multi-disciplinary designer | small-scale freelance craft designer + maker | background in visual communication design + industrial design | Masters degree in graphic + industrial design -Istituto Europeo di Design | Bachelor of Design - University of Alberta
comprehensive knowledge in graphic design principles | clear communication of concepts from initial design to finished product | creative problem-solving in three dimensional space | works well collaboratively and independently
education >
2023 - Workplace Mental Health Leadership Certificate, Queen’s University
2011 - Business diploma, Microbusiness, Edmonton
2009 - Masters in visual communication and industrial design, Istituto Europeo Di Design, Madrid
2007 - Bachelor of Design, visual communication and industrial design, University of Alberta
professional experience >
2022 - present OpenCircle - digital graphics specialist - developing and executing promotional plans and content calendar for various digital channels including website, social media, digital signage, e-newsletters with varying, tight timelines; creating print collateral, coordinating with printers; in-house printing, finishing of collateral for events and internal use
2020 - present Instructor at Fern’s School of Textile Crafts - instructing students on basics of crochet and how to crochet a wool bowl
2009 - present Freelance graphic design - logos, websites, brand identities, storyboarding, proposals, presentations (Rivest Technologies Inc., University of Alberta - Faculty of Nursing, High Level Chocolate, Edmonton Arts Council, Fresh Events Edmonton, Fripe Fabrique, Lightform)
2019 - 2021 Studio Bloom - coordinated print and digital marketing projects from concept to finished products for Studio Bloom and its sister shop Wildflower Cafe. This includes collateral for their social media and website.
2020 - 2019 Inglewood Community League - volunteer position dealing with the league’s social media, website and marketing
2014- 2018 LightForm + Dwell Modern - coordinated projects from concept to finished product (banners, postcards, showroom signage), photographed product and wrote material for company social media platforms
2012 Manaviva English School, Tokyo - coordinated art programs for ESL students ages 4-10 years old
2009 - 2014 Visual communication and industrial design - Fat Crow Design, contract work (ATB Financial, Aset, New Studio Architecture) - storyboarding, creating graphic templates, developing design standards manuals, working within existing brand identities and ensuring that the overall design quality meets the client’s standards
2010 Panache Glass and Ceramic Tile - designed and managed website, social media and promotional collateral, ensured visual identity was consistent
2008 LightForm - Edmonton - managed content of e-commerce website, created web banners, promotional materials
2006 - 2008 GMH Architects - Edmonton - drew up 2D colour renderings, drafted in AutoCAD, made changes in existing files
internships >
2013 -- artist residency, collaboration with Kandura Keramik, Bandung
2012 -- design internship, Nendo, Tokyo
2010 -- design internship, Geoffrey Lilge, design director for OurTable and Areaworks Site Furnishings, Edmonton
exhibitions, trade shows + awards >
2011 Art Gallery of Alberta, Charrette Roulette exhibit - Home Works, in collaboration with artist Yvonne Mullock
2011 Edmonton Urban Design award - Colour Alley - Community Based Projects Award of Excellence
Nov 2013, Nov 2011, May 2011, Nov 2010 Royal Bison Craft & Art fair
Oct 2010 Out Of The Bag, University of Alberta design exhibition for students + alumni
Sept - Oct 2010 Designboom Mart, Valencia Design week
Sept 2010 Faces of Design TALENT Awards
Dec 2009 Expiry + In Transit Exhibition - Istituto Europeo Di Design, Madrid
May 2007 19th Annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF)
2006 Evening of Design Exhibit - University of Alberta
2006 Vancouver Home and Interior Design Show
other >
Mac + PC platform
visual communication design - web and print-based graphic design, web ergonomic design, user experience design, navigation design, photography, illustration, video production
program experience - Rhinoceros, Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver), Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel), AutoCAD, Content Management Systems (Word Press, Squarespace)
industrial design - quantitative and qualitative research, 3-D modelling, 3-D printing, and prototyping models
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