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BIOGRAPHY
www.linkedin.com/in/altaneldesigner
I ' m a C a pe T o w n ba s ed a r t dir ec to r , des ign er a n d il lustrator wi th 12+ years
a g enc y ex per ien c e.
www.behance.net/altanel
C u r r ent l y w o r k in g a s a U I & U X des ign er a t Open DN A.
As a d esig ner I bel iev e th a t des ign is a s m uc h a bo ut behavi our and emoti on as i t
is a bo u t u til ity an d ea s e o f us e, h el pin g br a n ds to te ll meani ngf ul stori es onli ne.
EXPERIENCE
SENIOR UI/UX DESIGNER
DIGITAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR
OpenDNA | Dec 16 - Current
TBWA\Digital Arts Network | Jun 09 - Jul 12
Open D N A i s a r evolut ionar y ap p r oac h t o lear ning ab out p e o p l e :
As t h e St u di o H e a d, I w o r ke d c l o s e l y w i t h t h e a b o ve - t h e - li ne
o u r i n terests , our feelings, our b ehaviour , and all our c r a z y
a g e n c y a n d w a s r e s p o n s i b l e fo r c r e a t i n g i n t e g r a t e d,
n u a n ces. I t ac hieves t his t hr ough using t he lat est t ools , i n s i g h t s
t h r o u g h - t h e - l i n e , c r e a t i ve s o l u t i o n s .
a n d pro to co ls fr om Ar t ifi c ial Int elligenc e, mac hine lear n i n g ,
Cl i e n t s : Sa s o l , Adi da s , Ti g e r Br a n ds , St a n da r d Ba n k
l a n gu a ge proc essing, and ot her r elat ed fi eld s.
VISUAL DESIGNER
SENIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT
Deloitte Digital | Jan 15 -Dec 16
Gloo | 08 - 09
G l o o i s a s t r a t e g i c a n d c r e a t i ve ma r ke t i n g a g e n c y w i t h a d i gi t al t wi s t .
D el o i tte D i git al is an innovat ive lead er in online and mo b i l e
Wh i l e e mb r a c i n g t r a di t i o n a l me di u ms , w e l o o k b e yo n d the s e t o t he
stra tegy , design and d evelop ment , off er ing wor ld -c lass
g r o w i n g di g i t a l me di a s p a c e .
kn o w l edge a nd r esour c es fr om t he lead ing glob al b usi n e s s a n d
I w a s h i r e d a s p a r t o f t h e fir s t Jo h a n n e s b u r g b a s e d t e a m .
tech n o l o gy consult anc y.
Cl i e n t s : FN B & BMW
Cl i en ts: Tel kom, C lic ks and BRAC
CO FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
The Content Mint | Nov 13 - Oct 14
DIGITAL DESIGNER
TBWA\Digital Arts Network | 06 - 08
TBWA\ D i g i t a l Ar t s N e t w o r k i n Afr i c a o ffe r s c l i e n t s a c c e s s t o a
TCM i s n o t a n agenc y. We’ r e a gr oup of c r eat or s. We’ r e a g i l e a n d
h i g h l y i n n o va t i ve a n d i n t e g r a t e d mi x o f D i g i t a l c a p a b i l i ti e s .
u n tra di ti o n al, yet solut ions and r esult s d r iven. We ar e t h e p r o b l e m
Cl i e n t s : Sa s o l , Adi da s , Ti g e r Br a n ds , St a n da r d Ba n k
so l v ers, pretty maker s, id ea b aker s, p r od uc t seller s and s t o r yt e l l e r s
y o u n eed to help b uild your p r od uc t s, b r and s and b usi n e s s fo r a
DIGITAL DESIGNER
better w o rl d.
Mortimer Harvey | 03 - 06
Cl i en ts: B ri dgest one, Sup er ga, Blue Rib b on, AC E Insur a n c e a n d SBV
DIGITAL ART DIRECTOR
Freelance | Jul 12 - Dec 13
Co n tra ct a n d fr eelanc e UI, d igit al and c onc ep t ual d esig n e r fo r
l ea di n g di gi tal agenc ies inc lud ing Nat ive VML, TBWA\D i g i t a l Ar t s
N etw o rk a n d Quir k.
Cl i en ts: A bsolut MTV MAMA, Isuzu, Mom ent um, C olgate , Cl o ve r
a n d N edba n k
A fu l l - s e r vi c e , p r o u dl y i n de p e n de n t , i n t e g r a t e d a dve r t i s i ng and
ma r ke t i n g a g e n c y b a s e d i n So u t h Afr i c a a n d E g yp t .
Cl i e n t s : ABSA, Co l g a t e , Co c a Co l a N i g e r i a
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HONOURS AND AWARDS
HONOURABLE MENTION FOR STANDARD BANK
CSS Awards
BEST BANK INTEGRATED AD CAMPAIGN FOR
STANDARD BANK MYCARD
International Internet Advertising Competition
MERIT AWARD FOR
STANDARD BANK MYCARD
Assegai Awards
BEST ENERGY WEBSITE FOR SASOL
INNOVATION FOR PEOPLE MICROSITE
International Internet Advertising Competition
LANGUAGE SKILLS
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
F u l l pro f essi o n a l p r ofi c ienc y in Afr ikaans and English.
CSI COMMITEE
Deloitte SA | 15 - Current
D e l o i t t e D i g i t a l CSI Co mmi t t e e r e p r e s e n t a t i ve fo r t h e We s t e r n C ap e ar e a.
AFRIKAANS
100%
ENGLISH
100%
Su p p o r t e d c h a r i t i e s :
Co de 4 CT
H a b i t a t fo r H u ma n i t y
Br o t h e r s fo r Al l
REFERENCES
SKILLS
Werner Puchert | Senior Manager Deloitte
Art Direction
- | wep uc her t @d eloit t ec e. c om
UI Design
Charl Diener | Colleague @ TCM
UX Design
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Front End Dev
Eunene Levine | TBWA \ Digital Arts
Concept
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Strategy
Branding
Marketing
Motion Graphics
EDUCATION
DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION
Coursera | Current
BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH
SPECIALISATION IN MULTIMEDIA STUDIES
UNISA | 00
HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Coursera | Current
Design School of Southern Africa | 97
DIGITAL MARKETING
Red & Yellow School | 13