hetabrandcreative

Heta Patel · Graphic Designer & Artworker · Leicester, UK

Brand graphics made for the real world.

Exhibition stand graphics, retail POS, hoardings and print-ready artwork for brands, agencies and stand builders.

SKVP hoarding graphics wrapping a retail unit in Manchester Arndale, with a large chai cup illustration and bold patterns
SKVP · Manchester ArndaleHoarding graphics

Exhibition · Bologna, Italy · 50 stands

Cosmoprof Bologna, British Pavilion

Artwork for 50 exhibitor stands across the British Pavilion. Every brand arrived with its own identity, products and deadlines, and every stand had to fit the pavilion's panel and fascia specs and be print-ready for the build.

Achievements

How I make a difference

I've worked on both sides of the job: designing at the desk and running the printers, plotters and finishing on the production floor. So the files I hand over work the first time.

M.A.C Cosmetics · Carnaby Street

Trusted with full responsibility for final-stage artwork on a street-wide installation.

I worked from surveyor data, production standards and strict brand guidelines with no margin for error. I coordinated with the accounts handler, production manager and director at every stage and met every target on time, right through to installation.

Cosmoprof Bologna · British Pavilion

Delivered graphics for 50 exhibitor stands across the pavilion, each to spec and on deadline.

Brands including Yardley London, Baylis & Harding, Lee Stafford, Dirty Works and Linco Care each had their own identity, products and changes, all fitted to the pavilion's panel and fascia specs and print-ready for the build in Italy.

Print production

Ran a print and finishing department and trained new staff.

I operated large-format printers and vinyl plotters, planned production, maintained machinery and solved problems on the floor. That experience means my artwork is built around how it will actually be printed, finished and installed.

Client templates

Built artwork templates that let clients follow print specs themselves.

Adaptable, easy-to-use templates kept every new piece of artwork consistent with the company's print specification, alongside visuals with clear instructions for production teams and installers.

SKVP · Manchester & Milton Keynes

Created hoardings that build excitement before the doors open.

Bold, patterned large-format graphics for two SKVP locations, designed to stop shoppers in their tracks and turn a construction site into a preview of the brand.

Spaces · Hospitality & childcare

Turned functional rooms into branded experiences.

I designed every detail of a South Indian restaurant interior and transformed a plain building into the bright, welcoming Tumbitots Daycare with signage and murals.

What I do

Design and artwork, from the first layout to files that go straight to print. I work directly with brands, or alongside your studio and production team.

Exhibitions

Stand graphics

Back walls, fascias, counters and large-format panels, built to the stand builder's specs.

Retail

POS & display

Point-of-sale, window graphics and product displays that keep a brand consistent in store.

Large format

Hoardings & storefronts

Opening-soon hoardings and shopfront wraps that announce a brand before the doors open.

Production

Artwork & prepress

Adapting designs across every format and preparing accurate, print-ready files.

Signage

Signage visuals & drawings

Visuals for client sign-off and dimensioned drawings with materials and fixings for fabricators and installers.

Brand & spaces

Brand direction & interiors

Visual identity carried into environmental graphics, signage and murals for restaurants, retail and childcare.

Selected work

Recent projects across retail, hospitality and brand experience.

SKVP storefront in Milton Keynes covered in purple and orange patterned graphics reading We love Milton Keynes and Opening soon-ish
StorefrontLarge formatBranding

SKVP, Milton Keynes

Bold colours, intricate patterns and large-format graphics designed to bring the energy and personality of the SKVP brand to the street before opening.

M.A.C Cosmetics installation of colourful geometric shapes suspended over Carnaby Street, London
InstallationPrepress

M.A.C Cosmetics, Carnaby Street

Given full responsibility for final-stage prepress artwork on a street-wide installation, working from the client's designs and surveyor data to get every piece ready for print and installation on time.

Restaurant dining room with a floral painted ceiling panel, sculptural pendant lights and a landscape mural
Restaurant interior with ribbed glass pendant lights, timber panelling and a tea plantation mural
InteriorSpatial designBrand experience

South Indian restaurant

Moody corners, warm textures, a heritage feel and a touch of Kerala. I designed every detail to create an atmosphere that feels intimate and inviting.

Colourful 3D Tumbitots Daycare logo sign mounted on a painted cloud mural
Daycare room with a galaxy and cloud mural and a rainbow on the far wall
SignageMuralsBrand experience

Tumbitots Daycare

From functional to magical: dimensional signage and wall graphics that turned a plain building into a bright, welcoming daycare.

Pandora store front with illuminated sign and large lifestyle graphics in the windows
RetailSign designShopfit

Pandora

Retail and sign design for a Pandora store fit-out.

SKVP hoarding at Manchester Arndale with Our chai's so lit headline
HoardingRetail

SKVP, Manchester Arndale

Hoarding graphics designed to stop shoppers in their tracks and give a glimpse of the energy waiting inside.

Oliver Bonas external signage visual with fascia elevation, projecting sign face and side views, and isometric construction drawing
Oliver Bonas internal signage visual with neon signature layout, section drawing and vinyl cut file
RED5 mobile signage totem visual with elevations, dimensions and built-up letter details
SignageTechnical visualsFabrication drawings

Oliver Bonas & RED5 signage visuals

Shopfront fascias, an illuminated projecting sign, a neon signature and a mobile totem, drawn in Illustrator and InDesign with dimensions, materials and fixing details for sign-off and manufacture.

Brands I've produced work for

Artwork, large-format graphics and signage across retail, events, broadcast and sport.

  • M.A.C Cosmetics
  • Cosmoprof Bologna
  • Yardley London
  • Baylis & Harding
  • Pandora
  • Oliver Bonas
  • Mulberry
  • L.K. Bennett
  • intu Shopping Centres
  • V&A Museum
  • BBC
  • ITV
  • BRIT Awards
  • Audi
  • Citroën
  • Mastercard
  • Sony
  • Bosch
  • Neff
  • Goodwood Festival of Speed
  • Manchester United
  • Arsenal FC
  • Jamie's Italian
  • SKVP
Design

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Lightroom.

Large-format output

RIP & print software

Roland VersaWorks, Wasatch SoftRIP and Gerber Omega, so files are built the way the printer needs them.

Production

From file to install

Preflight, packaging for print, vinyl cut files, proofing, and visuals with instructions for installers.

Get in touch

Planning a stand, a store or a launch?

Email hello@hetabrandcreative.co.uk

Send me your project, deadlines and formats, and I'll come back to you.

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