wera piatek
28 November 2011
- I am a recent University of Arts graduate with a solid academic background in art, including graphic design. I am currently looking for freelance roles/ part time / full-time employment as a graphic designer and illustrator. I can offer you proven skills in design, as well as commitment, energy and a real enthusiasm for team work.
Key skills:
- Skilled with both Macintosh and Windows formats
- Proficient in: design software – Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash ( basic ), Corel Draw ( PC ); FontLab Studio; Microsoft Office ( Word, Exell, Power Point )
- Knowledge in sign, logo and typography, layout design
- Proficient in: photo manipulation / photo retouching; preparing images for web design / printing
- Skilled in packaging, t-shirt design, greeting cards illustration
- Vast in painting (acrylic, watercolour and oil), drawing (traditional / digital) techniques
- Skilled in Illustration and Cartooning
- Knowledge in printmaking like lithography, serigraphy, linocut, etching
- Knowledge in History of Art and Graphics, colour Theory, Psychophysiology of Perception, Psychology and Sociology of Advertising, Marketing
- Languages: Polish ( native ), English ( fluent )
Education history:
- 06.2011 – Master's degree in graphic design
- 03.2010 – Erasmus Programm – scholarship (4 months – 2nd Semester ) in Romania / Bucharest – Universitatea Nationala de Arte
- 2006 – 2011 – University of Arts in Poznań, Full – time Master's studies in the field of Visual Communications Design in the Faculty of Graphic Arts
- 04.2006 – Diploma in graphic design
- 2002 – 2006 – Leon Wyczółkowski’s Secondary School of Fine Arts in Bydgoszcz – profession – graphic designer
Year of Graduation:
2011Formal qualifications:
master's degree in graphic design
Work history:
- 2009 – Contract with Poznań University of Technology - as graphic designer
- 07/08.2004 – Holiday job in graphic studio 'Standruk' in Chojnice - as graphic designer
Creative achievements:
- 12.2011 – Collective exhibition ‘Hit the White’, Wellington, NZ
- 06.2011 – Diploma’s exhibition at WTC in Poznań
- 04/11.2011 – Poster’s exhibition of the competition ‘Migration to Europe: Can It Work for Development?’ Czech Council on Foreign Relations, Praha; European Commission, Berlaymont Esplanade, Brussels
- 2011 – Collective printmaking exhibition ‘Students’ Galeria Koszarowa, ASP Katowice
- 2010-2011 – Scholarship of Minister of Culture and National Heritage
- 2010 – Collective drawing exhibition ‘Figurama 2010’ Stredoslovenská Galéria, Bánská Bystrica, Slovakia, Universidad Polytécnica, Valencia, Spain, Avalon Business Center, Plzeň, Czech Republic
- 09.2009 – Collective printmaking exhibition in Gallery 1010, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- 09.2009 – 1 – month scholarship, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- 05.2009 – Collective tapestry exhibition ‘Nocy Muzeów’ in Poznań
- 04.2009 – Collective printmaking exhibition ‘5’ in Wrocław
- 12.2008 – Collective poster exhibition about global warming accompanying the United Nations Conference on Climate Change
- 12.2008 – Collective design exhibition of Graphic Design Department in University of Arts in Poznań ‘Za miedzą’ (Cracow)
- 2007 – 2010 – Scholarship in Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań
- 2006 – The Speaker of province Kujawski – Pomorski artist scholarship
- 2005 – Honorary distinction of international competition ‘Family portrait’ in Lublin (sculpture – ‘Hands’)
- 2004 – ‘Landscapes of Bydgoszcz’ – Collective paintings exhibition in Technician House in Bydgoszcz dedicated to oncological hospital in Bydgoszcz
- 2004 – Distinction of an all – Poland competition ‘The first year in European Union’ in Warsaw (poster)
Contact details:
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Member Profile
wera piatekHi!
My name is Wera. I am a graphic designer & illustrator.
I love working across a range of different media to create original pieces of art and design. I love what I do and always enjoy being faced with new challenges which develop my skills.
I`m always interested in freelance works and collaboration.
