Resumé

Skills
I am a graphic designer based in Ottawa, Canada who is passionate about communication tools, photography, good food, family and my favourite furr-ball Gordie. With a Bachelor of Fine Art, specializing in Photographic Arts, from the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary, Alberta, I continue to use strong photographic elements within all of my design projects. I have spent over 24 years gaining valuable experience in print media, branding, photography, blogging and web design. Always learning and open to new experiences, I look forward to what enfolds next, both professionally and personally.
Professional
info
Work
experience
Owner - Entrepreneur | Artful Ideas
2004 - present | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
print media designer: logo design; brand development & campaigns including stand-alone ads, brochures, posters, signage complemented by online materials; publication layout; corporate collateral including press releases and media kits; social media creative; student of web design; photographer
Lead Designer, Print Media | Lifestyle Markets
2004 - present | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
work remotely; provide print and web components to promote this health food chain of stores on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. stand-alond ads for glossy magazines and newsprint; posters; monthly 8-page flyer for print and web; site banners; vehicle wraps
Volunteer Graphic Designer | CAAGLOP
2011 - 2012 | worked remotely for client in the U.K.
reworked logo; formatted articles for The Centre for African Affairs and Global Peace website
Graphic Designer | National Arts Centre of Canada
2012 - 2014 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
contractor designer; print media to strict brand guidelines; design of advertisements; print campaigns; posters; inserts; brochures; web ads; social media components; invitations; collateral packages; billboards; powerpoint presentations; event collateral; promotional material
Senior Designer + Production Artist | Black Press
2006 - 2008, 1999 - 2004 | Victoria, B.C., Canada
produced print collateral for 21 newspapers on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; powerpoint presentations; rate cards; newspaper special supplement layout and formatting; assisted with event planning and promotions; internal and external advertising
PHOTOGRAPHY
INDESIGN
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
POWERPOINT
QUARK XPRESS
MICROSOFT WORD
BLOGGER
DREAMWEAVER
PRE-PRESS
COPYWRITING

Languages
ENGLISH
FRENCH
HTML/CSS
PRESENTLY STUDYING GERMAN
Contact
Angela Robak | Artful Ideas
229 Walden Drive
Kanata, Ontario
K2K 2M3 Canada
Call
Office: 001-613-271-9428
Cell: 001-613-608-9428
Education
Ottawa Carleton School Board | German Language
present | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mohawk College | Travel Writing
Spring 2019 | Remotely
le Carrefour and MFRC | French Language
2010 - 2016 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Working towards my EN-FR bilingualism certification
Algonquin College | Web Design
2010 - 2012 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
HTML, CSS, CMS, Flash, Dreamweaver
Alberta College of Art & Design | BFA Photographic Arts
1990-1994 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Traditional Photographic Arts and General Design
Recipient: Illingworth Kerr Scholarship, Board of Directors' Award
University of Calgary | SAIT
1990-1994 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Additional courses in Anthropology and Journalism
Interests
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learning French & German
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photography
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baking
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la musette
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traveling
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Pantone® swatch book
Angela Robak | Artful Ideas
Office: 001-613-271-9428 Cell: 001-613-608-9428 Email: artfulideas@sympatico.ca
All elements on this website are Copyright Angela Robak. Absolutely no reproduction or usage without written consent.