My name is Monika Ciapala. I am Luton based freelance graphic designer working on a number of projects, commercial and community-orientated alike.
My list clients include: 100% Young Producers, ATP Media, Full House, iOccupy, Intern Aware, JCWI, LGBT History Month, Luton Borough Council, Luton Culture, Nowy Czas (newspaper), NUS Spotlight (magazine), PRCA, University of Bedfordshire (number of different departments, societies, individual academics + students), University of Bedfordshire Student Union and Us. (charity, formerly USPG).
Work experience
Freelance graphic designer
Since 2011.
UoB Student Union
graphic designer
November 2012 – now
The Flag e-zine
Co-Founder
Deputy Editor & Designer
Sept 2010 – March 2013
theflagezine.co.uk
ATP Media
graphic & web design intern
May – August 2012
atpmedia.org
Nowy Czas (newspaper)
graphic & web design intern
April – June 2012
Education
BA (Hons) in Graphic Design
due to graduate in 2013
A Levels in Art&Design, English and Maths; BTEC in Public Services
Volunteering
Division of Art & Design
student rep, degree show rep,
degree show designer
October 2012 – June 2013
The Noun Project
symbol designer (contributor)
since May 2012
thenounproject.com
LGBT Society (Beds SU)
graphic & web design (volunteer)
August 2012 – March 2013
lgbtbedssu.co.uk
Army Cadets
sergeant (senior instructor)
2005-2009
BW Bn., RRS, Scotland
Skills
Software:-
Adobe Suite, Acrobat Pro,
FontLab Studio, MS Office
Platforms:-
Mac OS X + Win OS (14 years)
Animation:-
vector-based animation, storyboarding, design, file preparation, animating (After Effects)
Web Design:-
HMTL & CSS3 + jQuery, WordPress + Tumblr, responsive web design
Other:-
client-facing presentations, liaison with clients + printers, budget management, teamwork + collaboration, art direction, commissioning illustrators
Handy skills:-
Laser cutter, handmade books (incl. traditional hardbacks), miniature model making, stained glass
Competitions (winner of)
Spaghetti Cinema Film Festival 2013
Design Factory 2012
Mural for Luton Borough Council
LGBT History Month 2013
Publications
Life (UoB magazine) MAY.2013
Spotlight (NUS magazine) MAY.2013
Guardian (newspaper) APR.2013
Guardian (newspaper) JAN.2013
Spotlight (NUS magazine) FEB.2013
Spotlight (NUS magazine) OCT.2012
The Blend (UoB e-zine) OCT.2012
Transmission (USPG) Autumn 2012
UoB News (website) OCT.2012
Nowy Czas (newspaper) JUN.2012
Nowy Czas (newspaper) MAY.2012
The Blend (UoB magazine) APR.2012
Exhibitions
Occuprint Exhibition
[ar/ge kunst Galerie Museum, Bolzano, Italy, June 2013]
Arteria Poster Exhibition
[Southwark, London, June 2012]
Achievements
Media Leadership Academy Associate Member 2012
BTEC in Public Services 2009
Gold DofE Expedition 2008
Conferences
Spaghetti Westerns in Transit: an International Film Conference on Transculturation and Liminality
Uni of Beds, Luton, April 2013
Going for Gold (UoB)
as a speaker, July 2012
Making Magazines
St Bride’s, London, March 2012
PUMASafe Annual Sustainability
Design Museum, October 2010