Amit Jakhu

Visual Interface Designer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Experience

MyPlanet

Visual Interface Designer

May 2013 - Present Ontario, Canada

Portsou

Designer

Built a strong and unique identity for a startup based in Toronto, ON. This position had me designing and managing the look & feel of the entire brand; ranging from the logo design to packaging and web design (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, WordPress). Working directly with the product manager & CEO to understand the product inside & out, in order to develop the strongest possible identity.
January 2010 - August 2015 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Avaal Technology Solutions

Lead Designer

Started my professional career working at Avaal. I worked with clients to build out their corporate identity systems from their logo and stationery to their online digital presence. This allowed me to grow my communication, collaboration and time management skills tremendously during my time at Avaal. I managed the internal marketing and online presence at Avaal as well which included social media management, SEO and building out the marketing website.
January 2009 - January 2014 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

Education

Humber College Of Applied Arts And Technology

Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design

September 2010 - April 2013 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Languages

English (Native),
Punjabi (Conversational),

Awards

Peel Region

Peel Art Bursary Award

2010

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, HTML5/CSS3, Illustration, Interaction Design, Interactive Design, Motion Design, Newsletter, SEO, Sketch, UI/UX Design, User Experience, User Interface, Visual Design, Web Design, Wireframing,