Editorial layout for the Mirror, a regional community newspaper using CCI Layout Champ

Digital PDF brochure and Tr-Fold Print Brochure: Created appropriate final design and production files for web and printClient: Keith Davy (writer)/PNJ Engineering (client)Rally for Raffy fundraiser. Designed a poster and matched brand guide for event tickets. Project managed the printing with local vendor. 75 tickets were sold in one night.Save The Ice marketing campaign to raise $150,000. Established, with a team, creative direction. Led the design and production of all promotional material to obtain cohesiveness across all print and digital media for the campaign. Achieved the goal. Client: Royal Canadian Curling ClubDo It On The Ice annual bonspiel (2009-14). Designed the main logo, posters, program, team placards, arena signage and any other collateral to fit each year's agreed upon branding standards. Designed ads for the program as needed. Achieved full registration every year.Client: Riverdale Curling LeagueStarwood Hotels Promo Book. Designed a full colour gloss cover book for Starwood, showcasing various Hotels as a special promotional handout. Project managed all printing and logistics. Sourced and rewrote content as needed from web. Starwood was very impressed with the quality of the books and the exposure they received. Client: Starwood Hotels and ResortsNewsletter and Event Promotions. Created the masthead and designed the curling club's newsletter. Shot photography, or assigned photographers to shoot various club events as needed. Designed posters and other collateral to promote various club events as needed. Sat on committees to help plan and create successful events.Client: Royal Canadian Curling Club

Contract work for various companies including Doug & Partners, Hume Media, MatchMg, Artefact and The Royal Canadian Curling Club (ongoing)

• Layout and Production of Magazines and Newspapers: Paginated, proofed and output various publications for print and digital flipbook editions.• Advertising Design: Designed ads for various publications. Created brand new designs, or used established branding guidelines provided adhering to press specifications for each publication. This included car ads for dealerships in Car and Truck magazine, rental property ads for 4Rent magazine and recruitment ads for Job Classified and other similar newspapers. • Training and Supervising: Trained and acted as a mentor to new designers.• Web Graphics: Designed animated GIFs, logos, banners, and unique dealer spaces–giving clients great web exposure, while maintaining a consistent look taken from print.• Web Content Management Systems: Managed the back end of 4Rent magazine, included preparing and uploading images. Added and changed details for various rental properties on a weekly basis.• Proofreading: Great attention to detail was essential in catching and eliminating many potential errors in covers, ads, and final press proofs of magazines and newspapers.

• Editorial Design and Layout: Designed the premier edition of the Used Car Dealers Association's magazine "The Ontario Dealer". • Advertising Design: Designed ads for magazines we produced internally. Also re-sized and prepared ads to the print or digital specifications for other publications.• Design and Production: Produced and output projects for virtually every print medium to printer specifications, ensuring timely and correct final projects. Output spot colour and 4 colour film separations for offset printing. Produced dylux, colour keys and Epson proofs as needed for accuracy, trapping spot colours as requested by trade printers. Output film for silk screen printing on t-shirts, occasionally creating a white base for printing on dark colours as needed. Recreated logos when given unusable web files.• Advertising Campaign and Photo Shoot: Designed a musical-branding campaign for Canadian Asphalt Industries. Arranged the props and shot photography as needed for ads in the campaign. Created ads with a cohesive look that could rotate in media placement.• Event Collateral: Designed a wall display ad for the Used Car Dealers Association (UCDA) booth at a car auction achieving a standout look. Designed a USB drive for the Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association's annual seminar event to match the look of the seminar program for continuity among event collateral.• Website Design and Graphics: Designed Laservision Graphics initial website http://www.laservisiongraphics.ca/

Supported Senior Graphic Designer and printing workflow through management of the following:Pre-Press, Trapping & Colour: • Flight checked and repaired outside print files• Created spot colour separations and trapped necessary spot colour files for offset printingDielines & Impositions: • Created dielines as needed for special projects; designed layouts to fit clients dielines provided• Handled impositions for large multi-page projects• Managed impositions both manually, using InDesign and Quark, and automated using Imposition PublisherProofing:• Handled film and artwork proofing; produced and checked Colour Key, Dylux and Epson proofs• Proofreading of client ad copy• Pre-flight checking of outside ads• Coordinated client sign off on mock-ups