Natalie Velthuysen

Short bio: I’ve been in love with art and design since the day I picked up my first crayon. NATALIE VELTHUYSEN Graphic and Web Design, Illustration --www.behance.net/NatalieVelthuysen Instagram @natzvelthuysen I always knew that I wanted to pursue a creative career. While I spend most of my days on the computer, I am passionate about finding ways to work with my hands. Art has always been my first love.. I’m a firm believer in the power of strong concepts with unexpected, simplistic execution. I can’t image doing anything else. Work experience Internship: FedGroup, Sandton September 1, 2014 - December 2014 Intern Designer: FedGroup, Sandton January 2015 - December 2016 Graphic Designer What i do: I am a freelance graphic designer. Fieldspace Property Group, Sandton (Once or twice a week) November 2015 - December 2016 Graphic Designer I have designed brochures, branding, corporate identities, all things print and advertising. I have experience in social media management and packaging design. Pivotal Group November 2016 - Present Graphic Designer Creating vectors, icons and infographics are some of my passions. I am also a front-end developer and web designer. College attended: The Open Window School of Visual Communication Studied: BA in Visual Communication Date attended: 2012 - 2014 Double Majored in: Communication design Interactive Media Design Other subjects completed: Photography Post-production Illustration UX/UI design In my freelance career, I have explored areas such as packaging design, photography, social media management, logo and corporate identity design as well as website designs. Online portfolio: www.behance.net/NatalieVelthuysen Software Knowledge: My software knowledge spreads accross both Mac and Windows systems. I am also very experienced in the MS Office applications. The following are my levels of ability for certain Adobe software: Photoshop: Illustrator: InDesign: Dreamweaver: HTML 5/CSS3: