About

I’m an artist and designer living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Interests

Painting, porcupine puffers, coffee, art galleries, big things that normally aren’t big, small things that aren’t normally small, unique landmarks, collections, wooden boxes, gardening, wine, scotch, visual communciation design, information aesthetics, and the letter ‘g’.

 

Education

I have a background in visual communication design and painting, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (Areas of Specialization: Visual Communication Design, Painting, Printmaking) and a diploma in New Media Design from the University of Alberta. I’m also a licenced HAM radio operator (VE6TJC).

 

Experience

I’ve been active in the digital media industry for the last nine years in roles spanning visual design, user interface design (website and game), usability, functional design and analysis, CSS/Drupal website design, print design, branding, and project management. My project experience has included software and website development as Gystworks and Bucketduck, as well as two and a half years as a Creative Lead for for the Terris-Hill Productions development of a 3D Service Rig Training program (serious game) called SimuLynx, and two years as a multimedia consultant for Alberta Learning’s LearnAlberta.ca project.

 

Awards

Digital Media Association of Alberta Awards 2007

  • Best Interactive under $20,000 for “Murder or Suicide: An Interactive Investigation”
  • Best Interactive over $20,000 for “SimuLynx Service Rig Training”

Alberta New Media Awards, 2002

  • Best Site under $20,000 (student category) for my personal portfolio at www.tanyacamp.com
  • Best of Show (student category) for my personal portfolio at www.tanyacamp.com

Memberships

  • Graphic Designers Association of Canada, Professional Member
  • Advertising Club of Edmonton, General Member
  • Latitude 53 Society of Artists, General member

Skills

Interactive: animation, accessibility analysis, functional design, graphic design, illustration, implementation, information architecture, interface design, motion design, storyboarding, style guide, usability analysis, visual design, wireframe design


Print: annual report design, calendar design, catalogue design, content creation, illustration, packaging design, photography, stationary design, style guide, typography


Identity: brand creation, brand messaging, style guide, typography, visual design
Image Creation: illustration, mock-ups, photography, photo manipulation, vector conversion

 

Software

Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Pages, InDesign, Blender, Dreamweaver, CorelDraw, Pagemaker, InDesign

 

Collections

  • University of Alberta Print Collection, 1998/99
  • W.P. Wagner Purchase Award , 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Alberta Teachers Assocation, Fine Arts Selection Award, Purchase Award, 1993