Growing up I always knew I had a creative mind and spirit. Constantly designing the next idea that circled my mind big or small. I remember as a little girl reading magazines and looking at print ads on the street thinking how incredible the idea of print was. I would cut and paste pieces of magazines and old books creating my own layouts because at that time my family did not own a computer. 

 

Once I started High School, I decided I needed to join every class that gave me the chance to design. I took art, communications technology, photography and eventually became the schools Yearbook Editor in Chief. This is where my love for InDesign started, I began to structure our entire yearbook from scratch with my team and creating something that I am still proud of from this day. Minus the typography choices… but hey when have we not used a horrible font?

 

Fast forward to College, I was accepted into the Graphic Design Advanced Diploma Program at Humber and I was incredibly excited and ready to start learning. Those three years were the hardest yet most rewarding years of my life and I wouldn’t change a thing. I learned so many skills that were required to set myself up for success in the real world. 

 

After graduating, I started working at a little agency called CREO Group in Mississauga as a Graphic Designer which eventually led me to a much larger agency, Kenna Communications as a Junior Art Director and now, Art Director.