Online portfolios:
renacugelman.com | flickr.com/photos/kittyloco
Professional profile:
linkedin.com/in/renacugelman
Company:
alterspark.com
Having worked as a graphic and web designer for over ten years, Rena Cugelman has produced websites and award winning designs for numerous clients, including well know non-profit organizations and global corporations.
While working at Chum Limited, Rena designed and developed ad campaigns, micro-sites and templates and for various brands such as Pepsi, Warner Brother's, Shmirnoff, Fuji Film and J-lo to name a few; she also designing hundreds of contest and promotional micro-sites for TV stations such as MuchMusic, Citytv and Bravo. Having moved to Costa Rica in 2005, Rena began working as a freelance website designer before starting a web development company in the same year.
(Aug 2005 - present)
Partner in web development company
Liaise with clients and formalize agreements/cost estimates; provide all website design services; develop design concepts and artistic direction; train clients on the use of content management systems and web design; various business tasks. View clients: www.alterspark.com
(Aug 2005 - present)
Work with clients to develop concepts and deliver designs for web and print; corporate branding and logo design; illustrations; custom theme design and development for Content Management Systems (Wordpress, Joomla). Clients include: The Underground Collective, Baby Bivvy, Sweet Me Up, REDE. See online portfolio for more.
(Jan 2001 - July 2005)
Web Designer
Collaborated with website Producers and Content Coordinators to translate on-air programs into engaging micro-site designs; worked with the sale team to conceptualize, design and develop appealing and effective designs for micro-sites, contests, promotions and ad campaigns for well known brands such as Glow by Jlo, Fuji, Pepsi, K-Swiss, 20th Century Fox, Kellogg's Canada, Shiseido and more.
(1994 - 1996 & 1999)
Graphic Designer
Designed and formatted business cards, letterheads, envelopes, forms, postcards, brochures, logos, etc. Developed web site for Youth Challenge International. Finalized artwork on computer and outputting to film. Light bindery work included collating, folding, numbering and stitching booklets.
CIMDI Certified Trainers, Toronto
Digital Media Studios, Toronto
George Brown College, Toronto
York University, Toronto (completed 2 years)
Website design and development for Battlestar Gallactica Website, Chum Interactive, Spacecast.com
Illustration within Maud Street Self Promotional Calendar 2000