Sarah Leonard
Lead Designer at PI Fine Art | PI Creative Art- Claim this Profile
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Wendy Forrest
Sarah and I worked together last year when I sold her home and found her a new home. During the year Sarah also did some photography work for me for my listings. She is a talented and smart woman who knows where she's going in life. You don't often see it in someone so young! All the best Sarah! Wendy
Mark-Anthony Karam
Sarah came into our graphic design program with a style of her own and a strong background in photography. Even though she already had a strong sense of design, she continued to challenge herself with every project and assignment given to her. Her technical abilities with the Adobe suite applications developed daily as well as her knowledge of typography, colour theory, page layout and illustrative skills which, helped her produce some of the best work in her class. Sarah is a quick learner, a great talent and possesses an excellent creative mind. Sarah also has the ability to develop an idea from its conception to completion with great success and her enthusiasm and work ethic are obvious in her work. Sarah was a pleasure to have in the classroom and I would strongly recommend her to any organization looking for a graphic designer in the areas of print or web design.
Wendy Forrest
Sarah and I worked together last year when I sold her home and found her a new home. During the year Sarah also did some photography work for me for my listings. She is a talented and smart woman who knows where she's going in life. You don't often see it in someone so young! All the best Sarah! Wendy
Mark-Anthony Karam
Sarah came into our graphic design program with a style of her own and a strong background in photography. Even though she already had a strong sense of design, she continued to challenge herself with every project and assignment given to her. Her technical abilities with the Adobe suite applications developed daily as well as her knowledge of typography, colour theory, page layout and illustrative skills which, helped her produce some of the best work in her class. Sarah is a quick learner, a great talent and possesses an excellent creative mind. Sarah also has the ability to develop an idea from its conception to completion with great success and her enthusiasm and work ethic are obvious in her work. Sarah was a pleasure to have in the classroom and I would strongly recommend her to any organization looking for a graphic designer in the areas of print or web design.
Wendy Forrest
Sarah and I worked together last year when I sold her home and found her a new home. During the year Sarah also did some photography work for me for my listings. She is a talented and smart woman who knows where she's going in life. You don't often see it in someone so young! All the best Sarah! Wendy
Mark-Anthony Karam
Sarah came into our graphic design program with a style of her own and a strong background in photography. Even though she already had a strong sense of design, she continued to challenge herself with every project and assignment given to her. Her technical abilities with the Adobe suite applications developed daily as well as her knowledge of typography, colour theory, page layout and illustrative skills which, helped her produce some of the best work in her class. Sarah is a quick learner, a great talent and possesses an excellent creative mind. Sarah also has the ability to develop an idea from its conception to completion with great success and her enthusiasm and work ethic are obvious in her work. Sarah was a pleasure to have in the classroom and I would strongly recommend her to any organization looking for a graphic designer in the areas of print or web design.
Wendy Forrest
Sarah and I worked together last year when I sold her home and found her a new home. During the year Sarah also did some photography work for me for my listings. She is a talented and smart woman who knows where she's going in life. You don't often see it in someone so young! All the best Sarah! Wendy
Mark-Anthony Karam
Sarah came into our graphic design program with a style of her own and a strong background in photography. Even though she already had a strong sense of design, she continued to challenge herself with every project and assignment given to her. Her technical abilities with the Adobe suite applications developed daily as well as her knowledge of typography, colour theory, page layout and illustrative skills which, helped her produce some of the best work in her class. Sarah is a quick learner, a great talent and possesses an excellent creative mind. Sarah also has the ability to develop an idea from its conception to completion with great success and her enthusiasm and work ethic are obvious in her work. Sarah was a pleasure to have in the classroom and I would strongly recommend her to any organization looking for a graphic designer in the areas of print or web design.
Credentials
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Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
Coursera | GoogleFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Coursera | GoogleNov, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBMOct, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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PI Fine Art | PI Creative Art
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Canada
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Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead Designer
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Dec 2021 - Present
In addition to creating and curating art packages for a variety of hospitality clients, I:• Develop creative internal design guides for current programs.• Lead and mentor new and long-time designers.• Come up with new 2D initiatives, filter styles and techniques.• Assist the team with ideas and provide creative input for new designs.• Elevate team’s output by providing technical assistance for the Adobe Suite.
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Intermediate Graphic Designer + Mixed Media Artist
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Jul 2017 - Dec 2021
- Meets with art department, sales and other internal team members along with clientdesigners to review project briefs, discusses strategies and themes for development.- Sources and creates and packages appropriate artwork that match client briefs.- Reviews package feedback from all project stakeholders and makes necessary edits andupdates.- Creates and produces marketing and graphic design materials.
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Self Employed
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Toronto
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Freelance Graphic Designer, Artist and Photographer
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Jun 2008 - Present
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TC Media
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Graphic Layout Artist
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Jun 2013 - Jun 2017
Created weekly English and bilingual flyers for several Loblaws banners; No Frills, Freshmart, and Maxi. - Generated layouts by assembling the digital elements of the flyer. - Produced templates for page layouts in collaboration with the design team. - Ensured projects were created to specification and produced proofs for approval. - Formatted all files to print standards. Created weekly English and bilingual flyers for several Loblaws banners; No Frills, Freshmart, and Maxi. - Generated layouts by assembling the digital elements of the flyer. - Produced templates for page layouts in collaboration with the design team. - Ensured projects were created to specification and produced proofs for approval. - Formatted all files to print standards.
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The B & C Group
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graphic Designer
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Jun 2012 - Feb 2013
Various design projects including: advertising (newspaper & digital), in-store signage, packaging, labels/stickers, and product photography. Various design projects including: advertising (newspaper & digital), in-store signage, packaging, labels/stickers, and product photography.
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Muti & Co. Ltd.
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Woodbridge, ON
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Graphic Designer
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Nov 2010 - Jun 2012
Designing ads and promotion material, company website, branding, signage and brochures, and all other necessary design jobs. Editing photos. Some product photography. And a little bit of everything else: e-commerce, customer service, data entry, keeping track of product samples, etc. Designing ads and promotion material, company website, branding, signage and brochures, and all other necessary design jobs. Editing photos. Some product photography. And a little bit of everything else: e-commerce, customer service, data entry, keeping track of product samples, etc.
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Graphic Design Intern
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2012 - 2012
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Ym Inc.
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Toronto, ON
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Ecomm Photographer
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Sep 2008 - Mar 2010
E-commerce product photography as well as photography for in-store marketing, photo editing, studio management. Shot for Suzy Shier, Bluenotes, Urban Planet, Sirens, Stitches, Siblings, and L.A. Express. E-commerce product photography as well as photography for in-store marketing, photo editing, studio management. Shot for Suzy Shier, Bluenotes, Urban Planet, Sirens, Stitches, Siblings, and L.A. Express.
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Custom Concept
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Ingersoll, ON
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Photography Assistant / Retoucher / Graphic Designer
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May 2008 - Jun 2008
Photo assistant and 2nd shooter to lead photographer, photographing weddings, engagements, and portraits. Retouching. Designing wedding albums and greeting cards. Photo assistant and 2nd shooter to lead photographer, photographing weddings, engagements, and portraits. Retouching. Designing wedding albums and greeting cards.
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Education
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2010 - 2010
Humber College
Graphic Design for Print and Web -
2006 - 2008
Sheridan College
Applied Photography -
2005 - 2006
Sheridan College
Art Fundamentals
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