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Wessel Matthews is a seasoned digital creative with 7+ years of experience in bridging the gap between art and technology. He offers services in graphic design, illustration, storyboarding, and animation. Wessel has worked as a freelance digital creative, artist, design lead/illustrator, digital designer, product media specialist, animator, and short course lecturer. With expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other creative tools, Wessel has developed graphics for game prototypes, web designs, and animations. He has also assisted in visual development for smaller prototypes and has experience with digital painting.

Experience

  • Wessel Matthews
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa
    • Freelance Digital Creative
      • Nov 2016 - Present
      • Cape Town Area, South Africa

      I work as a flexible digital creative, focusing on bridging the gap between art and technology. My services include graphic design, illustration, storyboarding and technical art work.

  • Clockwork Acorn
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Artist
      • Nov 2022 - Jul 2023
      • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

      I was responsible for developing and implementing graphics for a game prototype called Enter The Titan, along with aiding in the visual development of smaller prototypes.

  • Fuelcontent
    • Cape Town
    • Design Lead/Illustrator
      • Feb 2018 - Oct 2022
      • Cape Town

      In this role I served to bridge the gap between art directors, writers, clients, and animators. By turning briefs and scripts into storyboards and visual assets, I helped bring the client's vision to life.

  • The Dating Lab
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa
    • Digital Designer
      • Jul 2014 - Nov 2016
      • Cape Town Area, South Africa

      Web Design, illustration, image prep and optimisation, banner animation, marketing conceptualisation and general design work.

  • DevIt
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa
    • Product Media Specialist
      • Aug 2013 - Apr 2014
      • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

      Creating graphic assets for a variety of software applications, ranging from in-house displays to motion graphics for games to front-end designs for websites. Also responsible for any other design requirements: layout, print prep, etc.

  • FLiCK Productions
    • Johannesburg
    • Animator
      • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013
      • Johannesburg

      Working under the studio head to assist in creating material for live video productions, I worked on small animation pieces, which included tasks such as conceptualising, storyboarding, animatics, character design up through final animation.

    • Short Course Lecturer
      • Mar 2012 - Jun 2012

      Introduced students to the basics of digital painting in Photoshop.

Education

  • 2008 - 2012
    Open Window
    BA Visual Communication Design, Illustration and Animation

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