Damir Midzic

Damir Design

Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Graphic Designer with 15+ years of extensive experience in marketing and print design. Skilled in translating subject matter into concrete designs for a wide range of marketing, promotional, and informational materials. A proven ability of developing projects from inception through production to final delivery.

Work Experience

Damir Design

Owner / Art Director

Act as a sub-contractor and freelancer with the award-winning Bosnian advertising agency – Fabrika Sarajevo as well as guest-lecturer and workshop tutor at the Textile Department of University of Bihać. Proactively involve with other professionals, such as illustrators and photographers in a bid to deliver quality and complete service in a role of Art Director at my own boutique design agency. Establish PR and low budget production strategies in the crisis and post-industrial environment of local area, as well as branding strategies for the clients. Generate wide range of design, advertising and print projects by utilising personal clientele of small, and medium-size enterprises in efficient and timely manner.
June 2008 - Present Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Nations Office For Project Services

Graphic Designer

Served as a member of international team for design and development of civic education and public information materials for Afghanistan and Provincial Council and Wolesi Jirga Election Project in 2005. In charged all activities and functions associated with photo editing and retouching of hand-made illustrations, as well as produced leaflets, brochures, certificates, badges, and forms proficiently.
May 2005 - September 2005 Kabul, Afghanistan

Grafičar Printing Press

Graphic Designer

Streamlined consultancy functions, including design preparation, production and on-press supervision. Raised company’s existing graphic design standards on higher level by developing identities and designing books, newsletters and catalogs for local government, universities and election campaigns.
November 2001 - April 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Education

Academy Of Fine Arts Sarajevo

Bachelor of Graphic Design

Bachelor of Graphic Design at Academy of Fine Arts Sarajevo, Graphic Design Department. Class of professor Bojan Hadžihalilović, a member of infamous "Trio Sarajevo" design group.
December 1995 - May 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Languages

English (Fluent),

Awards

2nd prize awarded by a delegation of the European Community Monitor Mission (ECMM) for the silkscreen print "Multietničko Sarajevo" (A Multiethnic Sarajevo) – a collaboration with Irfan Hošić

1999

Skills

Adobe CS, Photography, Printing Process,