Chanelle has been obsessed with design and innovation from a very young age, rooted in family generations. From watching her grandma sewing dresses as a child, hearing stories of her grandad building car parts or observing her mum decorating the house every year, Chanelle has always been surrounded by people who make things. Her love for making things only increased when studying fashion and textiles at GCSE and A-Level, which boosted her to go on and study International Fashion Promotion at university. She spent 3 years developing skills within art direction, graphic design, photography, styling, visual merchandising and more, firing her even further into the creative industry.
After university, Chanelle explored various areas of design working as a digital, graphic and social media designer for start-ups and fashion players, before undertaking a Masters in Digital Design. It was at this point where Chanelle discovered the world of UX, falling in love with the human-centred approach, which then led her to kick-start a career as a UX + Service designer for the BBC.
3 years on, Chanelle now works for dxw — a leading employee-owned digital agency that works with the public and third sectors. Since her time at dxw, she has collaborated on large government projects at Homes England and Ofsted as well as charity organisations like Mind.
Chanelle is a big believer in ‘energy’ – particularly sharing this energy to form meaningful connections – so will often be seen leading design communities, mentoring future designers, talking at universities on the power of mindset or writing about her week on Medium. One of her goals for 2022 is to continue to develop her personal brand through powerful storytelling so that others are also empowered to tell their own stories.
Connect with Chanelle:
Instagram | Medium | LinkedIn: @chanellepal