Hey! I’m Claire, the founder and creative behind CR8V Studio.

I'm a graphic designer and illustrator based in Scotland, where I share my home with two tuxedo cats who like to think they're my design assistants! I love creating bold design and colourful illustrations that bring a little joy to everyday life.

Creativity has always been a huge part of who I am. Growing up, I was always happiest drawing, colouring and making things from paper. To be honest, not much has changed!

Although I was encouraged at school to pursue a more academic route, and nearly went on to study Business Management, my journey into graphic design took a rather unexpected turn.

While working at my local art gallery, the opportunity arose to step in and help out when the existing graphic designer left. What started as a temporary role quickly developed into a passion, prompting me to spend the following year teaching myself and developing my skills before going on to study Graphic Design at Borders College, where in 2015 I was awarded Student of the Year. Since then I have continued to build a career doing what I’m truly passionate about ever since.

In 2023, following a company restructure, I was made redundant. Having always had the ambition to run my own business, this became the opportunity to take the leap into freelancing and finally bring that ambition to life with the creation of CR8V Studio.

These days, I share my home with two tuxedo cats, who keep me company while I bring new ideas to life and who will claim to be my design assistants!

I enjoy taking projects from initial concept through to final delivery, combining creative thinking with a considered approach to producing effective design solutions that meet the brief, on time and within budget.

When I’m not working on a project, I’m usually collecting inspiration for the next one!

Have a project in mind? I’d love to hear about it. Let’s have a chat and see what we can create together.