Student Spotlight: Martha Flavin

Martha is a student on our Designer Development Course. We asked her about how LFDS has helped her move into creative work:

“I grew up and went to school near Bath. After completing my A levels I decided to do a little bit of travelling around Malaysia and Indonesia before returning to do an Art Foundation at a local college. After my Art Foundation year, I went on to study BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins university in London. I was put into the 3D/sculpture pathway at Saint Martins which is where I developed a multidisciplinary, conceptual art practice.

After my degree I decided to embark on a career in spatial design. I quickly realised that a career in spatial design requires some proficiency in computer design software, so I saved up some money and enrolled on a course at London Fields Design school where I have had the privilege of learning various BIM programs such as AutoCAD, Revit, Vectorworks and Rhino.

The course at LFDS is really flexible and adaptable. I was originally learning BIM/CAD for a career in interior design/architecture, but now I am learning Adobe suite and Cinema 4D, so I can start working on product/packaging design and graphic skills used for campaigns and adverts. Over the last couple of years I have received great support from Ben and his wonderful team at LFDS. The advice and feedback I have received has really helped me to boost my confidence, and find direction in my work and ideas.”