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Portfolio & Highlights

portfolio to motion

motion portfolio

Here are samples of my work set to motion with narration. I created this using Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects in 2018. 

Portfolio

GRAPHIC DESIGN

I started working as a freelance Graphic Designer in August of 2014 while still only half-way through my Graphic Design College Diploma course. I have developed creative versatility in designing for various markets as my clients have ranged from LED Light Wholesalers for auto, exterior and interior lights; a toy company; a boat company; a student workshop presenter; a church; an author; a musician; a Rotary Club; and entrepreneurs.

1) Logo Design

2) Business Cards

3) Letterhead

4) Presentation Folders

1) Brochures

2) Flyers

3) Mailers

4) Catalogs

5) Posters

6) Banners (Print & Digital)

1) Sales Presentation

2) Sales Application for Vendor

3) Power Point Presentation

1) Casual Footwear Product Ordering – Interactive PDF

2) Credit Application

3) Product Sample Approval – Interactive PDF

4) Retailer Application

1) Student Manual – print & downloadable digital PDF

2) Instructor Manual – print & downloadable digital PDF

1) Product Spec Sheets

2) Box Insert Guides

3) User Guides

4) Instruction Guides

1) Icons

2) Baseball T-Shirt Design

3) Vector Graphics

4) 3D – Trade Show Booths

5) CAD Image Tracing

1) CD Cover & Labels

2) Book Covers

Portfolio

PACKAGING DESIGN

As part of my Graphic Design freelancing work starting in 2014, I also started Package Design including box designs, displays, labels and blister packaging. My experience progressed to more complex box and other packaging designs including creating templates and die lines for packaging containers. My latest employer was Mark’s where I created packaging design for their casual and industrial footwear, apparel and promotional divisions.

I had to be very detail focused in order to ensure that the packaging design included any legal requirements, all necessary copy; spelling and grammar corrections, French translations, necessary care / usage instructions, icons, branding, etc.

1) Box Designs        
2) Box Sleeves
3) Box Labels          
4) Create Box Template Die-Lines
1) Rolls – Blankets, etc
2) Blister Packaging
3) Labels
4) Stickers                            
5) Program Boards for Mark’s
1) Labels – cloth and printed
3) Waistbands
2) Hangtags  – general and features
4) Stickers
1) Tissue Paper    
2) Hangtags – general and features      
3) Footwear branding

Portfolio

PACKAGING DESIGN

As part of my Graphic Design freelancing work starting in 2014, I also started Package Design including box designs, displays, labels and blister packaging. My experience progressed to more complex box and other packaging designs including creating templates and die lines for packaging containers. My latest employer was Mark’s where I created packaging design for their casual and industrial footwear, apparel and promotional divisions.

I had to be very detail focused in order to ensure that the packaging design included any legal requirements, all necessary copy; spelling and grammar corrections, French translations, necessary care / usage instructions, icons, branding, etc.

1) Box Designs

2) Box Sleeves

3) Box Labels

4) Create Box Template Die-Lines

1) Rolls – Blankets, etc.      

2) Blister Packaging                        

3) Labels

4) Stickers                            

5) Program Boards for Mark’s

1) Labels – cloth & printed                      

2) Waistbands

3) Hangtags  – general & features          

4) Stickers

1) Tissue Paper    

2) Hangtags – general & features      

3) Footwear branding

Portfolio

PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY

I have taken photos of products since 2014 including LED lights where I had to be very careful to minimize any reflection in the product by setting up angles, lighting, etc. Products I have taken photos of range from LED lights, toys, boats, boating parts to footwear at Mark’s

In addition, I would touch up the photos eliminating any blemishes, adjust the background, colour and lighting to ensure the products were presented to their best advantage for website and marketing material usage.

I also gained experience in photo compositing for product images where I combined multiple images and backgrounds together to create a new photo composition for clients’ marketing purposes.

1) Took pictures of all new LED lighting and accessories product inventory with a Canon DSLR camera from all angles

2) Cropped out backgrounds and adjusted/retouched where required for use on websites and marketing material

1) Took pictures of all new toy product inventory with a Canon DSLR camera from all angles.

2) Cropped out backgrounds and adjusted/retouched where required for use on websites and marketing material.

1) Took pictures of boats and boating supplies/parts with a Canon DSLR camera.

2) Cropped out the backgrounds and adjusted/retouched where required. 

1) Took pictures of various footwear for use in box labels and branding boards.

2) Cropped out the backgrounds and retouched / adjusted images where needed.

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PHOTO EDITING -RETOUCHING & COMPOSITION

I volunteered as a video camera operator for the church I attended between 2015 – 2017 becoming the lead operator and also director of 3 cameras. As a video camera operator, I recorded musician bands, conferences and workshops. 

As a Video Editor, I have sourced and applied background videos to audio tracks, assigned camera angles using footage from 3 cameras throughout video composition for a major musical church production.  

 As a motion graphics animator, I have animated logos and graphics, added presentation slides and created Kinetic Typography for song lyrics to videos.

For school projects, I had to plan promotional videos including creating the storyboard, writing the message and narration. 

1) Blemish removal                          

2) Adjusting colour & lighting

3) Cropping out backgrounds        

4) Replace colours & colour adjustments

5) Convert to Black & White            

6) Apply actions & presets for effects

7) Skin tone retouching

1) Combining products into background images

2) Combining photos for panorama effect

3) Combining photos and applying lighting, shadows and colour grading for seamless realistic effect

portfolio

PHOTO EDITING -RETOUCHING & COMPOSITION

I volunteered as a video camera operator for the church I attended between 2015 – 2017 becoming the lead operator and also director of 3 cameras. As a video camera operator, I recorded musician bands, conferences and workshops. 

As a Video Editor, I have sourced and applied background videos to audio tracks, assigned camera angles using footage from 3 cameras throughout video composition for a major musical church production.  

 As a motion graphics animator, I have animated logos and graphics, added presentation slides and created Kinetic Typography for song lyrics to videos.

For school projects, I had to plan promotional videos including creating the storyboard, writing the message and narration. 

1) Blemish removal

2) Adjusting colour & lighting

3) Cropping out backgrounds        

4) Replace colours & colour adjustments

5) Convert to Black & White

6) Apply actions & presets for effects

7) Skin tone retouching

1) Combining products into background images

2) Combining photos for panorama effect

3) Combining photos and applying lighting, shadows and colour grading for seamless realistic effect

Portfolio

VIDEOGRAPHY & VIDEO EDITING

I volunteered as a video camera operator for the church I attended between 2015 – 2017 becoming the lead operator and also director of 3 cameras. As a video camera operator, I recorded musician bands, conferences and workshops. 

As a Video Editor, I have sourced and applied background videos to audio tracks, assigned camera angles using footage from 3 cameras throughout video composition for a major musical church production.  

 As a motion graphics animator, I have animated logos and graphics, added presentation slides and created Kinetic Typography for song lyrics to videos.

For school projects, I had to plan promotional videos including creating the storyboard, writing the message and narration. 

Video Camera Operator for:

1) Church services          

2) Conferences

3) Presentations              

4) Interviews of conference attendees

5) Musicians                    

6) Choir Musical productions

7) Corporate speaker presentations for employee training purposes

1) Promotional business videos for school projects

2) Sourcing and editing background video footage for audio tracks

3) Video editing for corporate speaker presentations to produce complete training video for employees

 

PORTFOLIO

MOTION GRAPHICS & ANIMATION

As a motion graphics animator, I have animated logos and graphics, added presentation slides and created Kinetic Typography for song lyrics to videos 

For school projects, I created an animated background using After Effects and various ActionScript projects. 

 My latest projects, for the purposes of updating my portfolio, I have created Cinemagraphs, ‘Glitch’ and Parallax effects using Photoshop; Data Visualization using Illustrator and After Effects including importing from Excel spreadsheets; and Infographics.

1) Created Cinemagraphs for portfolio upgrading

2) Created short Parallax movie for portfolio

3) Created background texture video

1) Creating multiple Data Visualization projects for portfolio using pie charts, bar and line graphs

2) Data Visualization from Excel spreadsheet data

3) Created ‘Glitch’ effect using frame timeline in Photoshop for portfolio

PORTFOLIO

MOTION GRAPHICS & ANIMATION

As a motion graphics animator, I have animated logos and graphics, added presentation slides and created Kinetic Typography for song lyrics to videos 

For school projects, I created an animated background using After Effects and various ActionScript projects. 

 My latest projects, for the purposes of updating my portfolio, I have created Cinemagraphs, ‘Glitch’ and Parallax effects using Photoshop; Data Visualization using Illustrator and After Effects including importing from Excel spreadsheets; and Infographics.

1) Created Cinemagraphs for portfolio upgrading

2) Created short Parallax movie for portfolio

3) Created background texture video

1) Creating multiple Data Visualization projects for portfolio using pie charts, bar and line graphs

2) Data Visualization from Excel spreadsheet data

3) Created ‘Glitch’ effect using frame timeline in Photoshop for portfolio

Contact Me

Get In Touch

Thank you for your time and consideration in reviewing my profile. 

If you feel that I could be a good fit and potential contributor to your organization, I would be eager to meet with you and discuss how I can use my skills and experience to best meet your digital design needs.

I would accept either contract, freelancing or employee roles in a part-time or full-time capacity working either remotely or on-site.

Best Regards,

Sandy

 

CONTACT ME

GET IN TOUCH

Thank you for your time and consideration in reviewing my profile. 

If you feel that I could be a good fit and potential contributor to your organization, I would be eager to meet with you and discuss how I can use my skills and experience to best meet your digital design needs.

I would accept either contract, freelancing or employee roles in a part-time or full-time capacity working either remotely or on-site.

Best Regards,

Sandy

graphic designer in calgary, ab canada

SANDY NICKEL

graphic designer