Career Journeys

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What do you want out of your career? Join these successful design professionals as they share their career paths along with strategies for how you can land your dream job (and more importantly, figure out what it is)!

Moderated by Dominic Ayre RGD

Designing with Paper
Presented by Diana Beltrán Herrera, Designer & Artist in Bristol, UK

Over the last 9 years, paper has been the main medium for Diana's work. It is very versatile and inexpensive, making it a great choice to test, propose and materialize ideas. Diana has applied a number of techniques that allowed her to propose artworks, products and visual images for editorial and advertising campaigns. In this talk Diana introduces paper as a tool in her practice, detailing its characteristics, uses and applications.

Working Through the Design Blues
Presented by Dani Hall, Partner at Design of Brand in Toronto, ON

They say the first step to working through something is to name it. The Design Blues are something Dani identified early in her career, and has even experienced while working at a "dream job." In this talk she shares some strategies on how be confident in the creative process, and perhaps even find joy in it — posing the question "how can I turn any job into a dream job?".

Neck of the Woods – Why you should specialize
Presented by Richard Hatter, Creative Director at Hired Guns Creative in Vancouver, BC

Dominic Ayre RGD

Hambly & Woolley Inc.

Dominic graduated from The Bournemouth & Poole College in the UK and has worked in Toronto as a designer for more than 25 years. As the Creative Director at H&W, Dominic focuses on high-level strategic initiatives with clients such as York University, Caseware, University of Toronto, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Horizon Trading Solutions and RTOERO. Hambly & Woolley is also the publisher and creators of Find: A Journal for the Curious. Currently on faculty at George Brown College, Dom is an enthusiastic mentor to new designers and is well known within the design community for his expertise in branding, typography, web platforms, design trends and popular culture.