DANIELA DI SALVOUX | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

TORONTO, ON

CONTACT ME

Hello! My name is Daniela Di Salvo and I’m a multidisciplinary designer focusing on building effortless user experience, effective information architecture and purposeful design. I’m also a curious life-long learner who strives to consistently be immersed in media and art culture. My extensive education and 10 years of graphic and web design experience thoroughly informs my work as a UX designer. I hope to expand my professional career in a UX capacity for a creative and supportive work environment.

I’m currently a senior graphic designer and lead digital designer at SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, where I oversee conception and production of all digital related collateral for high-profile IP clients(FOX, Warner Bros., BBC, Mattel, etc). This past year, I was single handedly responsible for all phases of the corporate website redesign. I took the initiative and proposed taking a more user experience approach to the redesign, which would yield a higher standard of usability and design.

Lastly, for me, it’s about taking a holistic approach to the projects I work on — grounding myself in understanding, gaining perspective, embracing the collaborative process, prototyping the ideas, finding creative ways to test multiple prototypes and iterating — to arrive at the most effective and practicable solutions.

disalvo.daniela@gmail.com

416-704-5625

linkedin.com/in/daniela-di-salvo

ddesignzz.com

DANIELA DI SALVOUX | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

TORONTO, ON

A LITTLE ABOUT ME EXPERIENCE

SOFTWARE & DESIGN SKILLS

Hello. I’m Daniela. An experienced designer of intellectual property and digital and user experiences.

My academic background is in graphic and digital design, but in the past year, I’ve trained as a UX designer and performed the tasks of an entire UX team on a recent corporate website redesign.

I challenge myself to achieve the finest relation between design that is simple, functional and purposeful. I believe work that embodies all of these qualities sensibly can be enjoyed timelessly.

InVision Studio

Adobe XD

Balsamiq

UX/UI

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

HTML 5/ CSS

Wordpress

SEO

SIMEX-IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT March 2015 - Present

HUMBER COLLEGE - SCHOOL OF MEDIA STUDIES September 2012 - March 2015

New Media Assistant

• Designed and assembled digital and print promotional material for all Media Studies & IT Continuing Education programs.

• Advised and implemented graphic/web/video design services on banner ads, informational booklets, event posters and video resources for faculty and staff.

• Re-formatted and designed on-line courses using Blackboard Learn.

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA June 2010 - December 2011

Production/Marketing Coordinator

• Implemented and monitored the production schedules of large-scale, deadline-driven projects.

• Set-up accurate print specifications for a variety of designs to send to print vendors and media outlets.

• Managed a dynamic and extensive image library and photo archive.

• Monitored project costs and the timely delivery of products such as brochures, bus shelter posters, snow removal ads, and various other marketing material.

FREELANCE - DDESIGNZZJanuary 2012 - Present

Graphic & Web Designer

• Graphic and web design services. Clients include: Procter & Gamble, Panasonic, Bay City Custom Homes, Jeff Salam, and The Coveteur.

EDUCATION

2011

2012

2018Springboard - UX Design, User experience, IA, UI

Humber College - Ontario Colleges Graduate Certificate, Graphic Design for Print and Web

Sheridan College - Ontario Colleges Graduate Certificate, Corporate Communications

2006University of Toronto at Mississauga - Erindale CollegeHon.BA, English and Visual Studies

CONTACT ME

disalvo.daniela@gmail.com

416-704-5625

linkedin.com/in/daniela-di-salvo

ddesignzz.com

Graphic & Digital Designer

• (From January 2018) Lead UX designer responsible for all phases of the UX process, from conception, research, user stories, information architecture, wire-framing, prototyping, testing and iterations.

• Lead digital designer responsible from conception to delivery, all company e-newsletters and any digital format marketing.

• Design from concept to production all advertising and marketing collateral for 4D animation films including, posters, banners, marquees, window clings, resource guides, way-finding standees, web banners, and pre-show animations.

• Integrate film branding for various client sites: Detroit Zoo, Cleveland Zoo, Columbus Zoo, Shedd Aquarium etc. and ensure professional and detailed build sheets are provided to vendors.