Duane Jones

Print Designer

DuaneJones

Halifax, Canada

I began my creative career in Bermuda where I exhibited and sold my own art in local galleries. I then studied art and design at Bermuda College and later entered the Graphic Design Major at The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. My last two years at NSCAD were spent in the Communication Design Honours program where I studied rhetoric and design theory.

As a professional designer I have experience in branding, print, digital, social media, working within budgets, organization and learning on the job. I currently work as Graphic Designer for MedIT, a department with the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine.

Experience

  • Graphic Designer
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Jul 2007 - Present
    MedIT (Dalhousie University)

    Graphic design, illustration and animation for the Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine. I also coordinate printing, teach software to clients, collaborate with specialists in various disciplines and supervise another designer on staff. Additional responsibilities include job estimation, invoicing, client consultations and press proofing. I am currently developing the visual identity and branding for an online application that will aid 3rd and 4th year Dalhousie medical students.

  • Graphic Designer/Art Director
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Sep 2006 - Jul 2007
    Duly Noted Stationery

    Designed magazines, wedding invitations, Flash animations and other marketing collateral for the company. I also printed and constructed a number of the invitations I designed. Other responsibilities included job estimation, invoicing, client consultations and press proofing.

  • Art Director
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Sep 2004 - Aug 2006
    Nxet Magazine

    I helped develop the visual identity for Nxet Magazine. Designed and art directed every issue, designed promotional materials, determined page arrangement and ad placement with the editor, met with the printer to proof every issue before sending it to press, art-directed and shot photography, recruited and supervised free-lance designers and photographers, helped develop marketing and advertising collateral and wrote articles.

Education

  • Bachelor of Design (Honours) Major in Communication Design, Minor in Digital Media
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Sep 2000 - Apr 2004
    Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
  • Associates of Art and Design Degree
    Paget, Bermuda
    Sep 1998 - Apr 2000
    Bermuda College
  • Master of Information Managment
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Sep 2010 - Present
    Dalhousie University

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  • Professional Skills

    Excellent communicator with great presentation skills. I recently took a workshop on developing good presentation skills and one on good customer service. I’m an organized, innovative, creative, motivated, self-starter capable of working independently or in a group. I have excellent pre-press skills. My background in design theory helps when developing marketing strategies. Ability to prioritize, multi-task and achieve results in tight time lines.

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  • Technical Skills

    Program experience includes both Mac and PC platforms, Photoshop, Illustrator, Image Ready, Acrobat, InDesign, Quark XPress, Outlook Express, Filemaker, word processors (Microsoft Word etc.), Corel Draw, Freehand Dream Weaver, html, CSS, FTP, Excel, Garage Band, iMovie, Power Point and Flash.

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  • Interests

    Martial arts, hip hop, basketball, video games, pop culture and culture in general, fine art, design and social media.