Frankie Ratford was originally born in the UK and moved to live in Australia. She founded 'The Design Kids' where she has a team of 31 people to manage. TDK was set up as when she was a Graphic Design student herself; she saw the struggle that came with being a Graphic Designer, in and out of studying. She herself was unsure about what to do after uni, how to contact professionals, studios and how to get work as a designer, this then inspired her to help others. The concept of TDK is to help aspiring student Graphic Designers put their work out there and help them get in contact with the designers that influence their design practice.
Frankie and her team are looking to travel to different countries and talk to Graphic Design students about her work and how the TDK could help them too. TDK have a host in every city with events, workshops and exhibitions where Graphic Design students can attend and show their work, get into contact with likeminded people, learn new skills or to learn more about the industry.
TDK website allows design students to browse events, workshops or exhibitions in different cities that they can get involved in, help them find internships/placements and how to overall expand their portfolio and design knowledge.
Frankie also has a TDK Instagram page where she allows students to submit their work, to in which TDK will share to their followers to help the student be known and seen by people in the design industry.
Frankie has travelled to different cities in her infamous van(s) where she lives whilst on the road, travelling to different countries. Frankie goal is to be the biggest design resource in the world.
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