Art Director
Resume:
Profile
Visual storyteller with an inquisitive drive to solve creative
problems. Being born and raised in an urban desert, but ethnically rooted from a tropical island to a legacy of artists, creativity came naturally. Having numerous perspectives came as a result of being culturally diverse, this has benefited the creative process with a larger pool of ideas. Education
University of Northumbria
at the Academy of Design, Colombo
BA (Hon.), Visual Communication Design 2015 - 2018 Carmel School Kuwait
Primary School and High School 2001 - 2015
Skills and Abilities
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) Visual Design
Illustration
Detail oriented
Team player
Works well under pressure
Flexible
Achievements
Creative Campus 2018
Invited by Google headquarters in Mt. View California for a creative academy where I collaborated as the only Sri Lankan representative with 32 internationally selected worldwide students. The campus included workshops, discussion about the brand and process behind Google projects along with a live on-going brief with a 24-hour deadline. My team and I pitched our ideas to Google’s Senior Creative panel who were impressed by our strategy and wanted to collectively work further on each team’s ideas as a solution for their brief. Festival
Roger Hatchuel Academy 2018
Island wide winner of Sri Lanka and representative to enter a creative academy at the world’s largest advertising festival based on a portfolio pitch to a panel of CEO’s from leading advertising agencies. The week was of inspirational and first-hand networking experiences among highly acclaimed companies and influencers with full access to the year’s award ceremonies.
Featured in :
• Academy of Design Colombo’s Success Stories 2018
• Sunday Leader Newspaper for experiencing
the creative industry as an undergraduate 2017
• ‘Maker of the Month’ at Cafe Kumbuk 2017
• Award titled ‘Vivacious Belleʼ at Carmel School Kuwait for having an outgoing optimistic charisma 2015
• Winner of an interschool art competition
for Faber Castell, Kuwait 2014
Experience
Volunteer work:
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Sri Lanka 2016
Image Editor, Photographer and Social Media Curator. Sri Lanka Design Festival 2015 - 2016
Social Media Curator
TEDx Colombo 2016
Interactive art installation
United Nations ‘2030 NOW’ 2016
Live Infographic Artist
RUBIX Flood Relief 2016
Photographer
Design Katha 2015
Social Media Curator
Kuwait Lothan Youth Achievement
LoYAC Summer Program 2015
1. Paradise Centre: Community outreach
and volunteering for Down Syndrome and Autism.
2. Kuwait Infunity at 360 Mall
Family Entertainment Centre: Merchandise,
upselling customers and conducting surveys.
Clients 2016 - 2019
MAS Holdings - largest South Asian apparel manufacturer Colombo Supper Club - Dining experience by celebrity chefs Café Kumbuk - Acclaimed conscious eating in Colombo Finding Figaro - Melbourne based music community
Plus Nine Four - Speciality coffee and dining
Anuk - Contemporary designer label
Srilax - Urban tropical guest house
oDoc - Telehealth App
Mischief - NYE event
Fern - Speakeasy bar
Work:
Quality Control, Sri Lanka 2016 - 2018
Visual Designer + Illustrator
Made of Space, New York 2017 - 2018
Official Sri Lankan based Artist
J. Walter Thompson, Sri Lanka October - December, 2017 Art Director Intern
Languages
English - Advance
Sinhala - Advance spoken
French - Intermediate written
Intrests
Indie Documentary/Film
South Asian Mythology
Heavy Metal
Vipassanā Meditation
Fashion Stylist
Dilushi Prasanna
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@dillustrate
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