I'm a Graphic Designer based in Toronto, Canada, with 10+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer in the promotional products industry and a background in illustration. Portfolio: joelcarongraphics.myportfolio.com…

Joel Caron

I'm a Graphic Designer based in Toronto, Canada, with 10+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer in the promotional products industry and a background in illustration. Portfolio: joelcarongraphics.myportfolio.com…

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I’m a Graphic Designer based in Toronto, Canada, with 10+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer in the promotional products industry and a background in illustration. Portfolio: joelcarongraphics.myportfolio.com

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer/Print Production at Stitchy Lizard Promotional Products
July 7, 2014 - December 29, 2024
- Communicated with the sales team to understand and fulfil customers' artwork requests. - Created proportionally accurate mockups according to size specifications. - Prepared print-ready art files (following print suppliers' requirements) for large-scale production. - Recreated logos and designs from low-resolution images using vector production software. - Operated a large format printer/cutter (Mimaki CJV30) and managed print production workloads. - Multi-tasked efficiently in a fast-paced promotional products printing environment.
Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator at Independent / Freelance
April 26, 2000 - Present
- Communicating with clients to create logos, graphics, layouts, and illustrations for print and digital publication. - Illustrating with both digital and traditional tools, specializing in realism using graphite and coloured pencils.

Education

Graphic Design (3-year Advanced Diploma) at St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (Bilingual) at École secondaire de Pain Court, Pain Court, Ontario
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2002

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Wholesale & Distribution, Consumer Goods
    Faroe Woodworks - Logo Design
    Logo design and business card design for a boutique carpentry business. See more of my work at: https://www.twine.net/signin logo graphicdesigner branding…
    Illustration
    Coloured pencil illustration based on a client's photographs. See more illustrations and graphic design work in my portfolio: https://www.twine.net/signin illustrator…
    Bushknife Landscaping - Logo Design & Branding
    Logo design, business card design, flyer design, lawn sign design for a landscaping and handyman company. The client requested to incorporate a traditional Samoan tattoo design and a bushknife, a traditional landscaping tool of the Samoan culture. See more of my work at: https://www.twine.net/signin logo graphicdesigner branding logodesign…
    Stitchy Lizard - Re-Brand
    I designed a logo to help re-brand Stitchy Lizard's, a promotional products company, visual identity in 2016. I also came up with the slogan. See more of my work at: https://www.twine.net/signin logo branding designer graphicdesigner illustrator…