SOFTWARE

  • Photoshop
  • ImageReady
  • HTML / XHTML (hand code)
  • CSS
  • Homesite
  • Dreamweaver
  • Flash
  • Director
  • Premier
  • After effects
  • Freehand
  • Illustrator
  • Quark
  • Pagemaker
  • Fontographer
  • Adobe Dimensions
  • Adobe Distiller
  • Microsoft Office
  • MAC & PC

EDUCATION

1998 - 2000
BACHELOR OF MEDIA ARTS
Majoring in Graphic Design
Waikato Polytechnic - Hamilton New Zealand

1992 - 1997
NGARUAWAHIA HIGH SCHOOL
Scholarship in Design
Busary
PROX. ACC

RECOGNITION / AWARDS

COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE
February 2006 issue. Included in a 12 page guide to a new generation of design talent called 'New Faces 2006'

NEW MEDIA AGE MAGAZINE
'Site of the Week'
Lighthouse Property

SONY AND PULP MAGAZINE
'Designing competition to re-skin a Sony NetMD'
Winner and Runner up

DOWNLOAD RESUME

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PERSONAL DETAILS

NAME: Owen Johnston
BIRTHDATE: 28th March 1979
NATIONALITY: New Zealand
LOCATION: New Zealand
HEALTH: Excellent / Non Smoker

PERSONAL STATEMENT

As a creative person I take great pride in the quality of my work. I endeavor to improve and extend myself in all areas of my work, and where possible, share that knowledge with my peers. I enjoy the challenge of working in a group and learning from the experiences of others. I take a lot of pleasure in seeing a job though to completion, and being able to share that success with others

WORK HISTORY

January 2006-Present (New Zealand)
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Born Digital

September 2004- December 2005 (UK)
FREELANCE DESIGN
Victoria Real
Comtron
Hee Haw
Channel 6 Multimedia

March 2004-September 2004 (New Zealand)
FREELANCE DESIGN
Springload
Saatchi & Saatchi
Comtron

March 2003-2004 (South Korea)
DAESUNG E&C ACADEMY
English Language Teacher
FREELANCE DESIGN
Comtron
OVERSEAS TRAVEL
Japan, Korea, China

January 2001- March 2003 (New Zealand)
TERABYTE INTERACTIVE
Senior Designer
Graphic Designer

June 2000 (New Zealand)
TERABYTE INTERACTIVE
Internship