Hi! My name is Aidan, and I am a Freelance Web & Graphic Designer, recently based in Naarm/Melbourne after moving over from Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, NZ. In November 2024, I graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Computer Science, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Additionally, since 2022 I have been the Graphic Designer and Editorial Assistant for Rat World Magazine, which I co-founded with Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cheuk. In my own time, I enjoy brewing specialty coffee, creating music or other art, and listening to my small record collection.

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Hi! My name is Aidan, and I am a Freelance Web & Graphic Designer, recently based in Naarm/Melbourne after moving over from Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, NZ. In November 2024, I graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Computer Science, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Additionally, since 2022 I have been the Graphic Designer and Editorial Assistant for Rat World Magazine, which I co-founded with Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cheuk. In my own time, I enjoy brewing specialty coffee, creating music or other art, and listening to my small record collection.

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Hi! My name is Aidan, and I am a Freelance Web & Graphic Designer, recently based in Naarm/Melbourne after moving over from Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, NZ. In November 2024, I graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Computer Science, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. Additionally, since 2022 I have been the Graphic Designer and Editorial Assistant for Rat World Magazine, which I co-founded with Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Cheuk. In my own time, I enjoy brewing specialty coffee, creating music or other art, and listening to my small record collection.

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Work Experience

Freelance Web & Graphic Designer at Various
November 1, 2024 - Present
Throughout my studies and after settling into life in Melbourne, I have contributed to a number of web or print-based design opportunities, including for Auckland’s regional arts trust, a short film company, an experimental script, a comics zine, and beyond.
Graphic Designer/Editorial Assistant at Rat World Magazine
January 1, 2022 - Present
Jennifer Cheuk and myself co-founded Rat World Magazine in 2022, an arts magazine dedicated to ‘showcasing the underground’. Across 3 years we published eight total issues and hosted many events surrounding every issue’s launch, and has spawned many projects since its inception.
Café Assistant at Atomic Coffee
November 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025
Worked in a bustling café environment providing excellent customer service and barista skills.
Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Auckland
March 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023
Tutored the Stage 3 Human-Computer Interaction courses, facilitating workshop sessions and providing student guidance.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science at The University of Auckland
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Graduate Diploma of Science in Computer Science at The University of Auckland
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Certificate of Proficiency in Computer Science at The University of Auckland
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies, Logic and Computation at The University of Auckland
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020

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