Nicholas Sohail Hussan, Graphic and Web Designer

Nicholas Sohail Hussan

Graphic and Web Designer

Extreme Productions

Location
Tanzania
Education
Diploma, Web Designing
Experience
18 years, 0 months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 0 months

Graphic and Web Designer at Extreme Productions
  • India - Kolkata
  • My current job since July 2007

Extreme Productions is a registered company, having a Trade License for Sole Proprietorship. I have been working with this name as a freelancer for the past 5 years.

I have dealt in all the below mentioned facets of Design

Product Communications:
Catalogues, Brochures, Sale leaflets, Press & Magazine ads, Posters.

Internal Communications:
Newsletters, Books, Brochures, Guides

Corporate Communications:
Visual Identity, Visual Identity Manuals, Corporate Brochures, Annual Reports

Packaging:
Creation of outer packaging concepts, Packaging graphics and brand positioning

Environmental Design:
Point of Sales, Stands, Store Corner

Facebook Work Page (For work samples) :
http://www.facebook.com/extremeproductionstudios/photos_albums

After Effects Video Reel for Myself :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekaxwxJLFPM

Graphic Designer and Web Developer at Easy Travel and Tours Ltd.
  • Tanzania
  • My current job since January 2013

To operate effectively as a member of the development team.
To operate effectively as an individual for quick turnaround of enhancements and adjustments.
Responsible for meeting expectations and deliverables on time and in high quality.
Responsible for the development of web applications and components.
Responsible for the design and development of web pages, graphics, multimedia, GUIs.
Effectively develop in a clean, well structured, easily maintainable format.
Utilize storyboarding and graphic pre-designs where appropriate.
Demonstrate creative, technical and analytical skills.
Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively in both technical and business environments.

In-House Graphic Desginer at SREI Foundation
  • India - Kolkata
  • October 2010 to April 2011

Mainly handled all the branding of different group companies of SREI. Also worked on two main events for SREI. They are :

Infrastructure - The Global Growth Driver
November 2010 to February 2011
Was held on 3rd & 4th February, 2011 at Taj Bengal Hotel, Kolkata.

World Confluence of Humanity, Power & Spirituality
October 2010 to January 2011
Was held from 2nd - 4th January, 2011 at Town Hall, Esplanade Row West, Kolkata.

I was hired for a brief period of time to make the creatives for their upcoming conferences and confluences. Following is a more detailed explanation of the same :

1. Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job;

2. Interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose;

3. Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients;

4. Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research;

5. Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts;

6. Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time;

7. Presenting finalised ideas and concepts to clients or account managers;

8. Working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD);

9. Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;

10. Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief;

11. Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches;

12. Working on layouts and artworking pages ready for print;

13. Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media (particularly design programs such as Photoshop, CorelDraw, Acrobat, After Effects, Dreamweaver and Flash);

14. Developing interactive design;

15. Commissioning illustrators and photographers;

16. Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, stylists, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.

Junior Graphic Artist at Orange Sky Productions
  • India
  • July 2007 to August 2008

A Design Unit working for some of the major brands all over Kolkata. I was asked to handle the account for a chain of shopping malls all across India - Citi Style.

Mainly working on creative solutions for Visual Merchandising and in store branding ideas.

Junior Graphic Artist at Integrated Communications
  • India - Kolkata
  • April 2006 to June 2007

Mainly handling small graphic designing jobs listed below :

Logo Designing
Brochure
Website Templates
Hoardings

Education

Diploma, Web Designing
  • at Arena Animation - Aptech Computer Education
  • October 2012

Softwares Included : Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Flash Adobe After Effects Languages Included : HTML 5 CSS 3 Actionscript 2.0 Javascript

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance
  • at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)
  • June 2010
Diploma, Desktop Publishing / Graphic Design
  • at West Bengal Computer Science Society
  • December 2006

Softwares Included in course : Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator CorelDRAW Adobe Page Maker

High school or equivalent, ISC - Commerce
  • at St. Xavier's Collegiate School
  • July 2006

Specialties & Skills

Web Design
Graphic Design
Adobe Illustrator
After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Actionscript 2.0
Adobe Flash
Javascript
Adobe InDesign
CorelDRAW
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Dreamweaver

Languages

English
Expert
Bengali
Intermediate
Hindi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Diploma Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
October 2012
Diploma Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2005
Valid Until:
September 2006