| Name: Date of Birth: Address: Telephone: Email: Online Portfolio: |
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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| Education: | HND Typography 199597 Stafford College of Art ND Graphic Design 199395 York Technical College GCSEs 198993 Easingwold Comprehensive School Business Studies Design & Communication English Literature & Language Science Biology & Chemistry Geography German History Maths |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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