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Gillian

Ex-pat Brit and Penn Alum Graphic Designer and Creative ready to help

I trained as an elementary school music teacher in England and taught in both public and private schools before moving to the US. Finding I couldn't teach in the US with British qualifications, I ran several Girl Scout Troops, and then moved into teaching music within a choral music program. As part of my job I had to promote concerts, and found that I loved graphic design, and wanted to learn more. After raising my children I was able to go grad school in 2004, and alongside courses in visu...

graphic design


web design


Adobe InDesign


desktop publishing

I have been creating newsletters and flyers since we first got a PC in 1990. I began using early versions of Word, and changed to MS Publisher when that became available. I have since used Quark and Adobe InDesign, so can explain the design process over a number of different design software platforms.


Microsoft Publisher

I started using Microsoft Publisher in the early 1990s to create flyers and newsletters for organizations. I used it for all my layout work until 2004 when I began using InDesign, however many offices only have Microsoft Publisher, so have continued to use it several times a month to this day.


Ray L. from Dallas, TX

Gillian taught to my objectives. She is very inquisitive and discovery is a great way to learn. She helped me fix my broken website and she helped me learn tools to use myself. She's a great instructor and I will come back to her soon.


Janice B. from Swarthmore, PA

Gillian is helping me create new material for a Joomla website and manage existing components. She is an excellent teacher! She is able able to problem solve and think outside the box.