Put some jazz on the radio, buckle in, and get inspired cause we're moving at the speed of light with Dashboard ACD Catherine Baird.
MINIBIO
Swooning over the nuances of Monet's Water Lilies at U of T; Calling the shots at little guy ecentricarts, Following an idol to Paris, Running with the big guns at Henderson Bas; Yeah, Catherine Baird has done that. Not to mention surviving the gauntlet that is Sheridan Web Design. Now she brings her wealth of knowledge, experience, and talent to the Dashboard family... and to us.
THE WISDOMSwooning over the nuances of Monet's Water Lilies at U of T; Calling the shots at little guy ecentricarts, Following an idol to Paris, Running with the big guns at Henderson Bas; Yeah, Catherine Baird has done that. Not to mention surviving the gauntlet that is Sheridan Web Design. Now she brings her wealth of knowledge, experience, and talent to the Dashboard family... and to us.
Inspiration and Passion. 'Get Inspired' and 'Do what you love'. Love design, love technology, love your work, love who you work with, love to learn, and love to work. If you work hard and love what you do you'll always be inspired and engaged. When you love what you do, it's not a job it's an adventure.
BE A REALLY REALLY GOOD DESIGNER
Even when your overwhelmed with technology, you are first and foremost a designer and you will be getting applying for a design job
Creative directors don't care about your coding, they care about design
UNDERSTAND (AND LOVE) TECHNOLOGY
The tech world in an ever changing environment, embrace it
Play. Get excited for new toys and new tech.
LEARN FOR YOURSELF
Learn video editing, flash animation, proper social media design techniques
The more you know the more adaptable and hireable you are
UNDERSTAND UX & IA
User Experience and Information Architecture
First things first, your design has to work
Most importantly, design for the user
WORK HARD, BE FLEXIBLE, AND KEEP UP
Embrace the changing, evolving, moving industry you're in
Embrace the changing, evolving, moving industry you're in
Stay late when needed
Prove yourself
Prove yourself
WORKS
If a varied portfolio is the sign of a well-traveled hard-working designer put two checks by Catherine's name. She's saved you money, she's saved christmas; she knows what's happening in Toronto and she want you to too. Whether it's for peanut butter of the Olympics Catherine's checkmarks keep piling up: talented (check), passionate (check), inspiring (check).
SO?
Big affable grin in tow Catherine came with a message of inspiration and passion and she walked the walk. She also has some pretty solid advice: learn, love, design, grow, succeed. So I'm coming along for the ride. Lightspeed. Punch it.
Big affable grin in tow Catherine came with a message of inspiration and passion and she walked the walk. She also has some pretty solid advice: learn, love, design, grow, succeed. So I'm coming along for the ride. Lightspeed. Punch it.
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