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Curtis Townson

Graphics & Multimedia

Curtis Townson

Toronto, Canada

Born in Toronto and raised in the 'burbs, Curtis grew up with a love for beautiful imagery and an eye for details.

Although experienced in traditional print design, typography, photography and packaging, Curtis tends to focus on web design, development and the occasional logo or promotional material. His style ranges from the clean and iconic to the constructivism-inspired.

A well-traveled individual, Curtis has spent time working in Germany and studying international styles while attempting to snowboard in as many countries as possible. Currently freelancing, he wishes to ultimately settle into a full-time job in a relaxed, creative environment.


(647) 230-7836 mobile

Experience

  • Freelance Flash Animator
    Toronto, Canada
    Sep 2009 - Nov 2009
    Henderson Bas

    Flash animator extraordinaire! Main body of work included interactive Flash web advertisements.
    Skills: Flash, ActionScript, tweening.

  • UI designer (contract)
    Toronto, Canada
    2008 - 2009
    MHz Design Studio

    Developed web- and smartphone-based brand strategies and web site UI's on some of MHz's projects for Rogers, Covad, and CanReg.
    Skills: HTML, CSS, UI design.

  • UI designer (contract)
    Toronto, Canada
    Aug 2008 - Oct 2008
    Enfatico

    Design and consultation for brand development, interface design, web site traffic growth and brand strategy for Dell Canada.
    Skills: Brand design, UI design.

  • Web Designer (contract)
    Toronto, Canada
    Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
    Fjord

    Web strategies, brand development and design implementation for various brands including BMO and Metro.
    Skills: Flash, tweening, ActionScript, CSS, HTML, brand design.

  • Web designer (contract)
    Toronto, Canada
    Apr 2008 - Jul 2008
    58ninety Studios

    Assisted in the creation and development of several web-based projects such as Coors Light and Workopolis.
    Skills: Flash, tweening.

  • Flash animator (contract)
    Toronto, Canada
    Mar 2008 - May 2008
    The St. John Group

    Designed and animated Flash-based presentations and two mini-sties for Research in Motion (RIM) and their Blackberry products to correspond with their trade show presence in Las Vegas.
    Skills: Flash, tweening, CSS, HTML.

  • Graphic designer (contract)
    Toronto, Canada
    Dec 2007 - Jan 2008
    Pi Media

    Worked in the interactive department at Pi Media, designing and implementing graphics for the Sears.ca web site. Responsibilities included planning and designing the web graphics, uploading and file management of the graphics to the client’s servers, and some basic HTML maintenance.
    Skills: Photoshop, typography, HTML.

  • Web developer (contract)
    Toronto, Canada
    Oct 2007 - Nov 2007
    The Hive

    This short contract job at The Hive was the first assigned to me by Aquent, and culminated in the creation of the Jack Daniel's Music web site after just a couple of weeks worth of XML/CSS work and lots of coffee.
    Skills: XML, HTML, CSS.

  • Web Designer
    Milton, ON, Canada
    Dec 2005 - Oct 2007
    BreakPoint Design

    This small business owned and operated by a friend of mine became a partnership when I moved back from Germany which lasted almost 2 years. Most projects were simple web site design and execution, while others were branding and marketing campaigns.

    I still occasionally help BPD with web design projects from time to time.

  • Graphic & Web Designer
    Regensburg, Germany
    Dec 2004 - Oct 2005
    CompuStore / MacTrade

    The CompuStore in Regensburg was the closest you could get to an official Apple Store in Germany before the Apple Store set foot there.

    I knew very little German when I arrived, but by the time I returned to Canada I was almost fluent.

    I worked as an in-house graphic designer doing in-store signage, motion graphics for their plasma TV, web site designs, product and branding designs for the store owner's side projects.

    They have since opened 9 new locations across Germany.

  • Freelance Flash Designer
    Toronto, ON, Canada
    Jan 2010 - Jan 2010
    Zulu Alpha Kilo

    Assisted in the creation and delivery of interactive web ads for Bell.

  • Freelance Art Director
    Toronto, ON, Canada
    Feb 2010 - Present
    OgilvyOne

Education

Client List


  • Freelance clients

    some include... Coors Light, Workopolis, Research in Motion, Jack Daniel's, Sears Canada, Covad Communications, Coffee Culture Café & Eatery

Tech/Language


  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
    Illustrator
    InDesign
    Flash
    Dreamweaver
    BBEdit


  • Coding

    HTML, XHTML, XML
    CSS
    some JavaScript
    some PHP
    some ActionScript 2.0


  • other languages

    German (2+ years of immersion)
    French (6 years of classes)

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