I am an artist, visual designer and UX enthusiast… 

I write blogs about various life experiences, drawing connections with topics in UX design and pop psychology; I often explore grand works of fiction and the hero’s journey. 

I produce cinematic images and video sequences using generative A.I. tools including Midjourney and Pikalabs

My work often references The Wizard Of Oz and 20th century films, as well as the 20th century Belgian Surrealists including the painter and illustrator, René Magritte

In the spirit of the Belgian Surrealists, I explore the formal use of juxtaposition in order to produce surrealist imagery by layering, fusing and otherwise combining unexpected or unrelated ideas. 

I’m seeking professional opportunities in a number of areas:

I strive to take on creative challenges in the spirit of experiment and play.

Creative experimentation requires releasing from assumptions and challenging our own resistances in order to naturally and effectively perform acts of play. 

This process can help us produce novel solutions to complex design problems when deployed in the context of UX design. In my own art and design practice, this is the approach I often take for developing meaningful and high-impact work.

The Digital Futures program at Toronto’s OCAD University challenged me to approach rapidly emerging technology with curiosity and willingness, in the spirit of experiment and play.

My experiences designing in the not-for-profit arts sector, fintech, hospitality and corporate real estate have connected me with a diverse range of topics, digital tools and perspectives transferable across a variety of vocational circumstances. 

I have the necessary experience to way-find through big organizations, to communicate, and to collaborate across disciplines towards common goals.

I hope to encounter guidance and feedback on this ongoing journey; I look forward to creating with you soon.

CV

Hamilton/Burlington Society of Architects

Brand and publication design of The Missing Middle

PM – Ken Coit and Maxwell McQuinn

Royal Bank of Canada, Technology and Operations

Multimedia and UX Design: Amplify, Corporate Communications, Intrapreneurship, T&O Student Program, Core Banking Integration

Pride Hamilton

Website Migration and Re-Design

City of Hamilton

Ad Design for the LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee; print and digital recruitment ad

Future City Builders

Five-session Design Charette: Strategy, Research, Branding and Web Design for micro-grant start-up, Rainhaven

New Motto: Design & Marketing

Ad Design, Graphic Design, Branding Design and Brand Strategy for various small to medium-sized local businesses in the GTHA, Canada.

Switzer-Carty Transportation

Website Design; PM – Irene Feddema 

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