vector file says Adobe can be “infinitely adjust in size without losing resolution“, keeping your drawings clean and crisp looking. An Artworker will make additional jpeg or png’s for your website in the correct size and shape.

Killer Creative, Freelance Artworker.

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Spider graphs for a legal report created by remote Freelance Artworker

Sarahjane artwork report data as a spider graph and a radar chart

Graphs are easy for Sarahjane to design using Illustrator and them imported into an InDesign report layout. Using supplied data and her Artworker skills, Sarahjane changes the colour to match the document branding.

This 240 page legal report contained 40 graphs as well as lots of tables. Once the first graph was approved Sarahjane quickly created the rest.

Graphs come in different shapes and can be designed to fit the space available on a page. Working closely with the consultant the report was finish before the deadline.

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RSG Consulting remote Artworker, Sarahjane Jackson

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Student handbook created in InDesign by Freelance Artworker

Designed by the Art Director and finished by Sarahjane Jackson

The Art Director created the design concept and the branding with the college. From this branding Sarahjane created the 44 page Student Handbook and Pre-arrival Handbook as print ready artwork.

The Artwork consisted of setting up InDesign master pages using styles. Collating images and using Photoshop to save them as print ready. Changes and amends where added to the PDF proofs by the college and Sarahjane completed these to reach the final version.

Killer Creative Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

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Travel Brochure InDesign Freelance Artworker

Award winning design agency Artworker

Print deadlines all seem to arrive very quickly for clients. Sarahjane was hired to artwork layouts, adding in text and images. Working closely with Project Manager and Senior Designer. Making client amends using PDF sticky notes and creating print ready PDFs.

Artwork also included Tropical Sky, Discover the World, Ciceroni, Inus, Sunvil, Mountain Kingdom and Neilson. A pleasure working with an award winning design agency.

Wild Dog Design, Freelance Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

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Artworker create print ready PDF for Brighton Festival Brochure

Prepress Freelance Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

Sarahjane creates high quality artwork that is ready for print. Some designer create a draft design for the Artworker to update with the final print ready version.

Creating a final version from the start saves time and stress before a huge print deadline like the Fringe Festival brochure. Sarahjane is highly organised and makes sure all her artwork is CMYK, with the correct brand fonts and colours.

Door 22 Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

Interactive PDF designed from a collection of Microsoft Word documents

Artworker uses InDesign to collate Microsoft Word files for print

Sarahjane was given the challenge of combining together a collection of research documents into one simple easy to use interactive file with a contents and appendices. Plus the added bonus of it being small enough to email out to clients around the world.

Adobe InDesign is the perfect tool for the job, placing Microsoft Word files and using hyperlinks on top, creating a 226 page document. The PDF was then made into a smaller file size for emailing.

Probus Sigma Remote Artworker, Sarahjane Jackson

Leaflets and flyers for local businesses in Brighton

Remote Freelance Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

Sarahjane enjoys helping out local businesses with flyers, leaflets, web icons and banners. She charges by the hour and can create artwork from a found sample ideas or a sketch.

Sarahjane’s tip to help decide on a size for your flyer or leaflet is to get a print estimate first, for single or double sided. Plus a sample is very handy to touch and feel the quality and to see the size of the font and images.

The Choi Foundation Artworker and martial art student, Sarahjane Jackson

Magazine what’s on guide layout by Freelance Artworker

Publishing Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

Graphic Designer’s involved in publishing hire Sarahjane from time to time to help out when they are busy designing. Involved layout that consist of times, dates and places requires a your full attention especially in a ‘What’s On Guide’.

Sarahjane was asked to help out with local magazine Seaford Scene and Eastbourne Old Town Criers. She is highly organised and thoroughly enjoys the challenge. Using style sheets in InDesign to make the design consistent and quicker to layout.

Fran Tegg Publishing Artworker, Sarahjane Jackson

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Menu design and layout, Brighton Artworker

Freelancer Artworker cover for designers holiday

Sarahjane desk hopped around the office over a few weeks covering the email and helping out on projects while the designers where on holiday. The Senior Designer had created the menus templates with the client and Sarahjane updated the content and made it print ready. Also updating and amending American Express T&Cs, catalogues, leaflets and banners.

Mint Creative Design Artworker Sarahjane Jackson

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Legal document designed into a print PDF by Sarahjane Jackson, Freelance Artworker

Legal document set up and print PDF created by Sarahjane Jackson, Freelance Artworker — Legal document set up and print PDF by Sarahjane Jackson, Freelance Artworker

Legal document updated to new brand colours and logos

A Microsoft Word document is usually supplied in a real mess, a collection of different fonts and colours. This can be imported directly into InDesign and manipulating the font to fit on four sides and still be readable.

Sarahjane also created an interactive PDF, recreated a T&Cs layouts, made amends to existing projects and help create an EPUB.

GSBA Artworker

Remote Freelance Artworker in Brighton

Home office Adobe InDesign and Photoshop

Working remotely I was asked to design a staff stock catalogue using existing website branding (colours, logo and fonts). A simple and quick layout of 26 pages. This lead to me creating two more catalogues, two order forms and a stock leaflet. Using the latest Adobe InDesign to create the layout and PDF’s for amends and comments.

Display Centre Artworker

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A5 leaflets for Golf Course artwork

A4 folder into A5 leafet

Designer created the template and I added in the content and images for 12 different golf course. I also created handbooks, flyers, business cards, brochures in-house. Contact Sarahjane here.

Propeller DPI Artworker

Graphic Designer Assistant is an Freelance Artworker

Graphic Design Assistant Artworker — Wired Sussex Job Fair Paper, Artworker by Sarahjane Jackson, Brighton

Populate 8 printed page local newspaper

Sarahjane used Brian previous artwork and recreated the new updated Wired Sussex Job Fair paper. Working in-house in the Brighton studio with the latest InDesign. Copy sent approved and added to layout. Creating a new map from scratch using Illustrator, keeping everything print ready for the tight deadline.

Brian Kidd Graphic Designer, Artworker

Creating a branded Microsoft Word template

Microsoft Word can be tamed!

I enjoy a challenge and Fruit asked if I would create Microsoft Word templates for University of Cambridge to help standardise their paperwork. The designer had created the rebrand and I copied this style into Microsoft Word. Using headers, footers and styles to create a variety of templates.

Microsoft Word styles are easy to use once you know how. I am also available to teach.

Fruit Design Artworker

Assistant to other Artworker’s, Freelancers working together in Sussex

Freelance Artworker assisting other Freelance Designers

Sarahjane is very happy helping out other fellow freelancers, Designers and Artworkers, in-house or remotely. Urgent projects with tight deadlines can crop up unexpectedly and or all at once. A picture heavy layout, updated with many different languages. Communication is key to have the correct text on the correct page.

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Justin Ross Artworker working for Babel

Multi page handbook created in InDesign and saved as a print ready artwork PDF

From Designer to Artworker

The Propeller designer created the concept pages and I continued the rest of the 91 page booklet from supplied text and images. Using paragraph styles, master pages and object styles to keep this layout consistent throughout. Plus this also help make the layout quicker.

Propeller DPI Artworker

Bid tender document in Freelance Artworker created in InDesign or Word

Bid tender document InDesign layout by Freelance Artworker Brighton Sarahjane Jackson

Two thousand page layout design created by Freelancers

A bid or a tender layout is a huge project. Sarahjane is given a rough Microsoft Word document to import it into InDesign. She uses design corporate brand guidelines and InDesign with master pages and styles to keep the work consistent e.g. fonts, colours, TOC etc. A tender layout is best created a certain way to flow and be amended easily. Tender deadlines become very tight and working late nights and even away from home is not a problem. Amends and sign off are made quicker with the writer beside the InDesigner.

Sarahjane charges by the hour and will keep a detailed timesheet. Based in Brighton but will work anywhere require to get the job done. Please see Sarahjane’s references.

Blue Edge, Freelance Artworker

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Resource booklet recreate and rebrand artwork

Recreate print ready artwork

Whether it is a an old quark file, PDF, printed version or even just from a photo. I can recreate and rebrand your artwork ready for printing.

Future amends are made quickly using PDF comments / sticky note and they are very easy to do.

Data tables imported from Microsoft Word to Adobe InDesign by Freelance Artworker

InDesign data tables in a A5 ring binder document

Table design is quick when you know how

Table design is neat and tidy and can be achieved with Adobe InDesign styles for a consistent look and feel. A colour of font change can be made with one click instead of multi page amends. Using InDesign, the tables flow nicely from page to page the same a Microsoft Word and can be easily imported. There is more control in InDesign to Word and will look more professional.

UK Power Networks Artworker at Image Data Group

Text heavy craft manuals InDesign layout

Using Designer corporate branding and guidelines

Sarahjane took on the mammoth text heavy layout project in InDesign of EDF’s craft manuals. Eight manuals in total with around 600 pages long each. The original 1970’s manuals where scanned into word files then Sarahjane imported them into InDesign. Using styles she made from the corporate branding and guidelines to create a consistent document. This also links to automated contents pages for each section. Please see Sarahjane’s references.

Image Data Group, Freelance Artworker, Sarahjane Jackson

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What is an Artworker?

An Artworker is the designer’s mechanic

A car designer will never build or maintain a car, the mechanic does.

A professional Artworker uses InDesign to its full potential (e.g. master pages, styles, keyboard shortcuts, TOC’s etc.). Creating a clean and tidy print ready layout and will be quicker than a designer. This is excellent for large page documents / catalogues / brochures / reports and tenders, keeping consistencies and to corporate branding. An Artworker will also predict future amends and create the layout accordingly. We also have to be highly organised with studio files e.g. images, word files, amends and each office has its own filing structure. This also helps other colleagues pick up a project quickly.

Artworker’s enables the designer do what they are good at – DESIGNING!