Tonia Willson, The Health Hut, Cambridge (2024-current)
“I have had the pleasure of working with Shona last year helping me to set up my brand, logo and web design.
Shona was so easy to work with and her design ideas were beyond anything I could have hoped for. She came up with some excellent strategies for brand and web design, making the entire process incredibly easy from start to finish.
Her communication was clear and concise at every step of the design process and we were able to collaborate efficiently and effectively together to produce some outstanding results that encompassed my personal and business goals perfectly.
I continue to work with Shona on designing some labels for my product lines and would highly recommend her expertise to anyone wishing to work with her in the future.”
Jo Grilli, Hydropower New Zealand, Hamilton (2013-current)
Shona’s creativity and knowledge has proved to be excellent. Her efficiency and punctuality has met and actually exceeded our requirements. Over the years Shona has demonstrated to be very focused on satisfying our graphic requirements, with a very pleasant interpersonal style.
We highly value the work relationship we have with MackDesign, as it matches the high level of expertise Hydropower Engineering is known for in the Australasia hydropower industry, in terms of know-how, quality, timeliness and efficiency.
I am very confident that Hydropower Engineering will continue its association with MackDesign in the future, and I would recommend Shona to other consultants and organisations that require high quality prompt and efficient graphic design services.
Liz Fowler, Marks and Spencer, London (2008-2010)
Shona has a great knowledge of the whole design process with good, confident communication skills which enables her to take charge of production. She is extremely organised in her work.
Her role at Marks and Spencer involved working along side the designers, business units, photographers and printers to ensure the smooth production of taking projects to print. She is quick to absorb a brief and is extremely quick and thorough.
She is a popular team member and I would have no problem in employing her again if the opportunity arose.
Rene Dauphine, Marks and Spencer, London (2008-2010)
Shona was one of a team of designers and artworkers that I worked with on a daily basis at Marks and Spencer. She was a key member of the team - always reliable, honest, smiling and friendly. She handled the pressure incredibly well. The speed and accuracy of her work was spot on. Her attention to detail was phenomenal and I have found her to be irreplaceable. I can't recommend her highly enough.
Stephen Fenn, Major Players, London (2004-2010)
Shona has excellent attention to detail when it comes to final output. She is particularly adept at managing several tasks at once and has provided customer service to our clients way and above the expected level. Furthermore her project management and print production skills have proved invaluable for several of the longer-term roles she has been placed in.
She has proved immediately to be punctual, hardworking and very reliable. Her work performance is extremely impressive, with all clients requesting her assistance again and again. Shona is considered one of our most dedicated candidates and has never let us down.
Shona would be an asset to any organisation lucky enough to take advantage of her skills.
Amie Wallace, Major Players, London (2004-2010)
Shona was one of our star freelancers, we always received great feedback from the clients we put her into - some of the top London creative agencies. As a result she would often get repeat bookings. We found Shona a pleasure to work with, flexible, reliable and hard working.
Pentagram, London (June 2004-January 2005)
Shona is an extremely diligent and skilled artworker, who managed to juggle artwork requirements for a team of over 30 designers with great care and attention to detail, meeting difficult deadlines while coping with complex and varied software programme requirements. She managed to achieve all of this with great humour and willingness, and I would not hesitate to recommend her for a similar position.
Columns, London (2004-2008)
Shona is without doubt one of the best artworkers I've worked with. She is speedy, efficient, accurate, calm under pressure and above all a joy to work with. As well as completing jobs on time and on budget, Shona will pro actively question something or offer advice where required. I would have no hesitation in recommending Shona.
