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Kariuki Ndirangu

@kariukindirangu

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Experienced graphic designer specializing in pre-press, printing and brand-ready artwork.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can apply and share deep print and pre-press expertise, lead design-to-print workflows, and consult on branding and production quality.

I am a creative graphic designer with over 20 years of hands-on experience across graphic reproduction, pre-press and multiple printing processes, from offset to flexography and rotogravure. I work end-to-end — from hand sketches and brush paintings to colour separations, film making and final print approvals.

Throughout my career I have designed advertising and promotional materials, packaging, self-adhesive labels and magazines, and I have led and coordinated graphics and pre-press teams, advising production on colour and quality control. I have served as head of graphics/pre-press and supervised designers on flexography-specific workflows.

I hold an advanced certificate in graphic design and earlier computer qualifications, and I currently run a graphic design and consultancy practice offering design, printing, branding and graphics consultancy services aimed at delivering client-focused, quality finished products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Graphic Designer / Consultant

Current

Colour Dot Solutions

May 2016 - Present (9 years 9 months)

Provide graphic design, printing and branding consultancy services including artwork preparation, branding and production oversight for general and label printing clients.

Branding Graphic Design Printing Prepress Adobe Creative Suite Packaging

Senior Graphics Supervisor

Adpak International Ltd

Sep 2009 - Apr 2016 (6 years 7 months)

Supervised and coordinated a graphics team for flexographic printing, guided designers on print-ready art, oversaw film and plate production and ensured press colour approvals across production.

Team Supervision Flexography Prepress Film Production Label Design

Head of Graphics & Pre-press

ColourLabels Ltd

May 2008 - Aug 2009 (1 year 3 months)

Managed graphics and pre-press for flexographic label production, handling design of self-adhesive labels, keyline allocation for cylinders, colour approvals and coordinating with production for quality control.

Flexography Label Design Keyline Creation Quality Control Prepress

Graphic Designer

Smart Printers Ltd

May 2002 - May 2008 (6 years)

Led creative design and artwork preparation for advertising materials, brochures, posters, calendars and packaging while preparing jobs for colour separations and large-format printing.

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator CorelDraw Scanning

Designer / Publisher

Highway Publishers

Jan 2002 - Apr 2003 (1 year 3 months)

Designed and published magazines, overseeing layout, artwork preparation and prepress processes to meet publication schedules and quality standards.

adobe indesign Layout Prepress Scanning

Graphic Designer

Sitima Printers Ltd

Jan 2000 - Dec 2001 (1 year 11 months)

Designed graphics and prepared artwork for print production, performing scanning, colour correction and prepress tasks to ensure accurate print output.

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Scanning Prepress Offset Printing

Graphic Designer

Sonamecs Intergraphics

Jan 1997 - Dec 1999 (2 years 11 months)

Completed a 2-year internship focused on graphic design, artwork preparation, scanning and colour correction, and preparing jobs for colour separations to support print production.

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Scanning Prepress

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Technical University of Kenya

Advanced Certificate in Graphic Design, Graphic Design

1998 - 1999

Completed an Advanced Certificate in Graphic Design covering design theory, illustration, typography, packaging and copyright related to printing and advertising.