{"id":466,"date":"2019-12-26T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T10:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pearce.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:28:47","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theshowcase.studio\/velvet\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"466\" class=\"elementor elementor-466\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eacd836 qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-vertical-text-holder-no\" data-id=\"eacd836\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b146f\" data-id=\"42b146f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c7d3b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no qodef-vertical-text-holder-no\" data-id=\"2c7d3b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-905bc0e\" data-id=\"905bc0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296f949 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"296f949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Hello, I\u2019m Anna Collins, a designer and art director crafting editorial experiences for brands worldwide.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b9a64 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b9a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I design type-led identities, posters and digital experiments for studios, brands and cultural projects. Velvet is my dark, Swiss-inspired playground, where grids, typography and motion meet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9018a8a\" data-id=\"9018a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef902b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aef902b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"1688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theshowcase.studio\/velvet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/48.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theshowcase.studio\/velvet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/48.webp 1350w, https:\/\/www.theshowcase.studio\/velvet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/48-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.theshowcase.studio\/velvet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/48-1228x1536.webp 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c118a elementor-section-full_width qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-vertical-text-holder-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"62c118a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51cc7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:270,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">WHAT THEY SAY<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9559342\" data-id=\"9559342\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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With Velvet, I just dropped my projects in and it instantly looked like a considered editorial object. It\u2019s the first time my website really matches the way I present my work in print.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-author\">\n\t<span class=\"qodef-e-author-name\">\n\t\tMarco Ruiz\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-author-job\">\n\t\tIndependent Art Director\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"qodef-e swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tWe needed something bold enough for motion and 3D, but minimal enough to stay out of the way. The three portfolio views in Velvet let us show reels, stills and process without breaking the visual language. It feels like a custom build, but runs on simple WordPress.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-author\">\n\t<span class=\"qodef-e-author-name\">\n\t\tAya Kim\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-author-job\">\n\t\tStudio Kinetic\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"qodef-e swiper-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"qodef-e-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-e-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"qodef-e-text\">\n\t\tVelvet finally gave us a WordPress site that looks like something we would actually design for a client. The dark, Swiss-style layout feels strict, confident and very close to our own aesthetic. We didn\u2019t touch any code, just focused on curating the work.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"qodef-e-author\">\n\t<span class=\"qodef-e-author-name\">\n\t\tLena Hoffmann\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-e-author-job\">\n\t\tNordform Studio\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-prev swiper-button-inside swiper-button-prev-2667\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"progress-circle svg-content\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-1 -1 102 102\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M50,1 a49,49 0 0,1 0,98 a49,49 0 0,1 0,-98\" style=\"stroke-dasharray: 307.919, 307.919; stroke-dashoffset: 307.919;\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button-next swiper-button-inside swiper-button-next-2667\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"progress-circle svg-content\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"-1 -1 102 102\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M50,1 a49,49 0 0,1 0,98 a49,49 0 0,1 0,-98\" style=\"stroke-dasharray: 307.919, 307.919; stroke-dashoffset: 307.919;\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c3462f elementor-section-full_width qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-vertical-text-holder-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4c3462f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4183ae0\" data-id=\"4183ae0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f528fdf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-vertical-text-holder-no\" data-id=\"f528fdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-989b265 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"989b265\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7290c43 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7290c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:270,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">HIRE ME<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9c3968\" data-id=\"a9c3968\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fd6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15fd6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ready to wow your brand?<br \/>Let&#8217;s create some magic together!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b3ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98b3ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"qodef-line-link qodef-line--under\"><a href=\"mailto:hello@theshowcase.studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reach out to me<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, I\u2019m Anna Collins, a designer and art director crafting editorial experiences for brands worldwide. 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