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Daniel James Smith

19th July 1977


UK: 41 Old Mill View, Sheriff Hutton, York, YO60 6SW

UK:
01347 878 289


info@evskion.de

www.evskion.de

Mission Statement: A talented creative with a perfectionist attitude, flexible in style, highly attentive to detail & strives to produce fresh & new ideas with every project.

Key Skills:




















Computer Skills:



Conceptual
Idea Generation, Research, MoodBoards,
Analogue & Digital Prototyping

Identity
Branding, Logotype Development & Stationary Design

Interactive
Website Design, User Interface Design, Flash, CD ROMs

Print
Marketing Collateral, Flyers, Posters, CDs, Typeface Design

Programming
Intermediate Flash ActionScript and Director Lingo
& a working knowledge of HTML

General
Photography, 2D Animation, Illustration, 3D modelling


9 years Macintosh experience, with my core set of applications consisting of the following:

Adobe
Photoshop, GoLive, AfterEffects

Macromedia
Freehand, Flash, Director, Fireworks, Fontographer

Other Software
Infini-D, QuarkXpress, Microsoft Office

Employment: 2001-2002: Senior Designer, Fork Unstable Media, Berlin

Working as a high calibre creative focused on the Web whilst also carrying out non-Web projects including T-Shirts, Illustration and Corporate Identity. I also concepted and developed a complete new visual identity for Fork, beginning with its 2002 Website.

Clients: Daimler-Chrysler, The Mentor Foundation, Flyer Updates, Nivea


1997 - 2001: Design Director, Tw2.com, Birmingham

Started as a Junior and eventually managed and directed a team of six designers with a busy workload of blue chip clients while also working in production full time. Responsible for client liaison & presentation, budget quotas and internal communications between Project Managers, Usability Specialists, Web Developers and Backend Programmers.

Clients: The Prodigy, Mitsubishi, Honda, Fujitsu, M&C Saatchi, British Airways, Scottish Widows, Britvic

Achievements: 2001: Merry2001, Laforet Department Store, Tokyo, Japan

Commissioned artwork on the theme of happiness, for the Merry2001 Exhibition in Japan, which ran in conjunction with a Japanese season at Selfridges department store, London.

Education: HND Typography
1995–97 Stafford College of Art

ND Graphic Design
1993–95 York Technical College

GCSEs
1989–93 Easingwold Comprehensive School

Business Studies
Design & Communication
English Literature & Language
Science Biology & Chemistry
Geography
German
History
Maths

Personal: My main interests aside from design are modern architecture (Zaha Hadid, Neil Denari), fashion, video games (PS2, GBA, PS1, N64 and a small collection of retro handhelds), photography, film and animation (Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Oshii) as well as being a
complete Japanophile. I hope to travel to Tokyo within the next 2 years to quench my thirst for their culture, technology, fashion, games and anime.


Referees: Mark Cridge, Managing Director
Gluelondon

mark@gluelondon.com


David Linderman, Creative Partner
Fork Unstable Media

da5d@fork.de


Ross Alderson, Ex-Managing Director
tw2

The Firs, Barston Lane, Barston, B92 0JP